Yea! Their trio is the best :D Nice interview, Good luck to Gulzar sir as well.
--- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > Wonderful...... Wish Mani accompanies them, and never leaves ARR and Gulzar > for his movies.. > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:12 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...>wrote: > > > I want Mani Ratnam to also come with Rahman and me for the Oscars. > > > > If the Oscar comes my way, it tells me that I am not tired yet > > > > Gulzar speaks on the much-celebrated Oscar nominated number, 'Jai Ho' from > > Slumdog Millionaire > > > > By Subhash K Jha > > Posted On Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 11:22:18 PM > > > > Your song 'Jai ho' with Rahman is being hummed all over the world? > > I was attending a literary festival in Jaipur when the announcements were > > made. People started > > congratulating me and I was called on stage. Vikas Swarup, who wrote novel > > Q & A, based on > > which the film is made, was also in Jaipur. All of us greeted each other > > with 'Jai ho'. That's > > when I realised that 'Jai ho' had become a catch-phrase. > > > > Did you write a catch-phrase so that it could gain global recognition? > > Not at all. You can't predict a child's horoscope. How could I predict what > > kind of an impact > > my words would have? I have always been using catch-phrases in my lyrics, > > whether it was > > 'Chaiyyan chaiyyan' in Dil Se or 'Chhai chhap chhai, chhapak chai' in > > Hu-tu-tu. > > > > How do you feel about the Oscar nomination? > > To get an Oscar nomination at this stage of my career is like a big thump > > on my back. If the > > Oscar comes my way, it tells me that I am not tired yet. An Oscar is always > > looked upon as a > > very high benchmark for excellence. > > > > Would you say that our films and music have gone global? > > I will definitely say that we have come a long way. Today, our cinema is in > > the global league. > > Earlier, when Indian films were released on an international platform, the > > songs would be cut > > out. Now a foreigner has not only come forward to make a film on Mumbai but > > has also > > incorporated Hindi songs in it. Also, now the songs in our films are left > > intact when released > > abroad. That a very Mumbai-centric film and not a mainstream American film, > > is nominated for > > the Oscars is a very big achievement by itself. And I want to thank > > director Danny Boyle for > > that. > > > > How has Rahman contributed to the globalisation of Indian music? > > Rahman has made a world of difference to the Indian film music. If I > > deserve one thump for the > > Oscar nomination, Rahman deserves three. His song 'Chaiyyan chaiyyan' in > > Dil Se created a > > global impact. In fact, the song was used in a Hollywood film - Spike Lee's > > The Inside Man. His > > songs in the musical, Bombay Dreams were also appreciated. > > > > You seem to be very fond of Rahman. > > Yes I am. When he had curly hair, I used to call him bal bhagwan. He has a > > strong hand in > > taking Indian music to the global platform. When we work together, he is > > the rider on the > > horse, while my poetry is the lagaam. Put Mani Ratnam with us, and we are > > quite a team. I hope > > Mani doesn't ask me ever to leave this team. > > > > You are known for your poetry. Do you feel that the poetry is missing > > from the average film > > song nowadays? > > The younger generation does want poetry, but in the way they find > > palatable. We harp on the > > music from the past. But where are the films where the boatman sailed > > across a river while the > > heroine sat on the bank drawing lines in the sand with her toes. We can't > > live in the past. > > > > If we did, there would be no 'Jai ho' exciting the audience. That is why > > today's generation > > wants remixes. If they shy away from poetry, it is because the words do not > > reach out to them. > > With Rahman, I am able to draw a balance between poetry and accessibility. > > Among today's > > lyricists, Prasoon Joshi and Swanand Kirkire are able to create that > > balance. > > > > What will you wear for the Oscars? > > No one has blown the whistle from LA. We will cross the bridge when we come > > to it. Stop > > deciding the colour of my socks prematurely. But one thing is for sure, for > > next year, I want > > Mani Ratnam to also come with Rahman and me for the Oscars. > > > > * If I deserve one thump for the Oscar nomination, Rahman deserves three > > Gulzar > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
