Talk about Tehzeeb. --- In [email protected], ": Avinash :" <avinashd...@...> wrote: > > http://www.timesnow.tv/NewsDtls.aspx?NewsID=27980 > > Jagjit Singh challenges AR Rahman > 1/29/2009 8:33:07 AM > > Ghazal maestro challenges Rahman to compose ghazals > > AR Rahman's fans maybe raving about the 'Slumdog Millionaire' > soundtrack, but that hasn't stopped Rahman from being criticised. > For ghazal maestro Jagjit Singh, Rahman's music is not 'real music'; > and he has challenged the Oscar nominated music composer to sing > ghazals. > > "It is a fact, just that nobody is saying it, but everybody > knows...Rahman josh mein aa kar ghazal banayee (If he has it in him, > he should compose ghazals)," Jagjit Singh said on asked about > Rahman's music in 'Slumdog Millionaire'. > > The ghazal maestro has accused Rahman of replicating western tunes; > and he is also not impressed with Gulzar's poetry. > > "What to say if Gulzar writes such songs. He can say 'no' if he > wants. He is a man from great literary background," an angred Singh > said. > > However, his fellow ghazal singer - Pankaj Udhas does not > agree. "Rahman is a very talented artist; and yes, he can compose > very good ghazals too," Udhas said. > > Bollywood is, however, divided on Jagjit Singh's response to > Slumdog's music. > > Popular singer Alka Yagnik feels Bollywood music is > situtional. "Music connected to films is situational, Music > directors are asked to compose songs accoding to the script of the > film." > > While Yagnik feels Bollywood music is made accoding to the script, > singer-composer Sonu Nigam completely agrees with Jagjit > Singh. "Bollywood music is not real music, so that way I agree with > Jagjitji, but Rahman is very talanted," he said. > > Music director Lalit sen also agrees with Jagit Singh. "Whenever > Jagjitji says something, it is always good...I completely agrees > with him," he said. But, his bother and co-music director Jatin Sen > echos Alka Yagnik's views. "We make music according to the script, > but Jagitji is also not worng. There are no films nowadays where we > can put ghazals, so we have to keep the script in mind." > > As the debate continues, music composer Adhesh Srivastav feels > Rahman has composed some wonderful music. "Rahman has made some > beautiful classical compositions like Dil Se, where he has used > Darbari Raga and Khwaja Mere Khwaja, so he can definately compose > ghazals." > > Rahman may have bagged several international awards, but the real > test of Rahman's music lies in the reactions it evokes back home in > India. > > By Sancharee Ghosh >
