HaHaHa.. Its very funny to see these so-called musicians criticising Rahman and commenting abt his talent.. I just have one question to the great Ghazal master Jagjit Singh.. Can he compose one single song other than ghazals and make it reachable to Indian audience??? Does he atleast know that there are other types of music exisiting in this world??? I dont think he can do that. Ask him this question, he is sure to escape with the answer "Ghazal is my life and I wont sing anything else in my life" ... !! When they are not sure abt the current happenings in the world and not able to appreciate other s talent, they are just supposed to "watch and applaud" and should not come out with non-sense comments like this................ Rahman is the Pride of our country.. So, all these ppl should keep that in mind b4 letting out any comments coz the World is now watching us.. -Mahesh
--- On Thu, 1/29/09, Mohamed Amin <[email protected]> wrote: From: Mohamed Amin <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [arr] Bollywood artists response for Jagjit Singh To: [email protected] Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 5:04 AM Hi guys, I guess ARR's answer will be silent again and he will prove everyone wrong by composing powerful ghazal when the situation demands. Tomorrow some other singer will tell, ARR doesnt know this raga. Only if he composes then he is a full musician. Someone else may say some other stuffs. ARR knows the best in terms of what to do as a response. ARR evolves in every work he does. So change and experiment is the only thing which we can expect in his works. That will shut others mouth. Hope the controversy dies by itself. Its just my thoughts. tks with regards, Amin --- On Thu, 1/29/09, : Avinash : <avinashdc21@ yahoo.com> wrote: From: : Avinash : <avinashdc21@ yahoo.com> Subject: [arr] Bollywood artists response for Jagjit Singh To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, January 29, 2009, 2:05 AM 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
