How do SEL feel reading this line.. "..T-Series has the rights of some of Rahman's films like Taare Zameen Par,....."
--- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > AR Rahman's Delhi 6 music sales not hit by recession Story By: MANISHA > PRADHAN SINGH updated on: 07/02/09 > > MUMBAI: Music composer A R Rahman began the year literally on a high note! > Post the Golden Globe Awards, followed by the Oscar nominations for Slumdog > Millionaire, the expectations from him are soaring. > > Known for giving soundtracks, which have good production value, his next > album that is climbing the charts is Delhi 6. The soundtrack of Delhi 6 > comprises 10 songs sans remixes. > > Moreover, according to T-Series, which has the music rights of Delhi 6, the > album has been well received by consumers. > > Delhi 6 has been directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, after the cult classic > film Rang De Basanti. The lyrics have been written by Prasoon Joshi. Rahman > teams up with Mehra and Joshi once again for Delhi 6 after RDB. > > Even though the world is singing praises of Rahman post Golden Globes, he > has always been recognized for his musical magic back home! Similarly, each > and every song in Dehli 6 too upholds the high standards Rahman has set. > > T-Series chairman and managing director Bhushan Kumar says, "Rahman has > always given good music and the response to his music has always been good > as far as sales are concerned. Moreover with the three talents - Rahman, > Rakeysh Mehra and Prasoon Joshi coming together, the Delhi 6 album too is > sure to be a big hit." > > Though his personal favourites are Masakali and Rehna Tu, Kumar feels the > album as a whole is great. He says, "Despite the recession, where people > have become very selective about what they buy, we are getting a superb > response as far as music sales of Delhi 6 are concerned. We are not feeling > the hit of recession with this album." > > T-Series has the rights of some of Rahman's films like Taare Zameen Par, > Jaane Tu, Yuvvraj, Ghajini, Slumdog Millionaire and Delhi 6. > > According to Mehra, Rahman is involved with the film right from the time the > story is conceived to the final draft. He says, "Rahman, Prasoon and I have > been working on the music since the last three years. In all my films the > songs are played in the background theyare more like an interpretation of > the story rather than lip sync, therefore there is nothing like the song has > to be ready before the shoot. We discuss the story ideas together and in the > process, Rahman starts forming pictures in his head and he works on the > concept and the tune. He has a very unique way of working." > > *PEERS TALK* > > Speaking to Businessofcinema.com, musician Shankar Mahadevan from the > Shankar Ehsan Loy team says, "Rahman has always given top quality music and > he always will. The soundtrack of Delhi 6 too is sure to do well. Post the > Golden Globe and the Oscar nominations the rest of the world has become more > aware of Indian music and it's sure to have a bigger market abroad." > > Music director Sajid, from the Sajid Wajid duo, feels, "Expectations from > Rahman post the awards might have gone up but Rahman's work has always been > beyond expectations. When we talk about Rahman we talk about guarantee. > Though there are some music composers like Aadesh Srivastav who are doing > work for the international market, the singing of Jai Ho! at the Oscars and > the numerous awards that Rahman has won will definitely make the > international market more aware about the quality and talent in India." > > Director Mehra adds, "Rahman has always delivered good music and brought a > change. In fact he's the change. The demand for the music of Delhi 6 too is > hot." > > *DELHI 6's MUSIC MANTRA* > > With Delhi 6, Rahman offers a wide array of musical genres in a single album > ranging from devotional, Sufi, classical, rock, romance, folk. Rahman has > also used more of new-age voices like Mohit Chauhan, Javed Ali and Benny > Dayal for this album. > > On one hand, the Delhi 6 album has a completely Indian classical like Bhor > Bhayi sung by Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan and Shreya Ghoshal and on the other > it has Hey Kaala Bandar, which is somewhat a fun song on the lines of Masti > Ki Paathshala from Rang de Basanti. > > > > Then there's Genda Phool, which has a folk touch wherein Rehman has matched > new age with folk music. Speaking to Bussinessofcinema.com, Mehra says, "The > song Genda Phool is a folk song and it was given to us by Raghuveer Yadav > and Rajat Dholakia gave the additional music for the song." > > On the other hand, Dil Gira Dafatan is more western, where Rahman introduces > a new playback voice - Ash King. According to Mehra, "Rahman had heard him > in London sometime back, so he got him to India to do this song. Being a > third generation Indian living in London, he could not speak Hindi so we had > to train him before singing every line. It took us almost 18 days to record > the song. The outcome was excellent, Rahman has always been clear about the > voice." > > Masakali is a song about a pigeon in the film and is also soaring on the > popularity charts. Sung by Mohit Chauhan, of Jab We Met fame, the song is > catchy and Chauhan's style of singing stands out. Speaking about this song, > Mehra says, "Masakali is the name of the dove in the film. This dove happens > to be Sonam's favourite and is her pet. It's also symbolic to her character > in the film. The name Masakali does not mean anything as such but it just > fitted in so we used it." > > Noor is a monologue by Amitabh Bachchan, which carries a message of communal > harmony. Then there's a devotional track, Tumre Bhavan Mein, which is an > aarti, also sung by Rekha Bharadwaj along with, Kishori Gowariker and > Shraddha Pandit. This song reminds one of the bhajan - O Palanhare from > Lagaan. > > Arziyan, sung by Jaaved Ali and Kailash Kher has a bit of Sufi touch and > compared to the other songs is a little longer but it is clearly the most > touching song in the album. It's soothing and symbolic and it also happens > to be Mehra's favourite from the album. He says, "The tune that we used for > Arziyan had been with Rehman for almost nine years and it was very kind of > him to give us this tune. Prasoon took almost one and half years to write > this song and it's one of the most soulful songs." > Rehna Tu, Rahman decides to hold the mic himself and does complete justice > to the song. > > The title song of the movie, Delhi 6 is sung by Blaze, Benny, Tanvi, > Viviane, and Claire. The lyrics that go "Yeh Delhi hai mere yaar, bas ishq > mohabbat pyaar" is sure to be a big hit with all young Delhites. > > T-Series' Bhushan Kumar adds, "The title track Delhi 6 will not only be a > hit with all the Delhites but just like the song 'Mumbai se aaya mera dost' > appealed to all Indians, this song too will have a universal appeal." > > On the whole the music of Delhi-6 has a global appeal. The movie releases > worldwide on 20 February, which is two days prior to the Oscars, which will > take be held on 22 February. > > http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=11952&page=4 > > > -- > regards, > Vithur >
