[arr] Re: Ek Oscar Lo, Ek Muft: Gulzar

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

> jury is looking is creative music and influencial words 

well i don't think so. jury does not even understand hindi lyrics. 
they looked the music and overall song and hence i think that after 
ARR these are singers (esp. Sukhwinder) who deserves the most.


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "arr_raghu" <arr_ra...@...> 
wrote:
>
> I think it belongs to ARR, Gulzar and Sukhwinder in that order.
> After ARR's Music, it is the simple and catchy phrase 
> JaiHo and its strong meaning is the one which made an 
> impact at Academy Jury. Sukhi sung very well, but really
> what the jury is looking is creative music and influencial words.
> Without discounting any of Sukhi's talent..
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Jahanzeb Farooq"
> <jahanzebtippu@> wrote:
> >
> > > Gulzar Saab  would also  like make mention  of  Sukhwinder who  
sang 
> > the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   No one  else is mentioning  him. 
He 
> > is an integral part of Jai ho. Of course, Rahman is  the most 
> > important part  of  the  song. But after that Sukhwinder and I   
are 
> > also important  components  in  the song.
> > 
> > i completely agree. poor Sukhwinder is completely being ignored. 
come 
> > on people he is the main singer of the winner song, give him some 
> > importance. after ARR composed the song, this is he who rocked it 
and 
> > made it what it is today. he deserves much. and as i said already, 
ARR 
> > should have mentioned/thanked him while receiving the award. i 
think 
> > he forgot. i must say after ARR the person whom this song belongs 
the 
> > most is Sukhwinder.
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna 
> > <prakysnaky@> wrote:
> > >
> > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Ek-Oscar-Lo-Ek-
> > Muft-Gulzar/articleshow/4187879.cms
> > > 
> > > With
> > > all the bouquets my  home has literally become  'Gulzar'. The 
> > Rahman-Gulzar jodi
> > > can truly  be  captioned 
> > > Gulzar More Pics 
> > > Jai
> > > ho.” 
> > > 
> > > Speaking on  A R Rahman’s two
> > > Oscars,  Gulzar Saab chuckles mischievously.  “It’s  like 
the 
> > song I
> > > wrote  for Guru  for him  Ek lo ek muft. He  got  one Oscar and 
then  
> > the other
> > > one was a  bonus. Happily I’m part   of the second
> > > one.” 
> > > 
> > > Gulzar Saab   was not in  Los
> > > Angeles when the  double Oscar   for  Slumdog Millionaire  
including 
> > one for  a 
> > > song Jai ho  written  by  the  poet-extraordinaire was
> > > announced. 
> > > 
> > > In fact  he wasn’t even 
> > > watching the Oscars when  the Oscar  for Jai ho
> > > announced. 
> > > 
> > > “Forget about me. I  feel 
> > > very proud  of
> > > Rahman ... always have always will. I think Rahman brought a 
change 
> > to  Indian film songs,
> > > and for years.  He gave a new form to the  film song. This  
> > recognition at the 
> > > Oscars  proves  that he has made a  world  of  difference  to 
the 
> > Hindi film
> > > song.  Otherwise classical Indian  music  was always known 
globally 
> > even before
> > > the fim song.” 
> > > 
> > > Gulzar Saab reminisces on Rahman. 
> > > “I  started  noticing his pathbreaking numbers when he  did 
his 
> > first
> > > score with me in Dil  Se. But  even  before that  he was doing 
> > pioneering work. 
> > > When I  heard  the announcement  for  his first  Oscar I got a  
lump 
> > in  my 
> > > throat. It was enough  for  me. I got  up  and left  the room. I  
> > didn’t 
> > > know   my song Jai ho  won  the Oscar. My son-in-law  Govind   
came 
> > and hugged
> > > me  and said, ‘It’s  won a  double Oscar  . One for your 
> > > song.’ 
> > > 
> > > Gulzar Saab feels the double Oscar 
> > > is  a benchmark  for our cinema. “It makes  Indian cinema   a 
part  
> > of
> > > world cinema, just like there are Asian awards that make us part 
of 
> > Asian
> > > cinema. Oscars  certainly  put us  under a  global gaze. Since  
the 
> > Oscars are
> > > American our Indian films never before  went into mainstream 
> > categories. Slumdog
> > > Millionaire has opened up doors  for  our cinema
> > > .” 
> > > 
> > > Gulzar Saab  is  also very  proud of
> > > the Oscar  given  to  Resul Pookutty  for  sound mixing. â
€œRahmanâ
> > €™s 
> > > Oscar we all expected. I’m happy to be part  of  his second 
Oscar. 
> > But
> > > Resul’s recognition  is  a breakthrough for all technicians in   
> > Indian
> > > cinema.” 
> > > 
> > > Gulzar Saab  would also  like make
> > > mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang the Oscar-winning song  Jai 
ho.   
> > “No
> > > one  else is mentioning  him. He’s an integral part of Jai ho. 
Of 
> > course,
> > > Rahman is  the most important part  of  the  song. But after 
that 
> > Sukhwinder and
> > > I   are also important  components  in  the
> > > song.” 
> > > 
> > > So why  wasn’t he  at  the 
> > > Oscars  ceremony? 
> > > Because,”
> > > Gulzar Saab deadpans, “I didn’t have a  black coat  and no 
> > lawyer 
> > > was  willing to  lend  me a size  that  fitted. I was too 
nervous to  
> > attend
> > > without  a black coat.” 
> > > 
> > > Press him a little further he  comes
> > > out  with   the truth, “My right shoulder got hurt  while 
playing 
> > tennis.
> > > I pulled a muscle  two weeks ago.  I’m going through therapy. 
Iâ
> > €™ve 
> > > a tennis tournament on March 1. Hopefully, my physiotherapist  
will 
> > allow me. 
> > > I’ll play  even if I lose. But I didn’t want  us to lose at 
the
> > > Oscars.”
> > >
> >
>