my personal favorite in 2008 from ARRs album is yuvvraaj. its a great album by all means. zindagi and dil ka rishatha are brilliant numbers.
On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 10:37 AM, rivjot <[email protected]> wrote: > I agree with Ghai, Yuvvraaj was better than any other Rahman's album > in 2008, music didnt become blockbuster or didnt get nominated solely > because of Ghai. > > What is Ghai saying though.. he'd have appreciated if composer had won > instead of Best playback singer... Alka didnt win either :( > It was Shreya ghoshal for 'Teri Ore'... I cant believe filmfare's > choice for that. Alka deserved that award any day any time... > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > Rahman's Yuvvraj better than Jodhaa, says Ghai 3 Mar 2009, 0000 > hrs IST, > > CHARU AMAR > > > Print< > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4214108,prtpage-1.cms> > > Email <javascript:openWindowmail('/mail/4214108.cms');> Discuss > > Share<javascript:void(0)> > > Save <javascript:showdivlayer('4214108','t','close');> > > > Comment< > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Rahmans-Yuvvraj-better-than-Jodhaa-says-Ghai-/articleshow/4214108.cms#write > > > > Text: > > When Rahman sang `Jai Ho', the country got its new-age anthem... > perhaps, > > even Hollywood! > > <javascript:openslideshownew('/slideshow/4214124.cms?imw=460','541')> > > <javascript:openslideshownew('/slideshow/4214124.cms?imw=460','541')> > > Subhash Ghai (TOI Photo)More > > Pics<http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articlelist/2048937.cms> > > > > > > > > However, the rousing anthem came from Bollywood's Subhash Ghai! It > was meant > > for a score in the Yuvraaj, for which Ghai believes Rahman should > have won > > the Filmfare as music director. > > > > While people may still tend to believe that it was either composer > Rahman or > > lyricist Gulzar who coined 'Jai Ho', Ghai has no interest in laying > claim to > > the winning phrase. "It was sweet of Rahman, who didn't mind sharing > with > > the world the fact that I gave these words. But, I wouldn't like to > claim > > credit. Such creative interactions keep happening in the industry," says > > Bollywood's showman modestly. > > > > "It was when we were composing Shalom Shalom for Yuvvraaj ... I wanted > > Rahman to compose a peppy dance number for Zayed Khan with the words > Jai Ho, > > but it didn't work out. Later, Rahman used the same for Danny > (Boyle, Slumdog > > Millionaire 's director) and I had no problems. I'm glad for Rahman. > > Whatever the song, it was Rahman's victory ultimately," added Ghai. > > > > Well, that's quite humble of Ghai, specially being a part of an industry > > where copyrights and credit-fights are a daily affair. However, > that's not > > where the Ghai-Rahman mutual admiration ends. Congratulate Ghai about Tu > > Muskura from Yuvvraaj taking home a Filmfare Award for Best Playback > Singer > > and the man says, "It would have been better if the composer > (Rahman) had > > won the award rather than the singer. Rahman deserved it more for > Yuvvraaj than > > Jaane tu ... or Jodha Akbar ." > > > > Ghai claims to have received hundreds of SMSes of disheartened fans of > > Yuvvraaj's music. He says, "It's believed that if the movie doesn't > work, > > the music isn't good either." > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Rahmans-Yuvvraj-better-than-Jodhaa-says-Ghai-/articleshow/4214108.cms > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > >
