I am in complete agreement with ARR Sir about his song being used by the politicians who have little or absolutely no qualms about being corrupt. Politics and Politicians are a cess pool of corruption. This song which has been composed by a person of higher purpose in life should not be allowed to be used by people who are personification of corruption.
All the very best to you ARR Sir on your future projects Regards Mahiya --- On Wed, 5/13/09, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: From: Vithur <[email protected]> Subject: [arr] Rahman unhappy with use of 'Jai Ho' in poll campaign To: [email protected] Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009, 4:49 AM Rahman unhappy with use of 'Jai Ho' in poll campaign 13 May 2009, 0858 hrs IST, IANS Print Email Discuss Share Save Comment Text: CHENNAI: Music maestro AR Rahman, whose compositions in "Slumdog Millionaire" made him the first Indian to win twin Oscars, is critical of political parties using for a poll campaign the song "Jai Ho" that he composed for Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches drama. "I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I hate politics. I just want people to serve the people. I want governments, whichever government comes in, to be unbiased and say there should be justice in the country and that's my purpose in life," Rahman said in an interview. The Congress had bought exclusive rights to the song "Jai Ho" for its poll campaign but the jingle was later dropped as the party's theme song. In the interview, the shy composer also explains how his accolades for "Slumdog Millionaire" are also a recognition for India. "I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India, so many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry, Malayalam, then Bengali, so in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations and so it's here," he said. Before he shot to stardom with the film "Roja", Rahman used to create radio jingles. He has since collaborated with international music superstars like Michael Jackson and Kylie Minogue. When asked about his next project post-Oscars, he said: "I have a couple of offers from Hollywood. Pure American movies which I thought for the heck of it let's do it and a couple of other surprises that you'll know very soon if it works out. Big surprises I think." http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/India/ Use-of-Jai- Ho-in-poll- upsets-Rahman/ articleshow/ 4523314.cms -- regards, Vithur
