Rahman concert on Nov 14TNN 14 October 2009, 01:58am IST Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-5121904,prtpage-1.cms> Email <javascript:openWindowmail('/mail/5121904.cms');> Discuss Bookmark/Share <javascript:void(0)> Save<javascript:showdivlayer('5121904','t','close');> Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/city/kolkata-/Rahman-concert-on-Nov-14/articleshow/5121904.cms#write> Text Size: | KOLKATA: It was an evening when two legends met for a cause. Sourav Ganguly looked on as A R Rahman on Tuesday announced his Jai Ho' concert at Salt Lake stadium on November 14, five years after he rocked a packed house at the same venue.
The show is being organized by The Liver Foundation West Bengal and will help spread awareness about liver ailments and raise funds. "I last performed here five years back. My heart was touched by the love and affection showered on me by the 90,000-strong audience at the show. This time I hope it will be a bigger success, more so because I feel privileged and honoured to be called to perform for a noble cause," Rahman said. Though he receives a stream of requests for performances, this concert was chosen by Rahman for its deservingness. "It will form a part of my nationwide chain of concerts that has already been taken to Calicut, Pune and Chennai. A unique project has been taken up by the Liver Foundation and I am glad to be part of it. The organization has a great aspiration to serve society," said the music director, who has won two Oscars for his work in Slumdog Millionaire. Sourav has been instrumental in supporting the foundation since its inception. "A few years back in Siliguri, we had come together with urban development minister Asok Bhattacharya to help a child, who was suffering from liver disease, recuperate. He could not afford the cost of treatment. I hope a lot of people benefit from the initiative taken up by the Liver Foundation," he said. Asked about how songs of Tagore and folk music of Bengal have influenced his work, Rahman said he had experimented with Tagore and other Bengali songs in a few of his Tamil films. Asked to pick a favourite song from his vast range of compositions, Rahman said, "It is very difficult to pick and choose. However, the songs I composed for Roja are really very special. I have a lot of fond memories attached to them." President of the Liver Foundation, West Bengal, Ashokananda Konar urged everyone to come forward and support the cause. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/city/kolkata-/Rahman-concert-on-Nov-14/articleshow/5121904.cms -- regards, Vithur
