so, there are two concerts named Jai Ho ? one by Sukhi and one by AR. also, does anyone know if he is part of AR's concerts ? He has been missing from all the Jai ho performances by AR. Strange!
On Fri, Jun 11, 2010 at 11:27 PM, A.R.Rajib <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Sukhwinder Singh Turns on the Energy at ‘Jai Ho’ Concert By LISA TSERING > indiawest.com June 10, 2010 01:44:00 PM > > SANTA CLARA, Calif. — “Always leave them wanting more” is an old piece of > show business advice that Bollywood singer Sukhwinder Singh took to heart > June 6 at an outdoor concert held at Paramount’s Great America. > > Actress Tanushree Datta made a brief appearance, and the lineup included > performances by “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Little Champs” contestant Pawni Pandey; > vocalist Ishmeet Narula; Punjabi singer Satinder Satti; and entertainer > Sunny. The Mona Sampath Dance Company performed a high-energy medley, and > Aero Dance offered up an Odissi performance set to the music of “Slumdog > Millionaire.” > > The show, hosted by Kavita Arora and presented by Bikram Jeet Singh and > Gary Bahl, featured a lengthy talent show segment titled “Jai Ho Idols” that > spotlighted local performers. Out of 138 contestants, just three winners (in > child/teen/adult categories) made the final cut: Saarthak Mehra, Pragathi > Guruprasad and Rahul Lakhanpal, all confident and self-assured local artists > with gorgeous voices. > > Sukhwinder Singh, the evening’s headliner, was onstage for less than an > hour total during the “Jai Ho” concert held at the theme park’s Redwood > Amphitheater. Though Singh — a seasoned entertainer and top-notch musician — > packed his brief performance with the maximum excitement, many in the > audience left disappointed that he did not sing some of his best-loved > songs. Missing were “Chaiyya chaiyya,” “Ramta jogi” and “Chak de! India,” > though he did perform an extended version of “Fashion ka jalwa” and a couple > of songs by composer-director Vishal Bhardwaj — “Beedi” and “Kaminey’s” “Dan > tana.” > > He also sang and danced to “Dard-e-disco,” “Aaj mere jee karda” and “Lucky > kabootar.” > > Despite a history with A.R. Rahman that goes back 12 years, “Jai ho” was > the only one of Rahman’s compositions that he performed. > > Singh burst onstage at around 9:45 p.m., nearly four hours after the show’s > posted 6 p.m. start time, dressed in an eye-catching ensemble of golden > leather harem pants and a sleeveless hooded sweatshirt, his skin liberally > dusted in golden body paint. > > His expressive face, vibrant hand gestures and folksy sense of humor > endeared him to the audience from the start, and some in the front rows even > invited him to jump down off the stage into their arms. Singh even started > to jump, too — and was quickly thwarted by stern-faced security guards, to > the amusement and delight of the audience. “I’m not jumping! Promise!” he > told the guard. > > Later, he tossed out teddy bears to the crowd. “Just a minute,” he said. > “Let me take this price tag off; it’s very costly!” > > Singh shared a story about the recording of “Aaj mere jee karda” that > proved to be an illuminating snapshot of the entire evening. He had been > called by “Monsoon Wedding” director Mira Nair to record the song, and he > showed up late to the recording studio. “This is a Hollywood project, not a > Bollywood project,” admonished the Oscar-nominated director, who later caved > in to Sukhi’s irrepressible charm and flattery and let him record the song. > > But Singh’s lateness is a habit that is starting to cause problems. > > The reason the show started late in the first place, said organizer Bikram > Jeet Singh, was that Sukhwinder had missed an early morning flight from > Washington, D.C. After arriving at the venue, Singh asked him to get out on > stage as quickly as possible, but Sukhwinder wanted to get his costume and > makeup on, said Singh. > > After performing for around 45 minutes, Sukhwinder told the audience that > he was taking a “five minute break,” and he returned backstage. The break > ended up lasting around 25 minutes and when Sukhwinder finally returned to > sing “Jai ho,” his performance was cut short when the lights and sound > system were abruptly switched off at 11 p.m. sharp. > > “He thought we could spare the time,” Bikram Jeet Singh told India-West by > phone the following day. “I didn’t know there was a city curfew; the Great > America people cut the power off. > > “I agree with the audience that he should have spent more time. We can’t > control the artists.” Singh also said that despite rumors that Sukhwinder > had left the stage over a payment dispute, that was absolutely not the case > and that Sukhwinder had been paid in full for his performance. > > The “Jai Ho” concert was to have taken place at Great America on Saturday, > May 15, but visa delays in Mumbai caused the show to be postponed, and the > only date that Singh could get was June 6, a Sunday night, which he realized > was not optimal. “I know that people have to work, and their kids have to > get to school, on Monday. I was in a very tight position,” explained Singh. > > Asked if he’d book Sukhwinder Singh for another show, Singh told > India-West, “We’d need to have a concert with more big singers. Sukhwinder > alone can’t deliver what people want onstage. If he could come with a group > of singers of his caliber, it would make a good concert. I want to thank all > the people in the audience for their patience.” > > http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=2271&sid=5 > -- > - Regards > > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ > > > -- ----------------------------------- http://roshanravi.com http://ramblingsoul.com http://cssheaven.org
