If Mr. Singh wants Rahman to compose more ghazals, why couldn't he have just said "Rahman is so talented, he really should compose some good ghazals and I would love to sing for him." If he had said that, nobody would take offense and in fact all of us would be cheering the union of ARR and Jagjit.
Even if he meant to say what he clarified later, what he first stated came out very accusatory and insulting in tone. I find Mr. Singh to be a very blunt person, not just from this interview, but from previous interviews and observed interactions. Mr. Singh should know that is it not up to Rahman to include Ghazals in films. It is the type of film, the story, and the director who decides. --- In [email protected], "ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni ." <sriramiye...@...> wrote: > > > Mumbai: After his comment made in an interview to DNA, 'What does Rahman > know about ghazals?' Jagjit Singh seemed to be a bit upset as he felt it > had been misunderstood by a section of die-hard AR Rahman fans. He > referred to the reaction to his remark at the release of cricketer Kiran > More's wife, Raavi More's ghazal album, Ishq Mein Aksar which has bhajan > samrat Anup Jalotastaging his 'comeback' in the realm of ghazals. > > Jagjit clarifies, "Actually what I meant was Rahman, being an innovative > award-winning composer who connects with today's Gen-Next, should also > include ghazals written by stalwarts like Gulzar in his film repertoire. > Of late, he has been confining himself to jazzy and folksy-fusion > Indi-pop. Since he is versatile enough, he should be able to come up > with fabulous ghazals and popularise them." > > But would the ghazal maestro be 'game' to recordfilmi ghazals for > Rahman? "Surely, why not? If that happens, it would emerge as a > milestone track," smiles Singh who had religiously resolved not to > record any more bhajan albums. "That's a self-imposed embargo for about > two years, as I felt I had already released enough devotional music in > the audio market," he informs. > > Meanwhile Jagjit has recorded a soulful number under the baton of young > singer-composer-guitarist Vasudha Sharma (formerly of Asma band) for > actor-director Makarand Deshpande'supcoming movie, Shahrukh Bola > Khubsoorat Hai Tu. "I rarely sing for Hindi movies but I made an > exception because Makarand convinced me and I found Vasudha very > promising," he explains. And complimenting Raavi on her debut album, he > says, "Your ghazal scores must have surely 'stumped' your cricketer > hubby, Kiran." > > > .. > > http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1226068 > <http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1226068> > > > > .. >
