[arr] Re: Ek Oscar Lo, Ek Muft: Gulzar

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

> Gulzar Saab  would also  like make mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang 
the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   No one  else is mentioning  him. He 
is an integral part of Jai ho. Of course, Rahman is  the most 
important part  of  the  song. But after that Sukhwinder and I   are 
also important  components  in  the song.

i completely agree. poor Sukhwinder is completely being ignored. come 
on people he is the main singer of the winner song, give him some 
importance. after ARR composed the song, this is he who rocked it and 
made it what it is today. he deserves much. and as i said already, ARR 
should have mentioned/thanked him while receiving the award. i think 
he forgot. i must say after ARR the person whom this song belongs the 
most is Sukhwinder.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna 
<prakysn...@...> wrote:
>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Ek-Oscar-Lo-Ek-
Muft-Gulzar/articleshow/4187879.cms
> 
> With
> all the bouquets my  home has literally become  'Gulzar'. The 
Rahman-Gulzar jodi
> can truly  be  captioned 
> Gulzar More Pics 
> Jai
> ho.” 
> 
> Speaking on  A R Rahman’s two
> Oscars,  Gulzar Saab chuckles mischievously.  “It’s  like the 
song I
> wrote  for Guru  for him  Ek lo ek muft. He  got  one Oscar and then  
the other
> one was a  bonus. Happily I’m part   of the second
> one.” 
> 
> Gulzar Saab   was not in  Los
> Angeles when the  double Oscar   for  Slumdog Millionaire  including 
one for  a 
> song Jai ho  written  by  the  poet-extraordinaire was
> announced. 
> 
> In fact  he wasn’t even 
> watching the Oscars when  the Oscar  for Jai ho
> announced. 
> 
> “Forget about me. I  feel 
> very proud  of
> Rahman ... always have always will. I think Rahman brought a change 
to  Indian film songs,
> and for years.  He gave a new form to the  film song. This  
recognition at the 
> Oscars  proves  that he has made a  world  of  difference  to the 
Hindi film
> song.  Otherwise classical Indian  music  was always known globally 
even before
> the fim song.” 
> 
> Gulzar Saab reminisces on Rahman. 
> “I  started  noticing his pathbreaking numbers when he  did his 
first
> score with me in Dil  Se. But  even  before that  he was doing 
pioneering work. 
> When I  heard  the announcement  for  his first  Oscar I got a  lump 
in  my 
> throat. It was enough  for  me. I got  up  and left  the room. I  
didn’t 
> know   my song Jai ho  won  the Oscar. My son-in-law  Govind   came 
and hugged
> me  and said, ‘It’s  won a  double Oscar  . One for your 
> song.’ 
> 
> Gulzar Saab feels the double Oscar 
> is  a benchmark  for our cinema. “It makes  Indian cinema   a part  
of
> world cinema, just like there are Asian awards that make us part of 
Asian
> cinema. Oscars  certainly  put us  under a  global gaze. Since  the 
Oscars are
> American our Indian films never before  went into mainstream 
categories. Slumdog
> Millionaire has opened up doors  for  our cinema
> .” 
> 
> Gulzar Saab  is  also very  proud of
> the Oscar  given  to  Resul Pookutty  for  sound mixing. “Rahmanâ
€™s 
> Oscar we all expected. I’m happy to be part  of  his second Oscar. 
But
> Resul’s recognition  is  a breakthrough for all technicians in   
Indian
> cinema.” 
> 
> Gulzar Saab  would also  like make
> mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   
“No
> one  else is mentioning  him. He’s an integral part of Jai ho. Of 
course,
> Rahman is  the most important part  of  the  song. But after that 
Sukhwinder and
> I   are also important  components  in  the
> song.” 
> 
> So why  wasn’t he  at  the 
> Oscars  ceremony? 
> Because,”
> Gulzar Saab deadpans, “I didn’t have a  black coat  and no 
lawyer 
> was  willing to  lend  me a size  that  fitted. I was too nervous to  
attend
> without  a black coat.” 
> 
> Press him a little further he  comes
> out  with   the truth, “My right shoulder got hurt  while playing 
tennis.
> I pulled a muscle  two weeks ago.  I’m going through therapy. Iâ
€™ve 
> a tennis tournament on March 1. Hopefully, my physiotherapist  will 
allow me. 
> I’ll play  even if I lose. But I didn’t want  us to lose at the
> Oscars.”
>