I'm afraid i agree with jagjit singh. jai ho is hardly rahmans best. .... i guess 'mitwa' from lagaan aroused more emotions for me than jai ho.
On Tue, Apr 7, 2009 at 5:17 AM, Bivin Chandra <[email protected]>wrote: > New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) The world might be ga ga over A R Rahman's Oscar > winning composition 'Jai Ho' but legendary Ghazal singer, Jagjit Singh finds > the song overrated. > > The 68-year-old legend who is famous for his candid nature believes that > getting the Academy award was a golden moment in Indian history but the song > per se did not deserve the honour. > > "Getting an Oscar is no doubt a great achievement but the song, for which > we got the award, is not so special. Frankly I did not understand on what > basis it was awarded," Singh told PTI at a function where he released his > new album 'Inteha.' The Ghazal maestro, said that he did not understand the > lyrics of the composition and why it has become so popular that everybody > from Indian political parties to International pop bands is eager to use it. > > When referred that lyrics for the song has been penned by Gulzar with whom > he has given many hits, Singh said, "When I work with Gulzar Sahab I > categorically tell him to write such poetry which my fans and I can > understand." Singh, who has composed some hit music for films like 'Arth' > and 'Saath Saath' in the 80's does not seem to have a good opinion about > today's Bollywood music as he stated, "it lacks profound poetry and soulful > tunes". PTI > > > > http://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/0/2B0F45FB835F7D7065257591002EB0FB?OpenDocument > > >
