Does any of you think that CR (music) is going to be a hit in India? Well, I don't think so.
Slumdog was still "Indian type of music", songs with lyrics, even fully Hindi lyrics songs. With CR, ARR has really graduated from Indian style of music to hollywood style of music, but I don't think Indian public is ready to adjust to such a sudden change. To me, it seems a very very very small number of Indians (English speaking, rich, having good systems) might get to listen to it and even a smaller number of Indians is likely to like it. Our ears and tastes are just not attuned to this type of music. And before fans start bashing, let me clarify that it is not a statement about the quality of music. I am just highlighting the "genre" difference that we, the Indians are used to. Seems Indian listeners' loss is going to be foreign listeners' gain. I wonder whether listening to this album will open up Indians to listen to foreign music. I am also wondering why he at all used the hindi word Sajna in it. He could have done away with this also, and in any case, it is not a word getting popular in English writings, like the terms Guru, Avatar, Yoga, etc have been adapted into English. -- Rawat
