On 8/17/2010 5:54 AM India Time, _Roshan_ wrote: > he actually said aged and vice people. you can see it in the video on > youtube.
I think it should be "aged and [[[wise]]] people". can someone find out. rawat > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 7:04 PM, Vishal Reddy <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > “I was a little bit apprehensive if they will like it because the > Group of Minister consist of aged people but they all liked and > approved it” -- I really doubt if he said it. I mean, the media > really twist the facts. Gah! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Bivin Chandra <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > *To:* AR Fans group <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > *Sent:* Mon, 16 August, 2010 1:49:57 PM > *Subject:* [arr] Rahman promises to go beyond ‘Waka Waka’ with CWG > theme song > > It will be another 10 days before the Commonwealth Games theme song > is officially launched but Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman on > Monday promised it would be worth the wait as his ‘Yaaro India bula > liya’ would be unlike anything that has happened before. > > Rahman said the song would go beyond Shakira’s chart-buster for this > year’s soccer World Cup ‘Waka Waka’ > > Rahman said the launch of the song will have to wait some more > because he is still giving some final touches. > > “I have been working on the song for the past six months. > > It is in my voice with a chorus and I promise that it will be a big > part of the celebration and will be unlike anything that has > happened before in India,” the celebrated musician told reporters. > > Rahman, however, refused to give details about the song beyond the > opening line ‘Yaaro India bula liya’, saying it would be better if > it is launched properly. > > “I can’t reveal much because I have to tweak the lyrics a bit and > add some sound elements. But the song is about India, about energy, > winning and not giving up. We want the crowd to sing along with us > at the opening ceremony. It is simple but not simplistic,” he said. > > When asked whether the song will manage to overshadow Shakira’s > popular football World Cup anthem ‘Waka Waka’, Rahman said it is > “exactly no” Waka Waka’ > > “It is not ‘Waka Waka’ We wanted to go beyond it. It is complex, > difficult to explain but I am sure you will like it when you hear > it,” he added. > > Rahman has also planned an orchestra and a dedication to the > country’s cultural heritage and Mahatma Gandhi. > > “I have cancelled all my prior engagements to prepare this theme so > you can understand how serious I am about this,” he added. > > Rahman said that he was initially apprehensive whether the GoM will > like the song but they liked the song. > > “I was a little bit apprehensive if they will like it because the > Group of Minister consist of aged people but they all liked and > approved it,” he said. > > Organising committee chairman Suresh Kalmadi said the theme will > make every Indian proud. > > “The GOM gave us their consent in the 26th meeting yesterday and I > am sure Rahman’s song will make every Indian happy and it will > spread awareness,” he said. > > The opening ceremony will have Rahman performing live. > > Filmmaker Shyam Benegal, who heads the CWG cultural committee, was > also present along with noted dancer Shovana Narayan, creative head > of the committee Bharat Bala and director of Wizcraft International > Entertainment, Viraf Sarkari. > > > > http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article573974.ece > --
