Best of A R Rahman in B'wood
Hit!: A R Rahman has garnered such a great standing in Indian music that even before one listens to his song, one assumes it's a chartbuster. The latest track in the hit list of Rahman is Jai Ho from the Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionare. Here's a run through some of the best of A R Rahman's compositions.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodHit!: A R Rahman has garnered such a great standing in Indian music that even before one listens to his song, one assumes it's a chartbuster. The latest track in the hit list of Rahman is Jai Ho from the Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionare. Here's a run through some of the best of A R Rahman's compositions.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodSuperhit: A R Rahman's music direction in Jodha Akbar has recently won the Best Background score award at Star Screen Awards 2008. One of the best tracks of the film is Kehne Ko Jasne picturised on Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodLucky charm: Whether it is their first ever project Roja or Dil Se, the coming together of Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman always has something special. The soundtrack of Guru was one such lucky album. The fusion of sufi and Indian classical sounds in the track Tere Bina struck just the right notes with the audience, making the album a superhit.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodTouching: The patriotic zeal in the song Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera from the film Swades clicked notes not just with Indians but also the NRIs. The other songs of the album - Yeh Taara Woh Taara and Yun Hi Chala Chal Saathi were equally rich and melodius.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodSoulful!: Like some of Rahman's other musical landmarks, the songs of Dil Se flew out in epic proportions. While some tracks were typically Rahmanesque, others emerged innovative. One of the best songs of the album was Chaiyya Chaiyya.
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Best of A R Rahman in B'woodPathbreaking : Not many people would know that a Tamil Nadu distributor of Rangeela did away with the actors altogether from the posters and replaced them with a mugshot of Rahman with the catchline - the first original score of A.R.Rahman in Hindi.