*in a rare moment i chance to hear radio city and guess what i happened to hear a.r. rahman being interviewed online . here are some excerpts from the same *
( POsted by shouvik in orkut ) Did you feel that while giving music to JA it had to be better than mughal-e-azam ? ans : due respect to mughal-e-azaam , i never felt like that . since JA comes before mughal-e-azaam and it shows the pain of jodha bhai . so you know themes are different How was work with ashutosh gowaritker ? ans : he is a very good director. he has a clear picture what he is upto , enjoy working with him what is special about kwaja mere kwaja ? ans : very strangely i wanted to do a song for khwaja saheb in ajmer darga . the other day i went to ajmer day some one told me to do so . i was travelling to australia when i composed this song . when ashutosh came to me and explained the importance of ajmer in the movie i decided to use this compositions. i loved composing that song which was the most difficult song to compose in JA ? ans : not dofficult , but it took a lot of thinking while composing in lamhon ki dammon and man mohona , you know situation wise , it had to be melodious and also powerful what do you think about the listeners ? ans : i think people are pretty smart . they know what to expect from the film and its songs. at the same time , i have tried to keep it contemporary also . so people dont get bored <<laughs>> what is JA for you ? ans : its a sensible and a bold movie. ultimately it is a love story what is your view about today's music ? ans : music has gone a long way . people should expect something from music and not just listen any message from you ? ans : enjoy the movie and the music Source : radio city 91.1 fm APARNA -- regards, Vithur A.R.RAHMAN - MY BREATH & LIFE FORCE
