Wow... Chord... You're still here.. :-) Happy to hear from you after a looooooong time.
Why no posts or analysis from your side? -Siraj On 8/25/08, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Unfortunately, yes. Unfortunate, because it confirms my belief that > possibly one of Rahman's greatest compositions was created, but > dropped. Hopefully it will be heard someday. > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, $ > Pavan Kumar $ > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Javed ali too says...a Qawali in JA was dropped...Chord did u you > read that?? > > > > > > --- On Mon, 8/25/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: [arr] I was dying to work with A R Rehman - Javed Ali > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Monday, August 25, 2008, 7:26 AM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Javed Ali: The voice that brings Jashne Bahar > > August 25th, 2008 > > > > (No Ratings Yet) > > > > In recent times, two of the biggest hits have been belted out by > this person. The lad from Delhi has a unique voice that oozes > innocence and romanticism. And, of course, melody. Meet Javed Ali, > the singer behind the magical success of Nagara Nagara from Jab We > Met and Jashne Bahar from Jodha Akbar. > > "Music is in my blood. My father is a well known Ghazal singer in > Delhi and I have trained under him before moving to Mumbai about > eight years back," says Javed when yours truly caught him in a chatty > mood. "Right from my childhood I wanted to be a ghazal singer like my > father. I used to come to Mumbai during vacations earlier, but my > voice was completely different then since I used to sing only > ghazals." In one of those trips Javed met Kalyanji-Anandji and after > hearing him sing they advised him to relocate to Mumbai. > > "I took their advice and landed in the city of dreams with my bags. > My taste and singing style changed completely after I came to Mumbai. > I started training under Kalyanji for light music. That was during my > adolescence and my voice cracked while training. I had no choice but > to go back to Delhi because I just could not sing," remembers Javed > who had almost given up hopes of becoming a singer after going back > to Delhi. > > Not one to give up, Javed returned to Mumbai after a couple of > years and got his first break. "Viju Shah gave me my first break in > the film Beti Number 1. I struggled a lot during those days – used to > visit every music director and sing in front of them," recalls Javed. > In one such meeting, Jatin Lalit was impressed with his crooning > skills and gave him a qawalli-cum- clasical number to sing. "It was > for the film Haasil and won a lot of acclaim from all quarters," says > Javed. > > > > But the real big break for Javed came when Shankar-Ehsaan- Loy gave > him a break in the film Kyun Ho Gaya Na. "The song Baat samjha karo > became a hit. Within a few days of the song being released, Shankar > called me again for a dummy recording. When the song was being > recorded none us thought it would be such a big hit. Shankar told me > that it was a dummy recording, but Aditya Chopra (producer of the > film) heard the recording and liked my voice and decided to retain > that," recollects Javed. The song in question was Kajra Re Kajra Re > from the film Bunty Aur Bubli. "Alisha Chinoi sung the song so well, > and the visual appeal of the song was so much that my singing went > unnoticed," says Javed with a smile. > > After that Javed's calendar started getting busier and busier. "I > sang for a number of films like Golmaal, Malamal Weekly, Neil and > Nikki and Zindagi Rocks. My first solo hit, however, is from the film > Naqaab – Ek Din Tere Rahon Mein…and that is when people really > started noticing me and realized that I could sing romantic numbers > as well." > > "I feel very happy about the fact that most directors recommend my > name to the music directors. For example, even Imtiaz Ali (director > of Jab We Met) suggested my name to Pritam. There are a number of > other such instances," says a proud Javed. > > However, Javed feels his most memorable number till date is Kahne > Ko Jashne Bahar from Jodha Akbar. "I was dying to work with A R > Rehman and my name was recommended by a senior voice over artiste – > Brij Bhushan. I got a call from Mr Rehman's office a few days after > that and that is how the Jodha Akbar song happened. It was truly a > memorable moment for me when I sung this song," explains an emotional > Javed. "When I went for the recording, I was so nervous that my voice > was trembling. When I reached his recording studio, it was such a > nice ambience and Mr Rehman is cool like a cucumber. I don't think I > will ever forget the experience. He first made me do a few scratch > recordings and then recorded a qawali in my voice." Unfortunately > that song was dropped from the movie, but Ashutosh Gowariker heard > that number and asked Mr Rehman to make me sing Kehne ko Jashne > Bahar," Javed recollects fondly. "I received congratulatory messages > from a number of people > > in the industry for my rendition including Sonu Nigam and Shaan." > > Javed concludes the chat with a very interesting view on > competition in the industry. "I feel our industry is so big that it > can accommodate everybody. So competition does not worry me. I am > only worried about quality." > > Srabanti Chakrabarti (SAMPURN) > > > > http://www.realboll ywood.com/ news/2008/ 08/javed- ali-voice. html > > Categories: Bollywood Music > > Javed Ali > . > > >
