I am surprised at the interviewer. Actually Yuvvraaj songs weren't all that bad to be declared "lost with the movie". If I had to speak of myself I liked all the songs except Mastam. And as a generic statement, people loved Dost and Tu Muskura, that is to say atleast 2 songs in the album that the average audiences might want to hum repeatedly.
Sonu Nigam says the songs weren't promoted well. I think it was poor picturization. Shano Shano must have had a great choreography. When I first heard the song, I thought it must have had some incredibly fast dance sequences, unlike what was portrayed. But when one still reverts to the audio version, it does sound different, it sounds foot- tapping, sounds just apt for a dance floor, buddy! (And you wouldn't expect this sort of thumping outcome from any composer other than ARR for a song like Shano!) The bottomline: a poor presentation by Subhash Ghai. Divya --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Gomzy" <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2008/dec/22video1-sonu-sings-for- rediff.htm > > > Excerpts > > *How did the industry people react to this change in you?* > > People, who wanted to work with me, were obviously disturbed by my > unavailability. Others were rejoicing as they were getting more work. I > don't have to worry about how people reacted. I need to worry about myself > and my contribution to the industry. > > Honestly, when people hear too much of you, they stop appreciating your > work. On the other hand, when they get less of you, they start missing you. > For example, I just hummed a part in *Guzarish* from > *Ghajini*<http://www.rediff.com/movies/ghajini08.html>. > I haven't sung the song. But the kind of reviews I got just for my humming > is amazing. And this is because they have not been hearing enough of me. If > they had heard me through the songs of *Ghajini*, they wouldn't have spoken > about my humming. > > > *Is it true that you had sung Guzarish a long time ago?* > > Yes. I sang the song about two and a half years ago, with different lyrics. > When they changed the lyrics and asked me to sing, I wasn't available. I was > in New Jersey for my son's birth. > > So they called Javed Ali and I think he has done an awesome job. The song > became his. But out of respect for me, A R Rahman kept the humming part > intact. > > *Did that upset you?* > > No. If I was an insecure person, it would have. It was meant to be Javed's > song, and so it is. Everybody has the right to earn their bread and butter. > There is no point cribbing about something that was not meant for you. > > *What do you think went wrong with Yuvvraaj's music? Why, do you think, the > film and music did not do well?* > > *Yuvvraaj* had great songs. My favourite was *Dost*. I wish I was given that > song to sing. I sang three songs from the film. I think they were not > promoted well. If they were, things would have been different. > > *Mastam Mastam* came out when the film released and since the film didn't do > well, the song got lost. *Dil Ka Sikka* is out now, and the film is out of > theatres. A lot depends on the fate of the film. If it is promoted well, it > would have done well -- like *Nagada* from *Jab We Met*. >
