The BJP is now ssaying that Jai Ho belongs to the nation and it is wrong to let the congress alone use it :) I worry that the song is being dragged into muddy politics!
________________________________ From: vijayaraj - <vijayaraj_...@yahoo.co.in> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 4, 2009 10:54:49 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Gulzar unhappy with Congress using Jai Ho Gulzar saab has the right to feel unhappy.The essence of the song will be lost for sure... Vj vijayarajd.blogspot .com ________________________________ From: Vikram Kumar <rah...@vikramkumar. org> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wednesday, 4 March, 2009 2:35:12 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Gulzar unhappy with Congress using Jai Ho Correct me if i am wrong but i believed the rights of the song were with k m musiq On 3/4/09, sandeep venkatachari <mailsandeepv@ yahoo.com> wrote: > its a very initeresting debate!!!!!! !!!! > > well a little birdie in me says that theres no harm in using this song for > political campaigns!!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!! > > when people can use VANDE MATARAM- for dharnas( strikes, bandh etc etc).... > > jai ho celebrates human spirit and i strongly support this. > > My point rahmaniacs!! !!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!11 > > "The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was > small" > sandeep.v > > --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Srini Santhanam <saint.sirin@ gmail.com> wrote: > From: Srini Santhanam <saint.sirin@ gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] Gulzar unhappy with Congress using Jai Ho > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 5:59 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > Me too.. I think thats why even rahman refused to compose a > theme music for congress as it would give him a political tinge.. Too bad > T-Series did this to us. > I would love to follow AR's words in choosing love over hate, but how can i > say 'I Love Jai Ho being used by congress in its political campaign and that > now this new anthem of us has a political angle' :( > > On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Bivin Chandra wrote: > > Sunil Prabhu/Beverly White/Ravi TiwariWednesday, March 04, 2009 9:44 > AM (Mumbai)The Congress will use music composer A R Rahman's Oscar winning > song Jai Ho in its poll campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections. > > The UPA has not only usurped the theme of the Oscar-winning Slumdog > Millionnaire to shore up its electoral prospects, it has also bought the > rights to A R Rahman's Oscar-Winning song Jai Ho from T-Series. > > But not everyone's humming a happy tune not least of all the lyrical genius > who penned the catchy Jai Ho lyrics. > > "Don't make it political, it is such a nice lyrical song by Rahman, don't > make it political," said Gulzar, Lyricist, Oscar Winner for Jai Ho. > > Sukhwinder Singh who has sung the song is of a slightly different opinion, > he says, "As long as this song is used to bring happiness, I don't have any > objection to it. My work was to sing the song. The music company is totally > free to sell the rights whosoever they want. As far as moral question is > concerned, whether it should be used for political gain or not, I am of the > view that if the song reaches out to more and more people and brings a smile > on the faces, it's good and it serves my purpose too. This is the whole > spirit with which I have sung it." > http://music. ndtv.com/ Music_Story. aspx?id=ENTEN200 > 90085573&type= musicindia > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Sent from my mobile device Regards, Vikram http://www.vikramku mar.org Send free SMS in India http://mGinger. com/index. jsp?inviteId= coolviki ________________________________ Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.
