India is not the prime audience. So lets not worry about what Indians like, for this ost.
On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 8:39 AM, Karthik A <karun...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > True , But who ever listens would enjoy :) > > Karthik > > On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 2:03 AM, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> >> Does any of you think that CR (music) is going to be a hit in India? >> >> Well, I don't think so. >> >> Slumdog was still "Indian type of music", songs with lyrics, even fully >> Hindi lyrics songs. With CR, ARR has really graduated from Indian style of >> music to hollywood style of music, but I don't think Indian public is ready >> to adjust to such a sudden change. To me, it seems a very very very small >> number of Indians (English speaking, rich, having good systems) might get to >> listen to it and even a smaller number of Indians is likely to like it. Our >> ears and tastes are just not attuned to this type of music. >> >> And before fans start bashing, let me clarify that it is not a statement >> about the quality of music. I am just highlighting the "genre" difference >> that we, the Indians are used to. >> >> Seems Indian listeners' loss is going to be foreign listeners' gain. >> >> I wonder whether listening to this album will open up Indians to listen to >> foreign music. >> >> I am also wondering why he at all used the hindi word Sajna in it. He >> could have done away with this also, and in any case, it is not a word >> getting popular in English writings, like the terms Guru, Avatar, Yoga, etc >> have been adapted into English. >> >> -- >> Rawat >> > > >
