Humility personified!! No wonder both of them work together so well. On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 3:44 PM, Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > "'Jai Ho' is from Ramayan to Rahman; I will take no credit for it" - Gulzar > [image: Click here to add this article to My > Clips]<http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/my/index.php?mode=my_clip_add&clip_id=5753&clip_category=f> > > From the Ramayan to Rahman, that's the journey that according to Gulzar > saab, the phrase '*Jai > Ho*<http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Movie-Songs/UvvqNk19/3/Jai-Ho-Slumdog-Millionaire.html>' > has made. "It's not as if I coined it on the spot for *Slumdog Millionaire > *," says Gulzar saab after hearing that '*Jai Ho*' has been nominated on > Thursday in prestigious category of 'Best Song Written For A Motion Picture' > at the Grammys. > > "'*Jai Ho*' is a term that is as ancient as it is sacrosanct. I would > sound extremely foolish if I took any credit for that phrase or for the > success of that song. The entire credit must go to Rahman and Rahman alone. > He has taken our popular sounds to an international level." > > On hearing of his song '*Jai Ho*' being nominated for the coveted Grammy, > the song's writer Gulzar saab makes a startling observation and suggestion. > "Both me and Rahman have done work that has been like before. What makes ' > *Jai Ho*' special was that it was part of a non-Indian film. *Slumdog > Millionaire* is not an Indian film. Just like *Gandhi* was not. We need to > understand that international recognition comes to us when India is packaged > into a non-Indian vehicle. Slumdog Millionaire could vie for mainstream > American and European awards because it was an international film. Otherwise > our films like *Neecha Nagar, Mother India, Do Beegha Zameen* and the > films of Mrinal Sen and Satyajit Ray have been nominated in the 'foreign' > categories." Gulzar saab has a suggestion. "Let's have a category for best > foreign cinema in our National awards so that we too have a chance to > recognize films made outside India." > > As for '*Jai Ho*' acquiring a life much longer than the film, Gulzar saab > says, "When I wrote '*Jai Ho*' I was looking for a phrase that would best > represent Indian sentiments. That it's now gone from the Oscars where movies > are honoured, to the Grammys where music gets recognized, is an amazing > journey for '*Jai Ho*'. Like I said it's from the Ramayan to Rahman. I > will take no credit for it." > http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/12/07/5753/ > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
