Good to know such scoops.. If it is indeed true that even Maniratnam didn't know about it, hopefully this will put all those dubious speculations to rest...All those conspiracy theorists who like to weave stories around why there is always one song that doesn't make it to the first release, etc. may have to look for newer stories now.
And AR mentioned during the audio launch that most of the work was done in the last one month..(and he added "as usual" with a chuckle)..So that leaves very little room for imagination on how T-Series, AR and Mani could have collaborated on this master plan to leave out this one song (which they already knew would be the pick of the 7) from the first release... Hmmm..Reading these contorted versions of what everyone thinks about this, makes me add.. "as usual", with a chuckle of course!! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > Rahman's midnight melody > > The composer worked overnight to record a special song; he performed it > live, much to Mani Ratnam's delight > > *By Mauli Singh* > *Posted On Monday, April 26, 2010 at 04:28:58 AM* > > At the recent music release of Raavan, everybody was taken in by a soulful > rendition of a song, Jaa re udd jaa re, by AR Rahman. > > > Penned by fellow Oscar winner Gulzar, most of the audience present for the > music release of Raavan assumed it was part of the CD given out that evening > - but it wasn't. Even Mani Ratnam wasn't aware that Rahman would be singing > the song. > > Gulzar with Rahman at the music release of Raavan (Pic: *Nilesh wairkar*) > > A source from the unit reveals, "The song that Rahman performed live was an > absolutely last minute inclusion. Rahman and Mani share a special bond that > goes beyond their professional association. Rahman has given music for all > of Mani's films and even sung in a couple like Dil Se and Guru. Mani was > very keen to have Rahman sing in Raavan." Which he did, eventually. > > But the song itself hadn't been set to music. So Rahman burnt the midnight > oil to give Mani a musical surprise. The night before the launch, Rahman > closeted himself in his Mumbai studio and worked through the night to > compose the song. In the wee hours, he recorded it in his voice. > > The source adds that the final CD of the track did not contain the song, and > the entire team of Raavan, including director Mani Ratnam, heard it for the > first time at the launch. The song may be included at a later stage. >
