Dont know what mani ratnam imagined and what briefing he gave to A R RAHMAN for this song and in what spiritual trance A R RAHMAN was to come out with such a tune and such a music. and what words of praise i should use for gulzar saheb for his matchless lyrics and what to say about the soul stirring divine singing by udit narayan , once i listened by udit himself in an interview " whether i live or not my song 'AE AJNABI' will live forever and i am utmost thankful to A R RAHMAN for that."
Ae ajnabi a song that comes once in a lifetime. lets go through that song a bit. those alluring simple drums with mahalaxmi's scintillating delivery of word paakhi paakhi pardesi, starts the fascination at once. than comes the most soulful, the most emotionally intriguing, the most captivating , shivers run through my body when udit starts the great mukhra or pallavi , AE ajnabi tu bhi kabhi awaz de kahin se my goodness the lyrics are just out of the world , the mood of the song a bit pessimistic with the tune, the words, perfectly suiting it and the singing its just too good . the interlude how should i praise it. those rhythmic strings and then that sarangi O MY MY GOD, what was A R RAHMAN upto, the tune and the sound of sarangi i cant take it shakes me completely. both the antaras are mind blowing , cant describe their beauty , the words , the singing; just check out in the second antara how udit sings "nahi hai lekinNnNnNn" and muskrahatein hainNnNnNnNn, those waves that he gives, those oscillations my goodness gracious me , i cant express i dont have words to amplify the magic that it creates. and at the end when udit sings the mukhra again the violins in the background , the hints of sarangi O MAN too much , is this a work of a genius no way , a superhuman no way , such a song can only be invented when you are in an utter spiritual state with divine link somewhere. A CLASSIC of all times , a true masterpiece , a soulful song of matchless fascination and the feeling ......... can write an epic book on it. music, composition, tune= 100/100 singing=100/100 lyrics=100/100 imagination of the song=100/100 feel emotions appeal=100/100 AE ajnabi... A R RAHMAN at the pinnacle of his musical wizardry...is there a song like this... regards, taimur