Thanks Rawat and Vithur for clarifying! Madhavan.R Be a music fan; not a music pirate!
On 12/13/08, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 12/13/2008 7:49 AM India Time, _Madhavan Rajan_ wrote: > >> Yesterday, I watched the new Shahrukh Khan movie RYBDJ. In a particular >> scene when they showed Amristar temple, Ik Onkar song (from RDB) was >> used. Please clarify me if this is an existing devotional song that is >> recomposed by AR for RDB or is it a original song written for RDB and >> Salim has used it from RDB? > > Ek Onkar is the traditional religious song of Sikh religion. It is the > first verse in Guru Granth Sahib, their religious scripture. > > The lyrics were used in RDB song. > > There is a traditional chanting style of most of the religious things. > Veda sholoks are rendered in a particular way (remember: aise kis devta > ki upaasna karein ham havi de kar - bharat ki khoj), aartis, bhajan are > rendered in a particular way. So, there is a specific method of > delivering Ek Onkar that is what ARR used and what everybody uses. It is > all traditional, so no charge of piracy etc. > > RNBDJ also uses the same lyrics and same rendering style but the song > was different and not ARR/ RDB version. > >> Just to remember, in South, the famous devotional song "Alaipayuthe >> Kanna" was beautifully recreated by AR. >> >> Cheers, >> Madhavan.R > > -- > Rawat >
