Hit!: A R Rahman has garnered such a great standing in Indian music that even before one listens to his song, one assumes it's a chartbuster. The latest track in the hit list of Rahman is Jai Ho from the Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionare. Here's a run through some of the best of A R Rahman's compositions.
Hit!: A R Rahman has garnered such a great standing in Indian music that even before one listens to his song, one assumes it's a chartbuster. The latest track in the hit list of Rahman is Jai Ho from the Golden Globe winner Slumdog Millionare. Here's a run through some of the best of A R Rahman's compositions.
Romantic: The song Guzarish from the recent blockbuster Ghajini is at the top of most radio station lists. The track has been sung by Javed Ali and the lyrics have been penned by Prasoon Joshi.
Melodious: Filmed on the hot pair of Katrina and Salman, the song Aja Main Hawaaon Mein from the movie Yuvvraaj was ranked as one of Rahman's best compositions in year 2008.
Memorable: The music of Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na saw A R Rahman introducing singer Rashid Ali in the music industry. Rashid's voice perfectly matched with new comer Imran Khan's character and added to the album's appeal.
Superhit: A R Rahman's music direction in Jodha Akbar has recently won the Best Background score award at Star Screen Awards 2008. One of the best tracks of the film is Kehne Ko Jasne picturised on Hrithik Roshan and Aishwarya Rai.
Lucky charm: Whether it is their first ever project Roja or Dil Se, the coming together of Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman always has something special. The soundtrack of Guru was one such lucky album. The fusion of sufi and Indian classical sounds in the track Tere Bina struck just the right notes with the audience, making the album a superhit.
Instant hit: A favourite cliche linked with Rahman's music is that it takes time to grow on its listener. The music of Rang De Basanti saw the reversal of this cliche, where each track emerged to be better than the other.
Touching: The patriotic zeal in the song Yeh Jo Desh Hai Tera from the film Swades clicked notes not just with Indians but also the NRIs. The other songs of the album - Yeh Taara Woh Taara and Yun Hi Chala Chal Saathi were equally rich and melodius.
Youthful: The songs of Yuva once again saw the lucky pair of Mani Ratnam and A R Rahman getting together. One of the most memorable songs of the album was Fanaah picturised on Kareena Kapoor and Viviek Oberoi.
Award winning: The soundtrack of Saathiya was as rich and profound as it's much dicussed cinematography. The score fetched Rahman the Filmfare award for the Best Music Director.
Impressive: The song Desh Mere Desh Mere from the film The Legend of Bhagat Singh emerged under rated as far as the industry standards were concerned. But nonetheless, the compostion proved a great patriotic album.
Landmark: The songs of Aamir Khan starrer Lagaan will always shine bright in the A R Rahman hall of fame. Mitwa, Chale Chalo, Ghanan Ghanan - the whole album seemed to be full of superhit songs.
Magical: All the numbers in Taal made one sit up and take notice. Was it the same Rahman or was it Rahman at his best - was the question the listeners kept asking. The lyrics of the album were penned by Anand Bakshi.
Soulful!: Like some of Rahman's other musical landmarks, the songs of Dil Se flew out in epic proportions. While some tracks were typically Rahmanesque, others emerged innovative. One of the best songs of the album was Chaiyya Chaiyya.
Experimental: A R Rahman's music in Bombay added to the film's allure. The songs Tu Hi Re, Kehna Hi Kya and Hamma Hamma stood out of the album the most.
Pathbreaking : Not many people would know that a Tamil Nadu distributor of Rangeela did away with the actors altogether from the posters and replaced them with a mugshot of Rahman with the catchline - the first original score of A.R.Rahman in Hindi.
Rahman-i-a!: Roja was A R Rahman's first ever music project. The compostion was path breaking and paved the way for his career right from the moment it released. And we all know that Rahman has never looked back ever since.
