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Did You Know Sukhwinder Singh Composed AR Rahman’s Oscar-Winning Song ‘Jai Ho’?
Did You Know Sukhwinder Singh Composed AR Rahman’s Oscar-Winning Song ‘Jai Ho’?
The musician Sukhwinder Singh wrote the song “Jai Ho,” which appeared in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, a 2008 British film. Although AR Rahman won a Grammy Award for it, Filmmaker and Rahman’s erstwhile associate Ram Gopal Varma revealed the origins of Jai Ho in an interview with Film Companion.
Jai Ho was initially composed for Yuvvraaj
According to Ram Gopal Varma, Jai Ho was first written for Yuvvraaj, a 2008 Subhash Ghai film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif. But the seasoned director ultimately felt that Jai Ho didn’t fit into the sound design of his film, so Rahman utilized it for the Academy Award-winning Slumdog Millionaire, which came out the same year. Although this is still a well-known truth, Ram Gopal Varma went on to say that Sukhwinder was really hired by Rahman to write the Jai Ho melody. Rahman asked his old partner Sukhwinder for assistance while he was traveling in London, and Subhash Ghai needed the album delivered so he could begin filming. Sukhwinder then composed the song.
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When Subhash Ghai confronted Rahman
Upon learning that Sukhwinder, not Rahman, was the composer of the song, Subhash Ghai became overwhelmed. ” Breaking the news to Rahman, Subhash Ghai said, “As my music director, you are getting paid crores of rupees, and you are making Sukhvinder write a song for me.” That in front of me, do you have the bravery? Who are you to steal my money and force Sukhvinder to compose my song if I want to sign him? AR Rahman and Ram Gopal Varma collaborated on albums such as Daud and Rangeela. However, Sukhwinder has performed for Rahman in several notable songs, including Taal Se Taal—Western, Jai Ho, Mitwa (Lagaan), Ramta Jogi, and Chaiyya Chaiyya.
