Oscar Thamizhan 'Isaipuyal' AR Rahman News/Updates

[A.ANAND]

Rahman magic

The crowds snaked their ways through bad traffic, worse dug up roads just for one man. A.R.Rahman.

Lasers beamed into the still of the night. And the roars went up. The 20,000 crowd packed to the rafters at the DY Patil stadium began chanting for the man of the moment.

Keyboards tweaked, percussion instruments set in sync, Ranjit Barot was ready to lord it all again. Rahman's unobtrusive presence and chocolate tiramisu vocals wove it's magic as he took listeners into a trance.

Adding to the joy was supernova Sachin Tendulkar who complimented Rahman and borrowed a line from Delhi 6 and besides fulsome praise also said "rehna tu hai jaisa tu". Rahman returned the compliment saying, "This guy is the one reason I started watching the game."

It was really A.R.Rahman redux. Watching his spirited rejigging of Kaadhal Rojave, Chaiyyan Chhaiyyan, Hosanna. Good to see old favourite Suresh Peters who jammed in tamil with Chikku Bukku and Pettai rap.

The magic of Rahman pervaded all through the night as he took us through spirited renditions of Qun faya Qun, Khwaja mere khwaja.

The slight tinge of disappointment was Mohit Chauhan who kept missing the beats and was dare we say it, off key while singing Phir ud chala, Jo bhi main. He however regained composure when joined for a lusty rendition of Sadda Haq with the maestro himself.

26th May was yet another red letter day in the corridors of music. A diminutive composer made giant music strides and kept a colossal crowd in thrall.

Magic as they say comes in small packages.

http://filmfare.com/features/rahman-magic-523.html