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[kiru]

aakarsh.. you got a point on "hit" vs "fan's favorites". I guess "hit" is defined in commercial terms and probably dictated by current demographics (more youth in the indian population now) and music trends and access to other sources of music (cable tv, internet etc). A "fan's favorite" would be for listeners who prefer a certain style or genre of music and mostly dictated by the composer's choice of musical instruments, techniques etc. Got it. Only point I have (going by my own personal preference) is that - I am not musically savvy to know raagams or chords. I listen to classical music much less (especially indian). Most songs of IR that I like are usually "hits" . I also like hits from ARR and other MDs. With that in context, I believe, that many recent songs of IR could have been hits if the the movie had succeeded in the box office. I do have doubts on IR appealing to the current young generation with fun/trendy music (which affects his commercial value). But he should be doing fine on neutral/situational and happy songs. With classic rock/jazz (without much electronica/trendy loops etc) style arrangements maybe it will even appeal to the youth. And yes, thanks for conforming that we are all on the same page on the musical value of his work.