A R Rahman has bagged two Oscars this year, and this is one of the reasons. His song, Jai Ho, for Slumdog Millionaire, penned by Gulzar, sure reads like a winner. Sing along.
'When Rahman reached the studio, he heard Sukhwinder fooling around on the mike. Rahman liked what he heard and incorporated it into Jai Ho.'
'Jai Ho' and 'Slumdog' will compete with 73 other entries from around the world, including 'Octomom' and 'Recessesionista', to become the millionth word of the English language. The English Language will cross the 1,000,000 word threshold on June 10, 2009 at 10:22 am Stratford-Upon-Avon time, the Global Language Monitor, an Austin, Texas-based firm said. The Indian entries include 'Cuddies', a word used to refer to ladies' underwear or panties.
Mahalakshmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Tanvi Shah were the other three besides Sukhwinder Singh sang in Rahman's award-winning song Jai Ho. Here are their stories.
Playback singer Vijay Prakash talks about a meeting with A R Rahman that gave him the two most popular songs of his career.
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Some of the tickets are now selling for 1,050 dollars per person on the musician's official website.
The Oscar and Grammy award winning musician is performing live in a dozen countries.
The Congress is gung-ho about Jai Ho the Oscar winning song by AR Rehman from the hugely feted movie Slumdog Millionaire.
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Set to tune by celebrated music composer A R Rahman, Jai Ho received an Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards in 2009, and also won in the category of 'Best Song Written for a Motion Picture' at the 52nd Grammy Awards in 2010.
Sukhwinder Singh will not perform at the Oscars this year.
Salman Khan's new film may have made Rs 100 crore at the box office but it failed to create the kind of impact he's been associated with lately.
Salman Khan fans' year-long wait will finally get over with Jai Ho, set to release in January 2014.
'Jai Ho! Democracy is a hasty uptake of news channels and papers drawn into a skit that's too short on subtext to be a realised satire and too silly to be taken seriously', writes Sukanya Verma.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
The singer performed the famous song from the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire at Colden Center, Flushing in New York.
Salman Khan celebrated his 60th birthday on December 27, at his farmhouse in Panvel, on the outskirts of Mumbai, surrounded by close friends and family.
Dancing to the tunes of Slumdog Millionaire has become a craze at many fitness and dance schools across the US.
Salman Khan does his thing like only he can in Jai Ho. And the crowd responds. Raja Sen shows us, in his review.
Trade analyst Vinod Mirani gives us the box office verdict for the week.
'The show -- one friend described it as a desi Lion King -- was stunning to watch. The lights, set design, sound, the selection of songs was simply quite spectacular.'
Here's looking at the stars who walked the red carpet for the actor's latest film screening.
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The sesquicentenary of 'Vande Mataram' was the overriding theme of the ceremonial event held at the Vijay Chowk and presided over by President Droupadi Murmu, who arrived at the venue in a traditional buggy to the sound of bugles, adding a ceremonial grace to the occasion.
Check out these exclusive pictures of the rehearsals.
'The stamina and junoon you see in him, for acting, singing, dancing, working out, just about everything, makes age just a number as far as Salman Khan is concerned.'
After doling out a very special favour to actress Madhuri Dixit by exempting her latest film 'Dedh Iskiya' from entertainment tax in the state, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has now also announced a similar concession for Salman Khan's Jai Ho.
The advance booking of Salman Khan's eagerly awaited film Jai Ho have started and although the sentiment regarding the movie is buoyant in markets such as Uttar Pradesh, metros such as Delhi and Mumbai have shown a softer response than usual.
From tears in the stands to songs in the airport, the India-Pakistan rivalry delivered agony and ecstasy in equal measure.
A lawyer, Rakesh Kishore, who previously attempted to throw a shoe at a former Chief Justice of India, was allegedly attacked inside the Karkardooma district court premises in Delhi. The incident, reportedly stemming from an auto fare dispute, was captured on video and circulated on social media.
The dominant theme at this year's ceremonial parade at the Kartavya Path, and other associated celebrations, has been the sesquicentenary of the national song, 'Vande Mataram.'
Jai Ho actress Daisy Shah talks about her next film, Hate Story 3.
Grand Masti's Bruna Abdullah has been added to the cast after a role was especially created for her opposite cast member Ashmit Patel.
What could have been a relevant crowd-pleaser with a little effort from Sohail Khan and his writers is mostly a tedious and overcrowded drivel that shamelessly depends on Salman Khan's strapping charisma to tide them over, writes Sukanya Verma.
Several Indian diaspora groups on Tuesday gathered for a festive demonstration outside the India House in London to show solidarity with the Indian mission following the vandalism at its premises by Khalistan extremists over the weekend.
Jai Ho actress Daisy Shah tells us her rags-to-riches story.
Sanjay Mishra and Neena Gupta bring their A-game to roles that naturally suit their age, and this lived-in quality makes Vadh 2 even more convincing, notes Mayur Sanap.
Composer Sidhant Bhatia, singer Raja Kumari, singer-producer Raghav Mehta and mixing engineer Deepak PA talk about Sounds of Kumbha, which is shortlisted for the Grammys in the Best Global Music Album category.
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