'India bula liya'', the Commonwealth theme song, composed by Oscar-winner A R Rahman, has been into a "peppy sports anthem".Amid criticism that it failed to meet the expectations of the people, the theme song of the Commonwealth Games composed by A R Rahman will be tweaked a bit to make it peppier like the popular Bollywood number 'Chak de'.
The original version of the song got a lukewarm response from the audience and was openly criticised by CWG Organising Committee''s executive board member V K Malhotra for "falling short of expectations".
"The song has now been turned into a sports anthem. It has been pepped up with more beats and it will be a tighter version of the original," said lyricist Prasoon Joshi.
Joshi Defendend said that the "premature" criticism that came Rahman''s way after the song was launched last month is not the reason behind the change. "Rahman is a musician who believes in constantly improving his product.
That''s the way he works. He does it all the time with his music in films.
In creative work there is always scope for improvement," Joshi added. The new song will be accompanied by a video which will star some of India''s best known sports persons and showcase the country''s achievements in the field of sports, the National-award-winning lyricist said.
The ''Jai ho'' hitmaker, who is currently in Los Angeles, had reportedly turned down a request by Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Games organising committee, to change the song.The video will feature sports personalities like Milkha Singh, K Malleswari and other achievers in the field.
Asked whether Rahman's song had been changed, Joshi said the music composer himself has made it tighter and "you will hear it in the new video.
"Rahman always changes his work till the last minute. He is a good craftsman. The song has now been turned into a sports anthem. It has been pepped up with more beats and it will be a tighter version of the original."
Joshi said the "premature" criticism that came Rahman's way after the song was launched last month is not the reason behind the change.
He indicated that the video will be released in a week.
The original version of the song got a lukewarm response from the audience and was openly criticised by CWG Organising Committee''s executive board member V K Malhotra for "falling short of expectations".
"The song has now been turned into a sports anthem. It has been pepped up with more beats and it will be a tighter version of the original," said lyricist Prasoon Joshi.
Joshi Defendend said that the "premature" criticism that came Rahman''s way after the song was launched last month is not the reason behind the change. "Rahman is a musician who believes in constantly improving his product.
That''s the way he works. He does it all the time with his music in films.
In creative work there is always scope for improvement," Joshi added. The new song will be accompanied by a video which will star some of India''s best known sports persons and showcase the country''s achievements in the field of sports, the National-award-winning lyricist said.
The ''Jai ho'' hitmaker, who is currently in Los Angeles, had reportedly turned down a request by Suresh Kalmadi, the chairman of the Games organising committee, to change the song.The video will feature sports personalities like Milkha Singh, K Malleswari and other achievers in the field.
Asked whether Rahman's song had been changed, Joshi said the music composer himself has made it tighter and "you will hear it in the new video.
"Rahman always changes his work till the last minute. He is a good craftsman. The song has now been turned into a sports anthem. It has been pepped up with more beats and it will be a tighter version of the original."
Joshi said the "premature" criticism that came Rahman's way after the song was launched last month is not the reason behind the change.
He indicated that the video will be released in a week.
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