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Rahman”s Commonwealth theme song tweaked

Thu, Sep 16 08:15 PM                                                                                                                                                                 PTI

New Delhi, Sep 16 (PTI) ”India bula liya”, the Commonwealth theme song, composed by Oscar-winner A R Rahman, has been tweaked and turned into a “peppy sports anthem”. 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 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.

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Despite all odds, alleged irregularities and delay in projects, finally one thing went in favour of Commonwealth Organising Committee.
It was a sigh of relief for Suresh Kalmadi and Delhi government when renowned Music Director AR Rahman launched the Commonwealth Games Theme Song 'Swagatham'.
In a gala ceremony at Kingdom of Dreams in Gurgaon, Rahman crooned "Hey-o, khelo jeeyo, let’s go… yaaro India bula liya".
The CWG 2010 theme song had been downloaded thousands of times just after its inauguration on Saturday evening.
However, the CWG 2010 theme song is not officially available for downloading but CDs will be made available soon in the market. However, the music video of CWG theme song is not unveiled yet.
An official of CWOC said that the music album will be available soon in CD format despite unaware of that the social networking Facebook has been offering free downloading of Commonwealth Games theme song.
The Theme Song was written, composed and sung by AR Rahman.

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Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman performs the theme song of the Commonwealth Games 2010 in Gurgaon, Haryana on Saturday. Photo: S. Subramanium

The Commonwealth Games’ theme song, Jiyo Utho Badho Jeeto, by Oscar-winning composer A.R. Rahman was unveiled at a glittering function here on Saturday.

The song calls upon everyone to participate in the October 3-14 mega sporting event.

“I wrote the first line six months back and kept tweaking it till I finally finished it last night (Friday). It is definitely an honour to compose the official theme song, which is in the spirit of the Commonwealth Games,” said Rahman.

The theme song was recently cleared by the Group of Ministers headed by Urban Development Minister S. Jaipal Reddy.

Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit said that the city will hold the best ever Games.

“The Games, which have come to India for the first time, are going to be the most memorable Commonwealth Games ever held. We are confident that Delhi, with India behind it, will be able to achieve what many people believe may not be possible,” she said after the launch of the theme song.

“I do believe that along with (Organising Committee chairman) Suresh Kalmadi and his team, with support of the Indian government, the very warm and kind blessings of Prime Minister of India, we will achieve the best ever Games held anywhere in the world,” she added.

The unveiling of the theme song was delayed by a few days after the GoM asked Rahman to tweak the song.

“When we got the flag we had promised that we will put up a great show and we will live up to the promise. We are using the best of infrastructure in the opening and the closing ceremonies, which would depict 5,000 years of Indian culture,” said Kalmadi.

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