The song from is an evergreen classic today. The song, which featured Ranbir Kapoor as his Rockstar character Janardan Jakhar, has been composed by A. R.
Rahman and performed by Javed Ali, Mohit Chauhan, and the Nizami Brothers. Irshad Kamil wrote the lyrics of the iconic song. Recently, while appearing on Ranveer Allahbadia’s popular YouTube podcast, Imtiaz Ali spoke about how the idea for the song came about, and his and A.
R. Rahman’s initial hesitation of creating a song with strong religious undertones. Despite them being wary about , the duo decided to go ahead with the song, and the rest is history.
Speaking about the same, Imtiaz Ali said, “We were brainstorming about the lyrics; we wanted something nice and traditional. Irshad suggested ‘ ’ to Rahman. Rahman was stunned at the idea, and he asked, ‘Really? Are you sure?’ I didn’t know what the words exactly meant, but both Rahman and Irshad were aware.
‘ ’ is directly from the Quran. The sentiment is also invoked in the Bible, and it reminded me of a line that I’d read as a child in the Rig Veda. It basically means, ‘Be, and it was’ in the Bible, or, as I remembered it from the Vedas, ‘Then, even nothingness was not.
’” He then continued, “I strongly believe that most religious texts are trying to communicate the same ideas in different languages. Regardless of whether it’s the Quran or the Bible, or the Rig Veda, when it comes to the idea of creation, it’s usually..
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