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rehman got oscar for a song which no one can even understand besides the word jai ho.. He deserved oscar for his classics lika roja, pukaar, dil se
You don't understand, does not mean others don't 😛 😆. Sorry !!
The point though is some songs strike a chord in an audience not intended to hear it. Like Gangnam style. I can't understand a word, but it was so danceable and made me happy. It created a sensation. So too Jai Ho. There were flash mobs dancing to it all the time in the US at some point. Some bands made remixes. One I remember is the Pussy Cat dolls. This is one flash mob.
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSOgVgM7CDc[/YOUTUBE]
I don't think anyone is dancing still to this except in the privacy of their home or in a club, but I personally know of many who became interested in ARR music after this.
Illayaraja is one such musician. He has consistently composed music since 1970s. And the beauty of it is he is still working in the Tamil industry which ARR belongs to. But even ARR could not dethrone him, but just added his voice. That is the measure of true talent. Even if someone as talented as ARR comes along, you stay and Illayaraja sir surely does and did. He not only composes in Tamil but other languages too even English. So too SPB. Singers come and go, but SPB stays, singing in multiple languages even now. Some people are evergreen and that is because of their talent.
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