Rahman walked out of Shahrukh's home production Om Shanti Om recently. The movie is directed by Farah Khan for Red Chillies Entertainment, which is Shahruk's home banner. Subsequent to Rahman's exit, the duo Vishal-Shekhar is taking his seat for Om Shanti Om. Rumors are aloft from various perspectives following this.
Some say that Shahrukh is unhappy with the tunes Rahman composed for the movie and it is also being speculated that Farah Khan did not want to pay Rahman's exorbitant fee. Rahman has a different perspective of this story though. He stated that he left the movie after a disagreement over the music rights of the movie, which he wanted to stay with him, the producer and the lyricist. This obviously did not please the likes of Farah and Shahrukh. Rumors apart, Rahman is still reigning the Bollywood music scene with his inimitable talents and a couple of hindi movies to his credit.
On the other hand, the duo Vishal-Shekar obviously is elated with this offer and stated that since they have worked with Farah before, they are confident about this project. They also stated that they have finished composing for five songs of the movie already. They added hurriedly that they have no say in Rahman's walking away from the movie.
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