A R Rahman likely to sing for 'Kailasa'

A R Rahman likely to sing for 'Kailasa' By PTI Nov 29, 2007, 07:51

New Delhi (PTI) After stamping their mark in the music industry with two successful albums, the composer trio of popular band 'Kailasa' are now expanding their domain into Bollywood and are in talks with the Mozart of Madras, A R Rahman, who may sing for them. Band leader Kailash Kher, together with Mumbai-based Kamath brothers, Paresh and Naresh, are set to compose music for two Bollywood films. Yes, me and my colleagues of my band 'Kailasa', Paresh Kamath and Naresh Kamath, will be composing music for upcoming films 'Made In China' and 'Allah Ke Bande,' said Kher during a telephonic conversation. Together we will be known as Kailash-Paresh-Naresh he added. The trio who joined hands together in 2006 had brought a whiff of fresh music and regaled audiences with sufi elements in their first album 'Kailasa' followed by 'Kailasa Jhoomore' a few months ago. The songs 'Teri Deewani' and 'Tauba Tauba' from the album 'Kailasa', and 'Bam Lahari' and 'Saiyaan' from 'Kailasa Jhoomore' turned out to be huge hits. 'Made in China' directed by Nikhil Advani and produced by Ramesh Sippy stars Akshay Kumar and model-turned-actor Deepika Padukone. This multicomposer film will also have musicians Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy as well as veteran Bappi Lahiri. The title track will be done by Kailash-Paresh-Naresh. Shankar Mahadevan, who is the main composer in the movie will also sing a track tuned by us, said Kher. Kailash, who rose to popularity with 'Allah ke Bande' in the film 'Aise bhi hota he', is excited about the possibility of getting A R Rahman to sing for his composition in the upcoming 'Allah Ke Bande,' by debut filmmaker Farooqe Kabir. I share a special bond with Rahman and I never miss a chance to work with him. He is blessed by God. His spirituality and simplicity attracts everyone, says Kailash. The trio is working on a sufi song and have already discussed it with Rahman. Rahman likes the idea and if things fall in line he will be singing this song, adds Kher. Kher, who is an admirer of late sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, says Khan has a great influence on his life. I liked his (Nusrat's) selection of songs. All his songs have a philosophical touch. There was an yearning to reach the almighty, said Kher. Kailash Kher is also associated with a television show tittled 'Mission Ustaad', which will be aired on the new entertainment channel 9X. This programme we will entertain people for a cause, said Kailash about the programme which envisages propagating the message of United Nations Millennium Development Goals. I'm very excited to be a part of this show. I'll sing, make people happy and ask them to help people in need, said the singer.

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Didi, You just took my thunder away. I was reading it while you posted it thanks for sharing. Any way this post will still go on my ARR thread.

Yes i am hunting for that very post...this need to go there. I am sure this album would come out really good. the whole Kailasha group with Shankar and Rehman....its a big combination, something that i am sure will give us some really good memorable tracks.

Thanks, I luv such music too.
Mozart of Madras !Cute name. 😆

Originally posted by: Barnali

Yes i am hunting for that very post...this need to go there. I am sure this album would come out really good. the whole Kailasha group with Shankar and Rehman....its a big combination, something that i am sure will give us some really good memorable tracks.

Didi, I do agree with you no question on that just take a moment and think KK has a very interesting history and about how he broke into the music scene nearly two years ago with his unconventional music style and the hit song Allah ke bande. I do have that some where will post it for you.

From station-dweller to Allah ke bande fame

Abhilasha Ojha | May 09, 2005

Kailash Kher still gets unnerved every time he passes Mumbai's Andheri railway station. "I lived here on the platform and one chaiwallah (tea-stall owner) in particular was a good friend of mine," he says.

As Kher's sleek, black Honda City zooms out of the posh Lokhandwala area in Andheri, where he now resides, he says a silent prayer while crossing the station that was once his home.

"I had a few friends, some of whom were also involved in some way or the other in a few films. My name was recommended to musician Ram Sampat, who was at that time looking for a different voice for a jingle for Nakshatra diamonds."

The jingle may not have given Kher instant recognition but fetched him Rs 5,000, which he needed desperately at that time "just to survive."

Life didn't change dramatically even after a few more jingles. But, "at least I was moving in the right circles and visiting studios I couldn't have dreamt of stepping into, without any reference or an industry godfather."

The sensational singer of Allah ke bande from Waisa Bhi Hota Hai Part II -- the film was eventually declared a dud at the box-office -- originally thought his big break would come from Shah Rukh Khan's big production banner Dreamz Unlimited for the film Chalte Chalte.

"I thought I had arrived in the industry when the song Tujh par gagan se was offered to me by music director Aadesh Srivastava. But I was in for a rude shock when I finally got the cassette and heard the same song in Sukhwinder Singh's voice."

Kher admits it was a setback, especially because he was still a struggler and had pinned his hopes on that song.

"To be completely honest, I had forgotten about Allah ke bande because it was a small-budget film and I wasn't even sure of its release."

Thankfully, for both Kher and the country, Allah ke bande wasn't chopped from the film, and remained at the number one position for almost six months across different channels.

That was nearly two years ago and it was, according to Kher, the turning point of his career. "It was a miracle that a song from a small film -- that didn't even get good publicity initially -- was so well received," he says.

"The song was simple, raw, sung without any pretensions and I didn't imitate anyone and just sang it in my own style."

Initially, Kher got a lot of flak for his singing style. He admits he used to be nervous about it. "My voice was considered raw and not the conventional 'hero kind of voice,' because of which I got turned away from a lot of places," he says.

As a boy, Kher ran away from Meerut, his birth place, to Delhi in search of a guru. He learned music from nearly 15 different teachers before his frustration took him to Mumbai. "This was nearly 10-12 years ago, and I was turned out by almost everyone," says the singer.

Back in New Delhi, where his parents also shifted, Kher was asked to join a family friend's sari export business. "That didn't work out, and for, nearly two years, I was a frustrated man staring at my parents' blank faces. They had lost all hope," Kher recalls.

That was when he decided to take one final plunge in Mumbai's tinseltown. "I still wonder what I would have done if things had failed this time too," he says.

His critics, who once called his voice flawed and untrained, especially as it broke at high pitch, have had to chew on their own words as music directors are now creating songs especially for Kher in films.

Ismail Darbar, the music director of films like Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, Devdas and Kisna, says, "Kailash sings with complete sincerity and dedication. Music for him is devotion, and that aspect reflects in his singing."

While A R Rahman calls him a 'fragrance of rural Indian soil,' Aamir Khan hugged him and told him, 'Your voice alone is music for the ears.'

Now, Kher's personal life is a daily grind of recording sessions, rehearsals with music directors, live shows and innumerable interviews, besides looking after a bank balance that continues to swell -- he charges Rs 50,000 per track -- and an appointment schedule that he maintains in his sleek Nokia 9500.

The in-demand singer is gearing up for a tour to the US with Jatin-Lalit, after which he will be away for three months on a world tour with Rahman in 22 countries. That apart, he's patiently waiting for his forthcoming releases like the Aamir Khan starrer The Rising, in which Kher even makes an appearance.

There is also Ram Gopal Varma's Sarkar, Suneel Darshan's film Apaharan, Khalid Mohamed's Silsilay, Tanuja Chandra's film on the 1971 Indo-Pak war, Runaway, and another flick titled Chocolate.

Kher says he is a busy man with no time for a love life. Nevertheless, the hunt is on for "a simple, sweet girl." He wants to tie the knot by early next year.

"I don't have the time to look around," he says, "aap dhundiye (you search) please."

So, after I've wrapped up this assignment, I'm gearing up for a new task. It is called 'the search for Mrs Kailash Kher.'

Kailash's journey is another one that can be called as "Rag's to Riches" as Barnalidi had once titled Poonam.

And Allah ke bande... That was simply superb. Not only the song but even the lyrics are fantastic. They are too touching.

Originally posted by: Thakur Saab

Kailash's journey is another one that can be called as "Rag's to Riches" as Barnalidi had once titled Poonam.

And Allah ke bande... That was simply superb. Not only the song but even the lyrics are fantastic. They are too touching.

He is a very sweet and endearing person and is totally down to earth. I saw him perform live in Incredibles, and his stories kept the crowds applauding him,. he found our place very cold and it was actually pre summer then i think...😆

Kailash Kher is simple amazing!! He is too good! His unique voice and singing style makes it so much nicer!!. He has done masti songs , Sufi, Romantic songs and has excelled in all of them. Will certainly look forward to his Bollywood film debut's! After all he is one of my favourite artists of current times. 👏


Allah Ke Bandhe was written by Vishal and composed by Vishal and Shekar. It is amazing Vishal can write so good! 👏 👏

Originally posted by: AznDesi

Kailash Kher is simple amazing!! He is too good! His unique voice and singing style makes it so much nicer!!. He has done masti songs , Sufi, Romantic songs and has excelled in all of them. Will certainly look forward to his Bollywood film debut's! After all he is one of my favourite artists of current times. 👏


Allah Ke Bandhe was written by Vishal and composed by Vishal and Shekar. It is amazing Vishal can write so good! 👏 👏

Ron bro very well said Yes Kailash Kher is simple amazing! And I do take my hats off to Vishal with his writing ability they both are unique and doing very well.