"Nadaan Parindey Ghar Aaja ," crooned AR Rahman, and the group of 25,000, eagerly ready to look at the Mozart of Madras carry out are living, went berserk. The evening sure began on a high word.
Celebrating 25 years of musical journey, the famend composer stirred the hearts of his enthusiasts who flocked the venue through rendering one chartbuster after another. As he carried out iconic numbers like Ye Jo Des Hai Mera, Maa Tujhe Salaam, Dil Se Re, Urvasi Urvasi, Mustafa Mustafa, Chaiyya Chaiyya, Masakali, Jai Ho , amidst a sea of helium balloons, the group joined him and sang alongside.
The degree, shaped like a boat, was impressively put along with a video montage of a few of ARR's occupation highlights celebrating 25 years of his journey performed within the background. Halfway through the live performance, fireworks lit up the degree, making for an excellent visible revel in. Prasheel Anand, Director of Communications at a city based company, says, "The concert was a visual treat complete with fireworks and different props," he gushed, adding, "It was a bit surprising for me as a Hyderabadi to see that the concert started on time, sharp at 7. It was an amazing experience. It was like Rahman's biography woven in music; he took us through 25 years of journey in music."
Devjit Naha, a gadget engineer in DRDO, too was glad that he reached an hour previous to the live performance, fearing parking issues. "Much to our wonder, it started dot on 7. In reality, the group was still pouring in when the live performance was underway. The very best phase is that the are living performances of the songs sounded precisely like their recorded versions and for
untrained ears, it was not possible to distinguish between the two. Among Rahman's entourage of singers, I individually favored Hriday Gattani."
The evening additionally featured performances through some of the maximum prominent names within the song business together with Mohit Chauhan, Jonita Gandhi, Javed Ali, Hriday Gattani, Shaashaa Tirupati and Harshdeep Kaur.
For 32-year-old instrument skilled Ankita Das, watching the two-time Oscar winner are living for the first time was a surreal revel in. "It was an event that I'll remember for the rest of my life. Rahman's setlist was in three languages — Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The best part was when they performed Chandralekha, the hit song from the Mani Ratnam directorial Donga Donga (1993). He also performed a song from the much-awaited Rajnikanth starrer Robot 2.0. But it was when he sang Vande Mataram that I had goosebumps. It was simply magnificent to see the maestro live."
While the millenials sure had a blast, the hordes of teenagers who turned up, could not quite connect with the setlist ruled through hits from the 90s and early 2000s. "Much of the concert featured songs from the time I wasn't even born, so that was a bit disappointing," stated 13-year-old Rishab.
Celebrating 25 years of musical journey, the famend composer stirred the hearts of his enthusiasts who flocked the venue through rendering one chartbuster after another. As he carried out iconic numbers like Ye Jo Des Hai Mera, Maa Tujhe Salaam, Dil Se Re, Urvasi Urvasi, Mustafa Mustafa, Chaiyya Chaiyya, Masakali, Jai Ho , amidst a sea of helium balloons, the group joined him and sang alongside.
The degree, shaped like a boat, was impressively put along with a video montage of a few of ARR's occupation highlights celebrating 25 years of his journey performed within the background. Halfway through the live performance, fireworks lit up the degree, making for an excellent visible revel in. Prasheel Anand, Director of Communications at a city based company, says, "The concert was a visual treat complete with fireworks and different props," he gushed, adding, "It was a bit surprising for me as a Hyderabadi to see that the concert started on time, sharp at 7. It was an amazing experience. It was like Rahman's biography woven in music; he took us through 25 years of journey in music."
Devjit Naha, a gadget engineer in DRDO, too was glad that he reached an hour previous to the live performance, fearing parking issues. "Much to our wonder, it started dot on 7. In reality, the group was still pouring in when the live performance was underway. The very best phase is that the are living performances of the songs sounded precisely like their recorded versions and for
untrained ears, it was not possible to distinguish between the two. Among Rahman's entourage of singers, I individually favored Hriday Gattani."
The evening additionally featured performances through some of the maximum prominent names within the song business together with Mohit Chauhan, Jonita Gandhi, Javed Ali, Hriday Gattani, Shaashaa Tirupati and Harshdeep Kaur.
For 32-year-old instrument skilled Ankita Das, watching the two-time Oscar winner are living for the first time was a surreal revel in. "It was an event that I'll remember for the rest of my life. Rahman's setlist was in three languages — Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. The best part was when they performed Chandralekha, the hit song from the Mani Ratnam directorial Donga Donga (1993). He also performed a song from the much-awaited Rajnikanth starrer Robot 2.0. But it was when he sang Vande Mataram that I had goosebumps. It was simply magnificent to see the maestro live."
While the millenials sure had a blast, the hordes of teenagers who turned up, could not quite connect with the setlist ruled through hits from the 90s and early 2000s. "Much of the concert featured songs from the time I wasn't even born, so that was a bit disappointing," stated 13-year-old Rishab.
When Rah'mania’ gripped the city
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Reviewed by Kailash
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November 28, 2017
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