Rahman thrills to the helm
- IndiaGlitz, [Monday,May 04 2009]
At least more than fifty thousand of the Keralites was mesmerised by a show of a life time, when Maestro A R Rahman came up with his pack of the best for premiere of the ''Jai Ho'' show, here at the Corporation Stadium, Kozhikkod. The euphoric atmosphere at the venue lasted for around four hours, with the crowd cheering with thunderous applauses for the maestro, his singers and his troupe in every intervals.
The galleries were getting filled even before four p.m, hours before the function, to witness one of the best of the shows of the nation. Even with a little over priced ticket rates, the natives of Kozhikkod thus once again proved beyond any doubts that they are the best of the hosts, be it for music of Football.
A.R. Rahman made a dramatic entry to the concert stage just before eight, singing ÂO Saya his Oscar nominated song, to kick off his world tour following two Oscars. In his soft voice he also thanked the support of his fans and expressed this happiness for being in the state where he was longing to perform for the last 15 years.
Malayali singer Chithra, Hariharan, Sayanora, George Peter and Benny Dayal were also in the team of singers which also included Sadhna Sargam, Rashid Ali, Javed Ali, Muhammed Aslam, and Raja Hassan.