Hi Folks,
The "Mozart of Madras" would be in town! His "Jai Ho" concert would take place on
16th July at
Hallendstadion. A. R. Rehman is a prolific figure in Indian music (which subsumes Bollywood "filmy" music). He won Oscar in 2009 for his music in the international hit movie "Slumdog Millionaire". The Jai Ho concert has already kicked off from US and he would be covering a lot of central Europe too. More info here:
http://jaiho.ch/
I met him through a press conference in Hotel Part Hyatt few weeks back. Being President of Indian Student Association Zurich I was part of the group which met him through a video conference (He was in New York and us in Zurich). And I have to say he is such a wonderful and humble person in real life, no airs even after achieving so much. He dodged some of the obvious questions like "How do you feel after winning Oscar" with charm and also told us he would not be limited to music from his movies.
I have adored his work since childhood, his earlier works like Roja and Dil se are ethereal! I am too excited to be in the audience. Hope you guys would also come to enjoy his music!