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Phew... and after all those anxious waiting days, hours, minutes, seconds, there stood A.R.Rahman with, not one, but two golden statues in his hands. That, looked like, what was the JAI HO moment in my life.
Yes, he deserved an Oscar. However, I don't think the movie/song for which he got the awards was not his masterpiece but then I take that as a belated honor that he should have gotten for many of his previous works.
What not he gave to this country and the people?
Right from Thamizha Thamizha [Roja], Vande Mataram, Pray For Me Brother [against Poverty], One Love [for Taj], Jiya Se Jiya [for Peace & Love] and now with Jai Ho [fulfulling every Indian's Oscars dream] - I'm just jumping over many many incredible works of him, the list is huge - these are just a few high notes that went right inside the veins of every Indian Youth.
I grew listening to his tunes. I love him a lot not just for his music but also for a person who he is. And I want to see him going even greater heights than Oscars. For A.R.Rahman, Oscars should just be another pit stop, not the Finish Line - I knew he knows this as well.
Keep going Rahman ji. We have got enough voice to cheer you whenever you make us proud.
-Jeeva :-)
