| Their next
project, Swades, though well received by critics
did not find acceptance among the masses.
But one aspect of the film that was appreciated
by one and all was it’s music, with
Rahman’s ‘Yeh Jo Des…’
going on to become one of his best compositions
till date.
Ashutosh’s latest venture, Jodhaa
Akbar, featuring Hrithik Roshan as the Mughal
emperor Akbar and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
as his love interest Jodha, a Rajput princess,
also has Rahman composing the music. This
period film is now in its final stages of
post-production and Ashutosh who is busy
editing it has done the unexpected by axing
two songs composed by Rahman, one of which
is a Qawwali that was shot in a lavish set
erected for the purpose. The director, however,
justified it as the song hampered the flow
of the film. Further, he explained that
Rahman was a mature composer and would understand
the reason behind it. We had also earlier
reported Aishwarya liking the Qawwali so
much that she has asked the director and
Rahman for the footage and composition so
she could use it in another film of hers.
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