The news has come as a surprise to many when Oscar and Grammy award winning composer AR Rahman's tune was rejected by six classical dance masters. This includes Kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj, Odissi danseuse Sonal Mansingh, Bharatnatyam performer Saroja Vaidyanathan, Kuchipudi artiste Raja Reddy among others. Rahman had composed a song ‘Aao Balam’ which was supposed to be the introductory song of the Commonwealth Games.
Informing the Organizing Committee (OC) members that the tune of the composition of Rahman's song is not ideal for their dance, the masters have decided to come up with their own version of the song. The issue has been escalated and a decision on this is expected to be taken soon.
It can be recalled that Rahman's theme song for the CWG 'Utho Bado Jiyo' has come under criticism from many of the OC members.
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