The multiple wins by “Slumdog Millionaire” at Sunday’s Oscars have a lot of people buzzing about how the little-movie-that-did might build a bridge between Hollywood and Bollywood. And, with the awards-show hangover just barely wearing off, Nicole Scherzinger has already volunteered to lay the first brick.
The Pussycat Dolls singer has laid down some vocals on a remix of A.R. Rahman’s Oscar-winning Best Original Song “Jai Ho,” which went up on DesiHits.com on Monday.
“It’s an honor to be able to collaborate with A.R. Rahman and be a part of the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ project in any way,” Scherzinger said in a statement. “The movie, the story and the music [were] a gift and very spiritually uplifting for me. … I can only hope and pray ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ and my version of ‘Jai Ho’ (’You Are My Destiny’) touches and connects people all around the world.”
With the song’s original frantic beats and uplifting percussion in place, Scherzinger’s version replaces the original tune’s Hindi words with English lyrics, including the chorus, “You are the reason that I breathe/ You are the reason that I still believe/ You are my destiny/ Jai ho.”
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March 11th, 2009 at 9:06 am
Desi Movies have always been successful in capturing the hearts of true movie fans not only in India but even across the World,and if it goes on the future seems to be bright.
March 25th, 2009 at 4:29 am
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