Classical Music instrumentalist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt opens up on AR Rahman.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt acknowledged as
Classical music
instrumentalist invented and plays a modified slide guitar widely called the Mohan veena.
Recently, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, professional classical opened up about his experience of working with AR Rahman on the song ‘Radha Kaise Na Jale’ from Lagaan
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, renowned for creating the modified guitar known as the Mohan Veena, plays a fusion of Indian classical music and Western styles. The Grammy Award-winning instrumentalist has also been involved in Bollywood music – Lagaan (2001), Saathiya (2002), Dedh Ishqiya (2014) and 7 Khoon Maaf (2011), among others.
In a recent interview, the music legend recalled recording the song ‘Radha Kaise Na Jale” for Lagaan, with music composer AR Rahman.
song. He recalled that he and Rahman only concentrate on their classical music. But, inn logon ke paas humaari khyaati chali jaati hai. To cite an example, its AR Rahman knew about what he (Vishwa Mohan) has done with this instrument. There is a new sound which he has introduced in the field of music. So, he wanted to capture it.
Vishwa Mohan Bhatt artiste visited the composer’s Chennai
studio to record the song at night. Rahman asked him to play Mohan Veena in that song and made the arrangement in his Chennai studio. He also works and records at night and is a very interesting and talented musician, a good composer. He made him(Vishwa)
listen to the track and then he composed music and added it in the song. He said that he won’t tell him, I should just do whatever he feels like.
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has also contributed to the music of several Vishal Bharadwaj films, including Ishqiya, Dedh Ishqiya and 7 Khoon Maaf. The instrumentalist has also composed music for the closing credits of the Hollywood film Dead Man Walking.
In an old interview the Mohan Veena maestro said there is no place for classical music in the Bollywood industry. “There is no place for classical music in films. He would love to work in films. But it depends on the kind of cinema. The quality of films have seen a transformation recently, they are frivolous and full of slang. Classical music does not fit in the films. But there are composers like AR Rahman who value classical music. He called him for ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Sathiyaa’. He has worked with Vishal Bhardwaj and Aadesh Shrivastava.
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