A.R. Rahman's 90s hits stand the test of time reveals Amit Trivedi
By Rahmaniac.com
May 20, 2023
In a world where the younger generation may be missing out on the true essence of A.R. Rahman's groundbreaking work from the 1990s, composer Amit Trivedi sheds light on the pressures and expectations that come with age, making it impossible to consistently create magic.
"The current generation of 16- to 17-year-olds may not be exposed to Rahman’s real, hard-core work that we were lucky to have witnessed first-hand in the 1990s.With age and the pressures and expectations he has to deal with, it’s not humanly possible to create magic every single time and it’s not fair to expect him to either"
"But it still comes out in bits and spurts—be it Tamasha’s ‘Agar Tum Saath Ho’ or Ok Jaanu’s ‘Enna Sona’ or Kadal’s ‘Nenjukkule’. Twenty-two years later, you release ‘Humma’ and it still garners 100 million views (on YouTube)—that says something about the man. His music is timeless, whereas most songs today die within six months"
- Amit Trivedi, 2017
Favourite AR songs: ‘Yeh Jo Des’ (‘Swades’), ‘Rehna Tu’ (‘Delhi-6’), ‘Kuchi Kuchi Rakkamma’ (‘Bombay’)
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