AR Rahman explains why he left stage as anchor spoke in Hindi at 99 Songs event, jokes ‘it saved us a lot of money’
Final month, a video of AR Rahman strolling off the stage at an occasion after the anchor spoke in Hindi went viral. Now, he has defined his actions in a brand new interview.
PUBLISHED ON APR 10, 2021 09:13 AM IST
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman defined why he walked off the stage final month, throughout a promotional occasion for 99 Songs. He’s the co-writer and producer of 99 Songs. Explaining his obvious displeasure with the anchor talking in Hindi at a launch occasion, he mentioned that it was a ‘joke’ and never meant to be taken severely.
In a viral video, after the anchor posed a query to 99 songs lead star Ehan Bhat in Hindi, Rahman may very well be seen exclaiming, “Hindi?”, and strolling off the stage, as the group cheered.
Now, in an interview with Bollywood Hungama, Rahman defined his actions. “What occurred is, we’re doing a 3 language launch. Hindi is already launched and we’re coming to Tamil Nadu. So there are specific sorts of protocol on the stage. We’re speaking to Tamil audiences who’re already saying that Ehan may be very honest. So I advised her (the anchor) to talk in Tamil and comply with the protocol,” he mentioned.
“I believe she needed to be type to Ehan and he understands Hindi higher and so she talked in Hindi. So I mentioned, ‘Hindi?’ and I needed to go away the stage. After that different individuals needed to come on stage. So individuals put this one and one two and that I bought indignant. It was a joke. It was not meant to be severe. I believe it saved us some huge cash by changing into viral, spreading Ehan’s and my face,” he added.
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After strolling off the stage, Rahman may very well be seen smiling within the video as he teased the anchor in Tamil, “Didn’t I ask you already in the event you communicate in Tamil or not?” and added, “I am joking.” She replied that it was ‘all the time a pleasure to be trolled by the maestro’.
99 Songs will launch in Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu on April 16. Introduced by Jio Studios, the movie is produced by AR Rahman’s manufacturing firm YM Films and co-produced by Splendid Leisure.
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- A video of AR Rahman, strolling off the stage after an anchor spoke in Hindi is doing the rounds on-line. Rahman was attending the music launch occasion of his movie 99 Songs.
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