WATCH: Filmmaker Subhash Ghai feels 'blessed' as US swimming team performs AR Rahman's Taal Se Taal
A video of the US swimming team performing to AR Rahman's Taal Se Taal is doing rounds on social media. Here's how filmmaker Subhash Ghai reacted to it.
The USA's women's artistic swimming team performed the famous Taal Se Taal for their underwater choreography at the World Aquatics Doha 2024. The video of their month-old performance has been shared widely on social media. Bollywood film director Subhash Ghai reacted to it as the theme music of his 1999 film, Taal, composed by the Oscar-winning composer-singer AR Rahman, was used.
The video shows the USA's women's artistic swimming team performing on the opening music of the song Taal Se Taal Mila. Sharing a screenshot from the performance, Subhash Ghai took to his X (previously Twitter) and expressed his happiness.
He penned, "RARELY IT HAPPENS WHEN A HINDI FILM THEME MUSIC LIKE TAAL’ BECOMES ICONIC (clapping hands emoji)."
The filmmaker continued, "It was seen at World Aquatics DOHA 2024 which inspired the USA ARTISTIC SWIMMING TEAM to display their unique performance on the music of TAAL. I feel blessed... thank you all (heart and hug emoji)."
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Fans also reacted to the video on X. One fan wrote, "Taal Se Taal is perfect for any cultural event.. AR truly is the face of Indian music." Another social media user added, "So cool!." "This is a proud moment for all Indians & definitely Indian Music Rocks," an X user wrote.
Meanwhile, Taal Se Taal Mila is composed by AR Rahman and written by Anand Bakshi. The song is sung by Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan. The song is performed by Aishwarya Rai in the movie.
A few months back, the filmmaker extended his best wishes to Ranbir Kapoor starrer Ramayana. The filming for Nitesh Tiwari's Ramayana has begun. Ranbir will play Lord Rama, Sai Pallavi as Sita Maa, Sunny Deol as Lord Hanuman, and Yash as Raavan. Veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai congratulated the team by writing a long note on social media along with a picture of the project's name written on it.
Congratulating the producer Namit Malhotra, Ghai wrote, "Finally one producer has done it in mumbai (folded hands emoji). My hearty congratulations to dear Namit Malhotra for launching a hindi megha scale motion picture #RAMAYAN “with his honest desire to showcase the epic tale of Hindu mythology of india to the rest of world internationally Wow. (flower emoji)"
Further sharing his excitement regarding the project, he penned, "Its gonna to put our nation #BHARAT on highest pedestal in world’ s perspectives."