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When Strangers meet.. has a chapter dedicated to Gautham Vasudev Menon's Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya.. Watch the Hosanna magic come alive! WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. by K.HARI KUMAR WHEN STRANGERS MEET.. a novel by   K. Hari Kumar Published by  Srishti Publishers & Distributors Illustration by  Sakshi Garg Official Tag #wouldyoumeetastranger PLEASE SHARE :) #kathaharik #wouldyoumeetastranger #kharikumar #harikumar #novel #fiction #indianliterature #youngadult #contemporaryfiction #bollywood #bollywoodfiction #bollywood #kerala #delhi #gurgaon #ghittorni #delhimetro #chennai #tuticorin #cochin #palakkad #trichur #india #mynameisiyer #iyer #jai #pathan #faith #Allah #destiny # islam #hinduism #atheist #poor #middleclass #cinema #padma

Phoolon Jaisi (Like Flowers)   Music Director: A R Rahman Lyricist: Javed Akhtar Singer(s): Clinton Cerejo, Kalyani Menon MY RATING : 9.9/10 Reflections  Aah... the song that first hit the center spot on my heart back in 2010... well indeed OMANA PENNE (Darling Girl) was the first track ... rather the only track I had heard until watching the movie... so, much before Hosanna, Mannipaaya, Anbil Avan & Aaromale had made the impact... Omana Penne used to be my favorite...and now here you are...with the hindi version of Omana Penne ... PHOOLON JAISI (Like blossoms) and how good is the song? Well considering the sorrowful fact that benny Dayal isn't singing the hindi version, but Clinton Cerejo has done a wonderful job as the replacement and in fact I guess I have loved this more than the original one. Another song that has a special FEEL to it... and yes... once again... this one's for the most special person in my life... (she knows it's her I am talking...

Hosanna Singers: Leon D’Souza, Suzanne & Blaaze Movie : Ek Deewana Tha Song Writer: Javed Akhtar, Blaaze Composer: AR Rahman MY RATING – 10/10 Reflections First of all... I wasn't really expecting much of an adore from the hindi version of my all time favorite tamil song, but hey... as on many occasions before... my deduction has been negated... yet again! Hosanna... starts off the same way it does in the tamil version... “Had I two hearts..I's d let you break my second heart too” ...this time we hear a new voice altogether...in words that are somehow more catchy and reverberating than the original tamil ones. Leon D'Souza peps out a more silky voice (compared to the haziness of Vijay Prakash). And as the song progresses, you will feel younger and dancing like the deewana (that I am.. gotcha :P)... The rap by Blaaze has been given a total about turn...and sounds more like a sunday mass meets saturday night disco.... which with repeated hearing...will win over yo...

AR Rahman talks to Nick Gowing of BBC.....about Indian cinema...his oscars...slumdog experience.....and South Indian Cinema.....and how the term BOLLYWOOD LIMITS THE SPECTRUM OF INDIAN CINEMA Before we taken to the Mozart of Madras...we are shown a glimpse of his latest chartbuster HOSANNA....from the Tamil flick Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya