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Please explain.
The throbbing pulse of Mumbai is superbly captured in the film. Slumdog Millionaire (SM) is about suffering, hope and redemption. If my music in SM has made an impact in the West it's because it's projected so effectively.
Though some of the songs are in Hindi nobody complained about them being boring or incomprehensible.
Jai ho, the song that has been nominated for the Golden Globe, O saya and Ringa ringa which is influenced by Choli ke peeche are in a foreign language for them. But the Americans love it.
Were you in the US to lobby for the Oscar for Jai ho?
It's not about lobbying. It's about letting the jury members meet you, get to know you and decide if the person behind the creation is worth putting a vote for. As an artiste I need to be recognized on a human level.
So I needed to go to Hollywood with my song Jai Ho. I met all the top Hollywood soundtrack composers like Hans Zimmer, Howard Shore and Danny Elfman.
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