Mani Ratnam never told AR Rahman story of Dil Se

• In order to promote the movie, AR Rahman is now on the road with the Ponniyin Selvan I team.
• In an interview, AR Rahman recalled a memory of working on Dil Se and what makes it one of his best soundtracks even today.
• He added that the fact Mani Ratnam didn’t tell him the story actually pushed him to work harder.

In order to promote the movie, AR Rahman is now on the road with the Ponniyin Selvan I team. In a promotional interview, he talked openly about his longtime partnership with director Mani Ratnam and recalled not being informed the Dil Se plot. He continued by acknowledging that it forced the entire team to think creatively and produce what is still regarded as one of the best soundtracks. Continue reading to learn when Mani Ratnam will collaborate with Shah Rukh Khan.

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For thirty years, AR Rahman and Mani Ratnam have collaborated. Their 16th film together is Ponniyin Selvan 1. In an interview, AR Rahman recalled a memory of working on Dil Se and what makes it one of his best soundtracks even today. “The memory is he never told me the story. He said I won’t tell you the story. Just give me seven stages of love. That’s it. I said ok. That was the whole brief of the project,” Rahman explained.
He added that the fact Mani Ratnam didn’t tell him the story actually pushed him to work harder. “It actually pushed all of us to think on another level which people feel even now when they say it’s one of the best soundtracks. It was inspirational,” he said.

Explaining why he didn’t reveal the story, Mani Ratnam said, “When you tell them, say even a lyricist, what you want. They get bound by it. If you don’t tell them exactly and just give them an abstract view, then it becomes…”

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Recalling the popularity of the soundtrack, AR Rahman narrated an incident which happened soon after he won the Oscars. He said, “After the Oscars, my agent wanted me to introduce me to different music studios. He took me to Warner Bros, Fox and Sony. We had meetings. While we were walking from Warner to Fox, one white lady started running behind me. She said if I meet Mani Ratnam, tell him I watched his Dil Se 40 times,” he said.

Produced by Madras Talkies, Ponniyin Selvan I also features Jayam Ravi, Vikram, Karthi, Aishwarya Rai, Trisha, Sobhita Dhulipala and Aishwarya Lekshmi among others.