January 11, 2011 04:51:11 PM IST Enkayaar, Glamsham Editorial

Music maestro A R Rahman would indeed be contemplating how to weave his wand again in such a manner that it mesmerizes his audience and lifts them off their feet through his musical compositions. The task indeed could be onerous as 2010 has not been too kind to him, as far as quotient of success in Hindi films is considered.

Let's check out the facts. In 2010 Rahman had Shankar's ROBOT, Mani Ratnam's RAAVAN, and Abbas Tyrewala's JHOOTHA HI SAHI. ROBOT was a humungous success, but music did not have any role to play in its success. Besides, the controversy associated with signature tune of Common Wealth Games was also a dampener, as his music could not create the sense of pride in the audience in the same manner as it had done with Vande Mataram, which whenever it is played, hardly leaves a fan without a goose bump on his skin. This was the power of his baton and this is the power that seems to have lost its edge in 2010, especially with reference to Hindi music and associated paraphernalia.

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