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ShareAfter the patriotic album 'Vande Mataram' in 1997, A R Rahman will come out with another record in June on the values of humanity titled 'Pray for Me Brother'. Rahman, who was in Mumbai on Thursday night, said that he's been quietly working on this album for a while.
"It's a simple song, which will be very unique in its concept," added Rahman. Bharatbala (the maker of Aishwarya Rai starrer 'Taj Mahal') will be directing the video for the number.
Explained Bharatbala, "The idea behind this is to spread the message of humanity. We will tell people to preserve humanity."
Meanwhile, Rahman, as always, is looking at working at his own pace. "I now want to do projects which satisfy me. I want to do new things," he said. He has finished the music for Mani Ratnam's 'Guru.'
Can we expect another 'Bombay'? "I don't know how much to expect. But expect something," he laughed. The genius composer also has Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Akbar-Jodha', Rajkumar Santoshi's 'London Dreams', whose music he said, "won't be all rock" and Shekhar Kapur's 'Golden Age'.
Ask Rahman why each and every composer worth his salt reveres him so much - even Himesh Reshammiya quipped that if ever he would lend his voice to any composer, it will only be Rahman - and the Mozart from Madras remarked, "I don't really know. I feel humbled. They respect me. I just hope they learn the right things from me!"
s_ayaz@dnaindia.net
