"Pyarelal arranged the song to give it the 70's feel with a massive orchestra, but did not compose it, the composition of all the songs was by Vishal Shekhar. Of course he has credit - Farah talked about him all the time and he was at the OSO music release."
Well, you and Vishal-Shekhar can spin it any way you like. But there are other accounts of what actually happened.
http://content.msn.co.in/Entertainment/Bollywood/BollywoodHinT_151107_ 1100.htm
Director Farah Khan couldn't find anyone better than the yesteryear composer Pyarelal to do justice to 'Om Shanti Om's music.
Though Vishal-Shekhar are credited for the album, Pyarelal has guest composed the Dhoom tana number.
Pyarelal last composed for 'Deewana Mastana' (1997). He had stopped composing after the death of his partner Laxmikant.
'Om Shanti Om' inspired by Subhash Ghai's 'Karz', derives its name from one of the songs in the film, the music of which was also composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.
"I wasn't too keen at the outset. Farah requested me to do a song to pay a tribute to the music of the '70s and the '80s. I agreed because my wife and daughter wanted me to return to music," states Pyarelal. Quite traditional The song was recorded with a 150-member-orchestra with traditional instruments like drums, tabla, dholak, dafli and madal, which were a trademark of the L-P duo.
"I have used more than 40 different percussion instruments to make the song as grand as I could," he remarks. The composer stuck to traditional ‘live' instruments instead of depending on electronica.
Pyarelal was initially approached for three songs. But he chose to do only one.
http://www.cinefundas.com/2008/04/08/pyarelal-gets-no-pyar-on-his-hard -work/
Pyarelal gets no pyar on his hard work
April 8, 2008
Veteran and lilting music composer of yesteryear Pyarelal one of the closest duo of late Lakshmikanth feels OSO team gave him a raw deal
The immensely talented composer Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma of the famous music-director duo Laxmikant-Pyarelal is pretty pissed off with the music industry these days. The man behind the music of classics like "Satyam Shivam Sundaramâ"˜ and "Ek Duje Ke Liye" feels like he's been given the short, sharp end of the stick.
Well, it all started when the scoop picked up scent of how the composer was called on by Farah Khan and Vishal-Shekhar to collaborate on the score for their Diwali dhamaka "Om Shanti Om." After all, it was Laxmikant-Pyarelal who had given the hit music for "Karz," the inspiration behind OSO, way back in 1980.
So when "Dard-E-Dil" was changed to "Dard-E-Disco," the nation might've loved every move and groove, but Pyarelal was not at all impressed! After all his hard work, there was no mention of his contribution in any of the film's promotion and publicity. Not even in any of the credits for the songs in the album's CDs when in fact, he had been asked to compose three songs, including the theme music for "Om Shanti Om."
First, Farah and SRK miffed veteran actor Manoj Kumar making fun of him in the film. When he went with his complaints to the media, they were forced to extend the olive branch. Mr Bharat cooled down, only after a series of apologies from SRK and Farah's side!
Now, ‘team OSO-is that the way to treat industry veterans’? Someday you guys will be all old and wrinkled, and then it'll be you getting the shaft -ever thought of that? Time flies pretty fast and the day isn't that far either!
http://www.b4utv.com/showtime/newsbreak/070920pyarelal.shtml
Pyarelal's name omitted
Its a mistake both Farah Khan and Vishal-Shekhar admit and are apologetic about. Farah had approached Pyarelal to give a 70s touch to the music of her film Om Shanti Om. He obliged. But during the launch when Farah learnt that his name was ommited from the credit list she was aghast.
Both have apologised and promised to rectify the mistake in the second lot.
http://indyarocks.com/movieplex/Plans-to-include-original-songs-of-Kar z-scrapped-News-Gossip-1662
It looks like Himesh has decided to forge his individual identity completely separate from all the other singers, actors and singing actors who have come and gaan, A decision has been taken to do away with the entire music score of Subhash Ghai's Karz and substitute it with a swanky new score in Himesh's Karzzzz.
Apparently, the decision to do away with the L-P factor in Himesh's aspirations as an actor comes from the veteran composer Pyarelal's unhappiness over the way his contribution to the music of Om Shanti Om was treated.
Says a hurt and angry Pyarelal, "Though I was initially reluctant, Vishal-Shekhar and Farah Khan were insistent. So I relented. Finally, after all my hard work there was no mention of my contribution in any of the film's promotion and publicity. Not even in any of the credits for the songs in the album's CDs when in fact I had been asked to compose three songs including the theme music for Om Shanti Om."
This experience has definitely soured Pyarelal towards the film industry. "It's an industry I don't understand any more," says Pyarelal sadly.
The decision to keep the chartbusting songs from Subhash Ghai's Karz completely out of Himesh's version of the story decidedly has its echoes in the way one-half of the legendary Laxmikant-Pyarelal has been treated during his comeback. Though Himesh maintains his tightlipped diplomatic stance, the neo-Karzzzz director, Satish Kaushik, is more forthcoming. "We did plan to include some songs from Subhash Ghai's Karz by Laxmikant-Pyarelalji. But then things started changing once we started shooting. The original Karz doesn't have a title song. But Himesh has sung and composed a fabulous title song 'Ishq Mere Tere Karz'. Himesh loves Rafi Saab's 'Dard-e-Dil' and had the situation for our film. But then Himesh created an entirely new track in place of 'Dard-e-Dil'."
Could the fact that the Karz song 'Dard-e-Dil' has already been parodied as 'Dard-e-Disco' in Om Shanti Om have something to do with the decision to do away with the original song situation in the new millennium Karz?
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HeadleyLamarr
16 years ago
Spin? Isn't this what you posted?
http://www.b4utv.com/showtime/newsbreak/070920pyarelal.shtml
Pyarelal's name omitted
Its a mistake both Farah Khan and Vishal-Shekhar admit and are apologetic about. Farah had approached Pyarelal to give a 70s touch to the music of her film Om Shanti Om. He obliged. But during the launch when Farah learnt that his name was ommited from the credit list she was aghast.
Both have apologised and promised to rectify the mistake in the second lot.
http://www.naachgaana.com/2007/05/24/oso-vishal-dadlani/
Let bygones be bygones. What’s coming up next from the musician duo sounds big! Vishal Dadlani describes Farah Khan’s Om Shanti Om as a phenomenal film with great energy. “The songs are deeply attached with the film. There is a timeline in the film so the music moves with that. And the music is fun. There are songs which you can dance to and songs which have beautiful melodies. There is a huge range of music. There is an orchestral track recorded with a live orchestra too.”
Isn’t this orchestra track composed by Pyarelal of the famous Laxmikant-Pyarelal duo as is the buzz in the media circles? “Pyarelal hasn’t composed the track”, clarifies Vishal. “He has just arranged for the track. It’s a big honour for all of us. But there are some people who are misreporting that he has composed the song. He has done a phenomenal job. You won’t believe he had almost 150 musicians on it and all live. It was like those old days”.
But why did they think of getting Pyarelal on board? Is this because the film is set in the late 70s, an era when Laxmikant-Pyarelal were the most popular composer in the industry? Or is it because the film has some connection with the film Karz that released in 1980? In fact the title of the film ‘Om Shanti Om’ happens to be a chartbuster song from Karz composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal. Vishal doesn’t deny the connection. “For one particular song in Om Shanti Om, Farah had given us references of a Laxmikant Pyarelal track. But getting that sound right was an intense process because there is so much involved to it. The stuff they used to do was unbelievable and it’s not done anymore. Now it’s all electronic and you add a few lines. But in those days every single note in the music used to be live. Nothing was sequenced. And that’s what gave that huge organic sound. So we thought why not go straight to the source.”
And how did they convince Pyarelal to make a comeback to the music scenario after he went on a self-imposed exile since the demise of his partner Laxmikant? “What happened was that Pyarelal had come in Yashraj Studio. So I told Farah should I just go and ask him and she said lets try. So Shekhar and I went and we literally sat with him and asked him if he could arrange a song for us. He refused saying he wasn’t interested. So we just told him about all the stuff that we loved and all the stuff that we admired him for. He also saw our work and liked it and felt that it wasn’t just a publicity gimmick to have him on board. So finally after much thinking he agreed.”
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/32899.html
Pyarelal, Vishal and Shekhar face camera for OM SHANTI OM
Joginder Tuteja, IndiaGlitz [Thursday, August 09, 2007]
When the entire cast and crew comes together in the end credit title roll number for Farah Khan's OM SHANTI OM, how could the men behind the music of the film be left behind?
Informs Vishal Dadlani of the Vishal-Shekhar duo, "Shekhar and myself have made a brief appearance in this specially created video. Not just us, even Pyarelalji has faced the camera for the song. It has been so sweet of him to have done this for OM SHANTI OM. First he consented to arrange one of the songs in the film and now he has even appeared in the video. Unfortunately we don't share the same frame as his in the video."
Now that they have seen the veteran musician from close quarters, how good is he as an actor? Laughs Vishal, "Come on, he is a legend. Such questions are irrelevant. We have great respect for the man and we would always remember the contribution he has made to our song."
So he shows up in the film credits and that is credit is it not?
How far things have strayed - from Farah and Rahman at loggerheads to Pyarelal. What exactly is the point of this discussion?
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pmathew1216
16 years ago
"How far things have strayed - from Farah and Rahman at loggerheads to Pyarelal. What exactly is the point of this discussion?"
The point of this discussion has to do with the topic raised by the OP. The original poster opines that OSO should have gotten the best music award over Guru. But the Pyarelal story illustrates that there is sufficient controversy over the true identity of the composer(s) of the OSO soundtrack. This controversy alone would have given pause to judges of the Filmfare and Star Screen Awards from awarding a prize to OSO, even if they'd wanted to. At least with Guru, there is no murk or mystery surrounding the true identity of its composer.
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HeadleyLamarr
16 years ago
There is no murk surrounding who composed the music of OSO. And if they were so worried about the claims to ownership they would not award Life in a Metro for the best screenplay - LMAO at that! Or consider Pritam the plagiarizer for his music of JWM (or any other film for that matter) - Mauja hi Mauja as the best track - what the fish?
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