The audience has been very kind to support my music and me,
and I thank God for, uh, everything.
And I wish I could maintain this standard forever.
Go beyond it.
[music playing]
["Infinite Love" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Stay with me ♪
♪ And never let me know ♪
♪ Just to celebrate the notion... ♪
[A.R. Rahman] My Dad left me a vinyl record of a band called Osibisa.
And, uh, strangely after he passed away, they came to Chennai for a concert.
And I was all excited, and I asked somebody to take me there.
It was all raining, and it was a lot of mush and water and everything.
I went through that, I was half submerged in that.
[chuckles]
Uh, of course, I got cheap tickets so I was like really, really behind.
They seemed to be so little from there. I could just see a light.
The music and the thump and excitement was unbelievable.
Who would ever imagine that I would be in a place
where people would come and watch my concert.
[cheering]
[audience] AR! Welcome! AR! Welcome...
AR! Welcome!
[A.R. Rahman] Good evening!
Vanakkam.
Namaste.
I hope you enjoy this concert.
[whistling]
["Dil Se" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ From the heart ♪
♪ The heart is sweet trouble, after all ♪
♪ My sweet love ♪
♪ O life of mine ♪
♪ From the heart ♪
♪ The heart is sweet trouble, after all ♪
♪ My sweet love ♪
♪ O life of mine ♪
♪ From the heart ♪
♪ Two autumn leaves fell from the trees ♪
♪ Floated down from the tree branches ♪
♪ Many seasons passed Those poor two leaves ♪
♪ Desiring to grow again ♪
♪ Crossed the desert ♪
♪ Those leaves were hearts ♪
♪ Where there's a heart there's hurt ♪
♪ Where there's hurt there's a heart ♪
♪ Seasons come, seasons go ♪
♪ Where there's a heart, there's hurt ♪
♪ Where there's hurt there's a heart ♪
♪ Seasons come, seasons go ♪
♪ From the heart ♪
♪ From the heart... ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Coming from a musical family and, uh, with the blessing of God
I started in the South with Tamil films and then...
transcending to North India with Hindi music.
And uh, getting introduced by Andrew Lloyd Webber
in London, West End.
And then going to Hollywood winning all those awards and the love of,
you know, almost half the world...
seems to be surreal for me most of the times, because...
you are trying to match up with various sensibilities
and what people want all over the world.
It's a challenge every day, but... inspiration never ceases.
So it's worked out so far.
For me the unknown is more intriguing.
The fascination to know the Creator of this wonder called life.
It's like an infinite symphony.
["Arziyaan" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ O Master! My Master ♪
♪ Cracks line my destiny, O Master ♪
♪ Restore my broken fate, my Master ♪
♪ O Master! My Master ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Things have changed over 20 years.
Their tastes have changed. They are seeing different things.
Yet having that connection for music which they grew up with over 22 years.
Some kids were just six when my first song came out
are now like 26 or 29 or whatever.
And I knew that those, those are the ones, who are gonna be support for the show.
-Special. -Special.
[music playing]
["Chinna Chinna Aasai" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Tiny desires, yearning desires ♪
♪ Pearl-like desires fill me With longing ♪
♪ I long to touch and kiss the moon The world's beauty overwhelms me ♪
♪ Wishful longings surround me ♪
♪ Tiny desires, yearning desires ♪
[music continues playing]
♪ I long to turn into a jasmine flower ♪
♪ I long to garland the invisible breeze ♪
♪ I long to touch the clouds ♪
♪ I long to make all sorrows vanish ♪
♪ I long to encircle the world With my dark tresses ♪
♪ This little heart of mine Has a little wish ♪
♪ This playful heart ♪
♪ Has an innocent dream ♪
♪ To touch the moon and stars ♪
♪ To fly high above in the sky ♪
Every song we play, the first few notes
audiences go crazy. They are connecting.
But it's when he interacts actually and uh, sings that music section
that they actually really, really brings it all home.
♪ The heavenly land is blossoming ♪
♪ My heart too ♪
♪ Is blossoming ♪
♪ Like the cuckoo I long to sing ♪
♪ Like a fish ♪
♪ I long to swim ♪
♪ Youth has brought with it ♪
♪ A colorful dream ♪
♪ This little heart of mine Has a little wish ♪
♪ This playful heart ♪
♪ Has an innocent dream ♪
My first amazing experience with a full band
was the super band, Super Heavy.
You know having Mick Jagger, Damian Marley, Dave Stewart, Joss Stone.
And me playing keyboards and singing some stuff.
And we were all in a room, in Henson studios making music together.
For the first time in my life I was so intimidated,
but it opened up a lot inside me.
And so I think it's probably the effect of that
uh, where I wanted the best people who are amazing in what they do.
We have the versatile Jonita.
She's pitch perfect and can sing multiple languages.
Haricharan.
His voice sounds like a record even on stage.
And we have Ranjit Barot, who is like a clock.
We have Sanket who is a very talented percussionist.
Shiraz who is a team player.
We have Ashwin who has played with many international artists.
We have Annette who is the founder of
the Indian Ensemble at Berklee College of Music.
Keba, who is an amazing guitarist from Chennai.
Mohini Dey is the prodigy you all know about.
Karthik is like our secret weapon.
And of course, Ann Marie, who makes magic with her violin.
So when you have such a great band, you have great musicians
who are amazing in what they do,
you just have to do your own part. You just have to uh, find
spaces to sing something interesting, to say something interesting.
And to play something different every day,
so each concert is a different experience.
["Humdum Suniyo Re" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ O honey ♪
♪ O honey, listen ♪
♪ O sweetheart, listen ♪
♪ This very night the moon will come ♪
♪ Tiptoeing barefoot through the window ♪
♪ O honey, listen ♪
♪ O sweetheart, listen ♪
♪ This very night the moon will come ♪
♪ Tiptoeing barefoot through the window ♪
♪ O honey, listen ♪
♪ O my love ♪
♪ O honey, listen ♪
♪ O my love ♪
♪ Moonlight streaming through The lemon tree ♪
[music continues playing]
["Endendrum Punnagai" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Hey, here we go I'm ripped up on the mic ♪
♪ Just swingin' with the hip-hop ♪
♪ Once again in effect, feel the constant Slammin’ of the bassline ♪
♪ Never mess around with the funk ♪
♪ Because I'm sticking, I'm kicking I'm always finger-licking ♪
♪ I don't need Halloween Just to be "trick or treatin" ♪
♪ 'Cos I'm always on top ♪
♪ You wiggida woggida Jibbida jobbida, what's up? ♪
♪ Happiness ♪
♪ Happiness filling every day ♪
♪ Unending joy ♪
♪ I feel the joy of many lifetimes When you look at me... ♪
[Raheema] Daddy, Daddy...
-Daddy, Daddy. Titanic pose. -[A.R. Rahman sings]
♪ O my love ♪
♪ O love of mine ♪
♪ O my love ♪
♪ Love is the pinnacle ♪
♪ Happiness ♪
I always think about improvisation as um, play.
I mean, you know, sometimes we get stuck.
Even Bobby McFerrin who is a great improviser but
he always talks about how he gets stuck and he just takes one step forward
and that's sort of what we do on stage.
You know every day is different. It's not planned.
It's completely spontaneous.
That's where it's a risk and that's where it's fun.
[A.R. Rahman] The next song is a jazz song.
Annette and I are going to sing this song.
Hope you like it.
Annette is new in our band and uh, she's very special.
♪ Hello, Austin... ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Another special kid, Mohini Dey, on the bass.
["Tu Bole, Main Bolun" by A.R. Rahman playing]
[scatting]
♪ You say, "The glass is half empty." I say, "It's half full" ♪
♪ I say, "It's too much." You say, "It's too little" ♪
♪ I say, "It's daytime" ♪
♪ You say, "It isn't nighttime" ♪
♪ Aren't we saying the same thing? ♪
♪ But not in the same way ♪
♪ The main point is ♪
♪ That's just my point ♪
♪ Whether you know it, or you don't ♪
♪ Whether you admit it, or you won't... ♪
[Annette Philip] Trading is a lot of fun to do.
It's uh, something um, you know, very common in the jazz idiom,
and basically, um, it's like a conversation really
and you know, so somebody will say something and then you react to it,
or you'll come up with a completely new perspective on the topic.
So, um, it's a lot of fun to, uh, also borrow
from maybe the last thing that they've just said,
and you know, uh, embellish it, so to speak
and then pass on the energy.
[A.R. Rahman] Keba on the guitar.
♪ You believe that things Never change in life ♪
♪ I believe everything changes ♪
♪ But you won't change ♪
♪ For me there's only you ♪
♪ No one else will do ♪
♪ You think I'm the only one who cares ♪
♪ And there's no one else ♪
♪ Come what may ♪
♪ I'll be there for you ♪
♪ Whether you know it, or you don't ♪
♪ Whether you admit it, or you won't ♪
♪ Whether you know it, or you don't ♪
♪ Whether you admit it, or you don't ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Thank you.
["Naane Varugiren" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ My playful heart ♪
♪ Speaks new words ♪
♪ This restless soul of mine ♪
♪ See how my soul wanders ♪
♪ My playful heart ♪
♪ Speaks new words ♪
[A.R. Rahman] The very fact that people like the song on stage
also reaffirms that people love our culture.
And they are in touch with the roots of it, still.
It encourages all composers to go towards more cultural
and you know, more deeper into the cultural, like "raags" and stuff.
This song especially is the blueprint for me
for a futuristic Indian sound
with modern technology and EDM,
I think, I think it's uh-- Like he said, I think a great inspiration for composers
because I'm going to rip some of it off.
I'm-- I've always been inspired by him.
But I think this is such a, amazing vision of how
futuristic Indian music can be and how it lends itself to anything.
♪ This, our little secret ♪
♪ A small wonder it is ♪
♪ Let me hold your hand ♪
♪ Make a little room for me ♪
♪ Desires do not know how to lie ♪
♪ I come to you without reserve Surrendering to your will ♪
♪ Stilled by the sight of you ♪
♪ Melting at your touch ♪
♪ See how the eyes dance In rhythm ♪
♪ See how the eyes dance in rhythm ♪
♪ Our lives dance, in rhythm ♪
♪ Touching the soul, in rhythm ♪
♪ Our happiness is unending ♪
♪ I come to you without reserve Surrendering to your will ♪
♪ Stilled by the sight of you, Melting at your touch ♪
♪ I forget the past ♪
♪ The present is a haze ♪
♪ Boundaries blurring ♪
♪ Of time and space of you and me ♪
♪ I come to you ♪
♪ I come to you without reserve ♪
[burner hissing]
[A.R. Rahman] What did you think of the concert?
I thought the concert was amazing.
I've seen Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, these bands have put on amazing shows.
That was an amazing show last night.
You know, I really did notice that when you don't understand the lyrics
how much the voice becomes an instrument.
You know, it really-- You just listen to that and you have such amazing singers.
We loved it. We just really were enthused.
[A.R. Rahman] Khatija.
Look! I'm-- I'm in a hot-- Hot air balloon.
-Here, look down. -[laughing]
The Angry Bird balloon.
-[Raheema] Daddy's in a balloon. -[laughing]
[A.R. Rahman] Shall I jump?
-[laughing] -[Raheema cheering]
["Saathiya/Alaipayudhey" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ O friend ♪
♪ Your soft and watery laughter ♪
♪ O friend ♪
♪ I heard your laughter And gulped it down ♪
[music continues playing]
♪ The pure color of white ♪
♪ The color of white blossoms In the rainy season ♪
♪ The pure color of white ♪
♪ The white of your eyes ♪
♪ The color of white blossoms In the rainy season ♪
♪ That's the color of your mind ♪
-[A.R. Rahman] In my concert... -[audience applauding]
...I believe that it's not just about me.
It's about, uh, showcasing amazing talent.
I want the people to see how great the band is.
And I am always proud to showcase their talent.
♪ Warriors in peace, forever more ♪
["Warriors In Peace" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Warriors in peace, no time for war ♪
♪ Warriors indeed, we know the score ♪
♪ Warriors of heaven and earth ♪
I first met A. R. through my manager, Dave Stewart.
We were putting together a band called Super Heavy.
And I was the least "heavy" member.
It involved Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley.
A.R. Rahman and Dave Stewart and me on the violin. Uh,
and it was a very culturally confused band,
and a lot of fun.
I just got a call from him, and he say, "Hi, I'm A.R. Rahman."
"I saw you on YouTube."
I said, "What? You joking with me? You are not A. R."
It was not possible because I was his fan for always
from my childhood. From the first day when I listened his music.
And I didn't trust him at all.
I was like someone is joking with me.
...and then I followed up meeting A. R. by performing on the Oscars with him
and another very culturally confused band,
with Sheila E on drums. Pharrell Williams also on drums
and Hans Zimmer. Uh...
I don't even know what instrument he was playing.
I think it was guitar on stage.
So, A.R and I have a history of impossible combinations
and unexpected music making.
and I've always enjoyed that challenge.
I live in, in how you say, in Europe?
Uh, in Croatia, a small country and uh,
dancing all Indian dance.
Why he call me?
He can call thousand others, dancers from India, better than me.
And after a few days I spoke with him on Skype.
And when I saw him first time, then I say, "Okay, now I trust you, sir."
"Pranam, Vanakkam,
thank you for your call." I was so happy.
♪ Warriors in peace forever more ♪
♪ Warriors in peace, forever more ♪
♪ Warriors in peace, no time for war ♪
♪ Warriors in peace, we know the score ♪
♪ Warriors of heaven and earth below ♪
[music continues playing]
♪ Warriors in peace ♪
♪ Warriors in peace, no time for war ♪
["O Humdum Bin Tere Kya Jeena" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Without you, life is not worth living ♪
♪ Without you, these nights are bland ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ These dull and dreary nights ♪
♪ Never seem to end ♪
♪ Without you, these nights are bland ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ Without you, life is not worth living ♪
♪ Don't go, if work calls ♪
♪ Don't go, if the other wife calls ♪
♪ When the rainy season comes It'll ask after you. Don't go ♪
♪ These bland nights never seem to end ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ Without you, Life is not worth living... ♪
I remember in Toronto I would sing at, like, weddings
and a lot of private events or festivals, Indian festivals.
And a lot of the time we'd be singing his songs.
Like, Guru, for example, "Tere Bina".
I really love the song and I would sing it every show.
And now I was getting the chance to work with the person who made that song.
I just feel so blessed and so lucky because he means so much to me.
♪ Without you, The gold of the moon is fake ♪
♪ Moon dust is just dust ♪
♪ Without you, gold is brass ♪
♪ With you, a shrub is a tree don't go ♪
♪ Without you, life is not worth living ♪
♪ Without you, these nights Are bland ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ Without you, these nights are bland ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ Much as I try, these dreary nights ♪
♪ Are never ending ♪
[man] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
[all] ♪ Happy birthday to you ♪
-♪ Happy birthday, dear Ann Marie ♪ -♪ One day left ♪
[man] Come on.
Let me finish my dessert first.
[laughing]
Are you getting it? What are you doing?
[man] It's a video! [laughs]
[Haricharan] Love the way the whole band was put together.
There are so many characters in the band and, um,
we used to have such a great time offstage.
We used to crack jokes and we used to wander about
the streets of New York and Chicago.
I really liked how Mr. A.R loosened up in the green room with us.
He used to talk about some moments on stage which is so funny.
I still remember in Nashville after one of the days,
he asked us if we could go club hopping, just for the music.
We walked with him through all the clubs, all the jazz clubs of Nashville.
♪ A hut in a village ♪
♪ Green trees lining the riverbank ♪
♪ In that place there lived ♪
♪ Good and innocent people ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Fame is a double-edged sword.
You-- You take it there's no fame without blame, they say and...
And I take it with a pinch of salt.
So I know that all the love could change if you don't deliver.
So that's the risk you take when you-- When you--
When you attempt doing a tour, or when you attempt doing a concert.
And without courage there's no life.
♪ Why was I born? ♪
♪ Why did my eyes open? ♪
♪ I have no answers ♪
[singing]
[waves crashing]
["Patakha Guddi" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Take the name of God And the name of the Exalted Ali ♪
♪ Take the name of God ♪
♪ Take the name of God And the name of the Exalted Ali ♪
♪ Take the name of God ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Selecting numbers, the language,
it's so challenging because you have so many songs.
It will be like probably a sixteen-hour show if I had to
literally pick every song which they want, every language they want so,
we actually go with, uh, the instinct of the band.
The band says, "Oh, this is lovely, I want to perform this."
Or I feel like this is a melody which is evergreen,
whether it's new or old.
And so instinctively we select those,
and also not which has got uh, too much of orchestra, and it's,
a bit simple and musical yet, on, on stage.
So, we pick those and then, and of course, we have people who shout
"Telugu!" Or "Punjabi."
♪ A bite of sweet paan ♪
♪ Wearing cotton from Lahore Graceful as a tree of Pillauri ♪
♪ Here comes the firefly! Soaring high and higher still ♪
♪ The Lord is your gardener O green forest dweller ♪
♪ Never mind cuss words and abuse At every step God protects you ♪
♪ Why invite tension? Just ignore All social pressures ♪
♪ Take the name of God And the name of the Exalted Ali ♪
♪ The name of God ♪
♪ Blessed by God ♪
♪ There she goes, following Your path ♪
♪ O free-spirit! O firefly, firecracker! ♪
♪ On heady wings She flies from place to place ♪
♪ Fine as glass, shedding inhibition Fighting all the odds ♪
♪ As swift as the wind Blowing straight through ♪
♪ Fine as glass, shedding inhibition Fighting all the odds ♪
♪ Who cares about worldliness! There she goes ♪
♪ Take the name of God And the name of the Exalted Ali ♪
♪ The name of God ♪
♪ One with the peepal tree Worshipped by one and all ♪
♪ No one can plant her No one can cage her ♪
♪ She'll defy every curse ♪
♪ Like falling rain water ♪
♪ Soiled if she touches the ground ♪
♪ Take the name of God And the name of the Exalted Ali ♪
♪ The name of God ♪
♪ Blessed by God ♪
♪ O Lord, my Lord ♪
♪ I have left the strings of my life In Your hands ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Thank you.
Every century and every decade composers need inspiration.
So musical instruments do that.
[music playing]
I've been playing the piano, continuum, seaboard, harpejji.
So Intel came up with this Curie idea and we were very, very excited.
I showed this to Ranjit and both of us wanted to try this out.
Even though it was very early stages.
So Curie came into the picture.
How would it be if people
don't see us having any instrument, but they hear the music?
[music playing]
-And I think after we did Unplugged-- -[A.R. Rahman] Yes, it all opened up.
Like a blueprint for the possibilities, no?
[A.R. Rahman] Yeah, where MTV Unplugged actually, couple of years back
gave the confidence that we can pull it off doing just--
It is cinematic music. It's done for movies,
so it has so much of,
you know, richness in-- In-- In the strings and brass and voices and,
to recreate that back on stage with a limited band was a challenge, but...
I think picking up the right numbers, which would shine on stage was important.
I think that was important.
And of course, having a great drummer like you!
[music playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Nadaan Parindey" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ O naive bird, fly home ♪
♪ O naive bird, fly home to your nest ♪
♪ Come home ♪
♪ Why do you roam From country to country? ♪
♪ Why are you so tired and weary? ♪
♪ Why do you roam From country to country? ♪
♪ O gypsy of the night ♪
♪ O naive bird, fly home ♪
♪ Come home ♪
♪ Your body is covered with bruises ♪
♪ There is no sympathy in sight ♪
♪ You may fly through many winds ♪
♪ But you cannot escape yourself ♪
♪ Rip through the sky Blow the world asunder ♪
♪ But you cannot escape yourself ♪
♪ Fly wherever you will You'll find no nest ♪
♪ Your only nest is your home ♪
♪ O innocent bird ♪
♪ O innocent bird, fly home ♪
♪ Come home ♪
♪ Come home, O naive bird ♪
["Uppu Karuvaadu" by A.R. Rahman playing]
["Nenjukulle" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ I have tied you to my heart ♪
♪ I no longer know where the sun rises ♪
♪ You threw me an innocent glance ♪
♪ And my heart evaporated Like water on glass ♪
♪ Colored round beads, A watch on your wrist ♪
♪ And the power to tame a tiger ♪
♪ Your shadow lingers though You are long gone ♪
♪ It has left a mark deep in my heart ♪
♪ The fire you lit in me Has emboldened me ♪
♪ Now my heart is steady and strong ♪
♪ I have tied you to my heart ♪
♪ I no longer know where the sun rises ♪
[A.R. Rahman] So when I make music, I'm mostly in a room, alone,
and I unify my mind...
to go into a beyondness, and my-- Of course, spirituality helps a lot.
And then start with nothing and get something out.
Taking that back to stage was always a challenge for me.
[playing piano]
In the 90s, when I started I was terrified even to go on stage.
Because I-- I was worried that, you know, the sound which
I worked on months and months would not come on stage.
So we used to run, you know, pro-tools, tracks.
Then play live on it, and...
And the time-codes syncing and the singers coming in,
in sync was such a nightmare, I would have sleepless nights.
["Vellai Pookal" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ May white flowers of peace Cover the earth ♪
♪ May the dawn break on a peaceful world ♪
♪ When golden sunrays fall on the sand ♪
♪ Awake from your sleep and blossom Like a flower ♪
♪ May white flowers of peace Cover the earth ♪
♪ May the dawn break on a peaceful world ♪
[A.R. Rahman] Gradually, over probably 15 to 18 years now,
I think we have this band.
For the first time we've rehearsed
and we interpreted all the music to as a "live" uh, kind of interpretation.
So when I come on stage now, I feel like
it's all going to be good.
[music playing]
[crowd cheering]
["Munbe Vaa" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Come to me, O beloved Like flowers, let us blossom ♪
♪ Am I still me? I ask myself ♪
♪ Or am I now you? My heart asks ♪
♪ Come to me, O beloved Like flowers, let us blossom ♪
♪ With a Kolam The art of a Rangoli pattern ♪
♪ Let us decorate our doorway ♪
♪ You, the artist of the Kolam ♪
♪ The pot of colors in your hand Makes a tinkling sound ♪
♪ Your lovely smile is like The sandal jasmine ♪
♪ Your flowers awaken desires In my heart ♪
♪ The scented wedding flower In your hand ♪
♪ You dance in the rain, O beloved ♪
♪ Like a deer drenched in the rain I writhe in pain ♪
♪ Your blood runs in my veins Your heartbeat is in my voice ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ If I don't rest my head On your shoulders ♪
♪ I will be like a fish out of water ♪
♪ Come to me, O beloved Like flowers, let us blossom ♪
♪ Am I still me? I ask myself ♪
♪ Or am I now you? My heart asks ♪
♪ Come to me, O beloved Like flowers, let us blossom ♪
♪ With a Kolam The art of a Rangoli pattern ♪
♪ Let us decorate our doorway ♪
♪ You, the artist of the Kolam ♪
♪ The pot of colors in your hand Makes a tinkling sound ♪
[Ranjit] I think when the band is on top of things and prepared,
and, you know, relaxed on stage,
and you can express how much fun you're having with this beautiful music.
♪ Your lovely smile is like The sandal jasmine... ♪
-People get-- -Yeah.
They connect with that, they connect with that.
It's the honesty which, in the band, we cherry-picked literally,
because they had to deliver probably 200 percent.
-Yeah. -Um.
They have to play multiple roles.
The flute player actually plays two flutes together.
He triggers an Ableton sample
-and then he sings along. -I told him right in the beginning,
"Don't think you're coming with just
-your flute. -"You might have to dance the next time."
I said, "Be prepared for anything because it's ten people on stage
and it has to sound like 25!"
["Ishq Bina Kya Jeena Yaaro" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Without love, what is the point Of living? ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of dying? ♪
♪ Love is sweeter than honey Love is tangier than tamarind ♪
♪ Love is a solid promise Love is a weak thread ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of living? ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of dying? ♪
♪ Love is sweeter than honey Love is tangier than tamarind ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of dying? ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of living? ♪
♪ Love is sweeter than honey Tangier than tamarind ♪
♪ Love is a solid promise Love is a weak thread ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of dying? ♪
♪ Without love, what is the point Of living? ♪
[A.R. Rahman] You know, when I am performing I feel like,
different nationalities are all coming together
and unified with one music.
They're coming to watch their artistes.
And it's so humbling to watch that unifying factor.
They all have a smile on their faces. And they all clap in unison.
And they come prepared in their minds. They, they bought the tickets.
And it's fantastic, I am really touched about that factor of live performance.
-A.R, we love you! -[A.R. Rahman] I love you, too!
[A.R. Rahman] We live in an age of turmoil. Both internal and external.
So it's very nice to see people unwind and experience the nostalgia
and give their unconditional love to the songs and the composer.
♪ Dappled sunshine sprays the water ♪
♪ Shadows ♪
♪ Forming, vanishing ♪
♪ I call you ♪
♪ And you come to console me All distances shy away ♪
♪ When you are with me The day and night are mine ♪
♪ The shadows tell me ♪
♪ When you are with me The day and night are mine ♪
♪ These shadows ♪
♪ O my beloved ♪
♪ You are in my every thought ♪
♪ O my beloved ♪
♪ You are by my side In every instance ♪
♪ O my beloved ♪
[A.R. Rahman] One more time.
♪ O my beloved ♪
["Maahi Ve" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ O my beloved ♪
♪ You are in my every thought ♪
♪ O my beloved ♪
♪ You are by my side in every instance ♪
♪ O my beloved ♪
Let me see your lights on.
All of you.
♪ You tease me ♪
♪ You appease me, tease me ♪
♪ You make me cry ♪
♪ You make me laugh O cherished one ♪
♪ All distances shy away ♪
♪ When you are with me The day and night are mine ♪
♪ The shadows tell me ♪
♪ When you are with me The day and night are mine ♪
♪ These shadows ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ You are my today, my tomorrow ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
♪ You are with me always ♪
♪ O beloved ♪
Beautiful!
The sky is here, I can see the stars.
♪ To live or to die? The answer is in your hands ♪
♪ I am your destination There's no other path ♪
♪ You are the only one I seek ♪
♪ You speak in my silence ♪
♪ Everything good in this life Comes from you ♪
Beautiful, you guys made it so memorable for me.
[crowd cheering]
I'm always humbled, and I feel worthless when I receive so much love from people.
And, um, even though we live in such a diverse
and very strange kind of a world now.
I feel music connects everyone.
Connects me, first of all.
And it gives me hope for humanity.
It gives me, um, something, which is...
charging me every day.
And to go on with this life. So all I can say is,
[speaking in foreign language] "All praise is due to God alone."
♪ Let there be victory! ♪
[cheering]
[A.R. Rahman] I want to apologize if we didn't perform any of your favorites.
-[man] God bless you guys. -Because there are 600 numbers.
We had to choose different languages.
[crowd] One more!
Next time! Next time, next time!
God bless!
Patti Rap?
[crowd] One more, one more.
Okay, guys. [chuckles] Fine!
So we are travelers. We are traveling in a bus.
And we have to rest for the other one.
["Urvasi" by A.R. Rahman playing]
♪ Urvasi! Take it easy, Urvasi ♪
♪ If you're as skinny as a needle No need of doctor or pharmacy ♪
♪ To win in life? Take it easy policy ♪
♪ In the rainbow of life Youth is just a fantasy ♪
I've never done this before!
Bye.
Bye, guys.
[playing piano]
[singing]