What a sport!
Grammy and Oscar winning composer A.R. Rahman, along with celebrated lyricist-poet Gulzar, has created the official song for Odisha Hockey Men’s World Cup Bhubaneswar 2018. The Odisha government roped in Rahman for composing the song titled Jai hind hind, jai India, which is penned by Gulzar.
“Nothing says India more than our beloved sport hockey. And nothing is more exciting than the world’s biggest hockey tournament happening right here, on our turf,” Rahman said in a statement.
“It’s heart-warming to see the entire nation pledge their heartbeats for hockey. As an extension of pledging our heartbeats, Gulzar sahab and I have created the World Cup song. A song that will excite and inspire, as also get you on your feet,” added the music maestro. Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said: “We are delighted to have Rahman compose the song for the Odisha Hockey World Cup. It will be an honour to have him perform live in Bhubaneswar. He is the voice of India and now with this song, the voice of India is the voice of the world cup.
The fourteenth edition of the prestigious hockey competition is scheduled to take place from November 28 to December 16. —IANS
