Vishal-Shekhar
has
replaced
A
R
Rahman
for
Farah
Khan's
forthcoming
film
Om
Shanti
Om,
which
is
being
produced
under
Shah
Rukh
Khan's
banner,
Red
Chillies
Entertainment.
It
is
said
that
Shah
Rukh
is
not
happy
with
the
tunes
that
Rahman
had
composed.
It
is
also
believed
that
Rahman
demanded
a
huge
amount
as
his
fee
which
director
Farah
refused
to
pay.
However
Rahman
has
a
different
story
to
say.
According
to
him,
Shah
Rukh
and
he
never
had
any
problems
regarding
his
compositions.
The
reason
he
opted
out
of
this
film
was
that
Rahman
wanted
the
music
rights
to
stay
with
the
Composer
and
the
Lyricist
along
with
the
producer,
something
which
Farah
and
Shah
Rukh
Khan
didn't
agree
with.
However,
Rahman
succeeded
in
getting
a
share
of
the
publishing
rights
for
Aamir
Khan's
next
film,
directed
by
Abbas
Tyrewalla.
Speaking
about
Om
Shanti
Om
music
director
Vishal
Dadlani
said,
"Farah
has
approved
five
tunes
for
Om
Shanti
Om.
We
have
worked
with
her
on
Jingles
for
the
past
two
years
so
we
share
a
great
comfort
level
working
with
her.
Hence,
when
she
asked
us
if
we
would
like
to
do
the
music
of
her
next
film,
we
agreed
instantly.
We
are
putting
in
our
full
energy
in
this
film.
We
are
going
to
create
some
awesome
tracks,
which
have
never
been
heard
before." When
asked
about
replacing
A.
R
Rahman,
Vishal
said
"Yes,
we
knew
that
Rahman
was
initially
going
to
do
the
music
but
due
to
some
reason
the
deal
didn't
work
out.
But,
as
you
know,
both
I
and
Shekhar
are
big
fans
of
Rahman
ourselves
and
have
no
connection
with
this
episode."