By
now
it"s
crystal-clear
that
the
only
reason
Abbas
Tyrewala"s
film
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
is
so
monstrously
delayed
is
the
music.
The
latest
chapter
in
the
ongoing
chase-the-music
saga
is
that
the
producer
Madhu
Mantena
has
followed
the
film"s
music
composer
to
London
in
the
hope
of
finally
getting
the
mixed
versions
of
the
songs.
A.
R.
Rahman
is
known
to
take
his
time
over
his
scores.
But
this
time
things
got
out
of
hand.
After
the
success
of
Slumdog
Millionaire,
Rahman
began
spending
more
time
abroad
than
at
home.
The
producer
and
director
of
Jhootha
Hi
Sahi
constantly
found
themselves
chasing
Rahman
for
the
songs
and
music
to
every
corner
of
the
world
from
Chennai
to
London.
One
of
the
song
sequences
was
shot
without
the
track
being
ready.
Director
Tyrewala
just
made
his
lead
pair
John
Abraham
and
Pakhi
emote
to
an
imagined
tune.
Several
tentative
dates
for
the
film"s
release
have
been
announced
and
postponed.
The
latest
date
is
October
15.
Admirably
no
one
from
the
team
has
uttered
a
word
in
complaint
about
the
delay
caused
by
Rahman"s
tardiness
in
tuning
the
tracks.
Now
it"s
come
to
a
do-or-die
situation.
There"s
no
way
the
October
15
release
can
be
pushed
backward
any
more,
with
or
without
the
music.
Producer
Mantena
is
at
the
moment
sitting
with
Rahman
in
London
trying
to
get
the
music
out.
Director
Abbas
Tyrewala
still
rises
to
Rahman"s
defense
saying,
“Whatever
the
time
taken
over
the
music
is
worth
it.
Rahman
doing
the
music
adds
a
totally
new
dimension
to
my
film."