'Jai
Ho',
a
90-minute
documentary
tracing
the
journey
of
music
maestro
AR
Rahman,
is
all
set
to
premiere
on
October
26th
on
Discovery
channel.
The
Oscar-winning
composer
said
initially,
he
did
not
find
it
"necessary" to
have
a
documentary
based
on
him,
but
later
director
Umesh
Aggarwal
convinced
him.
"There
were
lot
of
offers
before
to
do
a
documentary
on
me,
but
I
felt
it
was
not
necessary.
And
after
the
Oscars
and
the
brouhaha
happened,
I
felt
that
people
could
get
some
kind
of
inspiration
with
my
life
through
the
journey
of
my
life,
through
the
way
I'm
making
music,"
Rahman
said.
"And
then
Umesh,
an
award-winning
filmmaker,
contacted
me
and
he
said
that
initially
it
was
only
for
the
consulates
all
over.
It
was
the
kind
of
exposure
which
was
good,
but
I
didn't
know
that
all
this
would
happen,"
he
added.
However,
the
composer
added
that
he
cannot
watch
himself.
"People
living
abroad
and
having
the
Indian
flag,
they
deserve
to
know
about
the
people
of
India.
I
didn't
know
it'll
come
out
charmingly
like
how
it's
made.
I
cannot
watch
myself
and
hate
to
watch
myself,"
he
said.
Aggarwal
said
that
it's
the
first
"definite
feature"
on
Rahman.
"I
am
confident
that
this
film
will
convey
his
astonishing
success
and
global
phenomenon,"
he
said.
Shot
across
the
world,
the
film
includes
interviews
of
Aamir
Khan,
Danny
Boyle,
Mani
Ratnam,
Gulzar,
Ashutosh
Gowarikar,
Shekhar
Kapoor,
Subhash
Ghai
and
composer
Andrew
Lloyd
Webber
among
others.
The
film
traces
Rahman's
journey
from
achieving
superstar
status
in
India
with
numerous
hits
in
a
very
short
time
to
working
with
big
names
in
the
west.
Some
of
his
personal
experiences
are
also
going
to
be
showcased
in
the
film.
'Jai
Ho' has
been
created
for
the
Public
Service
Broadcasting
Trust.