New
Delhi:
Carnatic
vocalist
Bombay
Jayashri,
who
is
the
only
Indian
this
year
to
be
nominated
for
an
Oscar
for
Life
of
Pi,
says
she
is
thrilled
to
see
her
simple
lullaby
get
recognised
at
the
Academy
Awards.
Jayashri
is
nominated
in
the
Original
Song
category
for
'Pi's
Lullaby'
with
composer
Michael
Danna.
Speaking
about
the
nomination,
Jayashree
told
PTI,
"I
got
to
know
about
the
nomination
after
some
of
my
friends
messaged
me.
I
was
not
expecting
it
at
all
but
I
am
thrilled
that
the
film
has
bagged
11
nominations." Jayashri,
who
resides
in
Chennai
went
on
to
add,
"It
is
a
happy
moment
for
Indian
music.
It
is
a
very
simple
lullaby
and
comes
from
a
mother's
heart.
Language
does
not
matter
as
its
feeling
is
universal."
The
singer
even
penned
the
lyrics
of
the
Tamil
song.
Jayashri
says
she
was
guided
by
film's
director
Ang
Lee
and
Danna
at
every
step
while
working
on
the
song.
She
is
also
hoping
that
Lee,
who
is
already
an
Oscar
winner,
wins
another
trophy
for
Pi.
"Working
with
Danna
and
Ang
lee
taught
me
many
things.
Lee
is
a
genius,"
she
added.
On
her
Facebook
page,
Jayashri
shared
her
experiences
about
working
with
Lee.
"'A
child
sleeps
not
because
he
is
sleepy,
but
because
he
feels
safe'.
These
were
the
initial
words
of
director
Ang
Lee,
when
he
was
explaining
to
me
what
he
wanted
to
hear
in
the
lullaby
which
opens
and
brings
down
the
curtain
of
the
movie
Life
Of
Pi."
Besides
a
huge
body
of
work
in
classical
music,
Jayashri
also
has
a
selective
but
successful
career
in
playback
singing.
She
has
collaborated
with
musicians
like
MS
Vishwanathan,
Ilayaraja,
AR
Rahman,
Harris
Jayraj
and
Shankar
Ehsan
Loy.
Rahman,
a
double
Oscar-winner
for
his
music
in
Slumdog
Millionaire,
was
one
of
the
early
well-wishers
to
Jayashri.
"Congrats
to
Bombay
Jayashree.
First
ever
Academy
Award
nomination
for
a
Tamil
song,"
Rahman
tweeted
last
night,
just
after
the
nominations
were
announced.
Jayashri,
on
her
part,
says
she
is
open
to
more
such
international
collaborations
in
future.