In light of the Supreme Court’s decision on playing the National Anthem in the theatres, here’s a song you don’t have to stand up for.
Song: ‘Jana Gana Mana’
Film: (Music Album) Jana Gana Mana
Original Lyrics: Rabindranath Tagore
Composer: A.R Rahman
A special rendition of the National Anthem made by AR Rahman on the occasion of the 50th year of the adoption of the Indian Constitution. An ensemble cast of singers, including D.K Pattammal, Bhimsen Joshi, S.P Balasubramaniam, Hariharan, Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar, Pandit Jasraj, Balamuralikrishna, Kavita Subramaniam, Nityashree, and others, with instrumentalists Hariprasad Chaurasia on the flute, Amjad Ali Khan, Aayan Ali Khan on Sarod, E Gayatri on the Veena, Vikku Vinayakram on the Ghatam, and many other classical artistes, makes this one of the best renditions of the anthem.