AR Rahmanâs song Jai Ho gave goose bumps when it released back in 2009 and soon, it became popular and even got the singer an Oscar. The song was featured in Slumdog Millionaire which put India on the Hollywood map as well. 

Would you believe that it was not originally composed for Slumdog Millionaire? It was originally composed for Salman Khanâs movie Yuvvraaj. Yes, you heard it right. 

Well, I am more than glad that the song didnât appear in Salman Khanâs Yuvvraaj because destiny had something big planned for AR Rahman. Not many know but Subash Ghai had rejected the song because it didnât suit the character of Zayed Khan.

In 2010, the director revealed the big news at an interactive session on music in cinema at the Pune International Film Festival (PIFF). He had said, âThe words of the song were very poetic â Zareewale neele aasman ke tale... [Under the embroidered sky...] The poetry did not fit the character of Zayed Khan, on whom the song was to be shot. So I asked Gulzarji to compose another song.â 

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