
In Kanika’s words, "It was a huge musical unification. Most of the performances included two generations of maestros - fathers and sons. The final instrumental was a 40-piece string section along with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Vikku Vinayakram and other instrumental maestros of Indian classical music. They thus decided to re-create the National Anthem in a year 2000 version, something that should be 'inspiring for young people to listen to.'īharat Bala Productions roped in A R Rahman to produce the music and 60 artistes were taken to Ladakh in North India to film the video for the instrumental version of the video. Violin: M Kalyanasundaram, Jerry Fernandes, Cyril Fernandes, R Joseph, K Murali, B J Chandru, B Balu, Murali, Dinakar, Rex Isaac, Debu Ashish, PJ Sebastian, P S Ramachandranīharat Bala and Kanika had been working together on various projects such as Vande Mataram (1996, 1998) and Desh Ka Salaam (1999) when they realised that there was not a single popular rendering of the Indian National Anthem.

Cello: Ramsekar, R K Vijayandran, Bidyur Khayal.Santoor: Shivkumar Sharma, Rahul Sharma.Sarod: Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan.The music was produced and arranged by A.R. The video was released on 26 January 2000. The project had started as "Desh Ko Salaam" which was telecast in Indian TV channels and on the web on 15 August 1999, in which several great Indian musicians, from the classical to the contemporary, came together to give a soulful and modern rendition of the National Anthem.

This was a project in which over 35 top artists of the nation came together to sing or play the national anthem. Rahman came together to create a historic album called 'Jana Gana Mana'. It was produced by Bharat Bala and Kanika Myer and published by Ministry of Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India.īharat Bala and A. It has the distinction of being released by the then President of India, in the Central Hall of the Indian Parliament. Jana Gana Mana is a music video produced in 2000 featuring a number of prominent Indian musicians and singers performing the Indian national anthem " Jana Gana Mana." The video was released on 26 January 2000 to mark the 50th year of the Constitution of India and the Republic Day.

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