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22 years back India woke up to a song that was called the country’s second national anthem. 22 years back India woke up to a song that was called the country’s second national anthem. More than 60 known personalities, including actors Aamir Khan, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Salman Khan, Shilpa Shetty and Juhi Chawla along with other prominent personalities feature in the new version of the song.

MUSICIAN A R Rahman is in the Oscar shortlist yet again for ‘Best Original Song’ thanks to his first Hollywood film ‘Couple’s Retreat’. The Tamil song ‘Na Na‘ from this movie has been short listed for nomination in the original song category for the 82nd Academy Awards. ‘Couples Retreat’ a film by Emmy nominated Peter Billingsley revolves around four couples trying to rekindle the magic through a tropical-island vacation.

The song will be in competition with 62 other tracks from eligible feature-length motion pictures. The nominations will be announced on February 2 according to the official Academy awards website.

Click here Listen to free online and download the mp3 songs from Couples Retreat by A R Rahman OST Soundtrack, inlcuding the superhit oscar nominated song Na Na.

These are the first Hollywood English film songs by A R Rahman.

The songs (tracklist) :

1 Sajna
2 Kurukuru Kan (Afro Nisha)
3 Jason & Cynthia Suite
4 Na Na
5 Tour of the Villas
6 Meeting Marcel
7 Itinerary
8 Undress
9 Sharks
10 Luau By John O’Brien
11 Salvadore
12 Intervention
13 The Waterfall
14 Jason & Cynthia Piano Theme
15 Animal Spirits

AR Rahman’s Australian concert, slated for January 16 in Sydney, has been declared a ‘vehicle free event’, a first for a concert in the country. The organisers and the police felt that an expected turn out of about 70,000 people at the event would cause major traffic jams in Sydney, bringing the city to a halt. Said a source, “About 70,000 people are expected to turn up. The cops advised the organisers to make the event a vehicle-free one.