“It’s insane. God is great again,” was how ace music composer A R Rahman reacted on receiving one of the two Grammys he won at the 52nd Grammy Awards ceremony on Monday.

It was a perfect icing on the cake for the ‘gentle pied piper of Indian music’ after a Golden Globe and two Oscars for his outstanding ‘Jai Ho’ work in Slumdog Millionnaire. Truly, all the honour over the last six, seven months was well-deserving for Rahman as the man who broke the barriers of Indian film music and created an international brand value for it.

Before and after Rahman and Slumdog reaped it rich at Oscars, there was this premonition – How on earth Rahman would have been heard and recognised on those unfamiliar terrains, had it not been for Danny Boyle?!

Not many chose to dispute this given the past which only shows a complete ignominy for Indians and ignorance of anything Indian. Agreed, this has a strong Western flavour. But let’s look at something that is purely Indian, and was completely lost in the Jai Ho euphoria.

Let’s be honest and ask ourselves. How deserving is Jai Ho as an Oscar or Grammy winner? If we try to get the point straight here, Slumdog, treading on unconventional lines, captured the eye-balls as a stunner of a movie. And Jai Ho only provided the spunk at a feverishly high ecstatic pitch that it needed.

Film experts are now beginning to see this song as not really a true tribute to Rahman’s wizardry and brilliance. For all those die-hard fans who have seen some amazing compositions from the master, this sound would only mean mere pedestrian.

The only possibility that made Jai Ho an international winner is the inevitability of having to recognise Rahman and that’s where the victory lies for the maestro.

Having revolutionised the Indian film music composing and recording, Rahman has quietly been working for some prestigious overseas projects. He composed music for a few Chinese movies, lent his support for some Hollywood flicks and his famous Bombaybackground theme music was even used in another Hollywood movie without tampering it.

His score for Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber’s own production Bombay Dreams may not be a big success, but that set the tone for him to set his sights on international music big time.

Even in the midst of the Oscar hungama, his first direct Hollywood film Couple’s Retreat was out to mixed response.

We get to hear that post-Oscar Rahman is now all set to storm the big stage. So, it will be all the more appropriate to sing ‘Jai Ho Rahman’ rather than getting swept off your feet by Jai Ho!