The two time Grammy award winning music maestro AR Rahman posted a video on 26th November, the day when the fateful terror attacks took place in Mumbai.
On his official Facebook wall, he wrote,"On this day, in 2008, humanity was tried, tested and annihilated. This song, written by Gulzar with music by Vasant Desai and sung by me is dedicated to all victims of hate... You are welcome to join me in this prayer..."
The song was originally written for the film Guddi in 1971 by Gulzar and sung by Vani Jairam. The song is still widely sung in schools across India.
His rendition of the classic Hindi song "Hum Ko Man Ki Shakti Dena" is a soul stirring tribute to the people who lost their lives during terror attack. which started on November 26, 2008 and continued till November 29th. Ten Pakistani terrorists pulled of a coordinated terror strike and targeted places like the Taj Mahal Hotel, Chhtrapati Shivaji Terminus and Cafe Leopold.
The attack claimed the lives of 165 people and left several injured. The only terrorist in connection to the attacks, Ajmal Kasab was captured four years after the incident and was hanged on November 21, 2012.
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