Nishant Kollu lives in New Jersey, too far away from his homeland to share the excitement around the cricket World Cup taking place in South Asia.
But that didn't stop this Andhra Pradesh-born techie from adding his bit to the celebrations. He decided to produce an anthem to his favourite sport. The result: Balle Mataram -- a pulsating track dedicated to the Indian cricket team.
Kollu got Uday Shankar, a former techie from Hyderabad to compose the music for the anthem. Bollywood lyricist Sameer penned the song that is inspired by A R Rahman's Vande Mataram.
However, his biggest feat was getting the master blaster of Bollywood singing, Sukhwinder Singh, to lend his voice to the anthem.
"I want Balle Mataram to do for the ICC World Cup 2011, what Shakira's Waka Waka did for the 2010 FIFA World Cup," said an enthusiastic Kollu.
The music of Balle Mataram is based on Raag Bhimpalas.
"Along with the classical base, the music has elements of pop with a focus on rhythm to bring out the patriotic fervour attached to cricket," said Uday Shankar, the composer.
Shankar, who is an ex-IT professional, was approached by Kollu in December 2010.
"I got a call from an NRI, who introduced himself as a music buff and die hard cricket fan .He wanted me to compose a song for the ICC World Cup 2011.The tune I created was approved over multiple online chats, e-mails and tele-conferences," revealed Shankar.
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