AR Rahman’s Vande Mataram will soon be available in the virtual reality format. The music composer launched the new version at the NFDC Film Bazaar in Goa last weekend. This film is Rahman’s tribute to Bharat Ratna MS Subbulakshmi.
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Film Bazaar co-director Manas Malhotra told ToI, “We were already doing too many things in virtual reality, but all those films were from other countries. It is for the first time that a concert by an Indian artist, that was performed months back, can now be seen in VR. The film was shot on 4K stereoscopic and chronicle, which is the format used for VR. For us, it was a great way to integrate an Indian element into the VR format and create AR Rahman Vande Mataram Live-in-VR Experience.”
Malhotra also said that he was not sure if Rahman would be okay with the initiative. “We were not sure whether Rahman would approve of it, but he visited Film Bazaar last year and agreed to do it. He will also be discussing music and technology at a session. The VR format is still at a nascent stage in India, but a premiere of Rahman’s song is going to be a completely different experience.”