US artistic swimming team performed on 'Taal Se Taal', Subhash Ghai says it's rare

After an old video of US artistic swimming team performing to the musical theme of his 1999 hit film "Taal" wenr viral, veteran filmmaker Subhash Ghai on Monday reacted by saying he is blessed.

According to Ghai's X post, the US team performed to the film's score, composed by AR Rahman, at the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships in February.

The 79-year-old director said it's rare for the music of a Hindi film to become this "iconic".


"RARELY IT HAPPENS WHEN A HINDI FILM THEME MUSIC LIKE TAAL' BECOMES ICONIC. It was seen At world Aquatics DOHA 2024 which inspired USA ARTISTIC SWIMMING TEAM to display their unique performance on music of TAAL. I feel blessed .. thank you all," Ghai wrote as he shared a link to a news story.

In the video, a group of women swimmers performed on the opening music of the song 'Taal Se Taal Mila.'

This iconic song, composed by AR Rahman and written by Anand Bakshi, features vocals by Alka Yagnik and Udit Narayan. In the movie, the song is performed by Aishwarya Rai.


As social media users discovered the video, they praised Rahman's music and celebrated this achievement.

One user wrote, "Taal Se Taal is perfect for any cultural event... AR truly is the face of Indian music (sic)."

"So cool! (sic)," added another user.

"This is a proud moment for all Indians & definitely Indian Music Rocks (sic)," penned a third user.

The 1999 film 'Taal' starred Aishwarya Rai, Akshaye Khanna, and Anil Kapoor. It also featured Alok Nath, Mita Vashisht, and Amrish Puri. The film was a major hit upon its release, receiving several awards and accolades for its music, direction, and performances.