Vande Mataram (album) effort. Both, Rahman's music and singing, were appreciated, and the lead track "Maa Tujhe Salaam", with its brilliant orchestration, is a befitting '90s ode to the motherland. Another highlight is Rahman's duet with Ustad Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, "Gurus of Peace"." Allmusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave the album a rating of 4.5 out of 5 stars, describing it as "a vibrant, exciting album that has the potential to reach beyond the traditional world music fan." Initially there was some negative criticism against Rahman for using phrases of India's national song "Vande Mataram" in the title track; "Maa Tujhe Salaam". With
Vande Mataram (1985 film) Vande Mataram (1985 film) Vande Mataram (English: Salute to Our Generation; ) is a 1985 Telugu Revolutionary film, produced by Anil Babu under the Krishna Chitra banner, presented by Y. Harikrishna and directed by T. Krishna. It stars Dr. Rajasekhar, Vijayashanti in the lead roles and music composed by Chakravarthy. The film is first debut of actor Dr. Rajasekhar into the Telugu film industry. The popular song "Vandemataram" in the film, written by C. Narayana Reddy was first written much earlier, published in a magazine, made popular by singers of "Praja Natya Mandali". The singer Srinivas who sung it for