Singer-composer AR Rahman has said that his song 'Maa Tujhe Salaam' from 1997 album 'Vande Mataram' was created "as a personal song, like singing a song for one's mother". "I was...objective about it, thinking whether patriotism will work or not," the Oscar award-winning singer said. "So, I was like, forget about the country, let's do it as...personal song," he added.

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