Is `Slumdog Millionaire' Rahman's best score?

Waking up on a Monday morning is so much nicer when you wake up to good news, isn't it? A.R.Rahman winning two Grammys for "Slumdog Millionaire" certainly made my day, but as television channels played its theme song "Jai Ho" over and over again, I found myself wanting to hear some of his other compositions.

"Dil Hai Chota Sa" from "Roja" perhaps or "Naina Milaike" from "Saathiya", "Ay Hairathe" from "Guru" and my favorite -"Arziyan" from "Delhi 6?.

While "Slumdog" and "Jai Ho" have captured the world's imagination, I wonder if it is his best work. When Rahman won the Oscar last year, I remember lyricist Gulzar telling me he thought Rahman's music for Mani Ratnam's upcoming film "Ravana" was his best.

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