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Watch: Ms Marvel's title track features AR Rahman song, fans call it amazing

'Ms Marvel' is the first series from Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) that revolves around a Muslim superhero.

Written by : TNM Staff

The latest addition to American superhero franchise Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is Ms Marvel which is the first MCU show to feature a Muslim protagonist in the lead. The story revolves around Kamala, played by Iman Vellani, a 16-year-old Pakistani-American from Jersey city. The show was released on June 6 on streaming platform Disney Plus hotstar. 

Much to fans’ amusement, the show has plenty of references to South Asian culture, and Indian cinema in particular. Examples include scenes that had references about Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan and actor Fawad Khan, and Farhan Akhtar being roped in as part of the cast. Tamil audiences who watched the show, took to social media to share that they were thrilled to see music composer AR Rahman’s song from superstar Rajinikanth’s 2014 Tamil movie Lingaa being played in the title track of Ms Marvel. The track was sung by Aaryan Dinesh Kanagaratnam and late singer S.P. Balasubramaniam. The song ‘Oh Nanba’ plays in one of the clips from the show. Other songs such as Ritviz’s ‘Sage’, Raja Kumari’s ‘Goddess’, Angus Campbell and Kully Bhumra’s ‘Disco Gully’ have also been featured in the series. 

Watch the song 'Oh Nanba' from Lingaa

Speaking about the role to Variety, 19-year-old actor Iman Vellani said, "I'm honestly so privileged that Marvel trusts me to bring a character like Kamala to life. There's so much weight that comes with being the first of anything.” She also added that the advice she received from the creators was simply to be herself. "They're like, 'You don't go to work thinking that you're the first Muslim superhero; you just go to work and have fun'," Vellani recalled.

"That's what I keep telling myself: I don't really have to go out of my way and advocate for Muslim and Pakistani representation.This is one story of one girl. We cannot represent all two billion Muslims and South Asians, but this is definitely a good start,” she said.

(With agency inputs)

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