to listen to.' Bharat Bala Productions roped in A R Rahman to produce the music and 60 artistes were taken to Ladakh in North India to film the video for the instrumental version of the video. The final instrumental was a 40-piece string section along with Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, Vikku Vinayakram and other instrumental maestros of Indian classical music. Most of the performances included two generations of maestros - fathers and sons. In Kanika’s words, "It was a huge musical unification... this anthem has so much of soul." It is also notable that during the filming of the anthem with the Ladakh Scouts, there were about 500 jawans who fought during the Kargil war. The producers hoisted a huge flag about 40 feet long for the video in their honour. Thota Tharini, an artist based out of Madras painted what is now the Vande Mataram logo for the video. Error and Correction There are many versions of this video in circulation. One of the versions has recitation of the words "Jaya He" (Victory to thee) four times, instead of three. This fourth time recitation of "Jaya He" by Asha Bhosle has been omitted in the corrected version. References Featured Artist List on Rediff The Making of the Jana Gana Mana Album - Interview transcript on Rediff Jana Gana Mana, The Making Effort to popularise national anthem, Hindustan Times External links Jana Gana Mana Video Bharat Bala Productions A. R. Rahman albums Indian patriotic songs Albums by Indian artists Bengali-language literature Rabindra Sangeet National symbols of India Bengali-language songs Bengali music bn:জন গণ মন ভিডিও hi:जन गण मन वीडियो