I am going to be nice even with Taran Adarsh! On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 8:42 AM, jibandevta <jibande...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
> What to say of this man?..His heart is filled with love and love only. > ..It's high time for us to follow him and stop bashing others; > as we'r not going to gain anything form it.. > He is truly 'Modern Day Swami Vivekanada'.."history repeates > itself in some or the other way.." > > -jiban > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > God chose me to collect the Oscars' : Rahman 2 Mar 2009, 0407 hrs > IST, > > Bhama Devi Ravi, TNN > > Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid- > 4209723,prtpage-1.cms> > > Email <javascript:openWindowmail('/mail/4209723.cms');> Discuss > > Share<javascript:void(0)> > > Save <javascript:showdivlayer('4209723','t','close');> > > Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/God-chose-me-to- > collect-the-Oscars--Rahman/articleshow/4209723.cms#write> > > Text: > > CHENNAI: "The Westerners should know the > > musicians<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/God-chose-me- > to-collect-the-Oscars--Rahman/articleshow/4209723.cms#>, > > how will they vote for someone whom they do not know? So, I met an > agent who > > guided me," Oscar-winner A R Rahman joked at a felicitation > ceremony held > > by the Cine Musicians" Union and Trust on Sunday. > > > > "People used to smile at me after Roja' and Americans smiled at me > the same > > way (after the Oscars) and praised me for the good > > music<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/God-chose-me-to- > collect-the-Oscars--Rahman/articleshow/4209723.cms#>," > > said Rahman, who won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire.' "God had > selected > > me to collect it," he said, "Ten years ago when Japanese, Chinese > and > > Italian films used to make it to the Oscars, I used to wonder why > Naushad, > > Ilayaraja, M S Viswanathan, Madan Mohan and many others did not get > the > > awards. But they have people's love, which is a greater honour than > the > > Oscars." > > > > Rahman devoted a great deal of time in thanking the classical > > music<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/God-chose-me-to- > collect-the-Oscars--Rahman/articleshow/4209723.cms#>fraternity. > > "When film music makes it big, rarely do purists acknowledge it. > > But I have been surprised by the goodwill," the composer told the > gathering, > > which included M Balamurali Krishna. > > > > If the presence of Ilayaraja at the event set to rest the > speculation about > > Illayaraja's resoponse to Rahman winning the Oscars, especially > after he > > garlanded Rahman and presented him a gold chain, the feverish > competition > > between the fans of the two came to the fore when Rahman pleaded > with his > > fans not to create hatred. "There are a set of fans for every > musician, and > > I have been seeing a lot of hate mail on the web. Please respect > everyone, > > and I request my fans to desist from sullying anyone," Rahman said. > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/God-chose-me-to-collect- > the-Oscars--Rahman/articleshow/4209723.cms > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > >
