>>"Composer Alla Rakha Rahman (43) is the son of an Indian left >>politician.">>"Composer Allah Rakha Rahman (best film music) should become a doctor, however failed (or dropped) in exam.
Lol. German version of Jamal guiding tourists to the Taj Mahal! Thanks for sharing. On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 3:04 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq <jahanzebti...@yahoo.com>wrote: > last days i was visiting Rome (Italy). there were some small experiences > of SDM/ARR i want to share. > > once while walking on the famous Via del Corso street i suddenly heard > someone singing ringa ringa. as i looked there were two Italian guys (both > probably in their 40s) passing by, one singing "ring ring ringa, ring ring > ringa" to the other. i was so amazed and tried to hear more however could > not get what they talked after that (in Italian language). and after that > they started discussing Latika (Freida Pinto) :-) probably they were just > coming out of the cinema as it was located on the same street a little > ahead. perhaps one of them was describing the other how he liked the songs > etc. i was so amazed that how general western audience liked the music. i > also realized how catchy ringa ringa is for westerners compared to other > songs of SDM. may be if i had heard them a little ago i found them talking > about Jai ho and others as well. > > later benefiting from my visit i took some time to experience watching SDM > there (in cinema). although I had already seen it twice (thanks to piracy) > but not on big screen as it was not released here in Denmark until recently. > SDM was released in Italy on 5 December under the title "The Millionaire". i > watched it in a fully packed theater. and do i need to add that not a single > person left the hall until Jai ho was completely ended? i think no. > watching the experience was overwhelming and i must say altogether new > compared to watching it on small screen. the BGM was so exotic and thumping > which added immense energy to scenes. talking about the songs besides O saya > especially the way Mausam & escape was used was truly awesome. i really > loved to see that they used the best of the lot (Mausam & escape) twice. it > is so energetic and thumping especially in the second scene where first it > runs lightly in background as Jamal sees Latika on platform and then > suddenly starts loudly as Saleem and his guys run to get Latika. i also > noticed that when Mausam & escape is played in the first scene (kids > escaping) the sitar is played in the background, i mean it is not very > prominent as if it was "dimmed" but in the second scene it is loud and very > clear. the second best piece i liked was when Liquid dance is played, loud > and right in your face, un-ignorable. also i noticed that there is a > difference between versions of "Riots" on CD and in the movie. in the later > there is some additional instrument, like piano, playing throughout, which > is missing in CD version. > > also on my way to Rome (in Munich) i noticed an article on SDM's Oscars in > a German newspaper (called "Bild") which i found interesting somehow. here > is a scan of it: > > http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/7792/arrpaper.jpg > > the article circles ARR's in photo. it mentions him with full name Allah > Rakha Rahman all the way. here is the translation i managed to come up with: > > "Composer Alla Rakha Rahman (43) is the son of an Indian left politician." > > wow... did we know that? lol. or perhaps it is translation error. > > "Composer Allah Rakha Rahman (best film music) should become a doctor, > however failed (or dropped) in exam. > > wow.. did we know that? at least not me. > > "The title song " Jai ho" (Best song) was written for the film " Yuvraaj" > (Remake of "Rain Man") nevertheless its director did not want it." > > quite right that Ghai did not want it however it is a surprise to me that > Yuvraaj was a remake of Rain Main. > > - > Jahanzeb > > >
