[arr] sharing my little SdM/ARR experience in Italy
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
Re: [arr] sharing my little SdM/ARR experience in Italy
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.comwrote: 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
Re: [arr] sharing my little SdM/ARR experience in Italy
He heElection fever catching up everywhere it seems --- On Tue, 17/3/09, Shah Navas shahnavas@gmail.com wrote: From: Shah Navas shahnavas@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] sharing my little SdM/ARR experience in Italy To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, 17 March, 2009, 7:22 PM 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 jahanzebtippu@ 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 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
