Re: [arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL)
I used to think of decorum in public forums . . but eventually i realised . . it doesn't matter to be politically right in the online world anymore. . People trashed VTV music, even Raavan. . . and many more. . So I don't get hurt or offended with anybody's posts/comments unless he is known to me real life! P.S: When he is known to me in real life, I would go and beat the crap out of him. Gomzy would agree. On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:50 PM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: Thats my friend Pratap who i responded to. He has no issues with what i said. Peace out. On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:08 PM, rain drop fresh_rain_dr...@yahoo.comwrote: @ Gomzy : Please refrain from being sarcastic. Kindly be considerate to other fellow group members who are not as gifted as you are in identifying/confirming Shreya's voice spot on. @ Moderators: Please try to filter and avoid posting such comments -- *From:* Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Sat, May 15, 2010 11:11:24 PM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) u think? whats wrong with you guys. Its her ! On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 5:47 PM, pratap pratap_elensar@ yahoo.compratap_elen...@yahoo.com wrote: Shreya Ghosal.. I think... http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On *Sat, 5/15/10, rain drop fresh_rain_drops@ yahoo.comfresh_rain_dr...@yahoo.com * wrote: From: rain drop fresh_rain_drops@ yahoo.comfresh_rain_dr...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, May 15, 2010, 3:46 AM This female version of Aaromale is just haunting and simply outstanding. Thanks for sharing this piece of delight. Who is the singer ??? Anyone ?? -- *From:* Bhaji Bhadran bhaji...@yahoo. co.in *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com *Sent:* Fri, May 14, 2010 3:42:39 PM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) GODD GOD GODDD! Thank You Thank You Thank You Pratap... God i love Yahoo Group thanks for this Divinit. .. though its just humming kind of thing... i cant hold back goosebumps and a slight emotional feeling... B|H... --- On *Fri, 14/5/10, Parthi mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk* wrote: From: Parthi mmparthi2003@ yahoo.co. uk Subject: [arr] Re: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Friday, 14 May, 2010, 9:14 AM thank you for this upload! btw whos singing? shreya? --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comhttp://in.mc87.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, pratap pratap_elensar@ ... wrote: Aaromale Female Version (FULL) Download here: http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/2010/ 05/aaromale- female-version- full.htmlhttp://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/2010/05/aaromale-female-version-full.html http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... -- www.gomzyphotograph y.com http://www.gomzyphotography.com/ -- www.gomzyphotography.com
Re: [arr] Karunanidhi Releases Theme Song for Classical Tamil Conference
Inspired!!! (I mean I was inspired. .Not Rahman. .) On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:32 AM, K. Kumar arrking4...@yahoo.com wrote: when can we have the hd version? HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!! --- On *Sun, 16/5/10, syedahamed basheer bsyedaha...@gmail.com* wrote: From: syedahamed basheer bsyedaha...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Karunanidhi Releases Theme Song for Classical Tamil Conference To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 16 May, 2010, 2:00 PM Yes. you are right.. what a great composition for world tamil conference meeting marvelous song This is the evergreen album for tamil for a long time. i am sure about that On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:50 AM, ajay_baskar2000@ yahoo.co. inhttp://mc/compose?to=ajay_baskar2...@yahoo.co.in ajay_baskar2000@ yahoo.co. inhttp://mc/compose?to=ajay_baskar2...@yahoo.co.in wrote: She has already crooned 'Kannukku mai',right? Sent from my Nokia phone -Original Message- From: Srini Santhanam Sent: 16:05:2010 9.21.05 am Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Karunanidhi Releases Theme Song for Classical Tamil Conference Awesome! Finally AR gets to have P. Suseela (his favorite singer) sing a song for him as well. __ Cheers, Srini On 16-May-2010, at 11:31 AM, Dinesh Scaran dinesh.scaran@ hotmail.comhttp://mc/compose?to=dinesh.scaran%40hotmail.com wrote: My god... what a song?? i want the song...!! hahaand the video was directed by Gautham rite? marvelous... There is always something special with ARR's music and Tamil language. Amazing...!! great to see Veteran P.Suseela singing as well. :) Valghe Tamil Mozhi! Valghe A.R.Rahman! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comhttp://mc/compose?to=arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, sayuj_sunil sayuj_sunil@ ... wrote: Here is d video of the the song :) from the function .. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=8TsgrJSEQhohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8TsgrJSEQho -- Thanks and Regards, B. SYED AHAMED
Re: [arr] CD Booklet and lyrics
Behene De is about the person's desire to live free, who wants flow free uninhibited like the river in to sea. My guess is that this song is on the character of Raavan, his dilemma and helplessness. Very deep lyrics. Well its Gulzar of course. Stuck with this song. . On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 5:28 AM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: 1) Beera Beera talks about the guy Beera. ( on abhishek bachan) 2) Behene De is the guy in love ( probably Ravan's love for Sita) 3) Gilli talks about the beauty that Sita is. 4) Ranjha is a romantic number . 5) Khilli re is Sita singing with flowers and trees around her waiting for her love to return ( probably before the kidnap) 6) Kata Kata bechara depicts a guy getting married. Its his last day being single. Vikram's marriage to ash. On Sat, Apr 24, 2010 at 2:26 AM, indmovbuff indmovb...@yahoo.com wrote: The booklet seems to suggest that Khilli re will be pictured on Vikram and Ash (three very interesting stills there including the ones with ARB dancing- the ones that have been on the internet for a long time now). Kata Kata looks big too in keeping with the articles regarding 500+ dancers etc. It looks like it's Raavan's sister(Surpanakha played by Priyamani)'s wedding. Colourful. Behene de has the Bachchans - extremely interesting stills. Apparently, Bollywood Hungama have the video of the song already and will put it up on their website in the coming days. Ranjha Ranjha with the Bachchans again. Thok de and Beera is with AB only. The booklet is an absolute treat. How I wish I could understand the lyrics. Can some kid soul please give a gist as to what each song is trying to convey? Especially Behene De. Would be very grateful! -- www.gomzyphotography.com
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Re: [arr] Home recording of Journey home from Bombay Dreams.
Great work Arun. . . So close to original. . Nobody improves ARR's work. . But I have a request. . . Would it be possible for you give us a alternate rendering of a track? For example male version of female version only songs? It might be an experiment that could be disaster :) But I will happily keep it in my collection. On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 7:39 PM, Arun KB Ganesh ergu...@gmail.com wrote: Please listen to my home recording of Journey home from Bombay Dreams. http://soundcloud.com/arunkbganesh/journey-home_arunkb_bombay-dreams Please do write in your feedbacks. Regards, Arun
Re: [arr] Re: Sydney Concert Full videos on Youtube
Sam, Comparing MJ's concerts to ARR's is like comparing Apple to Oranges, or rather Apple to Nokia. MJ's has very few artistes and MJ controls everything and is at the centre of things. ARR's is a different league altogether, having so many artistes perform together in different languages and genres only increases the complexity. I too agree that there are some glitches like synchronisation and pronunciation, which can be easily gotten rid off. Its not about hard work, music is their profession, It will be only a matter of time before the group dynamics are perfected. IMO, no western artiste can manage the complexity of ARR concert. But ARR can achieve the quality and perfection of the Western concerts. He is almost there. On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 11:07 AM, catchgops catchg...@yahoo.com wrote: Are you taking your anger out here because some one conned you into paying for a free concert? Jokes apart, Sam, that's hitting below the belt, can't let that pass. Constructive criticism is welcome but just as we don't need yes men, we don't need slanderers either. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Sam samsing...@... wrote: When we pay $500 to watch the concert.. we have full right to our own feelings and express them here --- On Sat, 1/23/10, DineshVaidya dnshvai...@... wrote: From: DineshVaidya dnshvai...@... Subject: [arr] Re: Sydney Concert Full videos on Youtube To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, January 23, 2010, 2:09 AM Â I think Rahman Offkey is certainly a loose statement and not worth to respond, but since ARR is my Guru, I am doing so, The songs sung by ARR are those also composed by him so he has every right to perform them in whatever way / remix them / change the tone in any way he wants. Audience comes to see him performing and not to check if all his tones are true to the CD. And let ARR decide how he wants to sing his own songs. If ARR wanted to add any additional lyrics / miss out on some / change the tone / tune during concert, it is his song / creation and he has full right to do so. So please refrain from making such statements which none of us are qualified to make. best regards Dinesh Vaidya TWS Rahmania, Pune --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, vijay@ wrote: thanks for sharing these wonderful videos. The best performance was Mausam Escape hands down. Next come Jai Ho and Chandralikha. and oddly enough I liked Ringa Ringa too. Didn't like how they performed some songs without any lead singers, like Chaiya Chaiya, Barso Re etc. Boss was off-tune overall. Rashid Ali killed pronunciations and ate words out as always. Really like the idea of displaying artists' name on grand screen. Chandralikha performance was wonderful and appreciated the MJ part of it. Can only hope sometime they perform Jai Ho in its full glory i.e., with Sukhwinder. /Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, s_girish2003 s_girish2...@... wrote: Found this link in youtubeAll parts of Sydney Concert http://www.youtube. com/user/ 4topcats# p/u/21/HoFokPHlG BM Thanks to the original uplaoder..
Re: [arr] Re: Release updates
I am just waiting for Amazon India to launch. . . On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:24 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.comwrote: And the music industry still wonders why it deserves to die? On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 11:01, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@yahoo.comwrote: Tried at music world stores in chennai yesterdayIts not available anywhere.. -- *From:* Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Fri, January 8, 2010 10:48:06 AM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: Release updates Have you tried any of the other retailers? I thought Planet M shifted its focus to selling mobile phones after it was sold by TOI to the Essar Group. On Fri, Jan 8, 2010 at 10:42, Sriram S srirams_param@ yahoo.co. insrirams_pa...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Gopal, There is no trace of Couples Retreat CD's in Bangalore till now. I have been calling Planet M, and they have no clue about the release. Anyone in BLR has brought CR Audio? --- On *Mon, 4/1/10, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. comcatchg...@gmail.com * wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com catchg...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] Re: Release updates To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comarrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Monday, 4 January, 2010, 11:17 AM CDs of Shivaji (Hindi) will be in stores from the 8th of January. On Mon, Jan 4, 2010 at 11:03, Gopal Srinivasan go...@gopal. mehttp://in.mc946.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=go...@gopal.me wrote: CDs of VTV will be in stores from the 12th of January (in India) CDs of Couples Retreat will be in stores from today, the 4th, in India -- The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepagehttp://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/.
Re: [arr] Blue Telugu
I don't understand why would it not be possible to distribute high quality music online. Very much possible. Like Gops said we should change with time. This is even an very acceptable and progressive change. I don't see a value in having anything physical, if a digital equivalent can save resources, decrease cost, increase quality and distribution access and eventually give more power to the artist than the distributors. Similar trend is happening in the publishing business which is far more disruptive with Kindle-only books getting releases. At least there people have legitimate reasons to crib saying that Kindle will be another strain on eyes. But look at the potential upside in the trees saved and hence the costs. 'Nostalgia has relative value. Ancient sites are guarded vigorously in Western societies while in India we spit on them. This is a different dimension. We might destroy something old and build new and 500 years later the new would have been old. To quote Gita - Chnage is the only constant. But it is up to us maximise the value of change to maximum people. If we think rationally, what we enjoy is music not CDs. I whole heartedly welcome this change. On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 6:14 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.comwrote: I didn't quite get how you plan to threaten AR's privacy but the rest of the logic does not hold - not being able to afford/access a commercial product does not bestow the license to steal. But that's quite beside the point. It's not like any of us don't download the music anyway - it's just a business decision that the producers are making - the cost of producing and distributing a CD revenues from selling them The pirated mp3s will get downloaded regardless, just that in this scenario, the producers lose less money. All of a. quality of digital music b. worldwide accessibility to digital distribution mediums like Amazon and c. the diversity of such options will only improve with time for those, like you, that have the noble intent of putting your hard earned money behind the creative work. The interim will dissatisfy many but you just have to live with it - after all this is the music 'business', that's the operative word. On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 16:20, theepr the...@yahoo.com wrote: All these issues leads a 'rahmaniac' like me or anyone likes me to over come with an Pirated version of music by threatening the Privacy Policy of my Boss's Music. Bcos dont u (they) realize that people like me r still not affordable to do such Amazon shopping or else(Credit Card-Delivery-trustworthy-Audio Quality issues there) I never fulfill just by downloading songs and the appropriate cover arts and then putting all in a folder then rename them as SIvaji-Hindi OR Blue - Telugu voila I got Original Audio. I feel all my Original ARR Cds are like a treasure and Im a Relic Hunter. evry time i will try to collect them physically. simply said its gonna promote us to download Pirated personally said I have already downloaded both BLUE-telugu (Pirated) if any one let know this to our boss it may grateful. its may help to consider about at least us (the True rahmaniacs) ~®theep~ (Sri Lanka) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Rivjot riv...@... wrote: Sorry this message is a little confusing because in one of the previous message, you wrote Siavji Hindi wont be releasing on CD and now you saying you meant Blue Telugu, not Sivaji Hindi :/ Does that mean Sivaji Hindi will release on CD? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, vijay@ wrote: My badi meant blue telugu and not sivaji hindi.thanks gops for this -original message- Subject: Re: [arr] Blue Telugu From: Vithur vithurm@ Date: 30/12/2009 10:13 haha... No physical CDs :( Things are changing a lot... On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@wrote: The soundtrack is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDUU00/ref=dm_ty_alb There will be no physical CD release as things stand. -- regards, Vithur Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? b Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
Re: [arr] AUDIO RELEASE IN INDIA ON 26TH DECEMBER 2009, CONFIRMED BY MUSIC GALLERY, COIMBATORE
Without offending anybody - If you are spending your time just waiting for ARR's release and doing nothing else, you have all the rights to be offended. There are products which impacted business that got delayed (Windows), which impacted lives that got delayed (relief funds)..it is there we should be frustrated not for music release that was not even officially announced. On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote: I think Gops put this up really well, just want to pop in and say one thing. Agree that its not easy to wait for Rahman's music but in any case, always look at the positives. We do know that Shreya's song was recorded just like a week before, would you have liked to have VTV cd with 6 songs and then get to know that one song was not included (biggest example : Shauk Hai - Guru, which never got released on CD, I know it released on that crappy mp3 CD). Again would you have liked to songs properly mastered before getting released? Obviously yes, because we as usual be first one to complain about sound quality (Example - Blue cd got so many complain from fans). There are always reasons for not CDs getting delayed in releasing and we should not have any frustration as long as official released dates are not announced (its difference case of 'on hold' /'stuck' CDs like Connection, Provoked, BB, Boys, Sivaji etc.. that is more like unfortunate / sadness, but I am sure there are also reasons behind them not getting released.. hopefully they will release someday) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: It is heartening to see some mature reaction to this The grief that others have given vent to is understandable and when set in the context of many such delays previously it is not surprising. But, just in this specific case, do realize that no official date has been announced by the VTV team. Don't go by what every sundry blog or obscure music store decides to tell you. A launch event is scheduled based on the availability of the people in attendance. Ideally, one would like to see the CDs release simultaneously. But this is a time of the year it is difficult to co-ordinate schedules and the event was held to accommodate people's schedules. The CD is currently being mastered and is expected to release in the first week of January - even on this it's only my indication and not an official communication from the music label or the studio. On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 13:22, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@...wrote: To all those criticizing and stuffs..tell me..was there any single official press release from the producers of VTV stating that the audio will be released in so and so date? We fans just go by the news in the online sites and start building our expectations on those false media reports..I agree..some of them in our industry still dont work in a professional way..but try to understand that a lot of hard work and detailing goes into the every end product that comes out in the market. No producer will like to lock in his money for longer period of time..the so-called delays happen due to many reasons which we might not be aware off...so lets have some patience and be less demanding... -- *From:* Sath Murthy sath.mur...@... *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Mon, December 21, 2009 11:15:56 PM *Subject:* Re: [arr] AUDIO RELEASE IN INDIA ON 26TH DECEMBER 2009, CONFIRMED BY MUSIC GALLERY, COIMBATORE This is not a way of increasing the curiosity among the fans.. but its definitely getting negative response from everyone... Lot of tweets regd. this.. samples are: Two long days have passed after Vinnai Thaandi Varuvaaya audio was launched in London. Still no sign of audio CDs. Pongada neengaLum unga... க௠ம௠பல௠மனநிலை என௠ற௠à®'ன௠ற௠உண௠ட௠.. நல௠ல உதாரணம௠஠.ஆர௠.ரஹ௠மான௠ரசிகர௠கள௠.. Hope the future releases of ARR are not going to follow this footsteps. Hope they don't ARR fans for a ride. Thanks Satheesh. -- *From:* Dinesh Scaran dinesh.theboss@ hotmail.com *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com *Sent:* Mon, December 21, 2009 8:40:11 AM *Subject:* Re: [arr] AUDIO RELEASE IN INDIA ON 26TH DECEMBER 2009, CONFIRMED BY MUSIC GALLERY, COIMBATORE dude, if u think im the only 1 reacting such, u need to get out to the real world and see the frustration there. I just received dozens of sms expressing their frustration towards the way the whole thing that was handled. Its just indigestible about the gap between the launch and release. Nothing regarding ARR or his music not being worth await. Please do not
Re: [arr] Such Bull!
Good Luck Gayatri. Rawat never gives up his opinion, while he wants influence others opinion. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 8:46 AM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Gayatri sis, firstly, thanks for the elaborate, thoughtful reply. 1. I think, any true arr fan who had been liking ARR's dozens of masterpieces in two decades, and if he or she had liked yuvraj-zindagi, Ghajini-Kaise Mujhe, D6-all,etc. just in last 365 days, if, if, if such a true fan ends up liking Chiggy-Wiggy, then I would say that his/ her tastes have deteriorated. He should be prescribed listening to Bombay, Dil Se, Taal for a week to recover. :-) he he 2. If ichord, you and many other respected members agree that Chiggy-Wiggy was not a great song, then why isn't it a great opportunity wasted by ARR? The song got so much money spent on it by financiers, it got so much free publicity on account of that, for that matter - international publicity, entire world was waiting to listen to this song and get blown by its magic and you and ichord agree that it is not a great song. Why didn't ARR make it great when he has proven capability to make 800+ great songs. Why isn't it a significant noticeable omission by ARR? 3. Pappu was another fun number. I didn't like it much as such as my personal tastes are different. Still, Pappu was not lacking in any count. It was a complete song in itself. Even the question of Pappu being a great song or not never really arose in this list. 4. But, Chiggy Wiggy is lacking. Chiggy Wiggy is unimaginative as per ARR's own past history. It runs much more deeper on its cultural and philosophical impact. The unabashedness with which the loud Indian bhangra starts to defeat foreign melodies is not what ARR stands for. ARR is not for confrontation. ARR is for peace, harmony, unity, merging of cultures, mutual love and respect. How could ARR give a song that teaches confrontation, that mocks at foreign culture to show off that Indian culture is great and will defeat all the cultures of the rest of the world. By professing such a line of thought, ARR has countered everything he has so consistently and laboriously taught us in two decades. After this song, no one can believe ARR he speaks of peace and harmony. 5. You may find just a tiny comparison in Taal's Ishq Bina. If you kindly analyze it, you will find that Ishq Bina was also really having two different thought lines - the girl was vocal about love, quite open, sort of craving, and boy was shy and introvert. But, Ishq Bina didn't let one line of thought defeat the other line of thought. The boy simply, softly, politely states tumne ishq ka naam suna hai, hamne ishq kiya hai. That's all. That does it. Both expressed their view and both won. People loved it. I still remember some friends humming this sing line tumne ishq ka naam suna hai, hamne ishq kiya hai. as if it was the summary of entire Taal, reflected in their life. It has the essence of what love is. It taught people what love is. Ishq Bina reflected the entire personality of ARR. Pappu is really mocking up guys who can't dance, and even use the term Sala in an abusive vain, but it even then remained friendly leg pulling. No one felt offended by listening to Pappu. Even in this list, there were posts like xxx can't listen, sala, xxx can't write, sala and we all laughed. Chiggy Wiggy follows different line altogether. Chiggy Wiggy teaches colonization, Chiggy Wiggy teaches war, Chiggy Wiggy teaches slavery, Chiggy Wiggy presents girls as a spineless dumbo who are made for getting dominated by male tactics. Chiggy Wiggy undermines human dignity. Who should take the responsibility of making Chiggy Wiggy the way it goes? Thanks. -- Rawat On 10/19/2009 10:01 AM India Time, _Gayathri Chandrakasan_ wrote: I'm sorry but try as I might, I really can't understand the reasoning behind your animosity towards Chiggy Wiggy, Rawat. Yes, it's not a worldclass masterpiece...but then, who said it ever was? Like Ichord mentioned, it's a fun song. Some like it, many don't. Quote: We can't hide from the fact that other people might be looking at this group to get authentic feedback on the goodness of his songs, and all those got misguided by this group's endless advertising Chiggy Wiggy and entire bullu. I really don't see how people can be misguided by a group's review on an album. To start with, this is ARR's fan group. If anything, there is bound to be more positive reviews as compared to negative ones on ARR's albums from the members. If someone wanted an unbiased/objective review of ARR's album, well, there are many websites offering such reviews. The fan group is definitely the last place such person would go to. So I really don't see how your point of misguiding the public with endless advertising of Chiggy Wiggy and entire blue holds water here. And please don't akin the reviews to Gopal A's lovely pranks. No one
[arr] Fake track list on Google search results - the larger issue
Interesting issue - Bing does not give the same results, though yahoo does. Can we just be serious on this forum and not have fun? Or should we not allow post of this nature because one search engine with too much market share lists the post as top result? Are we moving towards a editorial standard for this group? And we are not an Official fan club. I would rather prefer this being a self controlled group and eventually making www.arrahman.com the most definitive source of information and ours being a complementary forum to discuss and not disseminate information. My personal views. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@gmail.comwrote: I agree completely... Why do ppl want to entertain make fun in a Group created for talking about ARR's music (opinions + facts). At the very Least, please put in the subject as Fake track list. My first reaction on seeing that email was vow...here is some info. then as I read the mail , I realise its a piece of junk aimed at grabbing attention first and fun later. Is this a Tabloid ? NO. On Sun, Oct 18, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Aravind AM aravind...@yahoo.com wrote: @Rawat: Your point that the credibility of the group is at stake, is absolutely valid. @ Group: I think this logic should be extended to the fake track lists as well. We should all understand that the group's posts show up on google search results... Just Google for Raavan Tracklist, and you'll see that the first 4 results take you to the fake track list by Gopal Anandan, posted in this group! People like us, who are regular in the group know and understand. But imagine any other movie buff doing a search and landing up on this fake track list... It would lead to rumours being spread, with the source of the rumour being our group! Do we want this to happen? I appreciate one odd fun post, but not at the sake of the group's credibility. We've been getting exclusive updates and news about ARR in this group, but such posts reduce the credibility. I really enjoyed the post, but as already been pointed out, not everyone got the joke. So, I request Gopal Anandan to mention in his post if it's a fun post. Aravind -- Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com -- --- On *Sun, 18/10/09, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com* wrote: From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Such Bull! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 18 October, 2009, 11:16 AM On 10/18/2009 4:51 AM India Time, _Jahanzeb_ wrote: exactly. this is what i have been saying all the time, that Chiggy Wiggy is a huge failure of ARR. and yes though people didn't agree that it is a failure but i don't remember anyone calling it a worldclass masterpiece either. - Jahanzeb Yup. I think it also puts on a question mark on the credibility of this group itself that several members acted like mouthpieces and kept on praising the song endlessly and even criticized those who were criticizing the song since day one. Some are like going that way. Now, such members would say that liking or not liking a song is a personal matter and they still like it. Well, it is, still there is a thing called objectivity. When we agree that this group is considered a place to get authentic information on ARR, and some members can't even tolerate a lovely prank played by Gopal Anandan for that exact point, then we can't hide from the fact that other people might be looking at this group to get authentic feedback on the goodness of his songs, and all those got misguided by this group's endless advertising Chiggy Wiggy and entire bullu. The reason might be: We fans might like anything given by our man because we love our man. It is normal human psychology. We might have convinced ourselves that we are liking Chiggy Wiggy or blue on some strengths it has while ignoring some down points it is having. I hope members will learn from this and will try to be more objective in giving their future reviews/ feedbacks on future releases of ARR. Remember, wrong feebacks in this group must be presenting a wrong picture about a song/ album to ARR himself if he is accessing the group. ARR needs truth. Underved praising will harm ARR. Let's not only utter Satyamev Jayate, but also practice it. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. comhttp://mc/compose?to=arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, kishore parayath kishore.parayath@ ... wrote: This is the FIRST TIME that some OFFICIAL reviewer is calling an ARR track as SECOND RATE or cheap! Yup, it makes me sad. So, we must ADMIT facts! Chiggy Wiggy was certainly a MISTAKE from our BOSS's part, who is reverred in Bollywood and accross India for having created Superhuman Divine Musical wonders! Yes, we must admit that. And I really wonder why ARR remained so uncharacteristicall y unimaginative in this particular song. To put things in proper
Re: [arr] Making Of A.R.Rahman Live In Concert - USA
Does that go to say that its tough so lets do average work. We can take this argument if other artists of similar calibre are doing average concerts. No, thats not the case. Yes, its tough to find a great sound engineer who also understands the intricacies of Rahman's music, but NOT impossible. Boss, Its ALLAH RAKHA RAHMAN. Nothing short of best would fit him. I would be utterly displeased if some random guy comes up with a article Two time Grammy winner A R Rahman's concert turned out be an average experience. He needs to work on the quality of sound. Composing in a studio and performing to a live audience are 2 different games. The blame shifts blatantly on ARR for no fault of his. Sincerely, even one concert in a year or 2 year which is indeed good to be released on DVD would suffice and a CD compilation of concert versions of the songs. IMHO Rahman doesn't have to burn out himself with so many concerts like the western artistes. Or atleast not yet. His rate of producing music is many times that of a western artiste. Those artistes come out with 1 or 2 albums in a year and they have to do these concerts to promote them. Rahman should decide on his strategy. He is in a position where no artist has ever been before - catering to a (almost) truly global audience each of different culture and sophistication. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 1:37 PM, A.R.Rajib a.r.ra...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=155512624126ref=nf http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=155512624126ref=nfI uploaded in Facebook coz the video is just bit longer than 10mins [?] didnt wanna remove precious 22 seconds from it ... so . *This video is from The Original DVD of A.R.Rahman Live In Concert - USA* * A.R.Rahman , H.Sridhar , Deepak gattani Speaking About It If u wanna know Why Recent A.R.Rahman Concert's Sound Quality Is very poor ... * *Then This Is the video for **u ... Just realize how much preparation Goes behind to do a Concert ... * *And How Important Late. Chief sound Engineer H.Sridhar Was on Doing this a Success ( in terms of Sound ) * * * *Buy This DVD Feel the Presence Of Mr. H Sridhar* * * *It's my small step towards stopping the discussions on ARR's recent Concert's Bad Sounds ... Hope people will Understand [?] * -- - Regards ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~ 35E.gif33D.gif
Re: [arr] Re: Releasing the Raavan Track List!
Come on guys. . .you allow Aish's tweet about Ravana and not this! Ridiculous. . On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: Its very creative and fun. But many people take yahoo info to be authentic. Hope this doesnt affect the reputation this group has built. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 12:49 PM, mohammed sajin mnsa...@yahoo.comwrote: Making fun is not a bad thing. But the problem is lot of people starts to believe his track list. Definitely we have to avoid that. I mean the wrong infos. http://sig.graphicsfactory.com/ * * -- -- *From:* ravi ravis...@gmail.com *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Sent:* Thu, October 15, 2009 9:56:03 AM *Subject:* [arr] Re: Releasing the Raavan Track List! Whats wrong in spreading fun? he has made many laugh. There are many speculations and assumption based threads which ppl post as if nothing can be true except that with authenticity of connections with ppl. A post of this kind will not spoil anything. I dont see him mocking AR neither he is abusing his works. We are not in a war room to be only serious. If you filter out many threads there are very few which are genuine with information. Its personal to enjoy and not to enjoy, even AR is very good at humor. @ Gopal Anandan, pls add a notification to your subject such that those who wish to enjoy your fun can take it, let others discard. Hopefully that solves the problem --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_ck17@ ... wrote: Gopal, I don't think this whole thing about creating track list is funny. There are a lot of us who come here to obtain genuine information on ARR's music. If you think that creating a track list such as these is funny, then I would suggest you to find a better way to entertain yourself. The amount of hard work, love attention that ARR gives to all his projects need not be expressed in words. So kindly refrain from making a mockery of all his hard work by creating this sort of make-believe lists. --- On Wed, 10/14/09, Gopal Anandan agop...@... wrote: From: Gopal Anandan agop...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Releasing the Raavan Track List! To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Cc: Sriram Iyer sriramiyer15@ ... Date: Wednesday, October 14, 2009, 7:14 PM Good one there Sriram. That sort of a rap will be mighty interesting. ciao / Gopal [from the desk of Ramanand Sagar] --- On Wed, 14/10/09, Sriram Iyer sriramiyer15@ yahoo.co. in wrote: From: Sriram Iyer sriramiyer15@ yahoo.co. in Subject: [arr] Re: Releasing the Raavan Track List! To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 11:41 PM Was it intentional or did you just overlook the 'Ram Jaane why' - (Demon/Gangsta Rap by Raavan Feat. BlaaZe) --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gopal Anandan agopals@ wrote: ! Simply Exclusive ! 1. Dashgreev - Ravana Theme Roop Kumar Rathod, Vijay Prakash Picturized on: Ofcourse Abhishek [introduction scene] Special lyrics by Prasoon - excerpt Muralitharan jaisi aankhen meri, bacho mere doosre se, Dus bandon ki team hoon main, main hoon kaal... 2. Maithili - Sita Theme Chitra with backing vocals by Sonu Nigam Picturized on: Aishwarya and Vikram [Ram] 3. Mujhe pasand ho tum - Feels like Swayamwara Sonu Nigam, Shreya Ghoshal Picturized on: Aishwarya and Vikram 4. Tum kaun ho Chinmayee, Kailash Kher Picturized on: Aishwarya and Abhishek [Ravana] as a fantasy song during their stay in the jungle. Also the turning point of the movie where Aish falls in love with Ravana. The song is on the lines of Hai Rama Ye Kya Hua (also literally!). 5. Om Namah Shivaya - Taandav mix Sukhwinder Singh, SPB Picturized on: Abhishek. Song is also powerfully used as BGM to project the fury and power of Ravana. 6. Divyaastra Drone Drums - Sivamani, Rhythm Vocals - Kailash Kher Picturized on: Abhishek and Vikram. All confrontations and fight sequences. 7. Litmus Test - Agni-pariksha theme Instrumentals by KM with Yeri Voice by Kavita Baliga Picturized on: Asihwarya Considering the story and the fact that Mani Ratnam is the director, the intensity of the high-tension scenes is expected to be brought out by the BGMs. Enjoy the wait. ciao / Gopal ['doosra' waala] Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn more. http://in.overview. mail.yahoo. com/ Yahoo! India has a new look. Take a sneak peek.
Re: [arr] Fwd: Chennai concert
I slightly have a different view. Rahman is not the same to others as he is to us. People who pay hefty prices and travel all the way to have a good experience should be treated with that experience - Good ambience, Pyrotechnics, good mix and performance. We might think that ARR is doing us a favor through his music. But, for a non-ARR fan (in the sense of dedicated yahoo group type fan) that is not the case. They are buying an experience and if it fails, it affects the reputation of the provider. I am not saying ARR is responsible, but any failure from any of the musicians, singers, organisers, crowd managers, anybody, its ARR's reputation at stake. There are way better event management groups and I seriously hope ARR signs with the best. On Thu, Oct 15, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Din, D, Nesh dinesh.theb...@hotmail.comwrote: are u implying the fact that if ARR is to be within Tamil industry he couldnt reach higher because Tamil industry is not as exposed and well known as Hindi to the world? Do not underestimate Tamil industry like that. If ARR wanted to, he could have done it. Thats ARR's capability and Tamil industry can give a great way as well. Perhaps it would take a little longer compared to now, but u cant say IT WONT happen! ARR's talent cant be hidden. Somehow they would have noticed him and he STILL would have reach Oscar! ps : Yuvan Shankar Raja has won the Best Composer for the album 'Raam' (a Tamil album, note this) at the Cyprus International film festival. though its nothing like Oscar and what not, he manage to fetch a Tamil album an overseas award. :) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, ravi ravis...@... wrote: if only one can understand the pain involved with the work done by another there would be no room for arguing on basis of language and any other matters. Unfortunately AR's own followers don't understand how AR has made Chennai, TN, Tamizhian, an Indian proud. Understand one thing if AR was to work only in Tamizh there would have been no day where a Tamizh word would have been spoken in the stage where Oscar was presented. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Madhu.Sudhan d madhusudhan.51081@ wrote: Thank you gopal for this mail, it has helped me a lot, i had posted yesterday a letter about my disappointment about the concert. actually today i felt the reason i felt disappointed was not really the songs, but what and how our GOD of music spoke to the crowd. this mail of yours shows that A R R cares for his fans a lot. I feel a lot better today. On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 9:28 PM, partha sarathi partha_sachin@wrote: Namaskar ARRji, I am looking forward for your Hyderabad 'JAI HO' concert. I am very sure it would be as big as and as good as 2003 concert. HEARTY WELCOME TO HYDERABAD WISH YOU HAPPY DIWALI IN ADVANCE Thanks Parth. --- On *Wed, 14/10/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@* wrote: From: $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ Subject: Re: [arr] Fwd: Chennai concert To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 14 October, 2009, 7:28 PM Sir, It's just that we all expect too much from you almost all the timeSome of us who attend all of your concerts find the track list repetitive, but we tend to forget that for the remaining 99.99%, its a new experience.. ..We agree with you and understand your position. Looking forward to your forthcoming concert in hyderabad and many more in the month of November :) :) -- *From:* Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com *To:* arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com *Sent:* Wed, October 14, 2009 6:20:50 PM *Subject:* [arr] Fwd: Chennai concert -- Forwarded message -- From: A *R* Date: Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 13:40 Subject: Re: Chennai concert To: Gopal Srinivasan go...@gopal. me very difficult to do different concerts in each city ...it takes ages for learning and coordination ..to have a seamless tour ...we need to do the same thing and perfect it -- Keep up with people you care about with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn how http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_1/*http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/connectmore .
Re: [arr] Re: Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai
Seriously. . look at the attention. . 30 posts. The poster is successful after all. On Mon, Oct 5, 2009 at 9:56 AM, vinu thiagu vinuthi...@yahoo.co.in wrote: ohthank god..and thank you so much for revealing that this is not a soundtrack from raavana...now i feel ok...god...when i heard that song..the first thing i thought..this song is not by ARR..i dunno why...just some instinctswhooo...now am releived... [image: me!!]http://s737.photobucket.com/albums/xx14/crazyvinoo/?action=viewcurrent=111408397042725603791c71pb.gif Vinoo -- Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try now!http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_metro_3/*http://in.yahoo.com/trynew
Re: [arr] Re: Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai
Nice. There are so many people out there to believe anything. On Sat, Oct 3, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Din, D, Nesh dinesh.theb...@hotmail.comwrote: yeah, the tune sounds very un-ARRish and Aishu's Tamil cant be that perfect! but it is from her twitter page... hmm --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, ichord purev...@... wrote: Song arrangements sound strange for a movie like Raavan and it doesn't sound like Aish's voice at all. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Rivjot rivjot@ wrote: Aishwarya Rai posted this on her twitter profile - A song sung by me in Tamil for Raavan/Ashokavanam with Rahman's tunes!! http://twiturm.com/m9vae ; a Super-Exclusive for you guys!! 3 :) Done with the film now!! taking a short break for a week and then back in action for the final schedule of Vipul's 'Action Replay'!!
Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?
That was quite an info. Thanks. On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 10:45 PM, wiredbeats . wiredbe...@hotmail.comwrote: hey! i don't know about all that. Just that i am a huge fan of headphones and i try and collect some rare or some sorta expensive ones. But in audio stuff expensive does not mean good!..there are some basic ipod headphones for even 1000 rupees by sennheiser that are damn cool, esply the bass response. Try it or try 'JBL reference' headphones i think it costs 2500 rupees, an absolute stunner. OK, here is the little i know and it works *Home Theatre* Dont go by the number of speakers. Some sony models come with 5 center button speakers and woofer of 4 channels thats like 11 speakers!! - Farce. Just take any 850RMS above home theatre with auto/manual calibration. Use manual calibration for rear right and rear left and notch it by say 1.5 dB. treble sounds crispper then. Works for ALL RAHMAN DISCS. Don't go by the size of the woofer. As long as its in a wooden box its fine.However, don't ever push the woofer into a corner of the room. It booms and the bass reproduction is wrong. You are looking for a rumble not windows rattling. Move your woofer about half feet away from walls. Test it by playing Maula Maula track from Delhi 6 ( a suble bass line that sounds so great!!) If you have some cash to blow try these - Jamo S 606 home speaker systems - Harmom Kardon HKTS series And yes, i agree Bose is over rated. Its great but lot of other guys have caught on and now theres very little difference. Go right ahead and by anything nice thats has packed speakers in wood. Not plastic. And if you get a DVD/CD player with the package but it. Normally u only get an AMP. In that case PLEASE do not compromise on your DVD player. Don't fit local ones. Play CDs and not MP3s in these systems to judge the output. Sometimes we might feel the bass or treble is low while playing a CD. But the sonic range is usually very rich and if you just change your seat it might sound better. *CD players * * * I sometimes think standlone systems sound way better. When you buy a HiFI or a mini HiFi, try and locate one with a manual EQ. This feature is becoming quite rare and i hate it. I found a pair from Wharfedale quite stunning. But then don't break your head!, but any neat wooden bookshelf speakers with system of about 150 RMS will be just fine for a small room. Like a Hostel room. *Headphones* * * Firstly, throw your iPOD headphones into the trash. The device works fine, but pathetic headphones.For your regular use like running,GYMing etc buy the Sennheiser that comes in a green box ( don't know the model number). Costs about 1500 rupees. It takes your iPOD audio to a different level. However, i found HD 595 Senheisser the awesomest one! Bose also works, but dont pay that much seriously. MP3 is MP3, you wont get some magic extra sounds and most of today's bollywood music is compressed and fedility is missing ( this included BLUE also,sorry ...). Blue sounds bad even in good headphones. Seriously, whats with that? *Audiophiles thingy* * * Well, investing on sound is not a bad idea only if you are listening to that kind of a material in its original medium. And this does not include Original MP3 CDs! Some of these Sony CD contain 'Super MP3!!' what the heck is that! The thing is, Audiophiles range is no doubt superior but it depends a lot on listening ambiance. Mostly we live in apartments with lot of world noises and volume issues. With this we only end up under utilizing the machines. And if you hookup an MP3 player you are just wasting your money in those. Most materials are not produced for Audiophiles. *Dos and Don'ts for playing audio CDs* * * Don't look for surround sound in audio CDs. Even if its is Rahman you won't find 5.1 effect in audio CDs. Its not meant for it. Super Audio CD or SACD is very rare. I have a few but have not compared with any standard CD medium of the same track. Don't increase the volume and think wow. If you can't hear details in 1/3rd volume then either your setting is wrong or the CD is badly recorded. *REFERENCE AR RAHMAN TRACKS FOR TESTING IN YOUR NEW HOME THEATRE/ CD SYSTEM*. Selected purly in brilliance in the sound (Not in any order) 1. Dil Se Re 2. Marudhaani - Sakkarakatti 3. Ghanan Ghanan - Lagaan *(Bose showrooms used this track as demo for a long time!)* 4. Taal Se Taal Mila 5. Gurus of peace - Vandemataram 6. Do Kadam - Meenaxi - A Tale of 3 Cities 7. Ekla Chalo - Bose the forgotten Hero 8. Main Albeli -Zubeida 9. Kwaja Mere Kwaja - Jodha Akbar 10. Aha Tamizhamma - Azhagiya Tamizh Magan Note Roja is missing!..yeah its old now. But worth a remaster i think Hope this was of some use!! Regards Wb -- To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com From: c.pix...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 12:47:26 +0530
Re: [arr] Re: ARR opts out of Rajiv Menon's Dhun
Ahh God. . Why should be worried about movies declined by ARR, while he accepts enough movies to keep him overloaded. Please give him his space. On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 12:32 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.comwrote: ARR had rejected DCH?? oh my God. never knew this. DCH was such a trademark film of new era. Farhan Akhtar is one of my favorite directors, i wish ARR does his film someday. - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Arun arun_8...@... wrote: Rahman rejected DCH BnB, and both were big succeses for SEL. So, if SEL come in here for ARR, may be they'll have another big success :) I still hope Rahman does this. The team which gave us K2K2 cannot possibly put a foot wrong. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Whenever AR misses out or chooses to opt out of a project, the project he takes or chooses to work becomes a big success. Remember what happened when he had to leave Whats your Rashee for Slumdog Millionaire. So, everything that happens is for good. God be with ARR always On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 12:43 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@wrote: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com//artMailDisp.aspx?article=03_06_2009_535_003typ=1pub=264 -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] ARR goes to vote in Chennai
Politics is not stupid anyway. Its our attitude. On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:19 PM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: that was sarcasm intended at Vithur's mail. Nobody wants to discuss this :) On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Bergin Roy ber...@berginroy.com wrote: I think we have lot of other things to discuss on his music than involving him in the stupid politics. He has cast his rights sincerely as a citizen. let's be proud of that and keep moving. - Bergin On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 6:11 AM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.comwrote: and what party would that be?!! On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: Just had a glimpse of ARR showing his finger with the ink, after casting his vote , in Times Now. He had gone and voted as what is expected from an Indian Citizen. Cant guess which party he would vote for, but know for sure that he would always support the Righteous Party, which would do good to the nation and the people. Jai Ho ARR!!!. -- regards, Vithur -- www.berginroy.com
Re: [arr] Re: Rekha Baradwaj on ARR
If there is work pressure, he records during the day too. :D On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 4:20 PM, SURESH himmathw...@yahoo.co.in wrote: wow...i like the part He sings a song and shows you, how lucky the people in studio to listen every song sung by Rahman sir..the magical voice..oh no! i missing great part of my life!!! being there with rahman sir, and listening to every song he is singing --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, rivjot riv...@... wrote: SHE HAS A SONG IN RAAVAN!!! You simply made my day :D --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vinod Rajaram vinod.rajaram@ wrote: Y*ou have worked with A R Rahman in Delhi 6. How was that experience?* I sang *Genda Phool* in *Delhi 6*, and am also singing in Mani Ratnam's * Raavan*. I recorded *Genda Phool* during the day but the song in *Raavan*, I had to record at night. I did not get time to practice for that. It's not that Rahman works only at night. If there is work pressure, he records during the day too. But he prefers dubbing during the night. Rahman was very nice to me. He sings a song and shows you. He also gives you a detailed briefing -- like if he wants to hear your laughter in the song, and all those details. He appreciates your work if you have sung well and pushes you to do better. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/13sd5-rekha-bhardwaj-on-music-and-more.htm
Re: [arr] A Fan's tale
Great read. Thanks for sharing. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 9:06 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: http://srikanthd.blogspot.com/2009/03/fans-tale.html http://srikanthd.blogspot.com/2009/03/fans-tale_11.html http://srikanthd.blogspot.com/2009/03/fans-tale_17.html http://srikanthd.blogspot.com/2009/03/fans-tale_19.html http://srikanthd.blogspot.com/2009/03/fans-tale_24.html
Re: [arr] ::: MARUDAANI INSTRUMENTAL ::: - by Aakash Shah
Thanks for sharing Aakash. Sorry for the delayed response. I really like the way you interpret the song, rather than being just another instrumental replacing the vocals with an instrument. I liked the way you gave the song a sad and slow feel. This different interpretation makes it more pleasant. (I loved those interludes in the original from 2:00 to 2:20) But you compressed the track by 20 seconds. I would also have liked an extended version :) If you accept fan wish list - a sad version of Chura Liya Hai from Yaadon Ki Baarat. :) Thanks again On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Arun KB Ganesh ergu...@gmail.com wrote: Aakash, This is awesome work.. I have been a silent listener to your earlier ones too... Keep going.. This is awesome. Wonderful orchestration. On Mon, Mar 23, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Aakash shahaakash...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Hello friends, I have made an instrumental of Marudaani song from the movie Sakkarakatti. Again, this is one of my favorite song of ARR. I hope you all like my little different attempt for the same. I will wait for your comments. Please download it from any of the below links: 4shared link: http://www.4shared.com/dir/7667141/fdda5ac/sharing.html Mediafire link: http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=9f6fbcf9c292a8b7d2db6fb9a8902bda Regards, Aakash Shah JAI HO!!!
Re: [arr] Re: Home Recording - Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gayi
Arun, Did you ever send a CD to Rahman? You should give a try. On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Arun KB Ganesh ergu...@gmail.com wrote: Thanks for the feedback Jahanzeb... ! I didnt replace.. i just recorded along with the karaoke track i got. http://rapidshare.com/files/194615296/Kaise_Mujhe_karaoke__Fem_Incl_-_Uvais_Sameer.mp3- karaoke for kaise mujhe is available here.. also, The karaoke versions for most songs is available in most file sharing sites ... Actually, most of them are available ... http://musicmusiconly.blogspot.com/ the above is a good site to get karaokes ... On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 12:42 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.com wrote: wow... this is awesome! you got a great voice. very good effort. at places lyrics were more clear than the original. btw how did u replace original singing with yours? - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Arun KB Ganesh ergu...@... wrote: Hello, Home recording of Kaise Mujhe Tum Mil Gayi from Ghajini, sung by me. Please do leave feedbacks... http://www.esnips.com/doc/09c6ff54-0e0d-4f81-85d3-ff23d3713b08/ArunKB_Ghajini_Kaise-Mujhe-Tum-Mil-Gayi
[arr] A globalising saga on BS - I wonder where the author of the book got the info!
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/a-globalising-saga/352357/ There’s a lovely story about a group of AR Rahman fans who spent many sleepless nights coding software so as to be able to create a montage of thumbnail images of all his album covers, which formed the contours of his face. Acknowledging their perseverance, Rahman and his team decided to collaborate with them to organise concerts worldwide, evolve new ways to distribute music and tackle piracy. It’s anecdotes like this and trivial bits of information on the film industry in Bombay that make this anthology an interesting read.
Re: [arr] Image of a RAHMANIAC !........ We don't need to check you more !
Touching. . On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 5:23 AM, Dinesh Vaidya dnshvai...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Today morning, I went to see a friend who was visiting Pune and staying in a Hotel. As per the present day Security norms, my car was stopped at the entry for body and boot check. After checking the sides with a mirror, it was the boot next. The security guard turned towards the boot, but without asking me to open it, tapped my car and waived me to proceed. I was puzzled. I stopped and asked him if he really won't check the boot. To which he replied, Saab, Aap ki window-shield pe RAHMAN ka photo hai aap ko check karne ki zaroorat nahin aap jaa sakate hain ! ( Sir, I noticed photo of RAHMAN pasted on your car's rear window... we don't need to check you more... you can proceed ! Be a Rahmaniac and make the world a terror-free place ! Best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune
Re: [arr] Free Music Classes in KMC
I hope he some day he starts music for dummies. . I hope :) On Tue, Mar 24, 2009 at 7:56 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: When AR says something, it happens and he ensures that it happens. AR had promised sometime that he would like to experiment with teaching music even to children on the roads Now his KMC had started offering Free Music Classes to about 15 school students of MGR School ( a school which imparts education to poor children and lower middle class community ) 15 Students are imparted with Music absolutely free... All Praises to God Alone -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Ishq Ada Hai Lyrics (lrc) file
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Re: [arr] Dont miss this: Apple man: Scoring “Sl umdog Millionaire” with Logic: An Interview with A. R. Rah man
One of the best Interviews giving good insight On Sat, Mar 21, 2009 at 5:47 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: actually, things are getting better now :) visit links for more info. text is garbled below http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/action/arrahman/?sr=hotnews?sr=hotnews.rss http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/action/arrahman/index2.html Scoring “Slumdog Millionaire” with Logic: An Interview with A. R. Rahman By Joe Cellini If you haven’t yet heard at least some of the score from this year’s Oscar-winning best film “Slumdog Millionaire,” you must be trying very hard not to. Even before it won two Oscars for best score and best song (“Jai Ho), as well as the Golden Globe and BAFTA awards for best score, A. R. Rahman’s soundtrack—written on a Mac in Logic Studio—had registered with any reasonably alert listener during the film’s much-reported rise from Indian-flavored indie longshot to runaway worldwide hit. If the soundtrack’s audio reach is in part attributable to the film’s sweeping success, its musical grasp is strictly the result of Rahman’s unforgettable melodies and rhythms. In fact, It would be as hard to imagine “Slumdog” without its script or cinematography as without Rahman’s score. One of the world’s most prolific and celebrated cinematic composers and top-selling recording artists, Rahman has scored more than 110 films, starting with Roja (1993), which was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 best movie soundtracks. He is an equally avid student of cutting edge music and technology, and he uses both to turn out scores and songs that seamlessly combine classical Indian and Western sounds with modern vocal and instrumental styles. For “Slumdog Millionaire,” Rahman blends Bollywood, hip-hop, world music and more to not only complement but significantly carry the film’s energetic plot and audience-pleasing themes. In a recent phone interview, Rahman spoke about how he used Logic and other tools to create his eclectic, ambitious score against unforgiving deadlines. How did you come to work with director Danny Boyle on “Slumdog Millionaire”? Well, I was really busy last year. I was doing about eight films, too many really. And I had this email saying “Hey I’m Danny Boyle, I like your work, and it would be great for us to have you on our film.” I didn’t know what to answer. But after exchanging several more emails, I met him personally in Mumbai. And when I talked to him, I had some interest and I wanted to see the film. He had a first cut of the film already, and when I saw that I was really interested and wanted to do it. So I left another film to do this one. I made time for it. Was your work on this film different than on other films? In some ways it was different, because it didn’t require as much work as I sometimes do for other films, but it required high-quality work. Danny usually uses many composers for a film because he wants different feels in the music. When you go to just one composer, it usually has one feel. So I took a clue from that and tried to think about what he might get from different writers with different sensibilities, always keeping something of mine in everything I wrote. He thought I wouldn't have time to do that, so he was just going to have me do a few songs, but I feel you have a responsibility to the whole movie. Each track in this film is completely different from the other. The film needed that, because it follows one person’s life, but in many different situations and moments from that life. And for the same reason, there are different cultural elements: some are very strong Indian influences, and some are very pop influences. If you take all the good things from ten different soundtracks and put it together, it can make a beautiful soundtrack of its own. How long did it take to compose the “Slumdog Millionaire” score? The initial ideas were all done on this very basic idea of me singing or playing keyboards and vocals. I’d send Danny a scratch of each idea over email, several for each cue he’d given me. Danny would listen and tell me which of the numbers he liked, and he’d start placing them. That was done a couple of months back. When I had collected all of these ideas, I went to England, and we spent three weeks together and finished the score. We’d originally scheduled four weeks, but because Danny decided to mix the film early, we had that much less time to do it. Any disagreement about the kind of score you wanted? Normally when I work with a director I work through his eyes, and through his vision, and that’s how I worked with Danny. Ideally, he gets excited when he hears the sound I’ve delivered. At the same time, he challenges me to produce other sounds and ideas. It made the job so much easier for me than if I’d done something radically different on my own and then tried to fit it into the film’s conception and convince people. Do you typically write
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] Re: Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
I agree with Thulasi. They should just give credits. I wouldn't really think the guys are selling those soaps because of Rahman's music. As long as it is credited it is fine. On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: i think in these are taken for granted as there arent any concrete laws enforced to take an immediate action. even if they exist, the media takes it for granted. as u pointed out, many politicians involved with media could very well make situation worse. wish they at least give credit for ARR sometime in the future.. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:36 PM, jana_k3 kska...@hotmail.com wrote: I don't know. It's a bit difficult to file cases, as these TVs are all associated with political parties. I do think Rahman would place himself in an undesirable situation. It would be best though, if there were some concrete copyright rules set up for his creations, so that this sort of stuff can be prevented. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: SUN TV, VIJAY TV and PODHIGAI TV in Tamil Nadu use his BGMs very extensively. I have heard the following 1. Spirit of Rangeela 2. Kisna Theme ( just like that.. ) 3. Padaiyappa BGMs 4. Vande Mataram 5. Jodha Akbar ( Azeem O Shahenshah Drum beats ) so many so many I think AR also knows all these. He has just left it offf... On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 9:29 AM, Vinod Pisipati idlevin...@...wrote: hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here. http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: I won't be surprised if I get 6 pack abs - Rahman!!!
Rahman has always had a good sense of humor, intelligent most of the times, with people close to him. I hope he shows that often to the public. . On Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 11:40 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.comwrote: lol lol. hard to believe this is the same man who used to say single word thanks on stage after receiving an award and leave us all wanting for more. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Aravind AM aravind...@... wrote: Hi all, Transcript of one more tidbit from the latest kumudam magazine: The Oscar statues are very heavy...Since they're like dumb-bells, lifting those and posing for photos itself is like working-out!! I won't be surprised if I get 6 pack abs, over the course of time says Rahman jokingly!!! Aravind My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: [arr] THE INSIDERS: Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman
“AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” Did we think AR has a bit of IR and not the other way around? On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: THE INSIDERS Font Size Dipti Nagpaul D’Souza Posted: Mar 15, 2009 at 1113 hrs IST http://www.indianexpress.com/news/the-insiders/434152/0 Meet the reclusive managers, technicians and singers who make up Team Rahman T. SELVAKUMAR, 45, MANAGING DIRECTOR OF RAHMAN’S MUSIC SCHOOL In the early 1990s, when Bollywood was just beginning to rave about a phenomenon, A.R. Rahman met music programmer T. Selvakumar in Chennai. Both were musicians trained in the alchemy of sound, both shared their hopes of setting up their own studios one day. As Rahman’s stock rose in filmdom, Selvakumar notched up a reputation in the Indian music industry as a master technician. Soon, he got into the business of supplying high-end music technology equipment. “That’s when our acquaintance changed to friendship,” says the man who has helped Rahman set up his many state-of-the-art studios. To him also goes the credit of setting up the first and only Apple-certified music, special effects and film editing technology training institute in the country. Selvakumar was one of the few people who knew about Rahman’s dream of setting up a music school. “He wanted to start a school of music technology but I insisted he couple it with teaching.” One day in 2007, Rahman decided that the time had come. “And when AR wants something, he wants it right away. He asked me if I would manage it for him and I didn’t see why I should refuse him,” he says. A regular day at the school sees Selvakumar taking classes in audio and video technology and ironing out numerous administrative hassles. He also continues to deal in Apple equipment. Whenever the company launches something new, Rahman is his first client. “AR’s one of the two most tech-savvy musicians in India,” he states, proudly. Who’s the other? “You wouldn’t expect this: Ilaiyaraaja.” CyberTech International The most reliable solutions for www.cybertech-int.com Musicians Institute Finest contemporary music school at www.mi.edu A R Rahman Songs free Only on Guruji.com Music Search. www.guruji.com Ads By Google NOEL JAMES, 48, MANAGER Over two decades ago, Noel James was playing the piano as a lounge musician at a hotel in Chennai when a certain jingles composer walked in. “Rahman heard me play and asked if I was interested in working with him.” James agreed. That was the beginning of a partnership that has lasted to this day. James has since grown to become Rahman’s manager and chief public relations officer. He occasionally assists the composer in stage shows and handles much of his coordination — with musicians, clients, talent and even the media. The road to Rahman, it could be said, goes through James. Born and brought up in Mumbai, James got hooked to music at an early age. After graduating from Loyola College, Chennai, he got a degree in violin from the prestigious Trinity College of Music, London. “I played in a band called Jumping Jewels, handling the vocals and guitar. That was before I went solo,” he says. He worked part-time with Rahman initially but became a permanent member of the team, singing the jingles and helping him with production. Being Rahman’s manager has meant that James does not get much time for his own music—except when he plays at church. He has no regrets though. “God sends messiahs to earth, whether it is Jesus Christ or Prophet Mohammed. It has been quite a while since He sent someone. I believe A.R. Rahman is such a messiah who works through his music,” says James, for whom familiarity has only brought more appreciation towards Rahman, the musician and the man. DEEPAK GATTANIi, 46, CONCERT MANAGER Behind every power-packed Rahman concert is Deepak Gattani and his team at Rapport Global Events. “We manage his live entertainment business but the relationship isn’t a client-service provider one,” he says. Gattani first met Rahman through singer Hariharan, another client. Since that meeting, he has handled all of Rahman’s tours and performances, and more recently, has been managing Rahman’s endorsement portfolio as well. Whenever Rahman is in Mumbai, Gattani finds himself seated next to him. “But being with him doesn’t mean that he’ll talk anymore than he usually does,” he says with a laugh. “His concerts have to be technically high-end, with something different each time. Working for him means making no mistakes and planning in advance.” Gattani is dogged by international clients’ proposals for Rahman concerts after his Oscar win. But, as of now, his priorities lie with organising Rahman’s first-ever live concert in Kerala, scheduled for May. S. SIVAKUMAR, 41, CHIEF SOUND ENGINEER A
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo
I don't argue with you Rawat. I am facing a DPDhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dissocial_personality_disorder#ICD-10_Criteria_for_Dissocial_Personality_Disorder On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:08 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Anyone liking Khwaja does not make them a blind faith holder. It's a subjective opinion. If you don't like it, fine. If others do, it doesn't make them a blind fan. Arguing you point by point is not going to accomplish anything or convince you otherwise. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: Ignorance is a bliss. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: On 3/14/2009 11:13 AM India Time, _Shamil Sharif_ wrote: and also some of the lyrics he read it was wrong, dear rawat keep hearing, u will be addicted Jai ho!! So, after 15 years of having heard all albums and songs of ARR, now I have to learn how to hypnotize myself till I start liking a song. No thanks. Seems nobody has any answer to the point by point list of why this song is no good. I am facing blind-faith-holders. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] Music gives hope in the middle of darkness
Chord, Good thoughts. I may sound paranoid, but i believe the whole way we humans have been evolving went terribly wrong somewhere - war and philanthropy started to be romanticised. Both are evil, they shouldn't exist in an ideal world. Financial, market and social institutions designed for equal rights ended up serving the rich and against the poor. Now the world is slowly staring to rethink its stand on wars and war is no more seen as an act of pride or patriotism. Banks are starting lend money to the poor, who need money, rather than always lending to the rich, who don't need it! World is becoming more colorful with different people starting to live together. Somehow we should devolve socially and reach back to those harmonious living. We should hope to see peace now, rather in future. I think if we don't see now, it will never happen in future. We, as fans of Rahman, should spread it by living it. Music is one of the most powerful mediums to spread message. We have seen and had such experiences. I definitely think Rahman will become a force strong enough globally to bring many people together through his music. It will be each of our responsibility (yes, i believe we cannot be indifferent, if we don't do it then we are doomed, we just cannot continue to deteriorate any further) to live the values we want to see. I agree it's complex or has been made complex by many social structures and few people who gain out of that. But as a matter of fact, it's so simple to live peacefully as that's the very nature of us. On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 5:27 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Nope. I am not him. Good luck finding him! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, dasara bullodu dasarabull...@... wrote: Hey chord, I have one question to you if you don't mind answering.. are you the same person who used to post to our group as ajit_mundra ? your mails are very similar to his babu On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 11:18 PM, Chord purev...@... wrote: Evil deeds and hard times have always been around. However, they seem to be more salient recently with the bad economy, terrorist attacks and threats, recent murderous shooting rampages in the US and Germany, etc. etc. Life to me is full of dualitieslight/dark, evil/good, hope/despair, night/day, etc. As I listen and re-explore the vast ecyclopedia of ARR's music, hearing the various world musical genres in fusion, co-existing and harmonizing peacefully within a single song or album, the symbolism of that fusion and peaceful and celebratory co-existence struck me as so important in a time when hatred, ignorance, poverty, and violence threaten our very well being and lives. Hearing ARR's music helps me to think about all the varied, colorful, beautiful world cultures that surround us and the importance of maintaining peace and harmony for our well being. As I've said before, his music represents the best of humanitycolorful, vibrant, tolerant, peaceful, going beyond artificial boundaries. There are only a few things in this life, in this world right now that are giving me hope for a better future for humanity. ARR's music is one of those things. At the risk of sounding ideal and naive, why can't we live peacefully? Why can't we raise our children with peace and tolerance, teaching them good valuea that promote peacful co-existence and tolerance with different people and cultures? I know it's complex and it's a problem that won't just go away by itself. ARR's music to me represents so much much more than just immediate entertainment and mood uplifting. The philosophy behind his music, his message has never been more important to embrace than now. God, save us from ourselves and may peace be our future.
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and expo
Choice, the problem is choice. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:43 PM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com wrote: Ignorance is a bliss. On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 6:44 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/14/2009 11:13 AM India Time, _Shamil Sharif_ wrote: and also some of the lyrics he read it was wrong, dear rawat keep hearing, u will be addicted Jai ho!! So, after 15 years of having heard all albums and songs of ARR, now I have to learn how to hypnotize myself till I start liking a song. No thanks. Seems nobody has any answer to the point by point list of why this song is no good. I am facing blind-faith-holders. -- Rawat
Re: Khwaja song - my impression (Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders)
I disagree. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 1:44 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: On 3/12/2009 3:11 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote: in fact we watched JA together and during Khwaja mere khwaja as I mentioned that music is by ARR, he said I did not see anything special (sadly enough. may because it was in bad quality. also we know that ARR's music grows but he does not). I am a known JA basher so I thought I can say about this song also. khwaja song might be holding additional value for muslims due to its religious connotations, and for general fans it might have got some high weightage due to the anecdotes of ARR having composed it already and then AG using it in the film. But as a song, I find khwaja song quite barren and monotonous if I can say that. It is a sort of introvert song giving a feel that a person must be singing it within his heart and mind. It is his personal pleasure. Others would not be able to connect to it. Firstly, the song has some 1:20 initial alaaps that are quire boring to say and kill the entire beauty of song that comes after that. It is more like the sounds generated when a player tunes up his instruments before starting to really play it up. Such a long wasted part is a sin in current busy time. Those ya khwaja ji, moinuddin, gareeb nawaz are without any lyrical or music value. So, I think the start itself is badly thought up. But then the song starts with lovely music BUT, BUT BUT poor lyrics. A typical lack of creativity in the monotonous, logically-built up lyrics as is usually the case with Javed Akhtar. Khwaja Mere Khwaja Dil Mein Sama ja Bebaso ki Taqdeer Tu ne hai sawari There is no rhyming, no deep devotion. All that dil mein sama ja type of phrases had been used a 1000 times in cheap ladki-pataao songs in 60s and here he comes up with that in a 21st century devotional song. I would say that the major failure of the song remains in the poor lyrics. Then, it fails in arrangements of vocals. None of the voices carry and ethos and pathos. They are just singing an any song, not a religious song for the most respected muslim personality of Indian subcontinent. pronunciations are also not clear. that bebaso ki taqdeer tu ne hai sanwari, has bebaso and tu ne pronounced so pooorly that one has to strain to hear it and make the meaning of it. Sad that it is our man himself. And then Tere darbaar mein khwaza noor ko mainne dekha has noor pronounced so poorly by our man himself, and then there are alaaps, and then the music gives the impression that the line is going to be repeated, tere darbar mein khwaja - but they drop the line unceremoniously and begin another line - sar jhukaate hain auliya. What was so great in mentioning that auliya sar jhukate hain, so what, is that why you feel respect for him? I think the respect should have come from within, not due to seeing how others are respecting him. and then tu hai khwaja - rutaba hai pyara chahne se tujhko mustafa ko paya that xxx is still not clear to my aging ears. and lastly that hai mere peer ka sadqa, tera daman hai thama, tali hai bala hamari, chhaya hai khumar tera, jitna bhi rashq karein beshaq, to ab hai XXX mere khwaja, tere kadmo ko mere rahnuma nahin chhodna gawara. I don't get what exactly is the concept. No rhyming, no poetry, just some words have got hammerred in. It must be the poorest lyrics by Javed. I would say that ARR's voice is also not as sweet enough as he is famed for, there is a rare shrillness, a hollow in ARR's voice that I don't remember having heard in any other song. May be he was trying a new voice but it didn't suit my ears. all the internal aalaaps also are confusing, making it a classical song. They are not even bringing a sense of a trance. And as I already said once that JA music was a personal music and didn't reflect the lavishness of the film. I think I can describe now what I meant by that personal vs lavishness. Listen to the music between 3:40 - 4:05. That Persian sort of. Now, that is what I call a royal music, that has lavishness, that has luxury, that is group music, public music. Also the instrument that stars playing at the backdrop at about 6:10 and continues till the end of song. that single instrument is giving a royal touch to the song. That type of music is what I expected to be everywhere in JA music and background, but no, we didn't get that. Our man had different ideas about music suitable for the emperor of India. Compare the above two sounds to the sound at 1:20-1:45. Now this 1:20 sound is what I call a personal sound, lacking royal touch. It is a commoner's, a poor man's sound, now suitable for a period film. Seeing so many members liking the song so much, mentioning it as their most fav song, etc., I tried to listen to it several times, but this is one song of ARR that I found lacking in almost each and every aspect. -- Compare that to D6's Arziyaan.
Re: [arr] 'Rahman's music would not have worked for my films' - Director Bala
In my view, IR excels in the kind of music Bala's movies demands. No doubt I would to like to see ARR work on such subjects - which is very rustic. I somehow feel ARR's work is too polished for such themes. Nobody offers him such themes anymore. Gone are the days of Uzhavan, Kizhakku Cheemaiyile and Sangamam. ARR's music is too international now. I would definitely like to see if ARR could get to bare basics these days like IR does. The man never ceases to surprise. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 6:41 PM, adamirs...@rocketmail.com adamirs...@rocketmail.com wrote: ARR can do any genre infect he even creates his own genres like the songs in AE (Fanna,Jana gana mana and good bye nunba), and why go far take 2008 for example jodha akbar and janue tu two diffrent stuffs. Bala is not ready for our thala's roller coaster ride of experiments, so its his loss. Furthermore, our thala is gonna be busy with his pending works, and Bala also not a creative director his quite a monotones and Stereotypic who like to always portray mentally disorder or weird main character from Sethu till now, unlike Mani who gives variety, so no regrets. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: wow pavan...i didn know you were such a good mind reader.very good observation there On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 10:21 AM, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ ...wrote: Guys Guys Guys, Bala by saying that Rahman's music would not have worked for his films is indirectly praising himself..He wants to convey that his movies are too unique and he is the only of his kind in the Industry. :-) Btw..Bala and IR combo is too good..and I would like see more of there work..Pithamagan was superb..Do check that album.. Highly Recommended.. --- On *Thu, 3/12/09, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@...* wrote: From: Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@... Subject: Re: [arr] 'Rahman's music would not have worked for my films' - Director Bala To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009, 9:30 PM non arr It is an insult to compare his movies with the likes of sakarakatti. I find him right there on the top. On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 8:51 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.comkarokelip@ ... wrote: btw, bala is famous for his pyscho movies which is addressed to a set of audience who can bear the pain of the subject in the movie. but, he makes better movies than sakkarakatti. let ARR stay with mani, shankar, gautam for now and go international and take the west by storm before the heat is off! On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Nagaraj arr_nagaraj@ yahoo.com arr_naga...@... wrote: Slightly deviating from this discussion, I would be really surprised If Bala parts away from IR. IR was not only his fav music director but also a very very important person in his Perssonal/Professio nal life as well. IR is kind of his GodFather.. Thats wat Bala sounded like in his AutoBiography --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: I feel and believe that Director Bala sticks to IR for his movies, as a sudden shift to AR, would unnecessarily create ripples in the Industry. As said by Gomzy, Bala's movies had extraordinary music from IR.. No second thoughts on it. But as said, AR can do any style of music, and he would have surely done his best for Bala's movies, and it would have been big hits too. But I doubt if he would chose such heavy subjects On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 5:33 PM, raja sekar raju_sekaran2003@ wrote: Hi Am not saying That bala#39;s movies music are not good They are good But not so extradinary that ARR cant do! AR can do anytype of music that bala Need to understand as a Universal truth Now! _raj Gomzy? wrote: I agree that Bala is so wrong about ARR. He would have scored so well for his movies. Having said that i disagree that IR doesn do anything special for his movies. The scores are excellent. On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 11:13 AM, raja sekar raju_sekaran2003@ yahoo.com wrote: Bala is wrong here.. ARR defntly would have given better dimension to his movies from sethu to naan kadavull. i dont think anything extraordianry in his films music by IR. BALA sir u need to come out from this mindset bt ARR and start lsietning to his music u will enjoy the new world of music apart from IR for u...u can enjoy ARR geniusness,. .. i have seen ARR alwways rated bala as good director in his interview.. bala sir my kind adivise for u start seing there is huge world apart from tamil cinema and IR.. try to comeout and njoy
Re: [arr] 'Rahman's music would not have worked for my films' - Director Bala
The thread has so far been in good spirit. I don't see anything hideous here. We can't discuss without pointing the names of people (of course not when speaking about members, but with celebrities and public personalities that's the way it has to be). ARR asked not to abuse. We are always within our rights to compare different works, not people.
Re: [arr] ::: Munbe Vaa instrumental ::: - by Aakash Shah
I envy you Aakash :) On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 6:55 AM, suresh kumar oomani.sur...@gmail.comwrote: good work good work good work Jai Ho sureshkumar G On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Aakash shahaakash...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Hello friends, I have made an instrumental version for the song - Munbe Vaa from the movie Jillendru Oru Kadhal (please correct me for the spelling as i don't know Tamil). This is one of my favorite song from the ARR's Tamil vertical. Well this is the first time I have done a instrumental of a tamil song. I have just added a intro part and have done little tweaking towards the ending part. The original song is so melodious and that is the reason i have not experimented much in this instrumental. I hope u all like it. Do send me your comments. Thanks. Please download it from any of the below link: 4shared Link: http://www.4shared.com/dir/7667141/fdda5ac/sharing.html There is some error coming on Mediafire while uploading. So as soon as it gets rectified, I'll upload it on Mediafire on post the link soon. Regards, Aakash Shah
Re: [arr] I would love to see Rahman becoming the brand ambassador of Apple in India
http://www.spicezee.com/articles/story25020.htm On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 8:29 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: ya, it cant better than that. it wud be meaningful collaboration i guess as ARR has been using Apple for all along. though m not a big fan of apple products, still apple has its own unique space and market in the creative world. certainly a winner.
Re: [arr] Re: FilmFare video request: Sukhwnder calls ARR to give award
It happened per Vijay. . The TV shows are edited. On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 12:49 PM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . sriramiye...@yahoo.co.in wrote: I read it too! But didn't see the same on T.V. did it really happen? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live livefor...@... wrote: Mr Aravind or Mr Vithur or any other rehmaniacs - I read that ARR was called by Sukhwnder to give the FF award. Is the video available in youtube or in the net? thanks. plaese tell me.
Re: [arr] Re: Suggest list of singers suited for Rahman's music
Shah Navas - One voice that can make Rahman quit composing :P On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 4:27 PM, vimaljk vima...@yahoo.com wrote: Vijay Yesudas Yogi B (best Indian rapper) Sunidhi Chauhan (for slow songs) Jyolsana Vidhu Prathap Usha Uthup Himesh Reshamiyya (just for once..to see how it would work out) Rimmi Tommy --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Dinesh dinesh.theb...@... wrote: ohh yeah, my bad. those songs didint have that Sriram's stamp i guess. didint strike in my mind immediately.is he an ARR's find??? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Arvind Ar arr_arvind@ wrote: I think Sriram Parthasarthy has done couple of more songs for ARR other than Kelaamal Kaiyyile... from ATM. The one being Adhisaya Tirumanam from Parthale Paravasam and also Chittukuruvi from Parasuram along with Swarnalatha ji.!! I too want to hear more from Anupama Deshpande, Anuradha Sriram, Anuradha Paudwal, Manjari, Sunidhi Chauhan, Shruthi Pathak of Mar Jaawa fame, Shilpa Rao, Soumya Raoh of Shauk Hain fame..to croon for ARR in the near future..!! --- On Tue, 3/10/09, Dinesh dinesh.theboss@ wrote: From: Dinesh dinesh.theboss@ Subject: [arr] Re: Suggest list of singers suited for Rahman's music To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 10:58 AM i want to see these singers in ARR's albums: 1.Madhumitha (excellent voice) - so far she never sang any full fledged song for ARR.She has only sang bits and chorus in his songs so far. She is the beautiful voice behind some tracks in Slumdog Millionaire. 2.Saindhavi - last we saw her in ARR's song was Kelaamal - Azhagiya Tamizh Magan. What a voice sooo freshh!!! 3.Sriram Parthasarathy - again, his voice has something magical. the 1st and last we saw him singing in ARR was in Kelaamal - Azhagiya Tamizh Magan as well. 4.Anupama - what ever happened to her??? its really a pity to see she got branded as a singer for fast paced numbers. When she sings a melody, her voice is sweeter than most the singers that we have now. dun believe me? listen to Eechankathille - V.I.P. I salute Ranjit for showing that beautiful side of hers in that song!!! Rahman ,please please make anupama sing melodies in ur songs... it would be perfect!! 5.Chitra Sivaraman - what ever happened to this excellent singer?? i cant 4get her voice in the song nethikitten and alle alle ohh please some 1 get her back!! 6.Mukesh - The theekuruvi- KKS fame. he should sing more songs for ARR. very smooth voice.!!
Re: [arr] Fame takes its toll on Rahman
An injured Tendulkar is more effective than completely fit player often! Geniuses! On Mon, Mar 9, 2009 at 5:24 AM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: I'm always concerned about ARR's health. He is human afterall. Hope he takes care! Slow down a bit! We want you to love long and healthy! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Thulasi Ram karoke...@... wrote: It's true. But what a song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far more than the final recording of many other composers. rocking! On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Fame takes its toll on Rahman 9 Mar 2009, hrs IST, SUBHASH K JHA Print http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4241168,prtpage-1.cms Email Discuss Share Save Comment http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#write Text: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms Has A R Rahman been overdoing it? A R Rahman More Pics http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4181657.cms The past year which spawned about a dozen Hindi and Tamil soundracks, and the whirlwind Slumdog Millionaire experience and its culmination with the Oscars, has taken its toll on the music http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms# maverick from Madras' genius' health. According to close friends of the composer, since his return home after the Oscars, Rahman has been very unwell, so much so that he had to cancel a scheduled trip to London last Friday night. Work back home has also been suffering. Rahman was not able to complete the song that was filmed on Sanjay Dutt http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms# , Kylie Minogue, Akshay Kumar and Zayed Khan in Film City for Blue. And, reportedly, a scratch recording is being used for the shooting. Confirming these developments, director Anthony D'Souza said, It's true. But what a song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far more than the final recording of many other composers. Rahman fell ill and was bed-ridden this week, thereby further putting behind his pending assignments. I've returned from LA to complete three film assignments — Mani Ratnam's film, Shankar's Robot and Blue. And then I've to go back to Hollywood http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms# , said Rahman. He admitted that the song that Kylie Minogue danced to in Mumbai with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar and the rest of the cast for Blue was actually a rough cut. I'll finish it soon, he said. I'm in Chennai for two weeks. Then I return to LA. The question is, what happens to the pending assignments back home? -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: Kind request to Gopal
Rahman himself doesn't expect any monetary contribution from his fans. The logistics involved in managing a trust is not simple and it is unfair to expect Gopal or other members to do everything. I appreciate your idea. You could start something, like Vithur and group did, rather than wait for others. Money is the least important resource, time and will are more important. There are so many things we could do even without money. On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:29 PM, sath.murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com wrote: I suggest we can do the same thing under AR Rahman Foundation. There is already a wheel.. why to invent another? Gopal, When i was going through the old messages in this group, i came across the collection that you did for ARR Foundation and gave him the cheque on his birthday. Why didn't you continue that? Did you do that just for one year? Any reason for dropping that idea? Sath. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, stharirahman stharirah...@... wrote: Hi, our god has reached the maximum height. So there will be nothing to go beond that. it is the time to do something to honour him. My suggetion is - we should open a trust and serve our country. i hope we can acheive something. if somebody ready to manage the trust, i assure that i will give atleast Rs.100/-per month. If we give Rs. 10/- per month it will be a huge amount when lot of our members follow this.(1000X10=1) Can we ? It is not a emotional thought but come from deep thinking. so please hear me. Thanking u. S.T.Harirahman
Re: [arr] Golden boy can go for Grammy
Good one On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:14 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: Golden boy can go for Grammy The New Indian Express, 7 March, 2009 V Sudarshan sees the Oscar as just a stepping stone on the way to true musical glory and lists out some of the fabulous artistes A R Rahman should seek out to make a real bid for it I was dragged to see Roja in a very seedy cinema hall in Delhi’s Connaught Place in the early nineties. It was a morning show on a Sunday that meant we’d have to drive up all the way from East Delhi. We were possibly the only people seeing the film, my wife and I, and I tried my best to ignore the stale smell that enveloped us as soon as we were seated. I don’t usually see Tamil or Hindi films. It’s not a snob thing but the few times I have gone against my better judgement, the experience has not been encouraging. Roja, I reluctantly agreed because in my line of work those days, the word I wrote most frequently was ‘Kashmir’. The movie was not so hot. But the music was another story. I bought a tape in the first shop I could find in CP as soon as we came out of the theatre and played it all the way back home, again and again. I kept up with Rahman whenever I came down south, which was roughly once a year. The very next year I remember a brief infatuation with Netru Illatha Matram from Pudhiya Mugam. The song was classy. Even though there was a woman singing there was no shrieking, which did wonders to the song. I usually associated banshees with Tamil film songs fea turing women singers. This song managed to sound traditional as well as modern at the same time. And the woman singing it was nicely restrained. There was a very strong melody line I think the base vamp did that as well as percussion that guided the song. There was a bit of either sitar or veena in the middle that I didn’t particularly care for but the song was definitely uplifting. Then someone recommended Duet. I immediately gravitated to En Kadalae, the SPB song. It was a musical jewel. What was amazing was an extended saxophone solo by Kadri Gopalnath that gave it a solid depth. I am partial to the saxophone but a solo in the local idiom was new to me. I lost touch with Rahman for a bit till Boys came along. I played it over and over when I dropped my daughter off at school in Dhaula Kuan. She enjoyed Boom Boom. She was five years old, going to the prep class and she danced in the car and although she could not get a grip on the words, she sang along with a rare gusto that made the song sound even better. I loved it. It was a terrific song, world class. I heard Alaipayuthey much later and there was one song I remember being as smooth as a 25-year-old single malt: Kadhal Sadugudu. I played Smayiyai (from Kandukondein Kandukondein) and Nenjum Ellam and Jana Gana Mana (from Ayutha Ezhuthu) and Kama Kama (I forget which film) to my north Indian Hindi-speaking friends who did not know a word in Tamil (except the ones which I taught them at their specific request and which cannot be repeated here) whenever they came over for a drink. Everybody enjoyed the songs. They were infectious. One of them remarked that if you played this music in Times Square you’d have the entire place jiving, the blacks, the Hispanics, the red necks, the wasps and everybody else. Even the Pope would have trouble sitting still if Rahman was playing. I’ve been thinking. If I were Rahman would I want to go down in history as a musician who won Oscars? Winning an Oscar for music is like giving Hemmingway the Nobel Prize in the best handwriting category. Or would I want to go for Grammy? I would want to go for Grammy. Rahman is uniquely placed to make a serious bid for it in several categories. Look what Supernatural did to Santana. Collaborating with other musicians worked wonders for Herbie Hancock in The Joni Letters. Collaboration brings out the best in musicians. If Rahman chooses his musical partners carefully I am one hundred per cent sure that he will get more than one Grammy. If you listen to Rahman you know you are listen ing to a contemporary artist who listens to other contemporary artists carefully. If Santana can team up with Placido Domingo (Shaman), Rahman can team up with Santana. I would like to hear some full blooded piano runs in Rahman’s music, not the teasing, mushy, romantic interlude kind of the jingle variety. Maybe he could team up with Herbie Hancock for a tune. I would like to hear a Fender Rhodes solo in a Rahman tune, not the ten-second kind but the minute. I would like to hear some smoking saxophone playing, not Kadri but maybe Courtney Pine. I would like to hear some seriously elastic voice in a Rahman tune, not the kind you hear in Secret of Success (Boys) but more Bobby McFerrin and less Pink Floyd (Great Gig in the Sky). It would be even better if Rahman collaborated with Michael Jackson for a song, a
Re: [arr] Re: Mylapore blues--Most soothing track for me!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MylaporeOne of my personal favorite hangout places in Chennai. It is home to many famous temples, religious and spiritual organisations. So many things keep happening there. There are lot of religious and music festivals throughout the year. Mylapore has its own culture and to some extent it is elitist. Some of the Connoisseurs of Carnatic music live there. The atmosphere is traditional still with lots of small shops dotting the streets, people wearing traditional south indian attires. Mylapore is one place in Chennai where there are some trees! Must see place if you visit Chennai :) On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 8:34 AM, jibandevta jibande...@yahoo.co.in wrote: Thanks Gomzy, Vithur and srini for responding. This track made me curious to know about the place.. Thta's why I get serene and divine feeling while listening to it..Only ARR can do this!!! I had same feeling while i listen to 'sham rang bhar do'[water] and i can visulize 'Varanasi' instantly. -jiban Jai Ho --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@... wrote: and me :) On Mar 6, 2009, at 11:11 PM, Gomzy™ wrote: Mylapore is an area in Chennai with lots of temples and stuff. A lot of cultural activties also happen in here and is a great hangout for art lovers. Not to mention Saravana Bhavan :P On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:27 AM, jibandevta jibande...@... wrote: I am transported to different world whenever I listen this track.. I hear it during night before sleeping..It gives such a soothing experience that I can't describe here..I wanted to know what's special about Mylapre?..Is it near Chennai?..what is its significance and how the texture of track resemble it with? Plz respond!! -jiban jai ho
Re: [arr] Re: Uncredited Vocal Parts
The strange part is singers themselves wouldn't know which of their work is used where by ARR! Nice thread. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 5:14 PM, nishantsgarg nishantsg...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Arvind, Nahin Samne - Priyasi part is by Hariharan. I am talking about the humming part that comes after that Priyasi part. Thats surely not Hariharan or Sukhwinder Singh. Go to the following link to hear that specific part I am talking about - http://www.4shared.com/file/76428008/12d10ffd/Nahin_Samne__Humming_.html --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Arvind Ar arr_arv...@... wrote: Hashir, Unni Menon has definetly hummed in Kannukku... but only at the beginning of the song. But in the interlude along with a flute, there's one voiceI feel its of Naveen or some harmony singer for ARR..!! --- On Thu, 3/5/09, Mohamed Hashir arrhas...@... wrote: From: Mohamed Hashir arrhas...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Uncredited Vocal Parts To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009, 8:53 AM i think the Kannukku Mai Azhagu humming is by unnimenon On 3/4/09, Arvind Ar arr_arv...@yahoo. com wrote: Kehna Hi Kya/ Kannalane has ARR's voice in those haunting Hindustani sargams..!!! But the Preyasi i bit in Nahin Saamne is by Sukhwinder and not by ARR. ARR might have sung that bit only on stage showsIt should be by Sukhwinder acc to me..!! But there is mysterical voice hidden in Kannukku Mai Azhagu/ Nazaron ke Milne Se... song which comes in the interlude..! ! Its just an Aalap and done sooo beautifully. ..Donno who's done that..!!! --- On Wed, 3/4/09, nishantsgarg nishantsgarg@ yahoo.com wrote: From: nishantsgarg nishantsgarg@ yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Re: Uncredited Vocal Parts To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 1:35 PM 1. Kehna Hi Kya - Male Vocal Part 2. Yaaron Sunlo Zara - Male Vocal Part that comes between 3 : 47 mins - 3 : 55 mins. According to me again these vocals are by A.R. Rahman. Please correct me if I am wrong. Nahin Samne humming vocal part is surely by A.R. Rahman. Sukhwinder Singh comes at the dn part of the song. Even at a live concert it was Rahman giving vocals for that part and not Hariharan or Sukhwinder Singh. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, jibandevta jibandevta@ ... wrote: Hi All, I think 'Delhi 6','Lagaan' and 'Swades' are good examples where every details are mentioned..others should follow it. Regards -jiban Jai ho - --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, rayrai2k ravisdev@ wrote: I remember seeing the female voice being credited in the Dil Se song in the first set of cassette CD which I bought. How about the Olele part of Muqqala Muqabla (Kadhalan) I don't remember any name besides Mano I doubt it was AR's voice, however there were harmony and backing vocals being credited to Sahul Hameed in the list again not for any particular song. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Arvind Ar arr_arvind@ wrote: A nice find actually...there are many many songs that are left singers including ARR uncredited in the CDs/Casettes. ..some� more to add � � 1) Mangta Hai Kyaa... -- Rangeela -- Unni Krishnan does a brilliant Aalap towards the end of the song.. But Sadly not credited..!! ! � 2) Ay Hairathe Aashiqui --- Guru -- ARR. I see Hariharan and Alka Yagnik names. But where is ARR??? who did the magical Dum Dara Dum Dara??? � � 3) Tu Hi Tu --- Kabhie Na Kabhi -- ARR Again!! Chitra and MG Sreekumar. But ARR did the Oleoleole.. part sooo magically... No credits again..!! � 4) Dil Se Re.. -- Dil Se -- Anupama Deshpande!!! She forms an integral part in this song and has every right to share the credits with ARR..but sadly its not done! � and still more to come.. --- On Wed, 3/4/09, Anish Gupte musimax2000@ wrote: From: Anish Gupte musimax2000@ Subject: Re: [arr] Uncredited Vocal Parts To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 1:57 AM dude...i havent heard songs 2 to 5..but i know for a fact ur right abt the first one (choti si asha) ..and wrong abt nahin samne...the b/g vocals ther are sung by sukhwinder singhill listen to the other songs and let u know. On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 4:30 PM, nishantsgarg nishantsgarg@ yahoo.com wrote: I have went through various tracks which have some uncredited vocal parts in between. I an nentioning about all those songs here :- 1. Chhoti Si Asha : Male Vocals 2. Dil Hai Sanam Dil : Please visit the following link to hear the uncredited
Re: [arr] Gulzar unhappy with Congress using Jai Ho
This is very wrong precedent. . The song was not created for congress. They are taking a popular award winning song and taking undue advantage of it. On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks mate.. that sounds better :) On Mar 4, 2009, at 9:59 PM, Gomzy™ wrote: Just say you dont love . You still using the word love :P On Wed, Mar 4, 2009 at 12:29 PM, Srini Santhanam saint.si...@gmail.com wrote: Me too.. I think thats why even rahman refused to compose a theme music for congress as it would give him a political tinge.. Too bad T-Series did this to us. I would love to follow AR's words in choosing love over hate, but how can i say 'I*Love* Jai Ho being used by congress in its political campaign and that now this new anthem of us has a political angle' :( On Mar 4, 2009, at 7:54 PM, Bivin Chandra wrote: Sunil Prabhu/Beverly White/Ravi Tiwari Wednesday, March 04, 2009 9:44 AM (Mumbai) The Congress will use music composer A R Rahman's Oscar winning song *Jai Ho* in its poll campaign for the coming Lok Sabha elections. The UPA has not only usurped the theme of the Oscar-winning *Slumdog Millionnaire* to shore up its electoral prospects, it has also bought the rights to A R Rahman's Oscar-Winning song *Jai Ho* from T-Series. But not everyone's humming a happy tune not least of all the lyrical genius who penned the catchy *Jai Ho* lyrics. Don't make it political, it is such a nice lyrical song by Rahman, don't make it political, said Gulzar, Lyricist, Oscar Winner for *Jai Ho*. Sukhwinder Singh who has sung the song is of a slightly different opinion, he says, As long as this song is used to bring happiness, I don't have any objection to it. My work was to sing the song. The music company is totally free to sell the rights whosoever they want. As far as moral question is concerned, whether it should be used for political gain or not, I am of the view that if the song reaches out to more and more people and brings a smile on the faces, it's good and it serves my purpose too. This is the whole spirit with which I have sung it. http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090085573type=musicindia
Re: [arr] Re: Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders
There you go. . My dad still listens only to 70's and 80's On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:34 AM, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . sriramiye...@yahoo.co.in wrote: You put it very well! My dad loves the classical old tamil malayalam songs, whenever I play ANY say 'fast track' he doesn't seem to like it. He likes slow and soft music and doesn't care for whose music it is by. I was wondering how people could listen to and love say Himesh or even Anu Malik. But there is something about them which attracts people, and they love AR too, but are more into the former. So at the end of the day, its all about personal choices. And a majority of youngsters in my college love AR and seem to connect with his music instantly, but it varies with every album. They loved 'Jaane tu' more than JA, but for me it's vice-versa. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Chord purev...@... wrote: After reading Jagjit Singh's, Pyarelal's and Ali Khan's comments about ARR and his music, it also struck me the big generational differences in terms of attitudes and exposure towards music. Personally, I have found that even with people I know, like my parents and their friends, their appreciation for music is within a narrow range. Anything outside that range is overlooked and not appreciated as much, and sometimes ridiculed. I have found that amongst many elders, there is a certain arrogance or haughtiness implying, we know what's best. This is a product of our culture revering elders and their wisdom by tradition in contrast to many seniors and elders feeling left out and disrespected by attitudinal changes in today's world reflecting less respect and reverie towards seniors. For example, when I gave my parents a copy of the D6 CD, they only liked the folk and semi-classical elements of the soundtrack. That's it. When I asked them about Jaane Tu, they said that they didn't like the music, although they love and appreciate ARR's other works that are more in line with their taste. Of course, even within elders, there will be a lot of variation in terms of taste and attitude, but overall, I feel that they are more narrow minded about music than we youngsters are OVERALL AS A GROUP, keeping in mind individual differences. Because ARR's music is so diverse and touching upon so many different genres, a large percentage of his work is not going to be appreciated by those with more narrow minded definitions of good music. Who knows, maybe when we reach that age, we too may reflect some of that narrow mindedness in terms of our exposure compared to what the youth may be listening to at that time. However, I have hope that because we youngsters have been exposed to such an array of world music through ARR and other artists, I think we will generally have a broader appreciation for music than previous generations. ARR has gifted us with something very important: tolerance and open mindedness for different types of music. Thank you ARR!
Re: [arr] A.R. Rahman honored by Cine Musicians Union
Please quote the source url. . On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:13 AM, sandhiya vs vssandh...@yahoo.co.in wrote: With a token of expressing their gratitude for A.R. Rahman who has honored Tamil Film Industry across the globe, Tamil Cine Musicians’ Union took up the occasion of felicitating him. Speaking on the occasion, Rahman said ‘All my praises for my parents who sowed the seeds and I have reaped the harvest’. Also added that many websites have been making abusive comments comparing him with other music directors. But that shouldn’t be the traits of a good media. ‘It’s the aspiration for many musicians who immense talents and I’ve collected the awards on the behalf of them’ Rahman said who continued adding the same appraisals in Tamil ‘Ellam Pugalum Iraivan Oruvanuke’… Finally, he said that if musicians of Ancient India like Naushad didn’t won Oscars, it was all about the fact that they weren’t interested in bagging them. Maestro Ilayaraja on his turn said, ‘there are only a few who possess immense talent and still go on to make it big. Rahman is a phenomenal musician. He added, ‘If MSV is Athara Sruthi, I am Panchamam and Rahman is Panchamam’. Rahman made every Tamilian proud winning two Oscars in one year, he added. On his part, veteran director K Balachandar, who first introduced Rahman in his home production Roja, directed by Maniratnam, and said, ‘Rahman is a rare genius. When other music composers make castles with their music, Rahman builds monuments’. Earlier, speakers including veteran music composers M S Viswanathan, producer A V M Saravanan, and playback singer S Janaki spoke. Ilayaraja presented Rahman with a golden chain while popular director Harris Jayaraj presented a golden ring to the Mozart of Madras. The function was hosted by by S A Rajkumar and Abu Gabriel of the musicians trust. Among those who took part included Shankar Ganesh, Deva, Srikanth Deva, Yuvanshankar Raja, Karthik Raja, Vijay Anthony, D Imman, T M Soundararajan, L R Eswari, Karthi, Chinmayi, Thippu, Chitra, Swarnalatha,Mano, drummer Shivamani among others…. *என்றும் அன்புடன்* 'தமிழ்கவி'௧விசதீஷ் -- Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it nowhttp://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_mail_2/*http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/
Re: [arr] Re: I request my fans to desist from sullying anyone - ARR
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
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CHENNAI: The Westerners should know the
musicianshttp://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
musichttp://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
musichttp://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
Re: [arr] Re: Music labels rush to cash in on Rahman's triumph
BGMs please. . . anybody listening? On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 5:37 PM, arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote: Yeah rright cashing on ARR's success.. Now, you labels better release the old arr stuff which have been hard to find. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Bivin Chandra bivinchan...@... wrote: MUMBAI: After A R Rahman brought home twin Oscars, music labels in India are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the Rahman fever. T-Series has already launched a Rahman compilation last week. Others like Sony BMG, Saregama are working on similar lines and are planning early March launches for similar compilations. T-Series launched a three CD set two days before the Oscar awards and the album has been well received by music lovers. Says T-Series president - marketing media publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali, “The album tracks Rahman’s journey from Roja to Slumdog Millionaire as we own many of his titles like 1947 earth, Nayak, Doli sajake rakhna, and the recent titles acquired in the last two years- Yuvvraaj, Jaane tu ya jaane na, Ghajini and Delhi 6.†The label promoted the set across all television channels; and aired an interesting 90 second promo across all music and news channels. Sony BMG, on the other hand, is in talks with major music labels including Saregama, Times Music, Venus Records etc to acquire music rights of Rahman’s titles. Sony BMG would be tentatively be launching a compilation of Rahman’s hits in March. Sony BMG Marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal says, “We are looking at most of his landmark works including songs from his Tamil soundtracks. Our compilation would include Rahman songs across Bollywood, Tamil numbers, albums etc. We already have some five to six Tamil titles which would be a part of the compilation.†A R Rahman and Sony BMG have been associated with his first album ‘Vande Mataram’. “We have been doing A R Rahman collections/compilations since the past couple of years for his fans. We feel it gives a nice platform to showcase AR Rahman’s range of music to all his fans worldwide,†says Bhujabal. Venus, which already has three earlier Rahman compilations in the market would be giving out their title track of ‘Dil se’ to Sony BMG, which is also in talks with Times Music for the rights of Rahman’s ‘Jana gana mana’, the only Rahman title with that label. Sony BMG is also obtaining the rights of ‘Saathiya’ and ‘Sapnay’ from Saregama. Saregama would also be launching a compilation by 10 March by buying rights from other music labels like Sony BMG, Venus, Universal etc. Saregama head, New Media and Publishing Gautam Sarakar denies that the label is trying to cash in on the slumdog ... http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/special-reports/music-labels-rush-cash-rahmans-triumph
Re: [arr] I didn't write that message!!!!
Happens . . with yahoo. . On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Aravind AM aravind...@yahoo.com wrote: Chord, It's really scary!! same thing happened with me last week! There was a mail with my name and e-mail id there, and I'd sent no mail like that!! I thought my account was hacked!! now, I hav a feeling there's something wrong with yahoo itself! Aravind -- My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com -- --- On *Sun, 1/3/09, Chord purev...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: Chord purev...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] I didn't write that message To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 1 March, 2009, 3:42 AM How did my name get attached to that message of collaborating between IR and ARR? I didn't write that! Someone has hacked my account! --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonline@ ... wrote: Chord, I love IR's music (not all.. a small %), but have absolutely no interest in a ARR-IR collaboration. they are completely different schools of thought.. but guess what,, there is a bit of IR in ARR.. (not the other way round though)... On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:00 PM, Chord purev...@.. . wrote: Wow! I think this will be a wonderful collaboration if at all the two maestros join hands to compose a soulful once-in-a-lifetime album. I am all for it. The very thought about the possibility gives me goose bumps. But, oh no, if it doesn't happen I will be very sad. So, let me not raise my expectations right away. Gopal, Vijay - can you give ARR a hint about it and find out if the idea inspires him? Meanwhile can we take a poll on how many people are as excited as me about this collaboration? Then may be we can send a formal email to the Illayaraja fans and suggest the idea and take their opinion so that they can approach their maestro and convince him. Please share your thoughts fellow rahmaniacs. On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 5:34 PM, dasara bullodu dasarabullodu@ ...dasarabullod u%40gmail. com wrote: thanks vithur and kudos to isai gnani Illayaraja finally he wished. It is truly the blessing of Lord Shiva himself. ARR's dad's name Shekar means lord Shiva... and arr recieved the award on Shivarathri. That too, this year Maha Shivarathri falling on a Monday makes it even more special. The best part is when resul pookutty chanted OM and expressed its significance to the audience watching oscars all over the whole world. So, Illayaraja is absolutely right in saying his father's blessings brought him the oscar. It will be amazing if both the living legends can come together and produce an album that will be a timeless treasure. what do you guys say??? jai ho... babu On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 4:24 PM, Vithur vith...@... vithurm% 40gmail.com wrote: For members who were interested to know what Raja Sir had to say abt ARR... http://i41.tinypic. com/of60s8. jpghttp://i41.tinypic.com/of60s8.jpg (the snap is an old one ... It was during Yuvan's Marriage ) ( Latest Kumudham Magazine) The Full world seems to be interested only in knowing what Raja Sir had to say abt ARR. -- regards, Vithur -- Cheers, Pradeepan. All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you ! -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
Re: [arr] After AMU, now Anna Univeristy to award Docotare to AR
Now my degree certificate would have a star value :) On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 4:59 AM, Sam samsing...@yahoo.com wrote: CHENNAI: Local Administration Minister M.K. Stalin, music composer A.R. Rahman and space scientist Mayilsamy Annadurai will be awarded honorary doctorate this year by Anna University-Chennai. Vice-Chancellor P. Mannar Jawahar said: “At the syndicate meeting we have decided to celebrate the Anna centenary year by awarding honorary doctorates to people who have worked for the socially downtrodden. We submitted these names to the Governor and he has given his approval.” Mr. Stalin would be given an honorary doctorate in Humanities and Social Sciences, primarily for his work for all sections of society in building flyovers and encouraging Self-Help Groups, he said. Mr. Annadurai would be given an honorary doctorate in aerospace technology for his achievements in space technology, especially the Chandrayan mission, while Mr. Rahman would receive his doctorate in media sciences for his achievements in music, including the recent Oscars. “Annadurai (the first DMK Chief Minister) believed that science and technology should always be used for the benefit of the downtrodden. These awards are being given by Anna University in respect for this idea,” Mr. Jawahar said. The doctorates would be awarded at a special convocation at the university in the last week of March, the Vice-Chancellor said. The date would be announced soon. http://www.hindu.com/2009/03/01/stories/2009030153140400.htm
Re: [arr] Filmfare Awards All the best to GURUJI Get these also !
To make more money out of commercials may be On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 4:39 AM, Dinesh Vaidya dnshvai...@yahoo.co.inwrote: Each award is important and Best wishes to ARR for tonights Filmfare awards ! ARR started his AWARDS career with Filmfares, so the journey continues You can and should never say no to an award. If you are good, you are good ! Others should improve their quality to match with Rahman's performance. Just by Rahman's withdrawing from awards does not improve other MD's quality. Jai Ho Rahman ! He will always RahE-Mahaan ! Continue winning many such awards.. - Earlier, I remember Filmfare or such awards used to be telecast live, well not exactly live but delayed live so that the same night we could see the ceremony, say 2 hours after the actual event. Now they don't do that but, with the news channels reporting the awards as breaking news from the venue, the excitement of watching the awards ceremony one week later is not there. What's the logic of this, can someone find out ? Best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune
Re: [arr] Rahman must win at Filmfare: Vishal Dadlani
Sounds tongue-in-cheekish - You have to see Rahman's body of work to realize that he truly deserves this Filmfare award On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 4:49 PM, Vinod Raju vi...@arr4music.com wrote: Rahman must win at Filmfare: Vishal Dadlani 28 Feb 2009, 1812 hrs IST, MONIKA RAWAL As the Filmfare Awards frenzy sets in tonight, musical duo Vishal- Shekhar is maintaining their calm. Vishal Dadlani (TOI Photo) Sans any apprehensions about their nomination for Best Music Director for Dostana , a confident Vishal Dadlani said, There are no butterfly moments in stomach as such. We are not thinking much about it. Is it just due to the fact that the competition stands pretty close with A R Rahman being nominated for three films including Jodha Akbar, Jaane Tu... and Ghajini ? It's not about hoping for an award for ourselves. I know Rahman will win and he has to, asserts Vishal. Impressed by Rahman's international glory, Vishal clearly declares him as the ultimate winner. Thumbs up to Rahman, he is the best man of all. He just brought two Oscars to India. He has taken India to the international platform and by all counts, he deserves this award. Though Rahman's Oscar success might be attributed to the Hollywood venture yet it's his music in totality that speaks for him. Vishal clarifies, It doesn't make a difference that he got Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire... and in Filmfare, he's been nominated for other films. You have to see Rahman's body of work to realize that he truly deserves this Filmfare award. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Specials/Rahman-must- win-at-Filmfare-Vishal-Dadlani/articleshow/4205292.cms
Re: [arr] Where were Slumdog songs/ music placed in the film
On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 7:20 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: Having seen the film 4-5 times, still I am not good to recognize which song/ music is where. Does anyone else also face this problem? Could someone mention where these were? 1. O... Saya At the beginning when policemen chase the kids. 2. Riots Not able to recall, but must be at the riots where their mom gets killed. 3. Mausam Escape Escape (my favorite) first appears when the young kids escape from that beggar camp. Next at the railway station scene (this was part of the trailer), when Latika is grabbed into the car. 4. Paper Planes 5. Paper Planes [DFA Remix] Typical Bollywood Ishtylee, when Salim and Jamal grow up on the train! 6. Ringa Ringa Who can forget that. Cherry's introduction 7. Liquid Dance When Jamal follows Salim to trace Latika 8. Latika's Theme Whenever grownup Jamal and Latika meet. And many other instances when Latika appears on the screen. 9. Aaj Ki Raat At the end, party and dance at Javed's house 10. Millionaire When Jamal (and Latika) is n the way to the show for his last question. 11. Gangsta Blues When Salim goes to meet Javed 12. Dreams on Fire This lyrical version of Latika's theme is not part of the movie. 13. Jai Ho Who can forget that. Closing titles. -- Rawat
Re: [arr] ARR's SunTV Program Video Link
Thanks Sath. On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Sath Murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com wrote: Thought of sharing this with you all. http://www.tubetamil.com/view_video.php?viewkey=15b8585779bf0ea5b461 Sath.
Re: [arr] Setting the stage for Rahman Show
Is any of the TV channels broadcasting this? Any anybody acquired the rights already? On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 2:54 PM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The countdown has begun for the mother of all live shows in the city, the A.R. Rahman nite on April 14, Vishu day. A two-member team in charge of the technical and production aspects of the Rahman show, the celebrated composer’s first live show after winning the double Oscars, landed in the city on Thursday on a one-day recce mission. Shailesh and Bharath, who have been associated with a number of Rahman shows during the last four years, first visited the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, the main stage where Rahman will perform live. Both work for Rapport Productions, the even management company that organises the tours of A.R. Rahman. They inspected the venue, deliberated on the position of the stage - the pros and cons of each - the lay of the land, gauged the wind behaviour, the natural acoustics of the stadium, its capacity and took stock of the facilities. ``We normally design the stage after taking a close look at the venue,’’ Bharath, who is in charge of production, said. When the team reached the stadium, a skeleton of a stage was already present, the one that was used for a channel presentation. It was at the West end and faced the Palayam mosque. Shailesh was more or less happy with the position. ``Ideally, the stage should have been on the opposite side, right below the mosque. But accessibility is a problem there. Moreover, there are no rooms on the other side,’’ he said, standing five-feet high on the half-dismantled stage. ``This side looks fine. It is easy to reach the stage from the main road and there are rooms at the back which can be used as green rooms for the musicians.’’ The viability of designing the stage in front of the torch pavilion, facing the M.K. Joseph Pavilion, was also discussed. The idea was dropped because, as Shailesh said, the sound could get slapped back from the opposite pavilion. Further, the seating capacity will also be reduced. The stage will be 100 feet wide and 70 feet long. It will be roofless. Except for these basic facts, both Shailesh and Bharath are in the dark about Rahman’s plans. ``We don’t know what Rahman has in mind. This is the first show after the Oscars. He would definitely want to give this show a completely new feel, something that has never been experienced before. He might even have a unique theme for the show. It’s Rahman, anything is possible,’’ Shailesh said. Normally, a Rahman show will have ten big singers and 40-odd musicians. ``For the show here, we feel it might be bigger. That’s the feel we have. We will get a clear idea after we meet the man himself,’’ Shailesh added. Bharath was particular that the venue should have chemical toilets. He found two on the track, behind the bare stage. Bharath told his local contacts that he would mail a check-list after he gets back in Mumbai. While Rahman performs live at the Chandrasekharan Nair Stadium, the performance will be simultaneously projected in two other venues in the city. ``Rahman himself will reveal the two additional additional venues when he flies down to Kochi on a day between March 5 and 10 to formally announce the show,’’ Shailesh said. The show has been organised by Global Kerala Initiative - Keraleeyam to obtain funds for their AIDS initiative. *trivand...@epmltd.com* ** http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Setting+the+stage+for+Rahman+showartid=jESb7Q5rVbw=SectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=MainSectionID=lMx/b5mt1kU=SEO=AIDS,+rahmanSectionName=tm2kh5uDhixGlQvAG42A/07OVZOOEmts -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] My Small contribution for ARR fans group
Pyarilal, The group belongs to all of us :) We do whatever we do for ourselves, for our love of Rahman and his music. Admin is also a member, like Prime Minister is also a citizen. Thanks for sharing. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Nagaraj arr_naga...@yahoo.com wrote: Ungal Uzhaipukku manamarandha Nanri.. Thanks a lot.. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@... wrote: thanks for your mail .. vithur...:) But admin never replying for these kind of mail? they are want these kind of material for update in their collection?! i couldn't understand.if they don't want contribution from like me.I will simple stand far from you! I hope this time i will get reply:) thank you anbudan pyarilal --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Vithur vithurm@ wrote: Good Effort... Keep it going . It would be a rare treasure On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:29 AM, ilovearrmusic ilovearrmu...@...: hi I saw you are collecting all electronic papers of 24th Feb 2009. I was worked 4 hrs and i got more than 15 news papers from various Regional language. Arrahmanfans admin can update all these papers in your collection. please visit http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/ following folder available... PDF format available in small sizeJPG images size will be big size... for example around 1.5mb or 2.5 mb! - English/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/English/ - Hindi/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/Hindi/ - Malayalam/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/Malayalam/ - Marathi/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/Marathi/ - Tamil/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/Tamil/ - Telugu/ http://ilovearrahman.com/arr_oscar_news/Telugu/ I will update more and same i will inform you thank you yours pyarilal -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Re: Baradwaj Rangan comments on Rahman's Oscars
If you look at the top directors in Hollywood, they would do immense research before selecting a new musician. I don't think that Rahman would send his dance numbers to sample his work. He knows the best. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 12:40 PM, Anantha Dreamer clanan...@gmail.comwrote: where have our boss composed bollywood style numbers in Elizabeth. It is pure symphonic score. Our boss can do it all... He is a world musician... not only bollywood musician as those who are ignorant will say... Regards, Anantha the Dreamer http://arrtheboss.blogspot.com Samuel Goldwyn - I read part of it all the way through. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@yahoo.comwrote: ... the person put on the map, this time, is AR Rahman. He may find doors opening to him in Hollywood. But it is still the traditional symphonic score that drives most of Hollywood, so is important that Rahman capitalise on his win and bag a few non-exotic projects, so that he doesn't become the go-to guy only when a Bollywood-style Jai Ho number is needed. (This isn't to say that Rahman should reject any such offers., but he should also look out for projects that allow him to stretch.) perfectly said. these are the exact thought coming to my mind after his win: even that he has won it, it will not exactly mean that he will start getting many offers from hollywood. probably only when some similar asian/indian type of music will be required for some similar type of asian/indian based film. ARR strongly needs to get a few traditional hollywood projects (like Elizabeht: The Golden Age) to show them what he is truly capable of and to get the A-league directors to hire him. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysn...@... wrote: http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2009/02/21/between-reviews- a-one-dog-race/ Comment : 33 brangan Says: By the way, I was asked to write an instant editorial on the Oscar business. This is what I came up with: As expected, AR Rahman won the most prestigious film award in the globe. As expected, he thanked his mother (“Mere paas maa hai,†he joked, invoking a line from Deewar that, unfortunately, no one in the audience understood), all his musicians from Chennai and Mumbai, and above all, God. This is the first time Tamil was spoken on the Oscar stage (“Ella pugazhum iraivan oruvanukke,†Rahman said, meaning that all praise goes to the Almighty). This is the first time an Indian won two Oscars. So it would all seem to add up to something big. But the victory of Slumdog Millionaire is just a flash in the pan, a sweet little feel-good moment and nothing else. As several people have pointed out, it’s first and foremost a British film, not an Indian film, and among the reasons for its success are that it followed the Hollywood model of storytelling, familiar to audiences worldwide. (The Bollywood elements were merely spicy gravy.) So the grand night at the Oscars doesn’t imply that Mumbai will have to gear up for an avalanche of production crews from other parts of the globe. There’s Gandhi as a precedent. It won eight Oscars †and what happened? It was nearly three decades before Danny Boyle landed up with his crew and told a story about India. Slumdog Millionaire will go down in Oscar history as a kind of Rocky, a film that was hugely loved during its time and now remembered mainly as the film that put Sylvester Stallone on the map. And the person put on the map, this time, is AR Rahman. He may find doors opening to him in Hollywood. But it is still the traditional symphonic score that drives most of Hollywood, so is important that Rahman capitalise on his win and bag a few “non-exotic†projects, so that he doesn’t become the go-to guy only when a “Bollywood-style†Jai Ho number is needed. (This isn’t to say that Rahman should reject any such offers., but he should also look out for projects that allow him to stretch.) But all that can wait. Let’s just savour his win for now. This is a moment that’s not likely top be repeated, at least not via projects made within the country. The wise minds that submit films for Oscar consideration (in the foreign film category) always manage to pick movie that underwhelm, so even that solitary Oscar doesn’t look likely. And this only makes Rahman’s double win so special †a global recognition for a truly global musician.
Re: [arr] official fans
is there an award for being an offcial fan? :P On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: Official fans ? whats that ? A good Human being even without listening to ARR music would qualify to be his Fan. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Vinayakam Murugan mvinaya...@gmail.comwrote: We are not a religious sect or a political party to accredit people. Let more people listen to him. Him winning the Oscars is exciting because he will reach a wider audience and he will have more variety and freedom in his scores. Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandeep venkatachari mailsande...@yahoo.com wrote: Very interesting point that you made, even i felt the same a few years back when people started loving rahman post RDB.. Well this is pretty simple, we have become more *possesive* about our legend and with hollywood accepting him with open arms and more fans from hollywood will emerge and thus the feeling of *RAHMAN IS OURS* will take a new turn. But what i realised is, hes OUR RAHMAN, the man who made us Proud the peace keeper, the genius... let the world listen to him. reg RAHMAN-FAN-BY-HEART The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small sandeep.v --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, chitrageetam chitragee...@yahoo.com* wrote: From: chitrageetam chitragee...@yahoo.com Subject: [arr] official fans To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:52 AM Sounds crazy but..think about this.. To be an engineer or a doctor, we need to study for years and get certificate. Not everybody can call themselves lawyers overnight. After the Oscars all of a sudden everybody seem to call themselves a rahman fan. It has become a fashion..everybody is acting as if they have been following rahman for a long time. In this situation how are ardent fans who are really with him for 15+ years differentiate themselves. If we say I am rahman fan, it started sounding like a rat race, as if i too have become fan after his oscars.. To solve this, Is there any more scientific way to tell that we are official fans? Having a sizeable Original CD collection is one thing, but really there must be a more accredited way to do it. Please post your ideas. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, prakash jerome praku_youth@ ... wrote: yes i need a t shirt too --- On Wed, 25/2/09, K. Kumar arrking4eva@ ... wrote: From: K. Kumar arrking4eva@ ... Subject: Re: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 4:16 PM hey can it be posted here? can we have a look as well.. HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!! From: tg vinodh tgvin...@yahoo. com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Monday, 23 February 2009 10:29:09 Subject: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards I need this T-Shirt urgently!!! ;-) Regards, Vinodh TG --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, surya santosh cssksurya@ .. wrote: Guys and Gals, we have posted a forum in A.R.Rahman fans in orkut. Its about having our mastero on t-shirt with the three awards one with golden globe ,bafta and oscar back side of the t-shirt would be having jai ho rahman .so what do guys and gal say and i need a reply to this From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go to http://in.promos. yahoo.com/ groups/citygroup s/ New Email addresses available on Yahoo! Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. Hurry before someone else does! Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger. yahoo.com/ invite/http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Jai ho puddycatdolls lyrics
IMHO. . this lyrics is stupid! On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: Jai Ho! Jai Ho I got shivers When you touch of a (?) I’ll make you hot, Get what you got, I’ll make you wanna say (Jai Ho, Jai Ho) I got fever, running like a fire For you I will go all the way I wanna take you higher (Jai Ho) I keep it steady steady, that’s how I do it This beat is heavy, so heavy you gonna feel it. (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I still believe (Jai Ho) You are my destiny (Jai Oh) Oh-oh-oh (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (Jai Ho) Nothing can ever come between us (Jai Ho) So come and dance with me Jai Ho! Catch me, catch me, catch me, c’mon, catch me, I want you now, I know you can save me, you can save me, I need you now. I am yours forever, yes, forever, I will follow, Anywhere in anyway, Never gonna let go Jai Ho! Jai Ho! Escape (escape) away (away), I’ll take you to a place, This fantasy of you and me I’ll never lose my chance (Jai Ho) Mmmhh yeaa .. hhmm yeaaaha I can (I can) feel you (feel you), Rushing through my veins There’s an ocean in my heart I will never be the same (Jai Ho) [Jai Ho lyrics on http://top10mp3download.blogspot.com ] Just keep it burnin’, yeah baby, just keep it comin’ (Jai Ho) You’re gonna find out baby, I’m one in a million (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I still believe (Jai Ho) You are my destiny Jai Oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (Jai Ho) Nothing can ever come between us (Jai Ho) So come and dance with me Jai Ho! (oohh) Catch me, catch me, catch me, c’mon, catch me, I want you now, I know you can save me, you can save me, I need you now. I am yours forever, yes, forever I will follow Anywhere in anyway, Never gonna let go (Jai Ho) Hmmm yaeahhh (repeat 2x) I need you, gonna make it I’m ready, so take it (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (I breathe) You are the reason that I still believe (still believe) You are my destiny (destiny) Jai Oh! Oh-oh-oh-h (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (can stop us) Nothing can ever come between us So come and dance with me, Jai Ho! (oohh) Jai Ho! Bai-la bai-la! Bai-la bai-la! Jai Ho! Bai-la bai-la! Jai Ho http://lyricsmusicvideo.blogspot.com/2009/02/jai-ho-lyrics-video-pussycat-dolls.html
Re: [arr] Jai ho puddycatdolls lyrics
I understand it's just made for dance floors . . On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:58 PM, Shah Navas shahnavas@gmail.com wrote: IMHO. . this lyrics is stupid! On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:50 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: Jai Ho! Jai Ho I got shivers When you touch of a (?) I’ll make you hot, Get what you got, I’ll make you wanna say (Jai Ho, Jai Ho) I got fever, running like a fire For you I will go all the way I wanna take you higher (Jai Ho) I keep it steady steady, that’s how I do it This beat is heavy, so heavy you gonna feel it. (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I still believe (Jai Ho) You are my destiny (Jai Oh) Oh-oh-oh (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (Jai Ho) Nothing can ever come between us (Jai Ho) So come and dance with me Jai Ho! Catch me, catch me, catch me, c’mon, catch me, I want you now, I know you can save me, you can save me, I need you now. I am yours forever, yes, forever, I will follow, Anywhere in anyway, Never gonna let go Jai Ho! Jai Ho! Escape (escape) away (away), I’ll take you to a place, This fantasy of you and me I’ll never lose my chance (Jai Ho) Mmmhh yeaa .. hhmm yeaaaha I can (I can) feel you (feel you), Rushing through my veins There’s an ocean in my heart I will never be the same (Jai Ho) [Jai Ho lyrics on http://top10mp3download.blogspot.com ] Just keep it burnin’, yeah baby, just keep it comin’ (Jai Ho) You’re gonna find out baby, I’m one in a million (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I still believe (Jai Ho) You are my destiny Jai Oh! Oh-oh-oh-oh (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (Jai Ho) Nothing can ever come between us (Jai Ho) So come and dance with me Jai Ho! (oohh) Catch me, catch me, catch me, c’mon, catch me, I want you now, I know you can save me, you can save me, I need you now. I am yours forever, yes, forever I will follow Anywhere in anyway, Never gonna let go (Jai Ho) Hmmm yaeahhh (repeat 2x) I need you, gonna make it I’m ready, so take it (Jai Ho) You are the reason that I breathe (I breathe) You are the reason that I still believe (still believe) You are my destiny (destiny) Jai Oh! Oh-oh-oh-h (Jai Ho) No there is nothing that can stop us (can stop us) Nothing can ever come between us So come and dance with me, Jai Ho! (oohh) Jai Ho! Bai-la bai-la! Bai-la bai-la! Jai Ho! Bai-la bai-la! Jai Ho http://lyricsmusicvideo.blogspot.com/2009/02/jai-ho-lyrics-video-pussycat-dolls.html
Re: [arr] Doctor AR RAHMAN.. Hurray
He was a healer even before . .Only now he is getting recognised :D On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 8:06 PM, jagan nath guy_from_asia2...@yahoo.comwrote: Our ACADEMY WINNER AR RAHMAN is to be awarded the DOCTOR title by Aligarh University. Hurray... Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
Re: [arr] ARR on MTV : glimpse on some future international projects
This is one of those rare interviews where ARR mentions that 60% of his films are blockbusters! On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:44 AM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com wrote: http://www.mtv.com/videos/movies/329035/the-musical-storm.jhtml#id=1601892
Re: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
We have had a lot in Tamil and Hindi. I wouldn't mind loosing him :) Time for us fans to really come out of this language barrier and connect to music. It's tough for me, but possible. On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 1:38 PM, live for arr Live livefor...@yahoo.comwrote: With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India, arr told today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome time in LA, some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai. we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to Hollywood films. It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens to this and show some mercy to us.
Re: [arr] I would continue to work in Tamil films - as much as I do in Hollywood
Maniratnam's Robot! Hindustan times now. . . .Wonder when our media will reach those standards! On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: A smiling yet modest AR Rahman, who made a triumphant return home on Thursday after winning two Oscars for the music of the film *Slumdog Millionaire*, said his victory would change apprehensions about Indian music in the West and was a starting point for him as well. My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us, Rahman told reporters at the Kodak Theatre. Let's forget about the East and West divide now - it's the closeness now that has happened. There used to be a lot of apprehensions earlier for Indian music in the West but this award has changed that perception. Rahman won two golden statuettes for *Slumdog Millionaire *for best original score and best original song for *Jai Ho*. They were among the eight Academy Awards bagged by the film by British director Danny Boyle about an underdog-wins story set in India. He also ruled out a political role for himself. I am a musician first and last and have no apirations for any political activity or office, Rahman said while reacting to suggestions from reporters about accepting a nomination to the Rajya Sabha. Rahman skirted the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils caught in the crossfire between the army and the rebel Tamil Tigers. Neither the Oscar ceremony nor this stage are forums to raise political issues. While I may be personally against any harm to any human being, I also feel that Tamils should get protection in a peaceful atmosphere in Sri Lanka, I am above politics, Rahman said. With his trademark humility and simplicity, the composer said the song, *Jai Ho*, which won an Oscar, may not have been his best to date. It may not have been my best. However, the songs matched the sensibilities of Western audiences with its rhythm, burst of energy and joy and resulted in a huge impact, Rahman said. The series of awards has got me so much of respect. All the legends like Mick Jagger and others talk to me like equals now - that's great. We can do collaborations and some extraordinary work in the future, he added. As for his future plans, he said: I would continue to work in Tamil films - as much as I do in Hollywood - provided the projects excite me. Apart from two golden statuettes, Rahman also bagged the Golden Globes award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) trophy for an original score in Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches drama *Slumdog Millionaire*. The film, that has won eight Oscars, has also been controversies' favourite child in India for highlighting the impoverished underbelly of the country. But Rahman said the film did not hurt anyone's sensibilities - either because of its name *Slumdog Millionaire *or for showing India's underbelly. Dog is not an expletive, Rahman said. According to Rahman, the film focussed attention on Asia's biggest slum - Dharavi - in Mumbai and its children. If they (the producers) had made the film with a dirty mind, it would not have got an Oscar. The film shows India in a positive light. It shows that India is a developing nation. It gives so much mileage to India, he said. He said: I got the Oscar for all of them who wanted to get an Oscar in this country. So I got two of them. I want the future generation to feel confident that anyone can get an Oscar. It's an important award. It's a starting point even in my career as the Oscar is for my work in the film and not my entire talent. I am not saying that I am the biggest or anything. I am a composer and the only message that I want to give through my music is peace and harmony. One should have a good intention and work through it and they will definitely be successful. Rahman's future projects include a film with Mani Ratnam's *Robot* and * Blue*. Apart from Rahman, Resul Pookutty too won an Oscar for sound mixing in *Slumdog Millionaire*. Rahman said his Oscars were akin to the national award he won for his maiden film *Roja*. That award established me nationally and the Oscars have made me internationally known. Else, I am the same, Rahman said. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePageid=929e13ba-bce8-4a01-848c-2007fb8be88fMatchID1=4934TeamID1=3TeamID2=1MatchType1=1SeriesID1=1248MatchID2=4925TeamID3=4TeamID4=2MatchType2=1SeriesID2=1244PrimaryID=4934Headline=My+Oscars+will+connect+people%3a+AR+Rahman -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Time for Indian movies to go global?
Now I hope there would be reverse effect. . Like Kamal said it is time for Indian movies to go global. But as a matter of fact there's nothing truly global. Everybody has affiliations and preferences and a social/personal context based on which they view things. Not interests, only emotions are global - love, peace, happiness, compassion and so on. It's a challenge to make a movies that connects across many cultures incorporating those emotions. SDM achieved it. Many Indian directors have the potential to make such movies and have made such movies in the past. There are many naysayers of popular Indian movies 'terming' it as 'masala'. Yes, some are downright stupid, but so are movies in any languages and there are 'intelligent' movies in any language. Movies are primarily a medium of entertainment and art, message is just a by-product. Not everyone in the world think that Western movies are the best; they cater to certain sensibilities. Degree of fusion has been and will continually increase in any field, films being no exception. Indian movies have been borrowing heavily from western movies and Hollywood has always been open to innovation. I feel, now other non-english film industries will also increase collaboration and there will certainly be influences. Rahman himself is doing a Indo-Japanese movie. Yes, the barriers are getting broken. But that should not destroy our own identity. Loosing a language is loosing millenniums of knowledge. Sadly, that is what is happening to many cultures and languages. The whole challenge will be not to loose our own identity in this immense crossovers which is happening. For example, there's is no one tamil/hindi movie recently which has 100% native language dialogues. Classical music have almost ceased being part of mainstream movies. Well this is a larger issue every country is facing - the side effects of globalisation. Hope the debate of sustainable globalisation evolves a practical framework for a harmonious global culture, without loosing essential local culture. Rahman is a step in that direction. He is firmly rooted to Raagas, but doesn't limit himself there. He seamlessly crosses every boundaries in creating a global sound. Rahman sets the right example. 2009/2/26 Mahima Sengupta mahiya_is_mind_blow...@yahoo.com I fully agree with you there Mr. Anand though I won't qauntify. I thin many a times His efforts are getting wasted in a badly made movie. Both Hindi and Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet ARR's. --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, Anand Bharathan an...@tmh.ae* wrote: From: Anand Bharathan an...@tmh.ae Subject: RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:43 PM Just my take. Ideally I would like to see ARR doing not more than 5 movies a year (I international, 3 Hindi and 1 Tamil). He is known more for quality than quantity and I am sure he will keep this in mind in spite of going to be inundated with offers. I guess the likes of Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra would now want to work with him just to get their names tagged with a Academy Award winner though they might probably live to regret they never got a chance . As for scoring in Tamil, first the directors over there would need to pull up their socks and raise their standards to the level of AG, ROM or MR before ARR can do more projects. I don’t want to see a talent like ARR getting involved in crap projects in Tamil. My major worry is how he is going to manage the different time zones. I hope he gets enough rest. I think ARR is a kind of whiz kid blessed by his spirituality and in which ever industry he arrived (Kolly, Bolly or Holly) he did so with a bang so he is going to continue to do so in future. In terms of awards, there is really nothing more to achieve except as said in one interview the Nobel Peace prize which I am sure he will do one day as well. Peace through music.. If it happens, what a day that will be. *From:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:arrahmanfan s...@yahoogroups.com] *On Behalf Of *live for arr Live *Sent:* 26 February, 2009 3:38 PM *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com *Subject:* [arr] We will lose ARR's Music With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India, arr told today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome time in LA, some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai. we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to Hollywood films. It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens to this and show some mercy to us.
Re: [arr] Gopal ,Could u share ur experience with AR
Good try . . . :D On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:08 PM, aneeshksasi aneeshks...@yahoo.com wrote: Hai all, Gopal, Please share ur experience with AR in our group. Regards ANEESH K S
Re: [arr] SUN TV TELECASTING A.R.RAHMAN'S Felicitation!
Somebody please record. . . 2009/2/25 r.r.m r.r.m arun...@yahoo.com thank you . --- On *Wed, 2/25/09, sandhiya vs vssandh...@yahoo.co.in* wrote: From: sandhiya vs vssandh...@yahoo.co.in Subject: [arr] SUN TV TELECASTING A.R.RAHMAN'S Felicitation! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 11:29 AM http://www.behindwo ods.com/tamil- movie-news- 1/feb-09- 04/a-r-rahman- 1-24-02-09. htmlhttp://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-news-1/feb-09-04/a-r-rahman-1-24-02-09.html *என்றும் அன்புடன்* 'தமிழ்கவி'௧விசதீஷ் -- Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_1/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/
Re: [arr] Some recent ARR songs are also some of his all time best
Do you blog chord? On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Sudan sudan...@gmail.com wrote: 2008 can be compared with 1999 where AR produced timeless classics and below are the movies which got released durin this period .. En Swasa Kaatre Padayappa Kadhalar Dhinam Taal Sangamam Jodi/ Takshak Mudhalvan Taj Mahal ..Sudan On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Pradeepan R pradeepanisonl...@gmail.com wrote: Dil Gira Dafatan is one of AR's greatest melodies. And the way he presented it, shows the ever evolving ARR... 'Malargale' from Love Birds was a similarly great melody.. but had used synthesized beats/loops going with it. Dil Gira was so plain , yet so great... and if anyone wanted to know why AR is the king of Harmony - Tu Muskura is the best example. In recent times, its the song that i have put on loop the maximum number of times. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 10:59 PM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: The period of 2008-2009 will undoubtedly go down as one of my favorite ARR periods. What a bounty of a period this has been with some absolutely stunning numbers from Rahman, notable for some of his strongest melodies in his career. From Jodha Akbar to Delhi 6WOW! Here are some examples of some of my favorites: 1) Tu Muskura - sweet, sweet, and more sweet. The melody, the singing, the mood, the feeling, just totally enchanting. 2) Dil Gira Dafatan - One of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard PERIOD. The combo of acoustic looping guitar with Ash King's incredible, soft rendition with Rahman's impeccable melody makes this song of my all time favorites. And the middle music interlude is an absolute stunner. No words to describe. 3) Masakali - Something about this song is do damn addictiing! I want to keep listening to this song all the time. It's got this infectious rhythm with absolutely amazing accorcian and with Mohit's one of a kind rendering. I can see why this song is such a rage. 4) Kaise Mujhe - There is something so nakedly beautiful about this song. From the lilting piano drops to Shreya's syrupy sweet middle section, this song is just oozing with romance. The mood this song creates is so dreamy. Love the rhythm guitars popping in and out. And many many songs I can talk about from JA, Jaane Tu, Ada, Slumdog. Guys, don't you think that so far, 208-2009 so far has been one of ARR's strongest outings in his career? -- Cheers, Pradeepan. All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !
[arr] Vellai Pookkal lyrics file (*.lrc)
I am trying to create LRC files for some of my favorite ARR songs for which there are no lrc files available already. Please share yours here. I will post them as and when I create (or find them). Vellai Pookkal.lrc Description: Binary data
Re: [arr] RMIM Puraskaar 2008 results
Thanks for sharing. On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 4:53 PM, Ramanand J quatrain...@gmail.com wrote: The relatively less-known RMIM Puraskaa http://awards.giitaayan.com/r are an effort to allow listeners like ourselves to pick the best of Hindi Film Music in a particular year after reasonably elaborate and cogent analysis. The results of the third edition were recently made public and can be seen here http://awards.giitaayan.com/2008/indexen.htm. While the Best Album was adjudged to be Rock On!!, A.R.Rahman was voted the Best Composer for the year. There are several other categories as well, and the list of best songs http://awards.giitaayan.com/2008/songs.htm#songs has comments from the jury members which may make for interesting reading. Am sure many of you would have several opinions on the results, so would encourage you to write to the organiser of these awards Vinay Jain (giitaayan at gmail dot com) who would welcome your views. In some sense, the whole point of the awards is to let us, the average but non-random listeners, to record our views of the year gone by, as opposed to the usual gun-for-hire award shows that serve as a record of a year's quality. Disclosure: I was a part of the jury this year. (With apologies for the ego-link) My own views are recorded at my blog herehttp://quatrainman.blogspot.com/2009/02/rmim-puraskaar-2008-results.html- for instance, my own best album pick was Jodhaa Akbar (I know many of you have discussed the best of last year in this group, but this is on a slightly broader canvas with many views, not necessarily all from Rahman fans). Thanks for the patient reading, Ramanand -- Webpage: http://www.it.iitb.ac.in/~ramanand Weblogs: Personal: http://quatrainman.blogspot.com Interrobang (the quiz blog): http://notesandstones.blogspot.com
Re: [arr] Slumdog Millionaire to be made into a broadway musical
Great news. I guess SDM will achieve a cult status like RDB. Or has it already? On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 1:24 PM, Vinod Raju vi...@arr4music.com wrote: `Slumdog Millionaire' to be made into Broadway musical Spicezee Bureau Mumbai, Feb 25: If the makers of `Slumdog Millionaire' have it their way then very soon every child born in the slums will have a rag to riches story to boast about. After an acclaimed book, an Oscar sweeping film, `Slumdog Millionaire' filmmakers are now gearing up to take over Broadway as they plan a stage musical of the 8 Oscar winning film. The project has been taken up with the wise intentions of securing a sound future for the children featured in the film. The receipts raised from the musical will be transferred to the funds set up for the betterment of Mumbai's slum kids. Producer Christian Colson, who is determined to bring about a change, had earlier set up a fund that has already generated close to a whooping Rs 3.6 crore for the children. And if plans for cover versions of Rahman's songs are realised, the money raised could multiply manifold; Christian was quoted as telling the The Times, London. The funds would then be pumped back into Mumbai where the movie was filmed. The dream team of the film is also looking at various alternatives to safeguard the future of two children from the slums — Azharuddin Mohammed, 10, and nine-year-old Rubina Qureshi. Well with an awe-inspiring movie and an acclaimed book, we are surely looking forward to the musical `Slumdog Millionaire'. http://www.spicezee.com/articles/story24025.htm
[arr] Category change
Gopal, Shouldn't the group category be changed from Asia to World now?
Re: [arr] Re: Can someone please pronounce Rahman correctly?
We should put the audio pronunciation on the wiki page. Any idea how to do that? On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:39 PM, nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.comwrote: Afaik, the best way to pronounce Rahman would be RRah-Maan The stress on the R and the maan.
Re: [arr] From Rukmani to Jai ho
*2003-2004*: The Rahman Hindi bandwagon hits a lull with dull scores like Tehzeeb, Meenakshi - A Tale Of Three Cities and Lakeer. Meenakshi, dull score?? On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 8:02 PM, Moin Ul Haque moinulha...@gmail.comwrote: Not sure if this is posted earlier. Old article after the Golden globe win. ---From Rukmani to Jai ho *Allah Rakha Rahman’s* journey is no less incredible than that of the protagonist of Slumdog Millionaire. From a South Indian regional composer with a National award for his debut film 16 years back, Rahman has now won three nominations at the Oscars for his songs in a mainstream Hollywood film *1966:* On January 6, A.S.Dileep Kumar is born to R.K.Shekhar, composer-arranger in Malayalam films. His father passes away when Dileep is just nine. The family subsists on hiring out musical equipment to leading composers. *1977:* Rahman joins Ilayaraja as keyboardist after training with Master Dhanraj. He also plays for M. S. Viswanathan and Ramesh Naidu and with Zakir Hussain, Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan and L. Shankar on world tours and soon obtains a scholarship from the Trinity College of Music in London, where he graduates with a degree in Western Classical music. *1989:* The family converts to Islam and the boy is renamed Allah Rakha Rahman. Rahman becomes a keyboard player and arranger in the band Roots with childhood friend A.Sivamani. He is the founder of the rock band Nemesis Avenue and also plays keyboard, piano, the synthesizer, harmonium and guitar. *1991:* Rahman starts a recording studio in his house and starts composing for jingles and television serials. *1992:* Mani Ratnam, who has been watching Ilayaraja’s assistant, gives him an independent break with Roja, the original Tamil film. A new style of music is introduced and in a first-time feat later equalled only by Ismail Darbar with the Hindi film Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam, bags the National Award for a debut score, the first of four. *1993:* Roja is dubbed in Hindi and as it sweeps the charts, led by Dil hai chhota sa and the “item” song Rukmani Rukmani, Roja also brings into focus the hitherto-neglected talent of singer Hariharan, who is suddenly considered chart-friendly! With this score, Rahman forever changes the future of Hindi film music. His Tamil chartbuster that year is Thiruda Thiruda. *1994-1995:* Two films of Rahman are dubbed in Hindi - his hit Kaadhalan as Humse Hai Muqabala and Bombay. More importantly, several music directors officially (The Gentleman) and otherwise (Angrakshak, Sabse Bada Khiladi et al) pilfer his Tamil hits. Duet, Indira and Muthu are his Tamil hits that year. And Rahman gets his first international honour - the Mauritius National award in 1995. In late 1995, Rahman writes history all over again with his debut original Hindi film, Rangeela. Asha Bhosle returns to high-tide with Yai re and Tanha tanha after a lull. *1996:* More of Rahman’s films are dubbed, with indifferent results except for Hindustani (Indian). But the Tamil scenario is still upbeat with Love Birds and Kadhal Desam. Rahman also scores the background music for his first crossover film Fire. And Minsaara Kanavu wins Rahman his second National award. *1997:* Sapnay, the dubbed version of the 1996 hit marks the debut of singer KK with Strawberry aankhen, a top name today, and the breakthrough of Hema Sardesai with Awara bhanwre. It begins his long association with Javed Akhtar. Sony Music (now Sony-BMG) signs Rahman as their first-ever South Asian artiste for the hit album Vande Mataram. The Tamil hits include Iruvar, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan’s debut. *1998:* The composer storms the charts with Mani Ratnam’s first original Hindi film, Dil Se…, ending the struggle of singer Sukhwinder Singh with Chal chhaiyya chhaiyya, and the singer’s association with him will now peak with the Oscar nomination for Jai ho from Slumdog Millionaire. The same is true of his journey with Gulzar, whose best phase as a top lyricist begins. The film also features his first song with Lata Mangeshkar, Jiya jale. Also released this year is Jeans. *1999:* Rahman finally makes a proper pan-Indian breakthrough with Subhash Ghai’s Taal, a musical love story that wins him his first Screen award. In the same year, Deepa Mehta’s Earth is released in Hindi as 1947 with a highly-appreciated, underrated but not-too-popular score. These two films cement his association with Ghai and Anand Bakshi (till his death in 2002), Javed Akhtar and Aamir Khan. He also tours Germany with Michael Jackson in the Michael Jackson Friends Concert. *2000:* Rahman scores his first home production of a Mumbai hero - Anil Kapoor, in Pukar. This is also the first of his only two films with Phalke laureate lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri. The Tamil side is noted for Kandukondain Kandukondain and Thenali. *2001:* Lagaan, Aamir Khan’s first film, wins
Re: [arr] The story of 1 Oscar: No. 3453 Bollywood bound
It is special. It is written. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:30 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@yahoo.comwrote: LOS ANGELES - Once he was simply known as Oscar No. 3453 but now the little gold man has a new name, Best Original Score, and he's Bollywood bound. A.R. Rahman, India's revered film composer, collected Oscar No. 3453 on Sunday night and will be taking him home to India. And just to make sure No. 3453 won't be a lonely expatriate, Rahman won a second Oscar, for best song. Both were for the movie Slumdog Millionaire. I want to thank the Academy for being so kind, said the composer known in his native country as the Mozart of the Madras. In a way, the trip to India is only fitting for an Oscar that from the beginning just seemed destined for life on the road. Unlike its 51 counterparts at Sunday's show, Oscar No. 3453 missed its flight a week and a half ago from Chicago to Los Angeles. It was photographed with the others at the R.S. Owens factory where they were cast, but then was somehow misplaced. Quickly located, it was packed up and sent solo to Los Angeles. It arrived at the Kodak Theatre no worse for wear. Once there, Steve Meisner, Hollywood's Keeper of Oscars, buffed it to a fine shine and placed it on a table with its brethren. From there it was handed off to Rahman who will ensure that it becomes one of the world's most traveled Oscars. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29349252/
Re: [arr] Rahman's success globally has really validated my passion for him
Chord, You spoke my mind! Good writeup. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Years ago, when I used to talk about Rahman non stop to family and friends, I would get this incredulous look from them or rolling of the eyes as if they were saying, Oh, here he goes again, talking about Rahman this Rahman that. Yeah, they all knew Rahman could create good music, but they never shared my devoted passion to him. I don't think they really understood why I loved him and his music so much. Almost got the sense that they thought I was irrational in my love for Rahman. Whenever something related to Rahman came up, like a new album, I would talk about it so excitedly, almost like a little girl squealing with delight over a new dress or something like that. Most of the reactions would be just to turn their backs, walk away, or smile weakly, or change the subject! They just couldn't understand the passion. But, now, after all these years of success, awards, global recognition, it's a different story. Whenever I talk about Rahman excitedly, they listen. They want to know more. They too start talking about Rahman on their own somtimes. Although they don't feel as passionately about Rahman like I do, I sense that I'm taken more seriously, better understood as to why I love him so much. It took a global success story to make others understand my love for him. And those who used to react sarcastically to my love for Rahman are now quiet, secretly but shamefully admitting to themselves that Rahman is indeed really someone special in this whole world and not just another glorified Indian MD. Feels great!
Re: [arr] Oscars 2009 - Request for archival material
Gopal, You should start a living museum :) On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:18 PM, Amith Chandhran amithchandh...@gmail.comwrote: Thanks Gopal, I could manage to get these ones. 1. Saakshi Telugu 2. Mumbai Samachar Gujrati 3. Navashakti Marathi 4. Mumbai Prahaar Marathi 5. Prahaar Marathi 6. Saamana Marathi 7. Udhayawani Kannada 8. Financial Chronicle English 9. Saamana Hindi 10. Business Line English (The Hindu) 11. Malayala Manorama Malayalam (AR with a mustache photo inside) 12. The Financial Express English 13. Business Standard English 14. Hamara Mahanagar Hindi 15. Indian Express English 16. Hindustan Times - English 17. The Age - Mumbai English 18. The Wall Street Journal English 19. Lokmat Marathi 20. The Asian Age 21. Loksatta marathi 22. Times Of India English 23. Mumbai Mirror English 24. Sakaal Marathi Will share the scans soon. Thanks, - On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: Friends, This is a request for collecting all archival material (articles and photographs) published in today's newspapers. I have collected most of what has appeared in the English print media. It's likely I have missed some (The Statesman and The Tribune, for instance, do not have electronic editions). Please focus specifically on regional language newspapers. Also keep a lookout for magazines that will begin to hit the stands in a day or two. Scans of this material will be appreciated for archival purposes. Thanks, Gopal.
Re: [arr] Brand Rahman – World’s envy, India’s pride
Is Rahman still associated with Airtel? On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 12:18 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.comwrote: Brand Rahman – World’s envy, India’s pride February 24, 09 Esha Madhavan A+ A- Report a problem Print this page Email this page Dialogue Brand Speak “I had a choice between love and hate, and I chose love. That’s why I am here today.” – AR Rahman on winning his second Oscar. The Mozart from Madras created history on February 23, 2009 in Los Angeles and sent entire India into a euphoric frenzy. A special mention here for the hugely talented Resul Pookutty as well, who brought home the third Oscar for Sound Mixing. The reverberations of Rahman’s two Oscar wins will be felt for a long time and also celebrated by brands that the music maestro endorses. Rahman’s association with these brands has been long and epoch making. He has given them a lot of credibility, respect, immense value addition in terms of brand positioning and a lot of social causes that the brands got associated with through him. Congratulating Rahman, Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman and Group CEO, Bharti Enterprises, said, “The global acclaim for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ mirrors the growth story of India. This signals the arrival of India on the world entertainment stage. In particular, AR Rahman’s unique double Oscar win has made all of us very proud. Airtel has shared a long friendship with Rahman, who composed the Airtel signature tune, which is synonymous with the brand today. Our heartiest congratulations to Rahman and the entire ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ team.” Nearly two years back, the opening song of Spike Lee’s movie ‘Inside Man’ had made many in the audience feel that a wrong soundtrack was being played. But as the air cleared, it made every Indian who watched that movie enjoy the magic of Rahman’s music in a Hollywood flick for the first time. The song was ‘Chaiya Chaiya’, originally from the SRK-starrer ‘Dil Se’. Rahman had also enthralled the London West End with his music for Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical ‘Bombay Dreams’. Thus, even before the Oscars, Rahman had introduced the world to his unique brand of melody. The Golden Statuettes are just a culmination of that popularity. The road to the Oscars was paved with wins at the British Academy Award (BAFTA) and Golden Globe. An exclusive note from Airtel gives a brief history of Rahman’s association with the brand. The music maestro became Airtel’s brand ambassador in 2002. The brand campaign for Airtel in 2002 featuring Rahman was the first time he appeared in a television commercial. When Rahman composed the tune, Airtel had two million customers. Today, Airtel claims to have over 90 million customers. The Airtel signature tune composed by Rahman is stated to be the world’s most downloaded piece of mobile music with over 60 million downloads. Incidentally, this tune has made its appearance in several forms, including car reverse music. Chandrasekar Radhakrishnan, Senior VP - Marketing, Airtel, said, “We would like to congratulate AR Rahman for winning the most coveted prize in world cinema and setting new benchmarks for the Indian music industry. Our association with Rahman goes back a long way. He embodies the Airtel value of leadership and trust in his field of music. Music is a key platform for Airtel to express the brand – exhibited through various products and associations. With time, he has become synonymous with the music of our brand through the evergreen Airtel tune, background scores for key advertising campaigns and his presence in music sponsorships/ associations. Rahman is without doubt one of the finest artists that our country has seen and Airtel is proud of the achievements of its brand ambassador in the world arena.” Speaking on Rahman as a brand ambassador, Ramnuj Shastry, CCO, Rediffusion YR, said, “AR Rahman’s Oscar feat is just a worldwide acknowledgement of something that we Indians always knew – that the man is a genius. Rahman, who has scored the Airtel tune, has been a brand ambassador of Airtel for the longest time. Through the universal language of music, he has always done what Airtel stands for – breaking barriers. And these awards shall just re-emphasise the fact that both the brand and the brand ambassador are world class.” Rediffusion YR is the creative agency for Airtel. Rahman has also been Nokia’s brand ambassador quite a few times. Other than being associated with Nokia’s various products and features, he had taken up the social cause of eradicating poverty and facilitating education for under-privileged children by joining hands with Nokia NSeries. Rahman’s Oscar wins has Chennai FM stations and other music media in a frenzy to celebrate the maestro’s feat. Big FM Chennai has rolled out programmes where Rahman’s songs are being played on-air throughout the day. Listeners are invited to call up on-air and
Re: [arr] Slumdog soundtrack hits #1 on Amazon
It makes me all the more proud and happy to see SDM above U2 :) On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 3:47 PM, Bergin Roy ber...@berginroy.com wrote: Wow World has sytarted turning to AR www.berginroy.com Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -- *From*: Gopal Srinivasan *Date*: Tue, 24 Feb 2009 05:43:30 -0800 (PST) *To*: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com *Subject*: [arr] Slumdog soundtrack hits #1 on Amazon http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/3306641796/ Previously, the highest it had reached was #3. It had hit #1 on iTunes.
Re: [arr] A Sad Thought On this Occation
Any day. . His music and his philosophy means more to me than any award he might and he will win. . . He will live forever through them . . On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 4:36 PM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: Dear Madhavan I can very well understand your emotions. I know you personally.. Jiya Se Jiya... virtual Hugs for now. We are missing you in Chennai too. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 7:53 PM, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.comwrote: AR himself said that this is just an award for him and not an achievement. My God! He is more than a normal human!! No war, No poverty, No illitercy - He is trying to achieve this thru music and when this happens, not just us, he will also be very happy! More than what he is now! Nevertheless, Whatever he achieved in this Oscars made me cry. I was so happy for AR. I was in office physically, but mentally I lost all my strength. I felt how bad it was to miss Chennai at that happiest moment. I had to enjoy the moment alone. No one was with me while I watched the whole show. I wanted to hug some one when he got the award, but couldn't. These may look silly, but i broke down when I couldn't get this. Man, only a true AR fan can understand my feelings. The most heartwarming thing was Gopal's chat room where atleast we met virtually. Thank You so much Gopal! And sorry guys if something is wrong in what I wrote. On 2/24/09, jamshid TC jamshid...@yahoo.com jamshid_tc%40yahoo.com wrote: I am really interested in knowing whether even a bharat ratna will give a coverage to this amount..even a second Oscar? ...I doubt . The fan inside me feel the peak of joy at this point.I am exhilareted .I doubt whether any other honor to our man can bring more happiness to me than this apart from the music he is still going create!! -Jamshid --- On Tue, 2/24/09, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com vsrawat%40gmail.com wrote: From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com vsrawat%40gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] A Sad Thought On this Occation To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2009, 1:09 AM On 2/24/2009 1:45 PM India Time, _Thulasi Ram_ wrote: Rahman will win Bharat Ratna and eventually win Noble prize. At that time, we can see same amount to coverage; if not the former, but definitely for the later. Bharat Ratna is now obvious. But Noble Prize? Which category? World peace? Literature? (for, say, his biography)? -- Rawat -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! -- regards, Vithur
Re: [arr] Buy AR Rahman T Shit from opennetguru.com
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Re: [arr] ARR's Caricatures/Drawings | Mobile Screensavers....!
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[arr] Rahman is worthy son of Chennai: Karunanidhi
http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/67099.htm Chennai, Feb 23 (IANS) Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi Monday hailed music maestro A.R. Rahman for his double win for Slumdog Millionaire at the 81st annual Academy Awards and said the Oscars were precious jewels. He also wished Rahman more awards. Classic Tamil and six crore (60 million) Tamils are rejoicing over the pinnacle of achievement of this worthy son of Chennai, Karunanidhi said in a statement. I consider the awards won by Rahman as precious jewels in the crown of one of our own with pride. I join 100 crore (1 billion) Indians and six crore (60 million) Tamils in showering flowers of appreciation with pure minds on this scion from a minority community, he said. He hoped Rahman would continue to win thousands of awards. Assembly speaker R. Auvudaiyappan congratulated Rahman. Tamil youth Rahman has made us hold our heads high in pride by winning the world's biggest accolade - Oscars - for his endeavour for 'Slumdog Millionaire', he said in a statement. On behalf of our Chief Minister who strives for the betterment of all showbiz personalities and all the members of this August house, I greet this victorious compatriot, he added. Composer A.R. Rahman created history by becoming the first Indian to bag two Oscars for his work in British filmmaker Danny Boyle's much acclaimed Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman got his first Oscar on Sunday night of the award function here for best original score for the Mumbai-based rags-to-riches drama. He shared the second Oscar for best original song for the film's theme number Jai Ho with noted Indian lyricist Gulzar.
[arr] President, PM congratulate Slumdog Millionaire team
http://www.livemint.com/2009/02/23132142/President-PM-congratulate-Slu.html?h=B New Delhi: President Pratibha Patil on Monday congratulated the team of*Slumdog Millionaire* which created sensation by winning eight Oscars. The President is happy that *Slumdog Millionaire* has won Oscars in various categories. She congratulates the winning team, a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson said. The President is specially thrilled with the remarkable feat achieved by AR Rahman, Gulzar, Resul Pookutty and making India proud, the spokesperson said. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said the entire team of the film including musician AR Rahman have done India proud. The Prime Minister congratulates AR Rahman, Resul Pookutty (sound engineer), Gulzar (lyricist), and entire *Slumdog Millionaire *team for the success at the Oscars, a PMO spokesperson said. Singh said, They have done India proud. Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee also congratulated the *Slumdog*team on bringing laurels to India by winning the Oscars. The film bagged eight awards including two Oscars for Rahman for Best Original Score and Best Song for the song Jai Ho, which was penned by lyricist Gulzar. Pookutty, a sound technician from Kerala, won the Oscar in the Sound Mixing category. The movie also won the award for Best Film, Best Director for Danny Boyle and Best Adapted Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy.
[arr] Chidambaram favours tax exemption to Oscars given to Rahman!!
http://www.ptinews.com/pti\ptisite.nsf/0/A4AAC97A7CD0953965257566002BAFB5?OpenDocumenthttp://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/0/A4AAC97A7CD0953965257566002BAFB5?OpenDocument New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) Home Minister P Chidambaram today favoured tax exemption to two Oscars bagged by A R Rahman for Slumdog Millionaire. If the Oscars carry a cash award, I will recommend to the Finance Minister that it should be exempt from taxation, Chidambaram, who is also former Finance Minister, said here. Chidambaram was speaking on the occasion of the foundation-laying ceremony of Rajaswa Bhawan, which will house the Central Board of Direct Taxes and Central Board of Excise and Customs, now in North Block. As I was about to get on the car, to drive to this place (foundation-laying ceremony of Rajaswa Bhawan), we got this exhilarating news that A R Rahman has won both Oscars for which he was nominated, the Home Minister said. Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee and a host of revenue department officials were present at the function. When asked whether such tax exemption would be given, CBDT Chairman S S N Moorthy refused a direct reply, saying this is a policy decision. Rahman today became the first Indian to win two Oscars for the Best Original Score Slumdog Millionaire and its foot-tapping song Jai Ho. PTI
[arr] Film fraternity hails Rahman, Pookutty for Oscar win
http://www.ptinews.com/pti\ptisite.nsf/0/10BC1507B59006A465257566002BE82F?OpenDocumenthttp://www.ptinews.com/pti/ptisite.nsf/0/10BC1507B59006A465257566002BE82F?OpenDocument Mumbai/Chennai, Feb 23 (PTI) As A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty scripted history by picking up three Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire, members of the film fraternity here joined voices to applaud the enviable feat achieved by the duo. Lyricist Gulzar, who penned the Oscar-winning song 'Jai ho' for which Rahman won an Oscar, said, It is a great thing to be a part of this composition which has won an award. It is an extra happiness and extra thrill for me. My first reaction was surprise and thrill but as soon as the programme started my bet was on Rahman. I am very happy for Resul, another Indian technician who brought home the Oscar, said Gulzar, whose name was mentioned by the award presenter Alicia Keys while announcing the nominees. What a film and what a team to work with. The spirit of the film is reflected in its team, he said and crediting Rahman with changing the entire face of Indian film music. Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar hailed Rahman saying, May he win such an award every year. He is a genius. Rahman's music is a blend of a little South Indian music and what we commonly call Hindi film music. Sister and veteran singer Asha Bhonsle, who has sung for Rahman in many films, said, Rahman is a genius and has made the world sit up and take notice of Indian talent with his success. He has put the Indian film industry on the world map. PTI
[arr] Sonia Gandhi congratulates Rahman and Pookutty
NEW DELHI: Congress president Sonia Gandhi congratulated A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty for winning the Oscars for music and sound mixing. I am delighted that A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty have won this year's much coveted Oscars for music and sound editing. I congratulate them, Gandhi said in her message. She said all the actors, technicians and support staff who had worked in the movie had made India proud. While Rahman won two Oscars for best original score and best song, Pookutty won an Oscar for best sound mixing. The two made history with with Slumdog Millionaire, the rags to riches story of a boy from the slums of Mumbai, sweeping the annual Academy Awards with eight Oscars.
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[arr] India Celebrates a Hollywood Victory
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/24/world/asia/24india.html?ref=world NEW DELHI — Its depictions of filth and brutality fueled angry blogging and stray street protests. It drew unusually intense scrutiny, from how much its child actors were paid to what the composer A.R. Rahman would wear to the Oscars. But on Monday, as Indiahttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/international/countriesandterritories/india/index.html?inline=nyt-geo woke up to news of the spectacular wins by Slumdog Millionaire at the Academy Awards, this movie-mad country went Jai Ho. The victory by Slumdog was embraced as India's own. What a day it has been for India! gushed a television news anchor mid- morning. It dominated television news throughout the day. News of a hepatitis B outbreak in western Gujarat State and a southern politician's threatened hunger strike seemed minor news by comparison. We rocked the world, an Indian percussionist named Sivamani declared. Never mind that Slumdog tells a story of stunted, shafted slum children, precisely a story that promoters of the New India have diligently sought to obscure with tales of prosperity and bling. India seized on its Oscar wins as a sign of its arrival on the world stage. Indian television showed Indian dancers in spangly skirts on stage at the Kodak Theater in Los Angeles and Mr. Rahman, eyes closed, singing the title track, Jai Ho — an exuberant Hindi phrase that literally translates as victory. Mr. Rahman thanked God and his mother. Resul Pookutty, who shared the prize for sound mixing, dedicated it to his country. In his small town in south India, neighbors and kin were shown passing a big plate of sweets and crying tears of joy. India has made a clean sweep here, Anil Kapoor, the Indian actor who played the game-show host in Slumdog, declared in an interview with NDTV, a private television station. On Monday, even the Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singhhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/s/manmohan_singh/index.html?inline=nyt-per, congratulated the Slumdog team, along with the makers of Smile Pinki, a short documentary about a village girl with a cleft palate. The winners have done India proud, Singh's office said in a statement. The statement did not specify whether the prime minister, who is recovering from heart surgery, had seen either movie. The last time an Indian won an Oscar was for costume design for the 1982 biographical film, Gandhi, by Richard Attenborough. Many Indians were peeved at the time that a known Indian actor had not been cast to play the father of their nation. Ben Kingsleyhttp://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/k/ben_kingsley/index.html?inline=nyt-per, who had been cast as Gandhi, is of partial Indian descent. Slumdog, of course, is not an Indian film. It was backed by two American studios. The director, Danny Boyle, is British, as is the producer and screenplay writer, who adapted the script from a book by an Indian diplomat. But Slumdog has almost entirely an Indian cast, along with a British actor of Indian descent, Dev Kapoor, who plays the teenaged lead, Jamal. It is shot on the streets of Mumbai, unlike most Indian films. About third of the dialogue is in Hindi, which is the case these days for some Bollywood movies. It has several key Indian crew members, including a co-director, Loveleen Tandan, a cameraman experienced in shooting on Mumbai's mad streets, Suneil Khandkar, and of course, Mr. Rahman, whose compositions weave sounds from all over the world with a deeply Indian sensibility. Most important, Slumdog picks up on key motifs of the classic Bollywood fairy tale: the plucky underdog hero, sibling rivalry, ghetto gangsters and a beautiful damsel needing a rescue. Small bursts of outrage greeted the film when it first opened, including a protest in front of Mr. Kapoor's house several weeks ago, where children held up placards that read Don't call me dog. In this week's issue of India Today, a weekly magazine, a filmmaker named Priyadarshan called it absolute and intentional exploitation of India. India is not Somalia, he wrote. We are one of the foremost nuclear powers in the world, our satellites are roaming the universe. Amitabh Bachchan, the original underdog hero of 1980s Indian cinema, pointed out in his blog several weeks ago that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations. On Monday, he went on to congratulate its Oscar winners. Vir Sanghvi, writing in his blog on Monday, said he was thrilled by the victory by Slumdog and the sight of so many Indians on stage at the Academy Awards. Even when Gandhi won the Oscar for Best Picture all those years ago, we never felt that it was India's victory, he wrote. I don't know if this is a breakthrough for India or whether we will be able to follow it up. But some things seem clear. Anil Kapoor is now the world's most famous Bollywood actor — and it couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Nobody will be able to talk
[arr] Kodambakkam to Hollywood - a journey to remember
Chennai (PTI): From almost quitting the industry due to financial constraints to a his double-Oscar win, the journey of A R Rahman from Madras' Kodambakkam to Hollywood has been a path filled with thorns and obstacles. The successful journey of this soft-spoken man, who stepped into his father's shoes at an early age of nine, is a source of inspiration for many a youth in the country. Rahman began his career in Chennai's Kodambakkam, where the film industry is located, as a keyboard player in legendary South Indian musician Illayaraja's troupe in the 1970s and went on to compose jingles for advertisements. He was forced to shoulder the family responsibilities after his father died due to illness when Rahman was just nine years old. Due to this burden, Rahman could never get proper education in his early days. This was evident when his mother once said she will feel bad forever for not giving opportunity for Rahman to get educated well. He first came to light with his jingles for Leo Coffee, Bombay Dyeing and Titan advertisements in the 1980s and he almost quit the industry as he could not continue due to financial constraints. Then came the break for the music composer when noted filmmaker Maniratnam approached him to score composition for his Roja, after seeing him performing at a awards ceremony function. After the remarkable success of Roja, there was no looking back for Rahman, who his close friends in the industry call him a humble personality. From the very early days when we both worked for advertisements to this day, one thing has not changed with Rahman. That is his humbleness, noted cinematographer Rajiv Menon said. What made Rahman's music click with the listeners was the refreshing use of percussions, sound and melody, most of which were inspired from the Indian folk music. Rahman, who is fondly called as Isai Puyal in Tamil, has rendered music for over 150 films in Tamil and he always respected his mother tongue, which came to the fore today when he said Ella pughalum iraivanuke after receiving the Oscars. Another close friend of Rahman and noted Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu attributed the music composer's Oscar win to his sincerity and dedication towards work and humbleness. He is a very humble man. He is simply simple and down-to-earth. I am proud of Rahman, especially as a person who wrote lyrics for 90 per cent of his songs, he said. Rahman, who is rarely seen at public functions, is a person who devotes most of his spare time to spend with his large family, consisting of mother, wife, three children and four sisters.
[arr] Bachchan hails Rahman, Resul on golden win
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/bachchan-hails-rahman-resulgolden-win/18/06/55587/on As accolades pour in from all corners for A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty for their golden triumph at the Academy Awards, legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan too joined in the national frenzy of celebrations. Also Read News NowPaper javascript:showBlogs(spnews)*Specialsjavascript:showBlogs(bssays) *-All major markets close todayhttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/all-major-markets-close-today/19/15/55543/on -United Phosphorous promoters pledge 5.64% stakehttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/united-phosphorous-promoters-pledge-564-stake/19/15/55594/on -LIC hikes stake in ICICI Bankhttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/lic-hikes-stake-in-icici-bank/19/15/55593/on -Subhiksha revival: No issues with ICICI, says Premjihttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/subhiksha-revival-no-issuesicici-says-premji/19/15/55592/on -US govt may increase stake in Citigroup: reporthttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/us-govt-may-increase-stake-in-citigroup-report/19/15/55590/on -Gujarat garners mineral royalty of Rs 281 crorehttp://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gujarat-garners-mineral-royalty-rs-281-crore/19/15/55589/on More http://www.business-standard.com/india/bsonline.php Hailing the historic triple Oscar win, Bachchan wrote on his blog, My warmest and heartiest congratulations to A R Rahman and Resul for winning recognition in music and sound and to Gulzar for co-assisting Rahman in the lyrical category. The superstar said that it was the happiest day for the Indians and the film industry. International recognition for Indian film talent on one of the most well known and popular forums is the happiest day and the industry. The journey of Indian Cinema has been phenomenal, Bachchan added on his blog. It was a twin win for Chennai-born Rahman, as he took home two trophies first in the Best Original Score category for his music in Slumdog Millionaire and the second which he had won along with lyricist Gulzar for song Jai Ho from the same film. Ironically, just a few days ago Bachchan wrote on his blog criticising Slumdog Millionaire for glorifying the poverty and the slums of Mumbai. However, the actor later retracted back on his statements and the post was immediately scraped off his blog.
[arr] Oscars in LA bring tears of joy to Mumbai slum
Hope SDM brings the much needed attention to these slums and directors would have to shoot in the sets in future. http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=broadcastbroadcastid=113911
[arr] Reflections on Oscar: Bollywood Takes Hollywood
http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1881233,00.html Reflections on Oscar: Bollywood Takes HollywoodBy RICHARD CORLISSjavascript:void(0) Monday, Feb. 23, 2009 [image: oscars slumdog] *Slumdog Millionaire* won eight Oscars from its ten nominations. Lucas Jackson / Reuters - Print http://www.time.com/time/printout/0,8816,1881233,00.html - Email javascript:void(0) - Share http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1881233,00.html# - Reprints javascript:void(0) - Relatedhttp://www.sphere.com/search?q=sphereit:http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1881233,00.html?iid=chix-sphere - - Oscar went international with a vengeance Sunday night,http://live.blogs.time.com/2009/02/22/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/ as the underclass-boy-makes-good fable *Slumdog Millionaire*http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1874832,00.html took home eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Director (Danny Boyle) and Adapted Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy). In addition, three of the four acting prizes went to foreigners. For England's Kate Winslethttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1880401,00.html, it was sixth time lucky after being named Best Actress for her role as a concentration camp guard in *The Reader*. Spanish enchantress Penelope Cruz won Best Supporting Actress as a fiery painter in Woody Allen's *Vicky Cristina Barcelona*http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1833089,00.html, becoming the first Spanish actresshttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,998151,00.html to win an acting Oscar. And in the ceremony's most emotionally honest moment, the mother, father and sister of the late Australian star Heath Ledger accepted his Oscar for Best Supporting Actor in *The Dark Knight*. We have been truly overwhelmed by the honor and respect being bestowed upon him with this award, his mother said. (See pictures of Heath Ledger.)http://www.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,1705980,00.html RelatedStories - In India, Cheers and Jeers for*Slumdog*'s Oscarshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1881235,00.html - Liveblog: The 81st Annual Academy Awardshttp://live.blogs.time.com/2009/02/22/the-81st-annual-academy-awards/ More Related - Can Wall-E Win Best Picture?http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1820824,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar - British Oscars: Worthy But No Wowhttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1711884,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar - TIME's Oscar Guide: Best Picturehttp://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1879802_1880893,00.html?iid=sphere-inline-sidebar In the 3-1/2hr. show hosted by *Australia* star Hugh Jackmanhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1879177,00.html — the first non-American (and non-comedian) to emcee the event in 22 years, and the first-ever Aussie — the one glamour award won by an American was Best Actor; it went to Sean Penn, who played gay-rights activist Harvey Milkhttp://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,920281,00.html in the bio-pic*Milk*. This was the one half-surprise in an evening of few big upsets. The oddsmakers had Penn tabbed as a slight underdog to Golden Globe winner Mickey Rourke, whose performance in *The Wrestler* had all the earmarks of a sentimental Hollywood comeback. (See pictures of Mickey Rourke.http://www.time.com/time/photoessays/10questions/0,30255,1874436,00.html ) Viewed as a whole, the top awards spanned genres that represent commercial moviemaking as it is, was and would like to be. The is: *The Dark Knight*,http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1864351_1864361,00.html which has earned more than a billion dollars at the worldwide box office (in the process becoming the second highest grosser in film history, after *Titanic*), and which showcases big-budget action pictures as only Hollywood can make them. The would like to be: the message films *Milk* and *The Reader*, which hammer home Hollywood's liberal views on gays and unslakable fascination with the Holocaust. And the was:*Slumdog*. With its skimpy budget ($14 million) and mongrel pedigree, it might seem the odd dog out; but the movie is really classic old-Hollywood — not just in its inspirational story of a poor kidhttp://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid1485842900/bctid13419832001 pursuing an impossible dream, but in its goal of keeping a mass movie audience entertained. If Hollywood nativists are rankled that the top prize and the headlines went to the foreign-est movie ever to conquer the Oscar, the feeling may be similar on the subcontinent, where *Slumdog*'s box office take hasn't approached that of any robust local film. As pleased as they might be about the picture's international éclat, the folks in Mumbaihttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1873926,00.html also realize that the first Bollywood production to make a major impact at the Academy was written, produced and directed by Englishmen — subjects of
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*Richard Corliss - 11:02 PM: *It happens that A.R. Rahman, the guy whose acceptance speeches we just slept through, is the best-selling recording artist in world history. In India they're not sleeping, they're cheering. Mind you, it's morning there, so they're not as drowsy as we are. But this medley really is nuts: Rahman's two songs from SLUMDOG don't have much in common, musically or any other way, with Peter Gabriel's theme from WALL-E. And to Alicia and Zac: it's pronounced Rah-man, not Rock-mahn.
[arr] Rahman is special: Maniratnam
http://www.indopia.in/India-usa-uk-news/latest-news/509298/National/1/20/1 Chennai http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1, Feb 23 Noted http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=NotednewsCatId=1filmmaker Maniratnam, who introduced A R http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1 Rahman http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1to the film industry throughaposRoja', today said he was proud of the music maestro, whose work has been recognisedinternationallyafter the double Oscar http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=OscarnewsCatId=1win. He is special. Thats http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ThatsnewsCatId=1all It doesnapost matter which award he gets. All that matters is that his work had been recognised internationally, http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 Maniratnam http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 said. We all should be proud of it and I am especially very proud of him,the noted director said when asked for his reaction. http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 Maniratnam http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 approached http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1 Rahman http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1to score music for hisaposRojaaposin 1991 after seeing him performing at an awards ceremony in http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1 Chennai http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ChennainewsCatId=1. http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1 Since http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=SincenewsCatId=1 Roja, http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1 Rahman http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=RahmannewsCatId=1has scored music for all the movies directed by http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 Maniratnam http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1and they almost became indispensable for each other. I think every victory is good andaposSlumdogaposis a brilliant film and hopefully, very soon, an Indian http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=IndiannewsCatId=1film will make it at the Oscars, http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 Maniratnam http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ManiratnamnewsCatId=1 said. http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1 Asked http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=AskednewsCatId=1whether he was in the race for Oscars, he said:No. http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=newsCatId=1http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ThirudanewsCatId=1 Thiruda http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=ThirudanewsCatId=1Thiruda, Bombay, Uyire http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=UyirenewsCatId=1(Dil Se in Hindi), Alaipayuthae http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=AlaipayuthaenewsCatId=1 (Saathiya), Kannathil
[arr] What is AR Rahman's greatest ever film soundtrack? (Poll by Sidin on Livemint)
Poll here - http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1395414/ http://blogs.livemint.com/blogs/lounge/archive/2009/02/23/what-is-ar-rahman-s-greatest-ever-film-soundtrack.aspx With all due credit to the Mozart of Madras (Chopin of Chennai?), *Slumdog Millionaire *is not the maestro's best work by some distance. Over the last 17 years and over 100 film soundtracks Rahman has produced several tracks that will be remembered long after Jai Ho and Oh Saya. From *Roja *in 1992, which remains one of his best, to *Delhi-6* this year, which some think IS his best, Rahman's repertoire is so versatile that picking a best from the lot is a challenge. My first experience with Rahman was when my maternal cousins from Sharjah (where else) came over one weekend and played the *Bombay *and *Gentleman *tapes non-stop back to back for 48 hours. In something that became rare for me with Rahman in the years hence, I took to Chikku Bukku and Antha Arabi Kadaloram almost immediately. By the end of that week the music was beginning to drive my dad nuts. He couldn't believe that the same guy who made *Roja *would make these songs with all the screaming and table tennis balls. Also released in the early 90s was Rahman's only work for a Malayalam movie, 1992's *Yodha *which had the immensely memorable Padakali song which became a fave drinking song in college later. (Any idea why he never went cross-border since then? Your guess is as good as mine.) The first half of that decade saw Rahman produce music in quality and quantity. And it culminated in 1995 with *Bombay *and*Rangeela*, two albums that truly made him a national icon. (While Rajni purists will disagree, the *Muthu *soundtrack of that year was not too bad. The triumpant woodwind intro to Oruvan Oruvan still gives me goosebumps. Even if on screen Rajni would overtake a bus with a horse cart, as only he can.) It is one of the non-Tamil speaking world's great losses that Mani Ratnam's *Iruvar *never made it big and that the music never got the audience that other Rahman crossovers did. *Iruvar *is a stunning, audacious album that went with an audacious film. He won his second national award for music direction with *Minsara Kanavu* ( *Sapnay*) in 1997 and then composed the superb soundtrack to *Dil Se...* in 1998. I rank 1999 among the best years in ARR's career. *Taal*, *Kadhalar Dinam*, *Sangamam *and *Taj Mahal* shared the spotlight with a personal favourite * Takshak*. Rahman won his god-only-knows-how-many-th Tamil Nadu state award for Sangamam, a gritty, earthy album suffuse with folk style music. Of all of Rahman's Tamil-only albums, 2000's *Kandukondein Kandukondein* has the most crossover appeal. I know several people who don't understand a word of the lyrics to the songs, who love the music. Including one of my editors. *Lagaan *in 2001, *Boys *in 2003 and *Yuva *plus *Swades *in 2004 were all superb albums. Pardon me while I zip across to 2006 and *Rang De Basanti*, an album that won even Daler Mehndi critical acclaim. RDB, like *Iruvar*, is an album that is difficult to appreciate fully without the film it propels. Both were excellent albums but were also, let's say, director's albums. Which brings us to 2007's *Guru *and 2008's *Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na*, *Jodhaa Akbar*, And *Slumdog Millionaire*. Peruse that list of three movies to get a sense of the man's variety. Cotton candy college music? Wokay! Spiritual Sufi number? Double Wokay! Triumphant closing anthem? I would like to thank the Academy! And now we have *Delhi-6*. Over idly-sambar recently one of my editors mentioned that Rahman's work in *Delhi-6* is almost a statement. A cocky statement that he could do whatever he wanted to, compose anything, any genre and get away with it. And boy does he get away with it. Genda Phool is on permanent loop in my head waiting to be replaced by Rahman's next super hit. Finally, drum roll, what is my all time favourite Rahman album? His 1993 Tamil track *Pudhiya Mugam*, which was remade in Hindi as * Vishwavidaata *in 1997, remains my personal fave. It is a soppy, sentimental album but still an uplifting one supported by superb lyrics by Vairamuthu. To me the album is faultless. And timeless. But what is your favourite AR Rahman movie soundtrack of all time? Click on the poll below to tell us. And add your own movie name if you don't agree with my top 5 (Rang De Basanti, Roja, Pudhiya Mugam, Delhi 6 and Lagaan.) plus Slumdog Millionaire. What is your favourite AR Rahman movie sound track?http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1395414/ ( polls http://www.polldaddy.com/)
