On 4/23/05 8:59 PM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote:
> > And I'm working on my symphony. WOW. I am all ears to hear anything more about it. > Q: Why did you score only two songs for Kisna A: After I > had recorded four songs for Subhash Ghai's Motherland, he > changed his mind and decided to make an entirely > different > > film. At that time I was busy with Bombay Dreams, Lord of > the Rings: The Musical and so many other projects. So, I > told Mr. Ghai > > that I wouldn't be able to concentrate on his new film > right away. But I didn't want to let go of the project > either. So, I offered to > > score two songs for it. Every time I hear something about Subhash Ghai I am getting convinced that he is surely mad. > Q: Speaking of Devdas, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and you were > supposed to work together. What happened? A: I respect > Sanjay Leela Bhansali for the incredible work he has > done. We were supposed to work together on Bajirao > Mastani and > > I was about to let go of Lord of the Rings for > Bajirao.... when he suddenly announced my name as music > director for Black. I asked > > him, "What's going on? This isn't the film I was supposed > to do and it has not songs!" He explained that there was > a slight change > > as he wasn't ready for Bajirao Mastani. I promptly sent a > fax to the producers of Lord of the Rings to say I was > on. > It is the height of politeness that ARR would have put down LOTR for Bajirao Mastani because he had already made the commitment. I think Bajirao Mastani was to have Salman and Aish. But they are not likely to come together in near future, so the project is probably dead. ========== The entire interview is at such an intellectual and truthful level that is never possible with Anu Maliks and Nadeem Shrawan. -- Rawat ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> What would our lives be like without music, dance, and theater? Donate or volunteer in the arts today at Network for Good! http://us.click.yahoo.com/rKxVKC/SOnJAA/n1hLAA/iyUplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
