Hi frnds, I may not be that good in translating this but I tried my
best to get the real meaning of this article. Many of the things we
already know except some small things. ok here it goes...
BADSHAAH OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY
Chitchat with AR RAHMAN
HE IS THE ONLY YOUNG SENSATIONAL INDIAN FILM MUSIC DIRECTOR WHO IS
MOVING AROUND THE GLOBE AND PERFORMING. PRESENTLY RAHMAN SEEMS TO
HAVE SHOWN SLIGHT INCLINATION TOWARDS OFFBEAT MOVIES. TALKING ABOUT
HIS RECENTLY RELEASED SAHARA ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE "BOSE THE FORGOTTEN
HERO" DIRECTED BY SHYAM BENEGAL, HE SAYS THIS IS NOT MY FIRST
EXPERIENCE WITH SHYAM JI I HAD DONE ONE PREVIOUSLY. SHYAM JI IS ONE
OF THE GREATEST DIRECTORS IN INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY. ACTUALLY I WAS NOT
SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST MOVIE WHICH WE DID TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE HAD
SOME DIFFERENCES IN OUR THOUGHTS. AFTER THAT WHEN HE CALLED ME AGAIN
FOR BOSE, INTIALLY I WAS BIT HESITATING TO TAKE THE OFFER, BEACAUSE
ITS DIFFICULT TO GIVE MUSIC FOR AN EPIC MOVIE LIKE "BOSE" COMPARED TO
COMPOSING MUSIC FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL MOVIES. THIS ONE IS A MOVIE ON A
GREAT PERSON. IT'S LIKE A BIOGRAPHY. THERE WILL BE NO DUETS AND THIS
IS A REAL STORY SO I HAD TO GET TO KNOW LOT ABOUT BOSE LIFE STORY TO
GET THE FEEL OF MUSIC TO BE COMPOSED. I WAS SURPRISED WHILE READING
SOME OF HIS STORIES.
NOW COMING OUT OF THE MOVIES, AFTER A GREAT SENSATIONAL
SUCCESSFUL ALBUM LIKE "VANDEMATHRAM", R U NOT INTRESTED TO COMPOSE
ONE MORE ALBUM LIKE THAT?
HIS ANSWER WAS "YES" BUT THERE R OTHER COMMITMENTS WHICH I AM
SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE BEFORE I START THIS ALBUM. AFTER VANDEMATHRAM
GOT SUCH AN TREMONDOUS RESPONSE I WAS BIT SURPRISED AS I DID NOT
EXPECT SUCCESS IN THAT SCALE. NOW AFTER LOOKING AT THAT I WANT TO
COMPOSE A BETTER ALBUM THAN THAT. ONE SIDE I FEEL DETERMINED TO
COMPOSE A BETTER ALBUM BUT AGAIN I THINK WETHER I CAN DOIT OR NOT.
HIS MUSIC HAS TOUCHED SOULS OF PEOPLE NOT ONLY IN INDIA BUT
ALLOVER THE WORLD. SO DOES HIS MUSIC HAVE THE SAME LIKING IN HIS OWN
HOUSE AS WELL?
MY WIFE GIVES A STRAIGHT FORWARD ANSWER IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE ANY OF MY
MUSIC. IT'S THE SAME WITH MY CHILDREN KATHIJA, RAHIMA AND ROOMI.
RAHMAN IS NOT A KIND OF PERSON WHO LEAVES HIS FAMILY AND KEEPS MOVING
ROUND THE WORLD ON HIS BUSINESS, HE TAKES SPECIAL CARE ABT HIS FAMILY
AS WELL. HE TAKES THEM TO TOURS IN THEIR HOLIDAYS AND MAKE SURE THAT
HE SPENDS HIS TIME WITH THEM. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN MY
FAMILY. IT SHOULD BE THE SAME CASE WITH EVERY ONE. EVERY PERSON
INSPITE OF HIS STATUS AND POSITION HAVE SENTIMENTS AND BELIEFS. I AM
SAME WITH NO EXCEPTION. LATE "PONNERI BABA" IN TAMILNADU WAS MY
FAMILYS MAIN PREACHER. NO ONE HAS TAKEN HIS POSITION, RAHMAN FEELS
THAT THERE IS NO WRONG IN CONSIDERING THIS GREAT PERSON SOUL STILL AS
MY TEACHER, WE USED TO TAKE HIS GUIDANCE IN ALL OUR DECISIONS GOOD OR
BAD, EVERY THING WAS SUCCESSFUL. THAT S WHY I AM TRYING TO FINISH ALL
THE GOOD DEEDS HE STARTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BY ME. USUALLY I DON'T
TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE GOOD WORK OR DONATIONS I DO.
SO FAR PANCHATHAN STUDIO WAS THE RECORDING STUDIO FOR RAHMAN, BUT NOW
HE BUILT A NEW STUDIO WITH STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY. HE NAMED IT
HAS "SHOPPY STUDIO FIVE". I HAD BUILT THIS TO MY TASTE WITH ALL THE
LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD. IT TOOK ME 6 YEARS TO FINISH THIS
PROJECT.
RAHMAN WAS GIVING MUSIC FOR ALL THE SHANKARS EARLIER MOVIES. BUT FOR
ANNIYAN RAHMAN PASSED THE BATTON TO HARRIS. RAHMAN HASN'T HEARD THE
SONGS COMPOSED BY HARRIS. HARRIS WAS EAGERLY WAITING FOR RAHMANS
COMMENTS ON THIS SCORE. RAHMAN SAID THAT HE IS CURIOUS TO LISTEN TO
THIS SCORE AND HE WILL DO IT ASAP.
That's the best I could do to translate this interview. There may be
some mistakes but as far as possible I got the meaning right I think.
Many regards
True Rahman fan
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