Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind..
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp? sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in Bollywood Subhash K Jha Not that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to, given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films. Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947: Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs were either pushed into the background or not used at allÂ…or worse still, used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I had worked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal. It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the time being." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindi assignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basanti and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'm quite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in the just-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offered three film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact that Aamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I really gelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work in Lagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Water is ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs and not the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music that Rahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple of Pakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murder recently." * What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away Rahman's problems with Bollywood: * Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair * The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of Shyam Benegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," Rahman jokes Source: Mumbai Mirror This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 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 Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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/
