ya, you are right, Rahman does not talk like that, nor he admire himself, and also he does not criticise directors who they picturized his songs. I am very doubtful about this interview.
--- In [email protected], Guruprasad S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen > Rahman talk this way!! > > On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > 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. 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