Hi guyz... guess what? If Rahman's songs are selected in final list of 5, then A R Rahman have a chance to perform them live in award ceremony. 'Oscar' has a tradition of live performance of nominated songs. If this happens ARR will create history in Indian Cinema. Let's wait & see.. :)
Avinash :) --- In [email protected], "vinodraju2k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/december/148161.htm > > Rang De and Water up for best song at Oscar. > By: Lalitha Suhasini > December 10, 2006 > ------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > Khalbali, Lukka Chuppi from Rang De Basanti and Chan Chan from Water > have made it to the Oscar longlist. With these, A R Rahman is up > against the likes of Sheryl Crow who sang Real Gone for the > animation film Cars and Audioslave lead singer Chris Cornell who > rendered the growling title track You Know My Name for the latest > Bond flick Casino Royale. Currently, 56 songs are being considered > in the category. > > "They've chosen the best songs from my film," says Rang De Basanti > director Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra in a telephonic interview from > Malaysia. Mehra has just returned from Los Angeles after a round of > campaigning for the film. He reveals that the first screening > enjoyed an impressive 80-member turnout in Los Angeles with three > more lined up there and one in New York. > > > "They don't know names of movies but they are talking about the > India film at BAFTA (LA)," says Mehra. And Mehra's only too pleased > to discuss his two longlist entries for the Best Original > Score. "The lyrics are the voice of the film. When someone leaves > the theatre they have `thodi si dhool,' `lukka chuppi' > and `khalbali' on their lips. I am fortunate to have worked with > Prasoon and Rahman for the music," he says. > > McCann Erickson's South East Asia head and lyricist Prasoon Joshi > recalls the fervour of Khalbali. "I wanted one word to sum up the > song and was struggling a lot before I came upon Khalbali. It's a > pure Hindi word no Urdu or Arabic references here and we were very > happy." He mentions how the word `Ziddi' in the same song was used > to describe the situation in the film where the freedom fighters > refuse to drink even a drop of water in jail as well as Rahman's > stubbornness sometimes. > > Both Joshi and Rahman admit locking horns over lyrics. "That's why > it's great working with Prasoon," mentioned Rahman in an earlier > interview, "Creativity is about give and take." > > Interestingly RDB is the quickest score that Rahman composed in > just over a month. "Initial tracks which included six to seven songs > took two weeks. Khalbali was first recorded fully in Arabic in > London, and I sent it to the team over the internet. Rakeysh said > that we should do it in Hindi so that it grows on people and it was > his idea that I sing," he said. > > Lukka Chuppi took a week. "Lataji is more than just a voice. The > whole awe of motherhood is summed up in that song because she brings > a range of emotions to it. She's still the same extraordinary > singer," said Rahman of the track picturised on Waheeda Rahman, "I > thought I would sing along with her like a son's reply to a mother's > voice." > > Joshi says he received several SMSes from homesick NRIs who were > moved by Lukka Chuppi. "They told me how they visited their mother > back home after they heard it. The song's filled with irony because > it speaks of a son playing a hide and seek game and can never be > found by his mother," says Joshi. > > It's been a great year for singer-composer Sukhwinder Singh who also > co-wrote the lyrics for Water. "The song is based on Krishna raas > leela. The energy is such that it doesn't require a rhythm," he > says. > > Final nominations will be announced on January 23 next year and the > awards ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & > Highland Center on February 25, 2007. > > Last 10 winners of Best Original Song > > 2005 It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle and Flow > 2004 Al Otro Lado Del Rio from the Motorcycle Diaries > 2003 Into The West from The Lord of The Rings: return of the King > 2002 Lose Yourself from 8 Mile > 2001 If I Didn't Have You from Monsters Inc > 2000 Things Have Changed from Wonder Boys > 1999 You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan > 1998 When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt > 1997 My Heart Will Go On from Titanic > 1996 You Must Love Me from Evita >
