That was a nice one...good article. rahmanic prasanna vinod rajaram wrote: > Source: http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/19sld7.htm > > Here is an excerpt from the interview related to ARR > > Sunidhi: Right, and the music director has to know how to use it. > Okay, Kunal now tell us about your first song with A R Rahman. > Kunal: It was for the film Lakeer. I always wanted to sing with > Rahmansaab. My dream to sing with Panchamda (the late RD Burman) > will never be fulfilled. > > The day I got a call from his (Rahman's) office, I couldn't believe > it. I thought someone was playing a joke. I jumped at the > opportunity. > > When I went to the studio, that angelic man was sitting at the piano > and asked me if I wanted to work that day! He said if you are tired, > go to the hotel and we can record tomorrow. I was like, I have been > waiting for this for so long, and said no, I want to work today and > tomorrow! > > Rahmansaab said just listen to the tune today and live with it, I > will finish off some other work. We will record it tomorrow. There > were no words, just the tune. So that's how I learned. > > Now Sunidhi, you tell us about your experience with Rahmansaab. > > Sundhi: My first song was Saiyya pakad baiya for Nayak. What an > experience! I went to the studio and waited. Around 3 am, Rahmansaab > asked me to sing. > > I was singing the lines one by one. I thought I was rehearsing and > we would record the song later. After about 20 minutes he said, > Sunidhi, thank you, good night. > > I was like, but I haven't even recorded the song! > > He speaks very less, and that is kind of scary whether he liked the > song or not. But actually, he was quite happy with it. > > I had gone with my father. I went out and told him that I didn't > know if he liked the song because I didn't even sing it. I must have > sung about eight lines. It was to be a duet. I thought he mustn't > have liked it, and since he didn't want to hurt me, he just said it > is okay. But when the song was released, and I heard it, it was > unbelievable. > > Kunal: Isn't it? Thank you for happening to us Rahmansaab. The > moment he says thank you to us, our hearts sink, and we look at him > and say, you sure, sir? > > Sunidhi: Yes, exactly! > > Regards, > Vinod Rajaram > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans.com - 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 > > > > >
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