oh!....nasty politician
On 2/2/07, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com/2007/02/ismail-durbar-biggest-joker-around.html It is generally the politicians who say one thing and shamefully take an opposite stance suddenly. Now, it is Ismail Durbar, the composer of Devdas! Here are some excerpts from his recent Hindustan Times interview<http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/377089831/>(Thanks to Mr. Gopal, ARRFans for the scan): "I call him (A.R.Rahman) Guru. He also respects me..." "I remember he won at two different award functions; he went on to win for Taal and Saathiya. See the humility in him... he called me through lyricist Mehboob and said that I deserved both the awards (for Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam and Devdas). That's why I respect him" Now for a short flashback! This is what he said in a Rediff interview<http://in.rediff.com/movies/2005/mar/08minter1.htm>, about one-and-half years back: "People have told me my work was better than Rahman's in Kisna. (ARR composed 2 songs and ID composed 8 for Kisna)" "My work has always been better than his . Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam was better than Taal. Even Devdas was better than Saathiya. But it is destiny that he got international fame. Angrezo ne uska haath pakad liya hai toh logo ko lagta hai ke yeh kuch zyada hi hai (Foreigners encouraged him so people think he is very good). I am not saying this because of jealousy. This is the bitter truth. Whenever my work is good and he takes the awards, I feel bad. I wonder why people run after name and fame, and not good work. Kyunki hamare yahan bahut kum akal ke log hai (we have very few intelligent people here). We see some foreigners holding someone's hand, and he becomes a big man ." Ah!! What a jerk!
