Our group member S.Karthik's site mentioned in this article of music plagiarism. Also, mentions ARR's Bombay theme for Lord of war! http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Cities/City_Supplements/Calcutta_Times/Copy_right_/articleshow/2192341.cms
Raghu --- In [email protected], "Amith Chandhran" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thanks for pointing it out, Jawad, I guess I missed it out. There could be > more such instances actually, as I am not so good in Urdu. I have not > studied the language formally. Also, translated it in very short period of > time.. Anyways, thanks again, and would like to read your write-up about the > rest of the article.. > -- > > On 7/11/07, edwardian10 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Thanks alot for the article Amit. I remeber giving the link in April > > here on these forums but couldnt translate due to lack of time. > > > > A feedback: > > > > In Away from the Material World, its the writer who said that > > whenever the plane takes off, I think its my last journey and > > ARRahman smilingly agreed saying my thoughts are quite similar to > > yours. > > > > Excellent effort. I would write about the rest of the article later. > > > > Thanks Amit. > > > > - In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, "Amith > > Chandhran" > > <amithchandhran@> wrote: > > > > > > This writer called Rabah Nazki once happened to travel to Chennai > > by the > > > business class; and surprisingly found the person sitting besides > > him was A. > > > R. Rahman! Here is what he has written about AR he observed during > > the > > > journey. Long back this article was shared in the group. I could > > not > > > translate it then. The original article is written in Urdu, and is > > posted > > > > > here<http://www.bbc.co.uk/urdu/interactivity/specials/1249_rehman_a_r > > /index.shtml>. > > > > > This is the *free-hand translation* of the same article. I am > > > *not*translating the article word-to-word due to the lack of time > > and > > > the > > > limitations of the translation. But don't worry, am taking care > > that you > > > don't miss the important content in its pure form! > > > > > > Enjoy, comments from Urdu knowing people, like Jawad, Silal and > > others are > > > welcome.. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > A. R. Rahman is a combination of innocence of a child and > > simplicity of a > > > saint. I recently met him on Mumbai to Chennai trip. When I > > introduced > > > myself to him, he noticed the similarity in my name and that of > > Rabah > > > Basri's, and in no time, we started talking. He was very frank; in > > fact; our > > > conversation started in the air travel and ended in his home in > > Chennai! > > > > > > > > > > > > *Far away from the material world:* > > > > > > > > > > > > What I realized thru the conversation about him is that he is far > > away from > > > the material world. He started talking on spirituality by > > saying "Whenever > > > the plane takes off, I think this would be my last journey of > > life". He went > > > further describing how music and spirituality go hand in > > hand. "You cannot > > > take one out of the other. Music lets you look inside within you. > > It takes > > > you on such a high, far away from this material world, and > > moreover, it also > > > takes you nearer to the God. You feel the purification that takes > > place > > > within you while listening to music. Maybe this is the reason why > > music is > > > sometimes called an integral part of devotion of *Dhikr *and > > *Ibaadat*." > > > > > > > > > > > > "We used Sufiana music in *Chhaiyyan Chhaiyyan* from *Dil Se..* > > and people > > > appreciated it a lot. That is only because; Sufiana music is all > > about > > > devotion. People can easily relate to it. Music cannot be created > > on > > > conditions. According to me, while creating any form of art, the > > only thing > > > which should be taken care of is that it should be perfect piece > > of craft. > > > We should do our best to get the perfection." > > > > > > > > > > > > * Only because of my mother:* > > > > > > > > > Whatever I am today is only because of my mother. I can never > > forget what > > > she has done for us. After my father passed away, she insisted > > that I join > > > the music. She had seen a dream for me and she has worked very > > hard for that > > > dream to come true. She was more confident than anyone else that > > I'd be a > > > musician sometime. She knows what's right and what's wrong for our > > family > > > better than anyone else. She has a great intuition. There is > > something > > > divine about her". > > > > > > > > > > > > *Spirituality and religion:* > > > > > > > > > > > > "For me religion is like an instruction manual. You know the > > instruction > > > manuals which come with mobile phones? I think religion is > > something like > > > that. It is an instruction manual for the human beings, to make > > them the > > > perfect human beings." > > > > > > "Religion teaches us a lot: regarding many things in life. It > > teaches > > > maintaining the relations with others; heading to the right path > > in life; > > > thinking in a better way and almost everything. If we follow the > > things > > > perfectly we will certainly be happy in our lives, and will have > > mental > > > peace." > > > > > > "Prophet Mohammad (P.B.U.H.) has once said, listen to your inner > > voice, and > > > it will guide you, it will tell you the rights and wrongs. The God > > is within > > > us, and we are the most closer-ones to the God. Only necessary > > thing is to > > > know about yourself and your needs." > > > > > > "In this modern age, every person should try to follow his own > > religion > > > perfectly. And the teaching of all the religions is in fact one > > and the > > > same. That is- loving others and spreading the peace! Is it not?" > > > > > > > > > > > > *Music is what I breathe:* > > > > > > > > > > > > "Music runs through my blood vessels. The very first show ever in > > my life - > > > in which I had performed - was conducted when I was about 11 years > > old. > > > Being in music since my childhood, I knew that success doesn't > > come all of a > > > sudden, but it comes gradually. People started appreciating my > > music very > > > slowly, after listening to it through the radio programs, > > television shows; > > > live shows and later in the films. Couple of years ago, I felt > > that the live > > > concerts are much more exciting and stimulating for the audience > > as well as > > > our musicians. I feel the audience shares the music running thru > > my blood > > > vessels. This is the feeling which helps the musicians to grow." > > > > > > "Music is devotion only. Music itself is a language, which > > everyone can > > > understand. It gives peace. Music is the language of spirituality > > which > > > knows no boundaries. Music is beyond all religions, castes, and > > all kind of > > > differences. Believe me; one good song can change your life. I > > know some > > > people, who, rattled by the experiences in life, were on the way > > ending > > > their life. But it was music which didn't let them do that and > > they changed > > > their minds. This is the effect of music. Won't you say this is > > something > > > spiritual?" > > > > > > > > > > > > *All the rest is momentary:* > > > > > > > > > > > > "If you accept that the change is bound to happen and that the only > > > permanent thing in this world is change, you learn to keep balance > > between > > > your heart and mind. Maybe this way is not an easy way but I > > learnt this at > > > very tender age, due to the experiences I had during my childhood. > > We had > > > everyone with us on our side when my father was alive, and there > > was no one > > > left with us after his demise. This was the world practically and > > this was > > > the truth. After suffering thru all this for a while, I understood > > that > > > name, fame, money and everything is temporary, and thus, going > > after all > > > these things is of no use." > > > > > > "These days I'm working on Sufiana music again. Having heard a lot > > about > > > Kashmir's relation with Sufi music, I wish I could visit the place > > sometime. > > > Its very beautiful place but times are not well there. If I get a > > chance to > > > visit, I really would like to go there... only if my mother > > permits..!" > > > > > > "I have suffered a lot during my childhood days. That made me > > complex and > > > therefore I became a believer in God and spirituality. I believe > > that when > > > you learn to treat successes and failures equally, then only you > > can survive > > > in life." > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Trusting in God never makes the mountain smaller, it just makes > > the climbing > > > easier. I never ask Him for the lighter load, but only for the > > stronger > > > back. - A. R. Rahman. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > Trusting in God never makes the mountain smaller, it just makes the climbing > easier. I never ask Him for the lighter load, but only for the stronger > back. - A. R. Rahman. >
