may Almighty bless kind showers and mercy on our boss always, its very nice to
hear that our boss is going to start a school in the land which he bought 10
yrs back, working for human and giving best to human is a great job, our boss
will definetly get rewards for this noble cause, God bless him, his family, his
team, his friends. boss is hero, the living legend.
GOD BLESS HIM FOREVER.
Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
ARR unplugged By Anupama Subramanian I ve
missed my flight to Mumbai. My next flight is at 5 pm. I have two hours to
spare for you. Please make it to the airport," said A.R. Rahman over the phone.
Considering the long list of Bollywood and Kollywood biggies lining up outside
his Panchathan recording studio, two hours with the maestro was a delight.
However, on the way to the airport through Chennais traffic, the legendary
composer was in an upbeat mood. He spoke about his future projects, his vision
of building a school and closeness to Allah in an exclusive interview with
Deccan Chronicle.
New challenges
For the past 15 years I have been exploring myself with each and every
composition. The music scene is changing constantly and it is very challenging.
You have to continuously experiment, otherwise you become complacent.
International assignments come once in a blue moon. The kind of reviews I
received for Lord of the Rings (it was a three-year-long effort) gave me the
enthusiasm to explore new genres of music. But whatever I do, my first priority
is Tamil films which have given me an identity. More importantly you get
connected through music which, according to me is a rare language.
However, working on contrasting themes at the same time like Akbar Jodha,
Sivaji and Lord of the Rings is really nightmarish. But I could do that because
I work as a team and not alone. You get tuned to it.
Anything for Shekhar
Believe it or not, this is the first time that Shekhar Kapur and I are going
to be working together for a full-fledged film, Golden Age. Although I have
known him for the past 13 years, we have only done a commercial together
earlier. And of course, Bombay Dreams was his brainchild. He asked me if I
would mind if one more English composer, Grammy award winner Craig Armstrong,
is also roped in for this Hollywood flick, and I didnt hesitate for even a
moment. I said anything for you Shekhar. I think Shekhar is one of the finest
filmmakers of the world.
Son shine
My little son Ameen lent his voice to an animated character in Shekhar
Kapurs film, which he is developing for Motion Pictures. (Laughs) He is just
4½ years old and is hyperactive. He used to jump and dance whenever he watched
my music on television even when he was a baby. he bagged this offer quite
accidentally. It is untitled and the work is in progress. It all started when
Shekhar who wanted to try out my sons voice casually asked me whether I would
allow my son to give a small vocal. I was little apprehensive initially, but to
our surprise it has turned out well.
Animated Superstar
Composing for the animated film Sultan of Warrior featuring Rajinikanth was
very demanding. Everything is artificial in an animated film, but the music
plays an intrinsic role in bringing the characters alive. In fact, the music
also has to act. It is futuristic and I am very excited about composing music
for a new effort and that too for superstar Rajni sir.
Bridging the Indo-Pak divide
We almost did that few years back through a concert at Wagah border. But due
to unavoidable circumstances it got shelved. It would have been great had it
happened. Unfortunately, there is hatred that has been created between the two
countries.
Closeness to Allah
If you want to be close to God, you can. If he is in your thoughts then only
good things come out of you. Compassion, love, affection all these emotions
will be part of you. Lot of bad things happen in this world. Being one with God
opens your eyes and you experience abundance of wisdom.
School for thought
I have started a foundation called AR.Rahman Foundation. We made the album
Pray For Me Brother for UN with the objective of eradicating poverty. The
desire to eradicate poverty has been of utmost priority and giving a good
education to poor and needy students has been in my mind for several years. As
our former president Abdul Kalam puts it, Poverty is a direct threat to our
nation, and we have started the foundation keeping this in mind.
The money collected through the album has been put into the foundation. I
bought a piece of land near Chennai ten years ago, and thats where I am
planning to build the school. It will be a centre for meritorious students
irrespective of religion and caste. Its my vision to give the future generation
an atmosphere of love. All kinds of people from my community by which I mean
the music community will be there.
Apart from academics the school will give emphasis to music and arts like
cinematography, etc. Anyone from across the globe who wants to teach music and
art can come and teach. All this is still in the primary stage. We have big
aspirations with a small beginning. Luckily we have enough people to fund it.
We have to make an effort. Thats all!
Yasser
(music in our blood)
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