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Friday, September 14, 2007 Was on air.... Still flying!! :) 12 September
2007 it was!! From 6-8 pm, I was on air on Aaha 91.9 FM on the show Rahmania.
A.R.R's sister Raihanah interviewed me on the show!! More than 24 hours
past, and my excitement is still to go down!!
More about it in the next post!!
Sunday, September 16, 2007 Rahmania - On AAHA FM Every Wednesday is 'fans
day' on Rahmania (6-8 pm weekdays), the Radio show dedicated to
A.R.Rahmanon Aahaa FM (
91.9 FM - Chennai). And last Wednesday I was interviewed on the show!!
On Tuesday night, I switched off the radio at 8:00 pm after listening
toRahmania.
And my phone starts calling me with my Hai Rama BGM ringtone. I pick up the
phone and I'm in for a total surprise. Raihanah ma'am was on the line, and
she asked me if I could come to the studio the next day!!! Oh My God!!!!!!!
It was a real surprise! She needn't have spoken to me... She could have
asked one of the sound engineers to speak to me... but no, such is her
simplicity!
I was asked to come to the studio at 4:00 pm sharp. I was there by 3:30
itself, and was received by Mr. Radhan who is the sound-engineer for the
show and it turned out that he was a hardcore Rahmaniac too!
Raihanah came at 4 pm sharp! After exchange of pleasantries and clicking a
few snaps, we set down to decide on what we would talk about. I had prepared
some 4 pages of stuff to talk, neatly printed out and thus surprising
Raihanah, who, with her classic laugh, remarked "Ivlo prepared-aa
vandhirukkaru... Innikku enakku velai-ye illai nu nenaikkaren... Naan
late-aa've vandhirukkalaam!" ("He's come so prepared, I have nothing to
do.... I could have walked in late today!!!")
So, I was just chatting with her till the show started. Rahman's simplicity
is well known to everyone. I could find the same trait in his sister too.
She was so down-to-earth talking to and everyone chatting so freely!
Once inside the studio, she made me feel so comfortable as this was the
first time I was gonna be on Air. I was explained the process, the way the
team functioned for the show, etc. The first 'link' was well planned, in
terms of what we would say and what question would be asked etc. But, the
rest of the show was more or less ad hoc!!
I was kinda hesitant to ask if they would air the duet version of Kannathil
Muthamittal song that I made. When I told Raihanah about this, she asked me
if it was a remix. I assured her it was not, and told her I would never
tamper with ARR's music. When Raihanah listened to it, she immediately
agreed to use it in the show, and I finally dedicated that song, during the
show, to A.R.Rahman himself (Thanks to the Dryad for reminding me to
dedicate it to him!!)
This will always be one of my most unforgettable moments ever!
