Is this really a Rahman interview? Looks like its been cooked up..
On Nov 18, 2007 10:19 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lajjo has not been shelved: AR Rahman > > > > > > Enlarge > > > > > > > His month-long U S tour kicks off on Sunday. Before whizzing off, A R Rahman > was in town for quick chats with the media. Some questions: > News is that you've teamed up with Subhash Ghai again after Kisna. > Nothing like that. We were working on a movie called Motherland. It didn't > happen because he had date hassles with his hero. But we've been in touch. > Now, he's come up with Yuvraj.. which I've accepted. > > You're judging the Tamil music band hunt show Oo La La? > Yes, with Vasundhara Das but it's not on a national level. Right now, we're > only doing 20 episodes. It's restricted to Tamil Nadu. If it clicks there, > we'll try to push it to the national level. Large-scale ventures are > possible only if there's time. > > What's the news on your music for the stage show, Lord of the Rings? > The preview is on in London already. It releases on June 19. The preview has > drawn positive reviews. I'm quite overwhelmed with that because I've worked > on it for quite a while. > > After asking her to sing for me for 17 years, my sister did just that in > Sivaji. I don't think I'll have to wait that long for Himesh. It's on the > cards. It should happen soon. You're suddenly into several anthems. > (Laughs) No, no, it's just that lots of companies approach me for anthems. > The idea has to connect with me instantly, as with Pray for me Brother. Taj > is aimed at creating awareness to get the Taj into the list of the Seven > Wonders of the World. Anthems seem to find me. > > Is Himesh Reshammiya singing for you? > (Laughs) Of course, I remember he wanted to sing for me. After asking her to > sing for me for 17 years, my sister did just that in Sivaji. I don't think > I'll have to wait that long for Himesh. It's on the cards. It should happen > soon. > > What went wrong between Farah Khan and you for the music of Om Shanti Om? > She approached me for her film. I placed a condition for 33 per cent of the > music rights. She refused that and the deal fell through. I forgot about it > but I don't believe she has. I can't believe she's gone on record saying all > kinds of things about me. > > After that, everyone who comes to me is mentally prepared for my terms and > conditions. These terms are followed all over the world, so why not here? > > Sivaji seems to have generated quite a bit of buzz in Chennai. > Thank you. After a long time, I've composed music, which is completely > commercial. It's quite peppy and entertaining with all the variety you can > think of. > > Why have you done fewer Hindi films? > (Smiles) I don't think so. I've done quite a few Hindi films. In fact people > down South complain that I do more Hindi films than South Indian films. > > Lajjo has been shelved.What happens to the compositions you've done for it? > Excuse me! The film has not been shelved. You can't take frivolous news > reports and the Internet as your Bibles. No official word hasbeenissued.The > film is on. I've finished 80 per cent of its score yesterday. Mani (Ratnam) > and I worked on some details of its music last evening. > > Don't you think you've become synonymous with period Hindi films? > I love doing history-oriented projects. They give me a broader canvas, > whether it's Lagaan, Mangal Pandey or Jodha Akbar. > > Aren't there 12 songs in Jodha Akbar? > Ooof! Who told you? There are only six songs in the film. > > A qawwali is already being talked about. Really? > That's good news for me. But I can't officially talk about it right now. > > What's next? > (Smiles) Mr Ghai's on my platter and Aamir Khan's Gajini. > > > > Send Feedback > > > > > > > Number of votes cast: 66 > > Current Rating > > | > > > > > > > Current Rating > > | > > > > > > > > > > Rate this Article > > > Bad > | > > > > > > | > Good > > > > > > > > > > Print > Email > > > > > > IM on Yahoo > Add to Del.icio.us > > > > > > > ALSO LIVE: > > > > SLK > > 213/8 > > AUS > 542/5 > > > > > * > > M Jayawardene > 73(162) > > > * > > S Malinga > 1(10) > > > * > > B Lee > 19.1-3-63-3 > > Full Scorecard > | > Match Coverage > | > Mini Scoreboard > > > GET NEWS FEED > > Music > > > RSS > > > > What's this? > More > > > > > > > > MUST READ > > > Bihar: > Lalu to appear in Canadian documentary > > India: Elephant act to save wild mates > Americas: US man eats record 103 Krystal hamburgers > Bihar: Man gambles wife in Bihar village > World: Doctors use vodka drip to save dying man > Science: Life with global warming > Uttar Pradesh: Filmy twist to Persian studies > > > > > Other Music Stories > > I don't enjoy playback singing: Sonu Nigam > I may soon resume composing music: Pyarelal > New singing talents rock music industry > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > A.R.RAHMAN - THE GOD OF MUSIC
