Here is my experice,its not detailed,i have been really running short of
time..sorry if i had missed anything or if you didnt like it,as i have just
writted it in hurry..Here it goes :
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Reharsals :
Reharsals of the show took place a day before the concert ie: 16th
nov.Myself,nazeef and varun reached the venue at around 4,and the excitment
level in me was at an all time high :) ,i had never felt like this before.At
reharsals,we were lucky upon to meet Tanvi,Blaaze,sayonara,Kailsash Kher,Keith
peters.We also saw Chinmayee,hariharan and other performers.It was 6,and
reharsals were yet to begin..then atlast rahman came,and he went directly to
the stage.It was great to see reharsals,i understood how difficult it is to
stage a concert.H Sridhar and K.J Singh were just making it perfect.
A special mention abuot blaaze,in one word,he is just an amazing guy..he is
an original peice :)
He was so down to earth and was so fun to talk...when press guys came to him
and asked for an interview,he was talking to us,he made them wait and he
continued our conversation..he was absolutly great..and he gave us something
special,which i cant disclose :P
During Reharsals we were very much near the stage.When the first song was
about to be reharsed,we were at backstage..Then we heard Jodhaa Akbar song..the
first peice was just played,we realised tht it was from JA,we ran towards the
stage..They had a 2 huge speakers..and as i neard it..they started it..azeemon
shan shensha...mahrabaaa...wow...it was just amazinggg...unbeleivable..as it
proceeded,and i thought it would end with rahman singing "Jalaludin akbar" then
i got a shocker..the drums played on..with chorus singing 0000...00000(Rukmani
song,Roja)...then another shocker..rahman started Verapandi Kottayile...and
beleive me it was amazing moment coz the way rahman mixed these 3 songs was
just superb..cant describe it in words..Then...other songs were performed,i had
tears in my eyes when i saw rahman reharse Tere Bina..amazing...
During reharsals,hariharan was messing up with Yun hi Chala song(in concert
also he messed it to an extend),rahman had problems with chorus singing of
Chayyian Chayyian..and it was around 11.30,rahman said that we will have a
break now..we went to backstage,hoping to meet rahman.At 11.50pm rahman came
down..and as he was singing a autograph,i saw him for first time.he was just
near me..and as he heard tht we were from yahoo group,his eyes lit up and he
said"oh is it? "..tht was amazing...he was damn busy and tired...still i cudnt
resist asking rahman for a pic..i asked him " sir..oru photo edukulama",he was
kind enough to say"ellapa,rombo velai eruku,approma"...i had no
regrets...talking to him was such a great thing for me....Also it was great to
see the respect of each and ever crew member for rahman..tht was great..
The Concert Day : 17th November.
The day had finally arrived.First we all started out to meet vijay and
gops.They both had gone to rahman's hotel to arrange a meeting for us fans..but
rahman had gone to dargah..to it didnt materialise.Then as rest of guys
came..shiva,sirish,ravi..we all went to concert venue..Gops and vijay got a
backstage pass,we guys moved to 1500 place.We were eagerly waiting for the show
to start and it did a 1 hr late.Well am not going to tell about each and every
song..the whole performance was rocking one..the best moment for me was tht
triple combo of Jodhaa Akabar-Roja-Thiruda Thiruda..tht was amazing man.
People were crazy for Athiradee..but we at 1500rs place had a rocking
time..shouting,dancing...singing along..it was amazing..I had a lady near me
and she is a great fan of arr.she was a north india,when they played
chandralekha song.tht lady unaware of it..asked me ,is this song from any
rahman's new movie..i said.."madamji this song was released before 12 yrs :P
".The sound effects were great,the show was for me an error free...ARR was at
his amazing interactive best,he was like a rockstar...
Vijay and gops went on to stage to release pray for me brother Colouring
books.
It was one of the best moments for me..i have never enjoyed like this in my
life before and am sure this,i wont have another day like this again in my
life..coz it was was special..somethin special.
We had a great time..jumping..and the crowd went crazy as soon as RDB title
track was played.Everyone were dancing like somethin..i had taken loads of
pics..with help of sirirsh cam.I took about 260 pics :P
We werent able to see Vande Matram coz we had to run to backstage as soon as
possible to have any chance of meeting rahman,but we were late.Those stupid
police guys didnt allow us..they messed it up,as soon as we went in,rahman
moved out..Yes i was sad,but i was happy that i had a moment of lifetime to
perform rahman live..and this was his best ever and am sure..i wont have
another moment like this again..it was something special.I wish the concert
never ended.
As am out of delhi and my laptop running out of power,i am extremely sorry
for such a short review..But those who guys werent able to attend this..you had
indeed missed something.
After concert got over,we all went out for a dinner,and were together till
2am.My special thanks to Vijay,Gops,Nazzef,Shiva,Varun,Sirish,Ravi who were
wonderfull to be with.Thanks guys and hope to meet you all soon.We had a group
pic too :P which you can find in my orkut profile :)
Sorry if i had missed anything..i have written this in hurry..but i do have a
minute time to copy paste Songs that were performed during concert,courtesy
Gops... :P
1. Jaage Hain Der Tak - Chitra, ARR
2. Khalbali - ARR
3. Mangal Mangal - Kailash Kher
4. Roja Jaaneman - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
5. Vaaji Vaaji (Hindi and Tamil) - Hariharan, Madhushree
6. Paathshalaa - Blaaze, Naresh Iyer, Mohd. Aslam
7. Kehna Hi Kya - Chitra, ARR
8. Yunhi Chala Chal - Kailash Kher, Hariharan
9. Chanda Re - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
10. Roobaroo - Naresh Iyer, ARR
11. Kabhi Neem Neem - Madhushree, ARR
12. Barso Re - Neeti Mohan
13. Dil Se Re - ARR
14. Athiradi - ARR, Sayonara, Dr. Narayan, Naresh Iyer, Mohd. Aslam,
Chinmayee, Tanvi
15. Chaiyya Chaiyya - Rayhana, Kailash Kher, Naresh Iyer, Mohd. Aslam, Aslam
Khan
16. Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah - ARR, Naresh Iyer, Vivek Agrawal, drum ensemble
17. Rukkumani Oho Oho Chant and Veerapandi Kottayile (Bit) - ARR, Naresh
Iyer, Vivek Agrawal, drum ensemble
18. Sivamani solo
19. Bombay Theme - Naveen (Flute), Kalyan (Violin)
19. Pray For Me Brother - ARR, Blaaze
20. Unplugged - Shauk Hai - Soumya Rao
21. Unplugged - Tu Hu Re - Hariharan, Chitra (Hindi and Tamil)
22. Unplugged - Naina Neer Bahaye - Sadhana Sargam
23. Unplugged - Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai - Hariharan
24. E Hairate Aashiqui - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam
25. Saiyyan Chhodo Na Mere Baiyan - Parul Mishra (Fever 104 FM Voice Hunt
winner)
26. Maiyya Maiyya - Neeti Mohan
27. Ni Main Samajh Gayi - Neeti Mohan, Kailash Kher
28. Chupke Se - Sadhana Sargam, Ghulam Murtuza Khan, Ghulam Quadir Khan
29. Tere Bina - ARR, Chinmayee, Ghulam Murtuza Khan, Ghulam Quadir Khan
30. Chandralekha - Tanvi, Neeti Mohan (Hindi and Tamil)
32. Ghanan Ghanan - Hariharan, Chitra, Sadhana Sargam, Aslam Khan
32. Ik Omkar - Chitra
33. Rang De Basanti - Chitra, Aslam Khan
34. Humma Humma - ARR, Blaaze35. Vande Mataram - ARR, all artistes
Other harmony singers - Israth
Songs scheduled but skipped during performance-
1. Mitwa - Kailash, Naresh Iyer2. Yeh Jo Des Hai Tera - ARR3. Khamoshiyan
Gungunane - Chitra4. Chale Chalo - ARR, Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam, Aslam Khan,
Naresh Iyer, Chitra5. Saregame - ARR, Naresh, Blaaze, Tanvi, Sayonara, Mohd.
Aslam, Dr. Narayan
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