Great pavan.... Gr8, enjoyed it very much, now i feel that i was there at the
concert.
$*$ PaVaN $*$ wrote:
> 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 : ------------ ---------
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------
> --------- --------- --------- --------- --- 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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