" I have eight releases coming up this year", which are they? My list is:-
1. Jodhaa Akbar 2. Ada 3. JTYJN 4. Dilli 6 5. Ghajini 6. Yuvraaj Then which are the remaining two? Is one of them Maniratnam's next? Vithur can u complete the list? Thanks ABDUL MANAF Vithur wrote: > The legendary composer promises Mumbai more of himself in the > next few months > THE enthusiasm is at its peak and superlatives are overflowing. The > country's celebrated music composer, AR Rahman, relies more on his music than > words. As the soundtrack of Tanvir Ahmad's Ada, his first musical after > Subhash Ghai's Taal, plays, the audience expectedly is transported far away > from the din of the island city. > Sporting a blue jeans and trousers, Rahman still flaunts his hair short (he > cropped his long mane some months ago). His innocent demeanour speaks little > of his illustrious body of work, and that is enough to encourage journalists. > "Henceforth, you are going to see more of me in Hindi films. I have eight > releases coming up this year," Rahman assures. He is at a city hotel on > Monday afternoon, as part of a joint promotional initiative for his next > Hindi release Ada and a cellular phone company. As the microphone is handed > over to him, the man of few words chooses to cut his speech short, "Let's > release the music (of Ada) first." > Apart from Ada, which has 10 tracks (the film's release has been delayed for > some years now), the composer is currently scoring the tunes of some > much-awaited blockbusters, including Ghai's Yuvraaj, Abbas Tyrewala's Jaane > Tu Ya Jaane Na, Murugadoss' Hindi remake of Ghajini and Rakeysh Mehra's Dilli > 6. "I have finished three songs for Ghajini. Two more are pending," he says. > Rahman, who revolutionised the sound of Hindi film music with the tracks of > Roja and Bombay in the early '90s, recently created waves with the music of > Ashutosh Gowariker's magnum opus Jodhaa Akbar (where he even lent his voice > for the beautiful qawwali number Khwaja mere khwaja). "It is not a deliberate > attempt to retain any uniqueness in my movies. Each film is different, so the > music too has to vary," he says. > Despite his overwhelming popularity, Rahman has managed to remain exclusive > to advertisers. While few years back he created a memorable jingle for an > Airtel ad campaign, this time he invites youngsters to remix two of his > tracks from Ada, as part of a Nokia initiative. "There are certain songs that > lend themselves to remixes. Please note I have not given all my soundtracks > from Ada. Gulfisha and Gum sum have high beats, so they will sound good in > remixed versions," he says. "When it comes to branding, I want to be myself." > As the television crews jostle for his bytes, he patiently obliges everyone, > and someone even demands a quote on Himesh Reshammiya. "Himesh is doing a lot > of things—producing music, singing and acting. I wish him all the best," he > says, humorously. The time is up; Rahman hurriedly takes his leave, but not > before promising me a lengthy interview on email. > http://www.screenin dia.com/news/ Musical-journey/ 303601/ -- regards, > Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to > deny, no one can give. Be happy always > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
