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On Thu, May 1, 2008 at 9:17 PM, Abdul Manaf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > " 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 > -- regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always
