So glad to hear this... http://jijomurali.blogspot.com/2008/06/lifetime-achievement-award-2007.html
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD 2007 - 08 Presented to Mr. A.R. RAHMAN A prodigious composer and songwriter, whose music has sold millions of copies worldwide, Chennai's A.R. Rahman has been hailed as "a melodic genius" by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and his phenomenal success in Indian films has earned him the title "the Asian Mozart." "Rahman has brought about a freshness, a new sound to film music," says Asha Bhonsle. Ustad Zakir Hussain proclaims, "He is an amazing master of Western classical, jazz, rock, and Carnatic music," and to the Bollywood Movie Moghul Subash Ghai, "Rahman is the biggest representative of Indian music." The eminently gifted Rahman started his career composing jingles for advertising films in the early 90's. Today he is credited with creating the richest legacy of film music any modern music director has ever crafted. "Rahman doesn't write what's thought of as world music. He writes a world of music so broad and deep, so instantly likable and lastingly satisfying, it is the whole world," says Richard Corliss, from TIME Magazine. After starting with 'Roja' (1992), Rahman never looked back. The songs became a national rage and topped the popularity charts. 'Roja' earned him the National Award for best music composer - the first time ever a debutant has bagged this honour. Rahman followed it up with his first exclusive Hindi compositions for 'Rangeela' (1995). He offered new sounds, and hitherto unheard tonal variations that catapulted him to the top rung of Bollywood. Rahman, who has redefined contemporary Indian music, continued his colossal stride with memorable compositions for movies like 'Bombay', 'Dil Se', 'Taal', 'Lagaan', 'Kadhalan', 'Indian', 'Duet', 'Minsara Kanaavu' and many more. His soundtracks gained him recognition across the country for his elegant fusion of various styles like Carnatic, Hindustani, classical, folk, jazz, reggae, and soft rock. In 1997 he set 'Vande Mataram' to new music on the occasion of the golden jubilee of India's Independence. In 2001, the legendary Andrew Lloyd Webber invited him to collaborate on his smashing musical, 'Bombay Dreams', which opened to packed houses in London and ran non-stop for two years. Born on January 6, 1966, Rahman belonged to a musically inclined family. He started learning piano at the age of four. At nine, his father, a music arranger, expired, leaving on his young shoulders, the burden of supporting the family. He cut his musical teeth at 11 in South India's famous music director, Ilayaraja's orchestra, as a keyboard player. With Ilayaraja and subsequently with other troupes, including those of tabla maestro Zakir Hussain, Vishwanathan-Ramamurthy and L. Shankar, the young Rahman travelled round the world. In between he won a coveted degree in Western classical music from the Oxford University. Rahman has worked with internationally reputed artistes and groups like Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Michael Jackson, Jennifer Lopez, Jean Michel Jarre, Sir Andrew LLoyd Webber, Deep Forest, Apache Indian, Zakir Hussain, Dominic Miller, L.Shankar, David Byrne, Kadri Gopalnath, Vikku Vinayakram, Ustad Sultan Khan and Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, among many others. CNN, in a special programme, listed the world's best music directors and placed Rahman amidst the big names like "Ennio Morricone" and "Hans Zimmer". Rahman's music has sold millions of copies worldwide in a career spanning over a decade. He has overtaken the likes of Madonna and Britney Spears in the sales of his cassettes. CNN called Rahman "the Maestro of Madras who has sold albums more than the Beatles." His work has won him a slew of international prizes and citations. He has won the India's National Film Award for Best Music Direction four times and the GIFA Awards - Malaysia, for Best Music, twice. He won his 21st Filmfare award this year for "Guru". He now holds the record for the maximum number of Filmfare awards. He has received the "Best Music Direction" award from IIFA several times since 2000. This year he won three awards at the 9th IIFA Awards at Bangkok for "Best Music", "Best Background Music" and the "Idea IIFA Award for outstanding achievement by an Indian in International Cinema". He was honoured with the Padma Shree in 2000. Rahman is highly philanthropic. He is actively involved in several charitable organisations like Save The Children Project and Cancer and Tuberculosis Foundations. He was appointed by World Health Organisation (WHO) as a Global Ambassador of "Stop TB Partnership" in 2004. Rahman, who has captivated millions with his alluring music, has a magical aura about him. He is the perfect example of a man who came, saw and conquered hearts with his soul-stirring voice and foot-tapping numbers. Amidst all this heady success, Rahman remains unchanged. He is a dutiful son, a great husband and a doting father. He is as humble, modest, shy and down-to-earth as he was at the beginning of his career. It is probably these qualities that have made him the great man he is. *We wish Rahman greater heights and newer glories. Rotary Club of Madras salutes the consummate composer who makes music the language of the heart and the soul, and deems it an honour to confer "THE LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD" on the musical genius, A.R. RAHMAN. * For further information please contact: Mr. Satyan Bhatt 98400 85411 On Tue, Jun 24, 2008 at 9:13 AM, satish_srini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Photos from the event - > > http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/15580.html > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Per Vijay, the Rotary Club of Chennai of which Ramkumar Ganesan is > the Chief convenor or equivalent, is honouring ARR for his > contribution to music at a special ceremony at noon today. > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: satish_srini <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:28:08 AM > > > Subject: [arr] Lifetime achievement award for ARR > > > > > > http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/24/stories/2008062457430200.htm > > > > > > Any info about this event? > > > > > > Satish > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > > > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<arrahmanfans-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
