We all fans wish that our man wins each and every award in the world at least once. May he be the first Oscar winning Indian, may he be the first Grammy winning Indian, for music.
Of course, he is very capable and has given a widest variety of types of music/ songs, yet, yet, yet - the fact remains that there is no Oscar/ Grammy nomination for him till date. Could it be that ARR is inherently lacking something, if not in musical capabilities, but in terms of vision, that is stopping him from coming up with some Oscar/ Grammy music? Has ARR reached a plateau where he just repeating old wine in new bottle, which still sounds good, but is not worthy of reaching world audience? This groups membership, I think, is of 20-35 age-group, 99.999% males, well conversant in English/ Net/ PC, mostly middle to upper class. Doesn't that sound very narrow band of entire population of world? We do not represent humanity of world. We might remain frogs in a well praising ARR no ends, but we don't even represent even Indian masses, not to speak of representing entire world. -- The major drawback -- and it is beyond ARR's control, is indeed the language. Being here, he has to compose in Indian language and Indian languages songs do not reach non-Indians, do not get popular enough worldwide to the level to get a nomination for world level awards like Oscar/ Grammy, etc. It could be a given that some English composition has any chance of getting any world level award. Of course, several non-english songs/ music had become immensely popular, but I do not really know how many of them could even get nominated, let alone win. And then, some unique appeal is needed in a song for it to touch the hearts of billions of people from several countries, races, age groups. A Vandematarm might earn respectability from every Indian, but it might not mean a thing at all for rest of 150 countries (how many are there?) And I am sad to observe that his non-film and non-Indian-Language compositions are not becoming popular enough to come to the notice of the world. Most of my friends have not even heard of "Pray for My Brother", Warriors of Heaven and Earth, while Bombay dreams is known but not heard. And the worst part is bad planning on part of producers, rights-owner that they don't even bother to plan, let alone create and release videos of ARR's non-film songs. So, if you are asked to mention some songs of ARR, any language, that you think has such worldwide appeal that it could got nominated or could won a world level award, which it could not -- but for language handicap, which songs you would mention? In summary, which ARR songs you think are Oscar/ Grammy worthy? Please give an elaborate, factual "why". Just saying "I like it so much" would not help much. -- V
