Man. u r awesome !!!! On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 11:02 AM, ali ahad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> you know...frenz....i usually call him ...hamaray RAHMAN bhai...infront > of my friends...and i have delete a single mail from this group since i > joined....i have nearly 49000 mails from this group > > > --- On *Wed, 8/27/08, Sreekrishnan R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Sreekrishnan R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [arr] How I got hooked to Rahman's music.... My Story ! > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 7:37 PM > > > That's really great , Bro.. You'll surely get a chance to work with Our > Boss.. Insha Allah. :-) > > -- > regards.. > > Krish.. > His Music ~ My Mother Tongue > > > --- On *Wed, 27/8/08, ali ahad <mindblower2003@ yahoo.com>* wrote: > > From: ali ahad <mindblower2003@ yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] How I got hooked to Rahman's music.... My Story ! > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, 27 August, 2008, 6:45 PM > > Nice .... > Well my story doesn't involve so many locals but...i can bet not less > interesting than yours DINESH > > I am a Pakistani... 23 years old > as far as i remember indian music for me was amitabh's song at some point > of my early childhood... until 1991. > > then comes SAAJAN, DEEWANA and AASHIQUI... i liked the song...i was a child > so can't have my own cassette player...only whenever we got chance to hang > around with family in car...we listen songs....i got hook to them > > > then came 1995 or 1996.. i watched HUM SE HAI MUQABLA....i liked the > song...URVASHI, MUQABLA and the song that i didn't remember the wordings but > remember the tune which kept me haunting for many years was PREMIKA NAY PYAR > SE... > > I along with my brother keep humming that music...Then came RANGEELA...i > liked all the song ....Than my uncle borught an audio CD of a music director > back in 1997 > > i heard HINDUSTANI tracks than...and MUSTAFA MUSTAFA...my uncle told me > that music director is a muslim...,i am also muslim, so i felt a bond... > > came 1998 and DIL SE...that was the time when the name A R RAHMAN > registered to my mind...my father died next year...but i heard DIL SE got > award that year...then came TAAL > ...another musical love for me...TAAL got award too... > > than a year went quit...and in 2000 came LAGAAN...i was hooked to the movie > and music...i then start recongnizing A R RAHMAN's name..that it means > beautiful music... > it got award then...i figured RAHMAN got two consectyive award and than he > should get consective award this time so the next best music will be from A > R RAHMAN.... > > The next year i was coming from a marriage ceremony late night with my > brother and mother in a bus...i heard a haunting flute music...i told my > brother.." BELIEVE IT OR NOT IT'S A R RAHMAN's music"..."mano ya na mano yeh > A R RAHMAN hai" > > and the song turns out to be SAATHIYA... > and since that day till now...and for ever i am a diehard A R RAHMAN > fan...later i found out many favourite songs of mine were by A R > RAHMAN...and he never dissapoints me...I m doing graduation in media > production., .. i have dreams of revolutionizing pakistani cinema...and i > hope and pray that i be able to get A R RAHMAN for my first movie...this is > a dream but i will work hard to make it a reality...SO EVERY THING HAPPENED > IN KARACHI > > > > --- On *Wed, 8/27/08, bincemon geo <bincemongeo@ gmail.com>* wrote: > > From: bincemon geo <bincemongeo@ gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] How I got hooked to Rahman's music.... My Story ! > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > Date: Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 4:52 PM > > wow so goood > > On 8/22/08, Dinesh Vaidya <[EMAIL PROTECTED] co.in<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > wrote: >> >> Here is a chance for all to make meaningful discussion. I will start >> with my story as how I got hooked to Rahman's music...... >> >> The year was 1993, probably Jan end. I had gone to Hyderabad for >> office work, had some spare time so met my family friends. They >> recommended me to see a Tamil movie which was the talk of the town in >> those days. The friend was at loss of words in describing the movie >> and how it was different and all that. I had seen quite a few Tamil / >> Telugu movies till then, thanks to our old DoorDarshan who used to >> telecast regional movies at 1.30PM every sunday. So I ventured out to >> see that movie. Unfortunately did not get ticket and returned to Pune. >> But the name of the movie had registered in my mind. >> >> In Pune, I just casually checked with the local Video library ( >> remember those VHS cassettes ? ) if he has heard of a Tamil movie >> called ROJA. He dished out the cassette and I was on my way home. The >> cassette rolled on and the chase of the terrorist in the Jungles of >> Kashmir began with a low frequency droning sound and sudden sharp >> tones in between. Something registered in mine and my family's mind >> that this is not the standard Tamil movie, it is something different... . >> >> That day we watched Tamil Roja, WITHOUT SUBTITLES, at a stretch and >> understood every word of it ! There was a general consensus that the >> music is totally different. Over the next 24 hours, we watched the >> movie twice or thrice, this time for the music and Background score. >> The name RAHMAN had not registered in our heads even after that. >> >> Then the hunt for the Tamil Audio cassette started. I could not locate >> the cassette anywhere in Pune but at Mumbai's VT station, I got a >> cassette ( obviously pirated ) with Roja on one side and Surian songs >> on another. I still have that cassette with me. >> >> One year later my career took me to Abu Dhabi where I was in the midst >> of many Malyali / Tamil employees and got to see VCD movies of >> Gentleman and Thiruda Thiruda, again, without subtitles. The music of >> Thiruda Thiruda simply blew me away and I felt a distinct familiarity >> with the music. The enquiry about Music Director yielded a reply >> "RAHMAN". "Ah ! I have heard his music in Roja", I told my friends. My >> Tamil friends suddenly started taking me seriously. They got for me >> audio cassettes of Puthiya Mugham, Kadhalan and other movies which >> were released by then. >> >> I returned to India in 1997 and during my immediate business trip to >> Chennai, went to a Cassette shop in Adyar Signal and asked him to get >> me whatever cassettes he had with RAHMAN as music director.... ...all >> languages ! He enquired if I had come with enough money..... Luckily I >> had..... >> >> Some years after, One Chennai based friend LAXMAN introduced me to >> Rahman fan group and then I typed my first query on Vaishnavar audio. >> Since then life is a nonstop joyful journey. Because of Rahman my >> friends circle got expanded exponentially, Gopal, Vijay (Happy >> Birthday Vijay !), Sirish, Amith, Durba, entire RAHMANIA performing >> group "The Wandering Souls" consisting of my Nephews and Nieces, >> supremely talented bunch of guys led by Anmol Bhave, and all of you >> the face-less Rahmaniacs ! >> >> Now there is a definite purpose to living a meaningful life with >> Rahman around, there is a non-stop Rahman song playing in the head, >> the mobile ringtone is ofcourse Rahman. I found that Rahman music is a >> definite cure to depression.. .... >> >> I have not met Rahman, not do I think I will ever get a chance to meet >> him. But through his Music, I feel he is so close to me that if I do >> meet him, I will probably say " Hello Rahman ! So we meet again....." >> >> I always thank GOD for introducing me to Rahman's music....... . >> >> Best regards >> Dinesh Vaidya >> Pune (22 Aug 2008) >> >> > > > ------------------------------ > Unlimited freedom, unlimited storage. Get it > now<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_mail_2/*http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/tools/tools-08.html/> > > > > -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"
