AR had already finished seven tunes for this movie... Will Aishwarya get a chance to sing in this movie, or it would fade off like Jodha Akbar ??
On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 7:40 PM, rayrai2k <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > MR had a slight adaption of mahabharat in Dalapati I think and he did > execute GURU (almost a biography of Dirubhai Ambani). So it will be > nice to watch a contemporary adaption of an epic. Its where the art > meets creativity. > > -R > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Maniratnam film....Classical singing... Rahman's music.. The > elements seem to be already giving a lift to expectations. > > > > But this news about 'Adaptation of Ramayana' seems little surprising > (or should i say, disappointing). Not that the movie would be good or > bad.. But you know.. when a bit of news about a substantl element, is > out .. the expectations go up.. more so in the case of Maniratnam > films.. and when the actual film turns out in a different dimension > (forget about it being good or bad), people say it is a let down. > Maniratnam, in my opinion, should stick to his old ways of keeping > everything under the wraps, instead of giving a peek into it and then > maintaining suspense. Infact, i didnt know any news-bit about all his > films before 'Guru', which is why i think i enjoyed them > more...because of no 'pre-imaginative expectations'. Only in the case > of Guru, there was this publicity about ' A cut-throat businessman's > story from rags to riches' and there people went speculating about the > character he was playing..which turned to be true anyways. > > > > Expectations apart, i hope his upcoming film turns out good. > > > > > > > > Regards > > Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla. > > > > http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com > > > > > > --- On Fri, 9/19/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Subject: [arr] Ash plays classical singer in Ravan > > To: [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 4:44 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sa Re gaana > > Aishwarya Rai is learning classical singing for her role in Mani > Ratnam's Raavan, a contemporary version of the Ramayana > > Back to Section Stories Posted On Friday, September 19, 2008 > > > > > > Mumbai Mirror Bureau > > > > Aishwarya Rai > > Aishwarya Rai has reached a stage in her career where she wants to > excel at every part she plays. > > > > At the moment, she's in Peru giving all she's got to her part as > Rajnikant's love interest in Shankar's Tamil film, Robot. > > > > After > > that, Ash will return to the country and get busy with Mani Ratnam's > > next film, Raavan. The film is a sensuous contemporary Hindi take on > > the Ramayana, in which Aishwarya will be playing a classical singer > for > > the first time in her career. > > > > And there will be no half-measures > > for Aishwarya. A source says, "Aishwarya will be learning classical > > singing for this role. Ideally, she'd like to sing all her songs in > > Raavan, herself . She's a very good singer in real life. But not > good > > enough to sing classical songs on screen with aplomb. > > > > So, > > like Shabana Azmi in Morning Raga Aishwarya intends to take lessons > > in how to look convincing as a singer. She'll be regularly taking > > lessons in classical singing from a guru." > > > > Aishwarya will also do riyaaz before she starts shooting for Raavan > in October. > > > > "She wants to make sure she doesn't goof up in the scenes in which > she'll be singing on screen," adds the source. > > > > Mani Ratnam > > Not just that, since Aishwarya's mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan had > played > > a singer in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's Abhimaan, Aishwarya also plans to > > watch the film to get it right. > > > > The > > source says, "Ash was in any case planning to see Abhimaan again > > because Rajiv Menon is remaking Abhimaan with her and Abhishek in > the > > lead role. Now, she'll be observing her mother-in-law even more > closely > > to take tips on how to look convincing as a singer." > > > > Interestingly, ma-in-law Jaya had closely observed melody queen Lata > Mangeshkar before playing a singer in Abhimaan. > > > > The family that sings together stays together! > > > > http://www.mumbaimi rror.com/ net/mmpaper. aspx?page= > article§id= 30&contentid= 2008091920080919 030846876937c13e b > > > > > -- regards, Vithur ARR in my Heart; His Music in my Blood;
