I am not convinced about this article, this may not be reflecting the actual happening. Also no media could get this much of details of a private meeting, and this type of incidents are normal in a professional atomosphere... So no need of spreading fuss in the forum :)
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "adnanakkm4u" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Rahman snubs Yash Chopra > > (BM&C) > > 11 October 2008 > > Music maestro turns down opportunity to work with the legenadary > Chopra due to money matters > > > Going by the recent fate of YashRaj Films at the box-office since > his retirement, Yash Chopra decided to make a comeback for one last > time. However, Yashji's plans of pulling a grand casting coup failed > thanks to music maestro A R Rahman. > > Due to his friendship with the Bachchan family, Yashji signed > Amitabh Bachchan and Abhishek Bachchan and even convinced them to > work in the film with Shah Rukh Khan. > > But it wasn't the cast that Yashji was worried about; it was getting > his dream music director, A R Rahman that he was more concerned > with. Says a YashRaj source, ìYashji is a big fan of Rehman but he > never got to work with him because Aditya isn't too fond of Rehman's > brand of music. Since this is Yashji's last directorial film he was > adamant on fulfilling his dream by getting Rehman to score the music > of his romantic musical drama.î > > Yashji personally called Rahman for a meeting. Rahman was equally > excited to receive a call from the legend, but what followed later > was something that Rahman never expected. Reportedly, Yashji put a > list of demands on Rahman which upset him so much that he walked out > of the meeting. > > A source close to Rahman reveals, ìRahman works only at night and > Yashji was informed about this before the meeting. Despite knowing > this, Yashji demanded that Rahman should work in the day because > Yashji owing to his health could only work in the day. He also > insisted that Rahman should record only at the YashRaj studios and > even stay in the studios during the recording.î Apparently, Rahman > agreed to all this but what transpired after this is what angered > Rahman. When it came to Rahman's fee, Yashji offered him an > extremely paltry sum and when Rahman protested Yashji reportedly > said, ìYou should consider yourself lucky that you are getting to > compose music for a Yash Chopra film. This is a privilege and not > all music directors get this chance.î This angered Rahman, who is a > legend himself. He excused himself from the meeting and never > returned. Later Rahman asked his office to tell Yashji that Rahman > wasn't interested in his project. > > Yashji tried getting in touch with Rahman but the latter has been > avoiding him. With little choice left, one last heard that Yashji is > in talks with the trio of Shankar-Ehsaan and Loy to compose music > for this film. > > source:http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp? > xfile=/data/citytimes/2008/October/citytimes_October77.xml§ion=ci > tytimes >
