Folks, As ARR fans, we all know SDM the movie & the music is winning accolades the world over. ARR has already won 4-5 international awards for SDM music. He has also been nominated for the Golden Globe awards.
As far as i know, winning international awards for music score is something not much Indian composers have done before. This is really a first of its kind achievement and shoud be given its due importance. but i dont see much people talking abt in india. its only we the fans who talk abt sdm music. if i'm not following this ARR fans group, i would not have know about ARR's nomination. I'm really disappointed at our Indian mainstream media (read tv & print) media's poor coverage for SDM music. today is golden globes awards, but i'm sad to say i could not find even a single mention of ARR's name in any of our tv channels. No mentioning by TV newsreaders. No scrolling news at the bottom of the screen. NDTV - They said SDM is being nominated for the best film at the globes. they had spl interviews with the lead actors of the movie - Dev Patel, Frieda Pinto & Anil Kapoor. thats it. no mention of ARR's name anywhere. CNN - IBN - A passing mention of SDM (the movie). they gave more importance to Shah Rukh Khan presenting an award at the globes!!! they had an audio interview with Shah Rukh and they ask "how does it feel to be presenting an award?". Times Now - they were more concerned abt what dresses our celebrities will be wearing at the awards. they ask Frieda Pinto abt what dress u going to wear tonight. Again ARR is ignored. whats the problem with our media? dont they think being nominated for Golden Globes is not a news item? Up to my knowledge, no Indian has ever won/nominated at golden globes (which is next only to Oscars in world stature). All thru the day, our news channels were repeatedly showing Satyam computers scam, SomDev Varman playing the chennai open, etc. Agreed these are also important. but then being nominated for golden globes in a great achievement, right? why are they ignoring the music alone? if they can hype up SRK presenting an award, waht abt ARR who has been nominated for the award? Guys - can we do something about this? can we contact any of these media channels and seek for an explanation for this ? Do any of your friends work in any of these media houses? Can we approach them and find out why they dont think this news item worthy of coverage? Arun
