Thanks Pavan for consolidating what others have to say on ARR. These can be added in Gopal's Blog.
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 8:52 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com>wrote: > Subah Mudgal : > > I am very delighted that Rahman got this award. And with so many ideas > coming up in the country, the reach of Indian films is becoming huge. > However, a film should be marketed well to make its presence felt in the > international arena. I have not still worked with him but think he deserves > it, > > Vashundara Das : > > Look at his compositions. From regional to typical Bollywood and Western, > he has done it all. He is a master of all kinds of music. My best wishes to > him for the Oscars > > Shankar Mahadevan : > He will not stop here. I am sure he will win an Oscar too. He has put > Indian music on top of the world. From here the future looks good and Rahman > is solely responsible, > > > Sukhwinder Singh : > > Many of Rahman's compositions are better than any international track. He > deserved this honour long back > > > --- On *Mon, 1/12/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > From: $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com> > Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Bollywood hails Rahman for winning Golden > Globe-Lataji,Asha bhonsle etc etc > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 6:13 AM > > Lata Mangeshkar: He deserves every bit. I have worked with the best, > but when I first sang for Rahman, I knew he had an unique style. That was > for Dil Se, after which I did Lagaan, Rang de Basanti and few more for him. > I like his orchestration. He keeps his music simple and expressive. My > favourite Rahman song is Jiya Jale.. from Dil Se, which I sang for him. > > Asha Bhonsle: He has made all of us proud. I first worked with him in > Rangeela and saw the spark in him. He always said he wanted to go > international with his music. He focussed only on work to realise his dream. > I told him during Taal that someday he is gong to make us all proud at an > international platform. Before leaving for the Golden Globe he reminded me > of my prophecy. > > Music director Pritam said he was overjoyed to hear the news about Rahman's > success. "Rahman is the best. He has made India proud," > > Jackie Shroff : "Rahman's win is special. India deserves to be on the top. > Such an honour is never too late." > > Monty sharma : 'it is a great achievement indeed for India and Indian > music. I have been and am a big fan of A R Rahman. He genuinely deserves > every bit of name, fame and success he is getting. I wish him luck and best > wishes from the bottom of my heart > > > > --- On *Mon, 1/12/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com>* wrote: > > From: $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancum...@yahoo.com> > Subject: [arr] Re: Bollywood hails Rahman for winning Golden Globe > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:43 AM > > Ramesh Vinayakam: He is an inspiration for musicians like us. He is a > great human being and is sure to win many more honors. The Golden Globe is > almost like an Oscar. I wish him all the best. > > S. J. Suryah: I have worked with him in many films before. When he went to > the USA for the Award Ceremony a week ago, I wished him well and hoped he > wins the award. It has come true. Being a Tamilian, I am all the more proud > with his achievement. Allah Rakha Rahman is a national treasure now. > > Pa Vijay (lyricist): All the very best to Rahman. He has made every Indian > and every Tamilian proud. It is a jewel in the crown of Tamil film history. > He is a master craftsman > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancumarr@ > yahoo.com<pawancumarr%40yahoo.com>> > wrote: > > > From: $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com <pawancumarr%40yahoo.com>> > > Subject: Re: Bollywood hails Rahman for winning Golden Globe > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:38 AM > > Shahrukh Khan: It is a proud moment for every Indian. Rahman > > has made us proud by winning the coveted award. I was an > > invitee to the award ceremony. To witness an Indian achieve > > the feat is an achievement in itself. > > > > Drummer Sivamani: He is a musician par excellence. He > > deserves the award. I had been associated with him for a > > long time. To watch him working in close quarters is a > > delight. 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a jewel in > > Rahman's Crown. He deserves many more honors. > > > > Aamir Khan: A great musician….Rahman is a rare talent. He > > is sure to go places. I wish him all the very best for his > > future endeavors. > > > > > > http://www.indiagli tz.com/channels/ hindi/article/ > > 44231.html<http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/44231.html> > > > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ > > <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com <pawancumarr%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > > From: $ Pavan Kumar $ <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com<pawancumarr%40yahoo.com> > > > > > Subject: Re: Bollywood hails Rahman for winning Golden > > Globe > > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 1:23 AM > > > Irfan Khan in his interview to Rediff.. > > > > > > ------------ - > > > Do you think the film will win an Oscar too? > > > > > > > > > I'm sure it will be nominated for the Oscars in > > many > > > categories, and we will get at least two awards. I > > want > > > Rahman to definitely win an Oscar for Slumdog > > Millionaire. > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.rediff. com/movies/ 2009/jan/ 12irrfan- on-slumdog. > > htm<http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/jan/12irrfan-on-slumdog.htm> > > > > > > ------------ ------- > > > > > > --- On Mon, 1/12/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ > > > <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com <pawancumarr%40yahoo.com>> wrote: > > > > > > > From: $ Pavan Kumar $ > > <pawancumarr@ yahoo.com <pawancumarr%40yahoo.com>> > > > > Subject: Bollywood hails Rahman for winning > > Golden > > > Globe > > > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > Date: Monday, January 12, 2009, 12:50 AM > > > > Mumbai, Jan 12 (IANS) Bollywood music director > > A.R. > > > Rahman > > > > Monday became the first Indian to win the Golden > > Globe > > > > Award, for best original musical score in Danny > > > Boyle's > > > > movie "Slumdog Millionaire". The honour > > bestowed > > > on the > > > > maestro has brought much cheer to the Indian film > > > > industry."The Golden Globe is a coveted award > > and it > > > is a > > > > rare honour for an Indian music director. By > > winning > > > it, > > > > competing with composers from around the world, > > Rahman > > > has > > > > not only proved his worth, but has also conveyed > > to > > > the > > > > world that, given a chance, an Indian music > > director > > > can > > > > deservedly vie with any composer in the world," > > > fellow > > > > composer Anu Malik told IANS. > > > > Rahman won the prestigious award for his musical > > score > > > in > > > > the song "Jai Ho", for which Gulzar penned > > the > > > lyrics. > > > > The song is a typical Rahman number and the > > composer > > > stuck > > > > to his signature style while composing it. > > > > Sukhwinder Singh, who has sung the song, told > > IANS: > > > > "Rahman has churned out great songs even in the > > past > > > but > > > > he did not get an award so I feel that he truly > > > deserves > > > > this one. I am very happy for him and when he > > comes > > > back to > > > > India, I will meet him. I'm sure he will > > definitely > > > ask > > > > me, 'Are you happy?'. The song 'Jai Ho' > > is a > > > very > > > > naughty and playful number; it has a good > > combination > > > of > > > > poetry and music and and I enjoyed singing it." > > > > "The international recognition that Rahman has > > > earned for > > > > himself makes every Indian proud. He deserves it > > more > > > than > > > > anybody else for his wholehearted dedication to > > music. > > > > It's a rare honour. I congratulate Rahman," > > said > > > > director Aziz Mirza. > > > > "Slumdog Millionaire" bagged four Golden > > Globe > > > awards. > > > > Apart from Rahman, the movie won the awards - > > > considered a > > > > precursor to the Oscars - for best motion > > picture, > > > best > > > > screenplay and best director. > > > > That "Slumdog Millionaire" will sweep the > > Golden > > > Globe > > > > Awards was a foregone conclusion after critics > > from > > > around > > > > the world, Hollywood in particular, hailed the > > film. > > > > Most Indians expected Rahman, known for scoring > > > > soul-stirring music in Bollywood and other Indian > > > films, to > > > > emerge victorious. And that was exactly what > > happened > > > Sunday > > > > night, making the 43-year-old music composer the > > first > > > > Indian to bag a Golden Globe. > > > > "We are very proud of Rahman. He is an > > > internationally > > > > recognised music genius and Golden Globes is a > > > significant > > > > win for the music fraternity in India too. Though > > I > > > > haven't worked with him as much as others, I > > admire > > > him > > > > from a distance," said singer Shaan. > > > > "Rahman is truly the king. He is one of the > > finest > > > > composers in the country. He has carried > > India's > > > name on > > > > the global map and has achieved something, which > > no > > > one from > > > > this country could do. He deserves every award > > that > > > > exists," singer-composer Shankar Mahadevan > > said. > > > > Based on Vikas Swarup's novel "Q & A", > > the > > > film > > > > starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor, > > is > > > > releasing in India Jan 23. > > > > Rahman got his first big break in Mani Ratnam's > > > > "Roja" and later composed music for many > > films in > > > > southern India. His first full-fledged Bollywood > > > project was > > > > Ram Gopal Varma's hit "Rangeela". Most of > > the > > > songs, > > > > including "Tanha Tanha" and "Hai Rama" > > and > > > "Yaaro > > > > sun lo Zara", were chartbusters. After that > > there > > > was no > > > > looking back for him. > > > > Later, Rahman became a name to reckon with > > through his > > > > soulful compositions in "Dil Se…", "1947 > > > Earth", > > > > "Taal", "Lagaan", "Guru", "Rang De > > > Basanti" > > > > and "Jodhaa Akbar". > > > > Rahman not only won hearts in India, but also > > made a > > > mark > > > > on the global music scene. He got his first > > > international > > > > break when Andrew Lloyd Webber invited him to > > compose > > > music > > > > for Broadway musical "Bombay Dreams", which > > won > > > him > > > > immense international fame. He also composed for > > the > > > stage > > > > adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "Lord Of The > > > Rings" > > > > that premiered in Canada in 2006 and in London in > > > 2007. > > > > Rahman launched his first full-fledged orchestra > > last > > > year. > > > > It has been named 'Global Music' and is the > > first > > > > homegrown orchestra. > > > > After winning the Golden Globe, Rahman is looking > > > forward > > > > to bagging an Oscar for his soundtrack for > > "Slumdog > > > > Milloinaire". > > > > "For the people of India to get an Oscar is a > > big > > > thing. > > > > So for their sake, more than mine, I hope my song > > > 'Jai > > > > ho' and my music score in 'Slumdog > > Millionaire' > > > win > > > > the Oscar," said Rahman, whose latest hit back > > home > > > was > > > > "Ghajini". > > > > He is all set to enthral his fans with his > > upcoming > > > > projects "Delhi-6″ and "Blue". > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.thaindia n.com/newsportal /lifestyle/ bollywood- > hails-rahman- for-winning- golden-globe_ 100141282. > html<http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/lifestyle/bollywood-hails-rahman-for-winning-golden-globe_100141282.html> > > > > > -- regards, Vithur
