yes tats true..one of the most interesting and a beautiful line ....vithur ..taz right...but they all like rahmanji...but they wanna do a publicity stunt or wanna make ppl to see them...so they r taking rahmanji as a weaapon..so tat they think,they plant themselves stronger...so...see ,even the hate makes our rahmanji to goto the heights...they didn say simply for namesake"THE MAN-THE MUSIC-THE MAGIC"..its true..after hearing arziyan in my headphn ..i was at the edge of my emotional cry....wat a man!!!am so happy that v live in A.R.Rahman's era...tis is not just words..wat i feel.... --- Vithur <[email protected]> wrote:
> This is a wonderful subject line > > "A.R. Rahman makes it difficult not to like him" > > If there are still people in this world, who dont > like him, then there is > something wrong in their birth. > > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 2:11 AM, Thulasi Ram > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > http://www.hindu.com/mag/2009/01/18/stories/2009011850220700.htm > > > > *'Just the beginning'* > > > > ZIYA US SALAM > > > > What the maestro had to say after the news > broke. > > > > In the finest hour of Indian film music, the > Mozart of Madras is > > smiling. As accolades come in thick and fast, he > soaks in the real meaning > > of becoming the first Indian to win the Golden > Globe for the Best Original > > Score in Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire". > > > > No loud pronouncements, no yelling out after > attaining glory. Just a wave > > of the hand, and a solemn promise that tomorrow > will be better, even if > > today is better than all yesterdays for the Indian > film industry. > > > > Really, A.R. Rahman makes it difficult not to like > him. He is endearingly > > simple even at a time when he can afford to brag! > But isn't the 'Slumdog > > Millionaire' the best thing to have happened not > just to him but to the > > country and its film industry? Rahman merely says > that it is just the first > > step. "It is just the beginning...I hope that this > would happen sooner. I > > want to do it for my countrymen who all crave for > Golden Globe and Oscars." > > Cautious as ever > > > > As all music-lovers celebrate, we seem just a shot > away from the > > much-coveted Academy Awards. After Golden Globe, > isn't it realistic to focus > > on the Oscars? Again Rahman is cautious "The score > has won six reputed > > awards already...It is better to keep the hype on > Oscars low since it is a > > very unpredictable!" > > > > But at least at the Golden Globe night, did he > expect the award to come his > > way considering the film had got rave reviews the > world over? "I didn't want > > to feel confident because I would have been > dejected if they had not given > > it for the music. But the award has affirmed my > faith that music has no > > barrier." > > > > And pray what does his first Golden Globe read? > "It is just a trophy. There > > is nothing on it." Of course, a lot comes with it: > pressure of expectations, > > for instance. "Umm. But I am not looking that far > ahead." > > > > As the 'Slumdog Millionaire' team, including > director Danny Boyle besides > > Indian actors Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mahesh > Manjrekar, Madhur Mittal and > > Dev Patel prepares for the Oscars, how did the > project start for Rahman? > > Addictive score > > > > How did he prepare for the music score; surely it > would have been > > different from say, "Roja"? > > > > "The award has actually brought back memories of > 'Roja'," he admits, > > adding, "I just went by my instincts for 'Slumdog > Millionaire'. This is a > > score that blurs the line between songs and a > score. That is one of the > > reasons it became very addictive to the viewers." > > > > He should know. He knew his mind when he dropped > out of school after > > eleventh standard to go to Trinity College of > Music. He knew his mind when > > he played the keyboard for Illaiyaraja. He knew > his mind when he decided to > > cross the barrier of the Vindhyas and give music > with equal felicity to > > Tamil and Hindi > > > > > > > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
