I agree...We really dont care what Bollywood biggies think, all we about is how to spread ARR's wonderful work.
And with a golden globe , BAFTA and OSCAR nominations, ARR is the most popular artist in the globe. So Let's Celebrate this..... --- In [email protected], "ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni ." <sriramiye...@...> wrote: > > Even though AB & MB 'wanted' to say the same thing as what Shekar > Kaput has said, but their 'tone' of voice or their message was > somewhere lost, the way Shekar Kapur has explained it in simple > words. And thankfully, Shekar didn't evaluate the movie. > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Vinayakam Murugan > <mvinayakam@> wrote: > > > > This is exactly what AB & MB said but got blasted for. > > > > My personal opinion is that the Oscar provides more visibility to > ARR's work > > for the entire world and extends its boundaries. So that definitely > is an > > achievement. > > > > Warm Regards > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Vinayak > > > > theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > > (For the benefit of those who are unable to open the link) > > > > > > Rahman and the Oscars > > > > > > I am really happy for A R Rahman. He is a musical genius, and > deserves > > > everything he has got. In fact I gave him the title "Mozart of > Madras" and > > > it caught on. But does the West really get his art and his > genius ? I > > > remember getting into an argument with Andrew Lloyd Webber about > allowing A > > > R Rahman to explore his own creativity for Bombay Dreams. We had > co produced > > > the show and I had introduced Rahman and his music to him. > > > > > > I asked A R Rahman to score the music for Golden Age, and even > then I was > > > allowed only to take him as a co composer. And I watched as the > studio > > > rejected the most beautiful compositions from A R Rahman, because > they did > > > not get or were not willing to embrace something from another > culture. As it > > > happened the score of Golden Age was not half as good as it could > have been. > > > > > > Recently Rahman did the score for my short film that I did for > Swarovsky, > > > called Paasage. The one I shot in Argentina. One of the pieces in > it is a > > > beautiful song and an aria in French. I ask people to guess where > it is > > > from, and they search for all the great composers of the western > classical > > > form. And are stunned when I tell them the piece was composed by > A R Rahman, > > > sung by an Indian girl from his Music Academy, and produced in > his studio in > > > Chennai. > > > > > > That is the genius of A R Rahman. Then why do we need the West to > tell us > > > how great he is ? > > > > > > And that's why I don't understand why this hype of the Oscars for > A R Raham > > > in Indian Media (Rah Rah Rahman was the TOI headline).. He is > bigger than > > > the Oscars Slumdog is not his best work. His music has been far > more > > > evocative than in Slumdog. > > > > > > We in India have a far greater culture of music. Our depth of > understanding > > > of music, its resonance, its culture, be it classical or modern, > is far > > > greater than any culture I know. So why don't I see that the West > celebrates > > > when one of their artists becomes popular here in India ? Why > don't we see > > > headlines in the LA times then ? > > > > > > Why do we admire the West so much. Even in my career I thought > that Bandit > > > Queen was a far far better film, a more heartfelt film, and a > much more > > > meaningful film than Elizabeth or any of the other films I made > in the West. > > > But in India I was suddenly celebrated as a film maker after > Elizabeth. I > > > even was awarded a Padma Shree after that film. Why ? Because the > film was > > > nominated for 7 Oscars, and Bandit Queen was not. > > > > > > When will we stop being aspirational towards the West ? > > > > > > On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:26 PM, Chord <purevibz@> wrote: > > > > > >> This is a great read. Thanks. > > >> > > >> --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans% > 40yahoogroups.com>, > > >> Aakarsh <aakarsh_vk@> wrote: > > >> > > > >> > > http://www.shekharkapur.com/blog/archives/2009/01/rahman_and_the.htm > > >> > > > >> > ARR scored music for Shekhar's recent short-film, shot in > Argentina. > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > Regards > > >> > Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla. > > >> > > > >> > http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > > > regards, > > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
