Yes, Dinesh, everything about this song was perfect. It lifts you up when you listen to it anytime, everytime.
Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Dinesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, Sneghidhane is truly a masterpiece !!! For me, this is my most > fav number from A.R.Rahman. Everything was PERFECT, > singer,lyrics,music,arrangments,picturisation, etc etc. :) > > and excellent interview... 1st time ARR's mom giving interview > right....?? nice :D > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > Aravind AM <aravind...@...> wrote: > > > > Parents will be so elated even if their kids win a prize in just a > small competition in school. How happy will Rahman's mom feel as he > has got 90 awards till now, including Golden Globes and other > international awards? To know all this, we visited Rahman's house, and > spoke with his mom Kareema Begum. She too is reticent, just like Rahman! > > > > "Rahman must've been 5 years old at that time. Me and my husband > visited a friend of his, a leading composer. The composer told us > playfully "You mentioned that your son plays harmonium.. let's see if > he can play what I play now"... He payed, and ARR listened to it > immediately played it, much to the surprise of everyone. The composer > was so impressed. That incident made it clear to us that, music was > the field in which Rahman would shine. > > He always used to have a small harmonium with him. He'd compose new > tunes and show it to us. Since he was playing well, we put him in > proper music training. Being supportive of him from the beginning is > my only contribution to his success". > > > > Kareema mentions that her favourite song is Snegithane > (Alaipayuthey). How many ever times you listen to it, you can't get > bored of it, she says! > > > > "It is difficult to break into film music. Rahman's plus point was > that he retained and succeeded in the first film chance that he got > because of God's grace. At first, he composed the background score for > Roja for 15 days continuously without proper sleep. I cried seeing my > son suffer so much! I wondered if I'd pushed him into the very tough > field of Film music. But all my sufferings and worries vanished as he > won the national award for his first film itself! > > > > Even before he'd got film music opportunites, he always used to be > busy composing some tune or the other! Right from his childhood, > Rahman had no interests other than music. He never had fun like > chatting with friends or going for movies. He always used to stay > inside the locked room and compse music! I used to ask him, why he was > straining so much. He used to reply "We should keep working hard! That > is the effort from our side. Some day, we will get rewards > (oppourtunites) for all our efforts!" > > > > Rahman's mom has just one worry - he is so busy with work that he > doesnt eat properly! The motherly love!! > > > > "My son doesnt even have time to eat properly. Even if it gets > delayed till 3 am, I wait for him, serve the food and then only go to > bed. Otherwise, I can't sleep properly! How many ever awards a son may > get - a mom feels happy only when the son eats properly!" > > > > Abt Oscars: > > "When Rahman was 9 years old, he played with 3 keyboards at the same > time in the show called 'wonder balloon' in Doordarshan (in DD tamil > network). After that program, everyone in our locality started talking > about him. Likewise, the whole world is talking about the Oscar buzz > for Slumdog Millionaire! But, Rahman is busy working on his next film > project, without thinking about the awards or participating in big > celebrations. This maturity is what I learnt from Rahman. I'll be > happy, if Rahman gets the Oscar, by God's grace!" > > > > > > > > Aravind > > > > > > http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com > > > > Download Rahmania show interviews at http://rahmania.4shared.com > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ > > > > >

