I will go into major depression if i have to justify and console myself as stated below. Oscar is just not any other award. To ARR it maybe. But for us it is the greatest recognition for an artist. ARR please get the Oscar home! You more than anyone else deserve it.
On Sat, Feb 21, 2009 at 10:23 AM, $ Pavan Kumar $ <[email protected]>wrote: > Well, I am not going to be disappointed if he doesnt wins an oscar > because.. > > 1. He swept all the awards, Including a golden globe..being a first Indian > to do so..Which I had only dreamt off...Beating the Westerners in there own > land and in there own game. > > 2. He has played a major role in the success of SdM with his superb musical > score.. > > 3. SdM with a music composed by Rahman is an oscar favourite and has got 10 > Nominations..I repeat 10 Nominations..We all get excited if an bollywood > movie with Rahman's music sweeps the national awards, irrespective of he > wins for music or not,,,Now when its international recognition for the movie > as a whole, I feel proud of rahman and thank god for it. > > 4. Indian media has atlast woken up to what Rahman is..even if its late, > enough media coverage has already been given...People discussing his music > on prime time, some debating wether is he India's greatest and People > across the nation have already leaped praises on rahman..Which wouldnt have > had happened without SdM. > > 5. Now the west also knows about Rahman, More of his works would be > explored...Which I am sure without SdM wouldnt have happened atleast in > Immediate future. > > And to end it all, Oscar is just another award and SdM has already opened > many doors and created necessary impact outside India for Rahman, and I feel > we all have been blessed to witness these. > > Thanks to the entire team of SdM. > > --- On *Fri, 2/20/09, Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: Jahanzeb Farooq <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] Re: Rahman not winning Oscars is going to be hugely > upsetting > To: [email protected] > Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 3:14 PM > > you are very right. this all is to make ourselves happy and recover > from the loss, but it is fake. the fact is that it is gonna be > extremely depressing. at least for me it would be among the most > depressing and sad moments of my life if he does not win. his win > REALLY matters, REALLY. it is gonna be the biggest UPSET if he does > not win.... i pray this never happens. > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Chord" <purev...@.. .> wrote: > > > > Some of you are saying that if Rahman does not win an Oscar, it > won't > > really matter because we know how great he is, etc. etc. That's a > > nice psychological defense mechanism. While I agree that his > > greatness is not going to be denied or confirmed by an Oscar win or > > loss, I think we can safely say that most of us are going to be > > depressed come Monday morning if ARR doesn't win. Let's be real > about > > it. The expectations are huge, and many people in the past few > weeks > > are saying that it's almost a given that he will win. Again, IF he > > loses, it's not going to change my opinion about ARR and it's not > > going to take away what he has already achieved. I will have to > > console myself by saying that he is already a Golden Globe and BAFTA > > winner, which are facts. > > > > Let's hope and pray that he wins to make it a sweep! > > > > > >
