I think "O Saya" is gonna grab the best song....
On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 7:54 PM, Shah Navas <[email protected]> wrote: > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Sukhwinder-Singh-sings-a-sad-tune/articleshow/4170371.cms > > Sukhwinder Singh sings a sad tune > 23 Feb 2009, 0000 hrs IST, ZINIA SEN , TNN > Print Email Discuss Share Save CommentText: > > Were you officially denied a visa? > Sukhwinder Singh > > Around 20 days back, I got a call from AR Rahman's office asking me to send > my official documents for the visa. It took me three minutes to do the same. > Rahman told me that I needed to fly down to Chennai for a practice session > for a pre-Oscar > programme on the 19th of this month in LA. But since there was no intimation > from his side after that, I tried calling Rahman up. He didn't take my > calls. When he called me up, he was already in LA. Maybe, he thought that I > would be feeling bad about it. He told me there would be a chain of shows on > an American channel and that there would be no dearth of opportunities for > me henceforth. > > Didn't you seek any clarification? > > Why should I? It was up to him to decide who he wanted to take with him. I > couldn't have begged him for a show. And I'm sure Rahman is not the culprit. > Someone must have played foul. Gulzarsaab too has faced a similar situation. > I'm sure Rahman will explain when he comes back, but I'm not going to ask > him anything. > > You go to the US for shows regularly. Didn't you have an open and valid > visa? > > I've been to the US about 30 times and know that work permit is a matter of > half-a-day. At times, I've even got my visa on the day of the flight. In > this case, I had sent my documents 20 days in advance, so I never thought > that work permit would be a problem. I thought Rahman's team would organize > things for me. Visa is not the issue — even the slum children have made it > to the Oscars. > > Wasn't there any reaction from the Academy Awards team, the distributors of > the film and the Indian government? > > It isn't something to create an issue about. If I wanted, I could have got > in touch with government officials. But I wanted to go with Rahman knowing > about it. He's the one for whom I am what I am today. Uske jaan mein meri > jaan atki huyi hai. There was something he was feeling shy about explaining > to me. I'm not under the impression that he conspired against me. Some day, > I'll get to know who the culprits were. > > Why didn't you call a press conference? > > Do you think I'm like that? That would've hurt Rahman. I wish him all the > success in the world. > > You must be sad, having missed out on such a golden opportunity... > > Not at all. The number nominated in the original song category at the > Oscars, is sung by me. That gives me a kick. Sadly, singers of all other > numbers will be performing. People are asking me why I am in India now. Main > kya bataun? Sab mujhe ullu banake bhaag gaye! It's depressing to be left all > alone to answer such questions. But then, I've my work here. I've just sung > for Vishal Bhardwaj's Kaminaay and am happy with the promos. Oscars ka > raasta pata chal gaya hai mujhe... in the coming two years, I'm surely going > to perform there. Just wait and watch! > > ------------------------------------ Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? <b> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [email protected] To Subscribe: [email protected] To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[email protected] mailto:[email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
