> How much time will you spend in the US now? 50 per cent of the year I might be there, the rest over here. Before I accept some offers there, I need to stay put in the US for some time. To do so, I might have to leave some movies in India.
50% time in hollywood. it seems we gonna be missing his Indian albums for some time as hollywood projects would be more orchestra/symphony based with western type of music. i don't expect (and he should not) him doing many Indian-oriented music (like in SDM) for hollywood projects for some time. he should focus on scoring for traditional hollywood style music to bag some big projects with reputed directors. anyways all in all we gonna miss his Indian albums for some time, it seems so. > But the funniest part was, while rehearsing at the Kodak Theatre, every time they would do the mock announcements, they would call out everyone's names as winners except me. That made me sure I wasn't getting the Oscars. I was prepared to clap for others. amazing and funny that they did not call name of the person who won the most number of awards. --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > > I almost got killed by love > > A R Rahman on life after the Oscars > > By Subhash K Jha > Posted On Friday, February 27, 2009 at 02:11:42 AM > What was the most exhilarating moment during the whole Oscar experience? > For me, those six kids from Slumdog Millionaire, who belong to a humble part of our own Mumbai; > walking the red carpet with the highest-paid Hollywood stars at the Oscars was the highest > moment. That to me was the truest display of the democratic spirit. Compared with that, my > getting the Oscars is inconsequential. > > These kids didn't even have a birth certificate in the first place but got their passports and > visas within three days. That's the real miracle. I would like to hand it to Danny Boyle and > the producers for looking out for those kids. > > l When did you return ? > I came back to Chennai on Thursday morning and couldn't believe what I saw. There were > 5000-6000 people waiting for me at the airport. Everyone wanted to touch me, shake hands with > me. I almost got killed by love. Now that I am home with my children, I feel strangely calm and > euphoric. My mother, sister and wife were with me at the Oscars, but not my kids. > > To see you holding those two Oscars was a wonderful historic moment. > It was, wasn't it? Earlier we missed it. Each time I would see those disappointed Indian faces > after the Oscars, I wished that someone would go and get it for us. This time we cracked it. > Resul Pookutty and I getting the Oscar have brought India into the centre of the popular > culture. That's a big high for me. I only wish Gulzar saab and Sukhwinder were there to share > the moment with me. > > Why weren't they there? > I wanted Gulzar saab to be there. The producers had sent him a ticket, but he hurt his shoulder > and had to cancel the ticket. Anyway they called out Gulzar saab's name on stage. I felt good > about that. > > Were you surprised by the two Oscars? > I was numbed. 20 seconds after the announcement, I had to run backstage, get into my costume, > put on my headset and perform like a rock star. To do all this gracefully was quite an > achievement. I was sure, I wouldn't get two Oscars. I just thought performing on stage was a > great honour. > > But the funniest part was, while rehearsing at the Kodak Theatre, every time they would do the > mock announcements, they would call out everyone's names as winners except me. That made me > sure I wasn't getting the Oscars. I was prepared to clap for others. So when my name was > announced, the joy was double. When the first Oscar was announced, I never dreamt I would get a > second one, though the second one was more predictable. Everyone out there loves `Jai ho'. > > Would you say the Oscars are the highest moment of your life as an entertainer? > No. A year ago, I underwent a spiritual experience, which was far greater than all this glory > can ever be. It happened during one of my pilgrimages. It made me calm. So all the good stuff > that happened to me after Slumdog was like an offshoot of the experience I have had last year. > My music is an extension of my spiritual aspirations. > > How do you look back on the last two months? > I didn't expect the BAFTA. I thought the British had a different taste. But the impact of the > movie and music is all-pervasive. > > Suddenly you have become one of them. > In LA and Hollywood, I felt the same way as a guy coming from a small town of India feels in > Mumbai. But once I got to know them well, I found them as human as any ordinary person. Slumdog > has impacted everyone's life so much. I am looking at a couple of projects in Hollywood. I have > to be very careful what I choose. I don't want to end up as a one- hit wonder. > > How much time will you spend in the US now? > 50 per cent of the year I might be there, the rest over here. Before I accept some offers > there, I need to stay put in the US for some time. To do so, I might have to leave some movies > in India. > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/200902272009022702114281018bd04 1d/I-almost-got-killed-by-love >
