This is from arr biography by 'gops' *One very interesting incident that occurred that year, was at the annual Screen-Videocon* *Awards for cinematic excellence in Mumbai. Following the super success of 'Rangeela',* *everyone took it for granted that Rahman would win the award for Best Music. Even the* *organisers forced him to come all the way from Madras to Mumbai, saying that he had got the* *award and he had to receive it personally. On the night of the Awards ceremony, everyone at* *the event and those watching the show live on T.V. were shocked into stunned silence when* *the award for Best Music Score was given away to Rajesh Roshan for a fairly popular though* *largely copied score in 'Karan-Arjun'. Even the compere of the show Javed Jaffrey was taken* *aback and immediately rushed to Rahman in the audience and asked him for his reaction. All* *that Rahman said was 'God is Great!' which immediately won the hearts of everybody. Such is* *the humbleness of this man.* *
*On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 8:03 PM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > It was the Year 1996, and there was a function in Mumbai for giving > Awards. It was in that year that Rahman's " Rangeela" was rocking the entire > North India. There was no Hindi speaking person who was not humming the > tunes and songs. All Tea Shops echoed ARR's songs. Everyone was expecting > the Award to go to Rahman. The Organisers of the Function come down to > Chennai and invite him personally for the Function. Rahman obliges and goes > to the awards Function. > > When the name of the Music Director is announced, Rahman's name is not > mentioned. The Award was given to some normal Hindi Movie, with music by > some one else and which wasnt famous at all. At the last moment, dirty > politics was played, and Rahman's name was eliminated from the stage. The > Organiser comes and tells to Rahman that he himself doesnt know how this > happened, and feels bad for the show. > > Rahman smiles at him and says, " God Is Great". > > In Reality, God is Really Great. Instead of giving some cheap awards to > Rahman, God Has bestowed the One and Only Oscars to Him, and that too two in > number .... > > ( Latest Kumudham ) > > Did anyone know of this news before itself ? > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
