yeah, i remember he said A.R.Rahman is the flop maker he dun want to be a part of Rahman's flop music. (back in 2004/2005).
--- In [email protected], "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > Abhijit has put down Rahman before, so this is no surprise. Big mouth, > little said. > > > > --- In [email protected], Vithur <vithurm@> wrote: > > > > `It's tough to work with Rahman: Abhijeet 7 Mar 2009, 0002 hrs IST, > > SHALINI NAIR > > > > Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4234440,prtpage-1.cms> > > Email <javascript:openWindowmail('/mail/4234440.cms');> Discuss > > Share<javascript:void(0)> > > Save <javascript:showdivlayer('4234440','t','close');> > > Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#write> > > Text: > > Abhijeet Bhattacharya needs no introduction. He's worked with the best in > > the industry from R D Burman to A R Rahman. Nowadays he is seen more > > on [image: > > Abhijeet]<javascript:openslideshownew('/slideshow/4236002.cms?imw=460','541')> > > <javascript:openslideshownew('/slideshow/4236002.cms?imw=460','541')> > > Abhijeet > > TV as a reality show judge. Hyd Times catches up with the > > singer<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#>who > > is remembered for hits like Chand Taare from Yes Boss and is known as > > the voice of Shah Rukh Khan. > > > > There are so many untrained and unconventional singers these days. Is it > > tough to sustain the competition for senior singers like you? > > Today everybody is a singer. He doesn't have to be in sur. Many of the > > modern day singers are besuras. Ask them to sing live on stage, without a CD > > player and they can't do it. And looking at them, I think my standards are > > quite high and I feel proud. At one point of time there were singers like > > Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Manageshkar and now there are hundreds of > > singers who don't have an identity. Every singer sounds the same and sings > > the same. Now it's the > > music<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#>equipment > > that do most of the singing! Earlier, a song meant that it was a > > concerted effort by not just the music director, lyricist and singer but by > > the film's producer, director and other technicians. But now, when I sing, I > > don't even know for whom I am > > singing<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#>as > > in the recording studio most of the times I find only the music > > director's assistants. I don't even know who's the co-singer and then I > > don't even realise when the song's come and gone in the market. Life's > > moving very fast and certainly more so in the film > > industry<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#>! > > > > > > There's more things happening to singers' career now and they have the > > option for getting into reality shows ... > > Yes, there are greater options now. TV is a bigger medium and reality > > shows<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms#>promote > > the new and genuinely talented. There's always employment in the > > film industry, but I draw a line on what songs I have to sing. > > > > Among the current music directors who's the toughest to work with? > > AR Rehman. I haven't sung many songs for him. But it's really tough to work > > with him. Rahman likes to work in the night. When you are in deep sleep, > > suddenly his assistants come and knock the door and ask you to sing. > > > > Now that Pak is in news again, your take on Pakistani singers ... > > I have many friends and followers in Pakistan but I don't have a high > > opinion of Pakistani singers. Our film industry is already bogged down by so > > many artists who come for employment and then it also has to take the burden > > of Pakistani artists, which is not fair to Indians. It's only a one-way > > process because Indian artists can't go and perform there. Because they > > don't have a platform. Set aside the political difference, both the > > countries have cultural similarities but then exchange has to be two way. > > > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Its-tough-to-work-with-Rahman-Abhijeet/articleshow/4234440.cms > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > >
