I think many singers are not happy with the way ARR records the songs, but unlike Abhijeet they dont talk so openly. There was a time when singers like Lata, Rafi and Kishore used to sing for the actor. Rafi singing a song for Shammi would be different from him singing for Dev Anand. A Kishore song for Rajesh Khanna would be distinct from Kishore song for Amitabh. Now there are times when music directors dont tell the singers whom they are singing for. Even Gulzar didnt know for which movie he was writing "Jai Ho". Also when a live orchestra recording happens, everybody has to be perfect. It is not that the flutist can get it right in 20 takes where as violinist gets it right the first time. I was reading about someone who plays a rare instrument whom ARR called and was asked to play whatever he wanted. He recorded all that and was given money and sent off. Yes unlike the old time ARR gives him credit, which is a big thing, but musicians do feel a bit let down. The main reason for this is that times have changed. Now nobody has the patience to wait for a single artist to get his instrument right. MD jumps in and says dont bother, I will fix it later.
On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Dinesh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > > > Abhijit has put down Rahman before, so this is no surprise. Big mouth, > little said. > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > 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 > > > > > > > >
