Woooooowwwww...He is coming to my city..unbelievable!!!! I never dreamt of this..it'woluld happen so early!! My prayers are answered!!!! God is Great!!
-jiban "jai ho" --- In [email protected], Gomzy <gomtesh.upad...@...> wrote: > > the actual concert ended at 11pm > > On Thu, May 7, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Dinesh Vaidya <dnshvai...@...>wrote: > > > > > > > It is certainly a matter of pride if ARR has chosen Pune as venue to launch > > his new initiative and address the media tomorrow. Our best wishes to him ! > > Pune is home of the talented RAHMANIA team of Anmol Bhave's The Wandering > > Souls and it would be indeed a privilege to welcome all Rahmaniacs to Pune > > on 31'st May !!!! > > > > Secondly if Balewadi stadium is the venue for Pune concert, it is > > TOOOOOOOOOO Far off from city centre. Until and unless you have your own > > vehicle, it is difficult to access the venue, especially at night after the > > concert is over. Also to my knowledge, there is no public bus service or > > auto-rickshaw availability to that venue. I presume, the organisers are > > aware of Balewadi stadium's logistical issues. > > > > And the last point about 10pm deadline for all public events in > > Maharashtra. The organisers will definitely factor-in this complicated issue > > during the planning of the concert. They have to start the concert at around > > 6pm if they have any chance to finish it by 10pm after taking some delays > > and breaks into account. Sunlight in Pune is quite good till 7 to 715pm so > > the stage / lighting and special effects will have to get planned > > accordingly. I think this 10pm deadline does not exist in Kerala, thats how > > they could conduct rehersals throughout the night and also the actual > > concert ending at 0030 hrs. Lucky you ! > > > > Finally, will the organisers give some chance to the local talent during > > the concert ? Somehow I doubt that this will happen after reading the > > feedback of Calicut concert. > > > > Jai ho ! > > > > Dinesh Vaidya > > Pune > > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > > Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> wrote: > > > > > > Jai Ho World Tour, Pune - AR Rahman to hoist the Jai Ho flag on 8th May, > > 2009 > > > > > > For the first time ever Double Oscar Winner AR Rahman will be > > > performing live in the city of Pune on Sunday, May, 31, 2009. This > > > concert is part of AR Rahman's Jai World Tour with over 70 artists and > > > dancers which includes India's best singers such as Hariharan, > > > Sadhanaji,BLAAZE, Benny Dayal, Rashid Ali amongst others. > > > > > > The concert is also AR Rahman's first concert in a major metropolis > > > after the Oscars. The Pune concert will be hosted at the sprawling > > > Balewadi Stadium complex which recently hosted the Youth Commonwealth > > > Games. > > > > > > To announce his arrival in the great city of Pune, AR Rahman will > > > address the public and media in Pune on Friday, 8th May, 2009 at 5pm > > > at the MAEERs MIT Campus, Kothrud, Pune. AR Rahman will host the Jai > > > Ho flag amidst a large gathering and speak to the media about this new > > > world tour and the Pune concert in particular. > > > > > > The proceeds of this concert will go to the Lata Mangeshkar Medical > > > Foundation and the Alandi Dehu Vikas Parisar Samiti. > > > > > > > > > >

