Sad that the person who tweets doesnt know Blaaze ! Phew ! On Mon, Jun 1, 2009 at 9:54 PM, pratap <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > I pity Blaaze. He is continuously referred as Ali G, a fictional character > done by Sacha Baron Cohen. There are indeed some similarities in their look > but then... > > http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ > > > --- On *Mon, 6/1/09, Sriram S <[email protected]>* wrote: > > > From: Sriram S <[email protected]> > Subject: [arr] Balewadi tweets > To: "A R Rahman fans" <[email protected]> > Date: Monday, June 1, 2009, 2:38 AM > > > > http://www.punemirr or.in/index. aspx?page= > article§id=62&contentid=200906012 0090601034425170 > c81b5379§xslt<http://www.punemirror.in/index.aspx?page=article§id=62&contentid=2009060120090601034425170c81b5379§xslt> > = > > > Balewadi tweets > > AR Rahman's Jai Ho is the city's biggest show and we bring you the shortest > music review - a minute by minute account of the show - courtesy Twitter. > Catch Veda Aggarwal tweeting live from Balewadi stadium > > *By Veda Aggarwal* > *Posted On Monday, June 01, 2009 at 03:44:25 AM* > > - Waiting for Rahman > - wonders if the Oscar performance is anything to go by > - Lataji and the big K just entered. Everyone stood up though neither is > performing > - And it's begun... Almost. RJ Shrikant and Aditi compering. Finally get to > see them > - Stand up for the World Peace prayer!!! > - Film on alandi and world peace prayer don't seem to have worked on the > crowd. They're here for AR. Turn off the video and bring the man out! > - Ali G lookalike on stage. 'When I say jay you say ho!' Wonder who he is. > - It's begun. Chasing the Monsoon from Slumdog...sitar. ..dancers. ..And AR > emerges from a cube, stage front > - The energy is fantastic. I wish I could stand and wave a lighter in the > air. > - But don't think lataji (to my left) or the bouncer (to my right) would > approve. > - Namaskar to Pune from the man himself. He promises 'FUN in the real > sense- mistakes, good songs and bad songs'. > - Delhi 6. Ali G is back, no rapping for him, he's actually singing. Funky, > graffiti like visuals. > - Roja! With Sadhana and Hari!!! A big cheer from the crowd. > - Wonder if AR wd compose something as melodic and clean sounding again, sp > compared to his very technical, acoustically advanced newer sounds > - Masakali with Raja Hasan. More special visuals > - Jiya se Jiya now with a video of free hugs in the bkgrnd. Wonder if > Arnold's in it! > - Oh! Rahmania guys with drums on stage with Sivamani and AR. all grinning > from ear to ear > - The mike was off.. Missed the first verse of Genda Phool. Pity- it's a > short song and the girl has a voice > - Roop Kumar Rathod, Hari Haran was singing Tuhe Re and AR Rehman on grand > piano is all the accompaniment they are going to get > - Kahi to sarfaroshi ki tamanna, bharat humko jaan se pyara hai, all with > AR's piano backing. Audience sings along patriotically. Me too :) > - Kabhi kabhi from jaane tu with with Rashid Ali 'all the way from the UK.' > He plays guitar too. > - Zakhme de from Delhi 6 and Chupke Se from Saathiya, but my mind is > wandering > - Puneri pagdi for AR presented by Dr Karad and trophy for AR presented by > Lataji > - Interval over. yay! Ali G is back and raps. Kala bandar it is. Go bling > bling. > - Cops are everywhere, looks like they’ve come to make sure the man sticks > to his deadline > - No stopping him yet. It's shehenshah time. Rahmania's on stage again. And > the song's turning into a medley > - Fireworks. Everyone's on their feet. Vande Mataram > *M Fahim captures some moods and moments before the show > > [image: - Waiting for Rahman]* > [image: - Waiting for Rahman] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Anurag Bende and Vishakha Sharma soak in the madness before the show* > *[image: - Waiting for Rahman]Rahman, the mozart of madras! > *Amidst the madness outside the show venue, we came across a group of four > foreigners, all Austrians who had come all the way from Pondicherry to catch > the show. They are huge fans of Rahman, they said, but unfortunately, they > did not have passes. “Rahman is known as the Mozart of Madras. That was > reason enough for us to become familiar with his music. And so we had to > come and see the maestro live in performance. But we still need to find out > how!,” one of the said. Obviously, we directed them to where the passes were > being sold. > * > > > > > > Rahman’s music reflection of indian arts and culture[image: - Waiting for > Rahman] > *Chris Raymond has been in the city since the past two months, working > with a charity organisation. While he was unfamiliar with Rahman’s music, he > came to the show to get a feel of Indian culture. However, he was well > familiar with ‘Jai Ho’ and felt it was deserving of the Oscar! > *[image: - Waiting for Rahman]Duty in the way of my rahmania* > SA Kamble was one of the numerous police constables keeping order at the > chaotic venue. Though a die-hard Rahman fan, sadly, Kamble could not watch > the man perform because he was on duty. “Today, people started coming in > since 3 in the afternoon and the lines only got bigger and crazier. The > capacity of the venue is 25,000 but people kept pouring in even after the > place was filled up!” he remarked. > *We just need one more pass, please![image: - Waiting for Rahman] > *This group of friends were desperate for one more pass - they had four, > they needed a fifth one, probably for another friend - and were having fun > looking for it. They happened to reach after the gates were already closed, > so we had to wish them all the luck. Apologising, they disappeared into the > sea of crowds. In the hurry, they couldn’t even give us their names. > > > ------------------------------ > Bollywood news, movie reviews, film trailers and more! Click > here.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_movies_1/*http://in.movies.yahoo.com/?wm=n/> > > > > -- Farzad Khaleel Webmaster www.rahmaniac.com
