London dreams by arr, i think it is a false info... pls confirm On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 10:17 AM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > *Rahman rubbed shoulders with Michelle Obama* > > Mumbai (IANS): Being voted one of the 100 most influential people by Time > magazine has seen his popularity soar. Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. > Rahman not only got an opportunity to share the same platform with US First > Lady Michelle Obama, he also had the whole audience in New York chanting > "Jai ho". > > "At the function I was on the same table as Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey > and the CEO of Time magazine. When I went up to the stage, a chant of 'Jai > ho' (the Oscar-winning song from 'Slumdog Millionaire') went up in the > house." > > The music maestro, who won two golden statuettes for his compositions in > British filmmaker Danny Boyle's underdog drama, says the awards have had a > huge impact on his life. > > "The impact of 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been tremendous. The western > perception of Third World countries has changed. Earlier when some of the > most talented musicians of Asia would approach western companies, they'd > encounter stumbling blocks. Today that has changed. The west is ready to > listen to us," Rahman told IANS in an interview. > > Rahman admits that dealing with the huge amount of attention after the > Oscars has been unnerving. > > "Yes, the Oscar changed my life. I can't even attend places of prayer > without being recognised. Even when I'm at malls in the US, kids freeze in > recognition when they see me. I need to concentrate on my music. I'm not the > kind of guy who can pull himself away from my music, attend functions, give > interviews and get back to what I'm supposed to do. It's like entering and > leaving new cities," he said. > > Ever since the Oscar happened, the music maestro has been doing extensive > travelling. > > "It's been a full roller-coaster ride for me in the past week... from New > York to Dubai to Calicut, Pune, Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai... every day I've > been in two cities. Can't be helped. Everywhere they want to felicitate me > and I can't say no. How can I? Everyone was excited about my Oscar and > wanted to share their excitement with me," said Rahman, who will be > conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University June 7. > > He admits he is not able to spend time with his children. > > "Luckily all three of my children are into music. So my kids and I are on > the same wave-length. My wife dreamt of walking the red carpet with me to > the Oscars. She can now dream of walking to the Oscars with our children," > said the 43-year-old. > > "I'm slowly getting back to normal now," said Rahman, now blocking away the > Oscar euphoria to focus on his current work. > > His forthcoming films are "Blue", "London Dreams" and S. Shankar's Tamil > film "Endhiran", which has Aishwarya Rai and Rajnikant in lead roles. > http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200906040951.htm > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
