I think we should welcome this book..and it's well written, I heared . Author seems to be honest with facts.Had this been written by any of our group member,we shouldn't have treated it like this!! planning to buy it this weekend!
Regards Yogesh --- In [email protected], Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > AR Rahman book-ed > > *[image: arrahman_400_02]Mumbai:* Post his great success story at the Oscar > Awards, the general public's interest in AR Rahman has increased manifold. > He has become the favourite target for biography writers and soon two > back-to-back books on the music book will release. > > The first one to hit the stands is titled AR Rahman: The Musical Storm. It's > been written by Kamini Mathai, who is also a journalist. The second one is > being written by Nasreen Munni Kabir. > > Vijay Mohan Iyer, who is part of Rahman's team says, AR Rahman: The Musical > Storm is not an authorised biography. But the other one will be endorsed by > Rahman himself." > > AR Rahman: The Musical Storm claims to trace the life of Rahman from > different points of view. It encompasses the tragic death of his father RK > Sekhar, a talented music arranger, when Rahman (then Dileep) was just nine > years old, Rahman missing school and playing sessions to keep his family > going, his conversion to Islam and Sufism and his discovery by Mani Ratnam. > > Mathai says, "I met Rahman a couple of times. Then I have spoken to people > who worked closely with his father, his friends, his directors and his > relatives and gathered a lot of information about him." > > When asked about the other biography, she says, "I have heard about it but I > am not sure when it's releasing. Yes, my biography is not authorised because > Rahman wanted it like that. There are many insights in the book which would > not have been there if it were endorsed by Rahman." > > http://movies.indiainfo.com/article/0906221343_ar_rahman_book-ed/381993.html > -- > regards, > Vithur >
