Dear Arvind, so far, v have really enjoyed ur service regarding ARR's biography in Ananda Vikatan, but for the past few weeks, u didn't send any scans or translation regarding this..
Please do ur work continuously so that we are very helpful to u.. Don't drop ur idea to send this.. Pls do favour us & v r very thankful to u.. Urs Kulo --- In [email protected], Aravind AM <aravind...@...> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Here are this week's scans. Scroll down for translation. > > Flickr > W14 P01 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3702570729/ > W14 P02 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3702570739/ > W14 P03 > http://www.flickr.com/photos/aravind_am/3702570741/ > > Mirror: PhotoBucket > W14 P01 > > http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/W14P01.jpg > > W14 P02 > > http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/W14P02.jpg > > W14 P03 > > http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/W14P03.jpg > > > Week 14 > > > > > âIt took me several hours to digest the news. Iâve never > seen any other musician with so much energy!â, said a shocked Rahman after > Michael Jacksonâs death. > >  > > After he won the Oscars, Rahman had met MJ and had spoken > with him for a few minutes. Jackson had danced a few steps for Rahman. He had > told Rahman that they should work together on a song for world peace â" > something like âWeâre the worldâ. If that had happened, the world would > have > listened to another world-class song. During the âMJ and friendsâ concert > in > Munich, Rahman had worked with MJ â" heâd composed a song and sung it in > the > concert. > >  > > During his childhood, Rahman was inspired by MJ. Post > Thriller, Rahman listened to all MJ songs and was mesmerized by them. The > spirituality in MJâs voice impressed him. Many of Rahmanâs songs like > âMuqablaâ > and âMaya Machindraâ had visuals inspired by MJâs music videos (Remember > the time). > >  > > There are many similarities between MJ and Rahman. Both of > them entered the music field at a young age, and tasted tremendous success. > They both have collaborated with world music artistes. Both of their songs > take > time to sink in, and be liked. The reason for that being the minute nuances in > arrangements in their songs. Many of > their songs are high pitched, and both can touch higher notes with ease. Both > of them converted to Islam â" Dileep became Rahman; Michael became Mikhail. > >  > > The year was 1995 â" the landmark year when Rahmanâs music > was moving on to the next level. Director Shankarâs âKadhalanâ was > dubbed into Hindi as âHum se hai muqablaâ. The Tamil versions of the > songs had already become huge hits in North India, but after it was dubbed, it > reached every nook and corner of the country. > >  > > In the same year, âBombayâ, yet another master piece > of Rahman got released in Tamil. Songs like âHumma Hummaâ, > âKannaalanaeâ, > âUyireâ and âKuchi Kuchi Rakkammaâ became super hits. > >  > > Though Rahman had lent his voice for few short background > bits in âChinna Chinna Aasaiâ and âÃrvasiâ, it was âAndha > Arabic Kadaloramâ in which Rahman debuted as a solo singer for a complete > song. That song in his sharp voice rocked the charts. During any public event, > Rahman would always be requested to sing this song, and he would shyly refuse. > >  > > (One thing to note here. Most orchestras avoid singing > Rahmanâs fast numbers as they feel it is almost impossible to replicate on > stage, the effects that Rahman adds to the song in his hi-tech studio.) > >  > > In âBombayâ album, Rahman had composed a very > important piece of music. That one piece raised the eyebrows of many world > musicians and made them wonder whoâs this man! It was a complete flute-treat > (played by Naveen Kumar). It is the Bombay theme music. It was a supernatural, > haunting music, which served as the soul of the movie. The piece, which was > the > background music for the riots scenes in the movie, mesmerized Bollywood > musicians too. An English musician of Indian origin, Talvin Singh, included > this theme music in his compilation, âAnokha: Soundz of the Asian > Undergroundâ. The western music world started getting familiar with > A.R.Rahman. > >  > > âThe flute instrumental gently rocks like a cradle. It is > astonishing that classical music can be used even like this. This is the best > Iâve listened to in the last few months. Iâm extremely impressed by the > arrangements and music productionâ, wrote noted music critic, Kingsley > Marshall. > >  > > Till 1995, âHum Aapke Hain Kaunâ held the record for > best-selling album in the history of Indian films. The shy composer from > Kodambakkam, Chennai broke this record. The music of Bombay, broke all > records and became the all-time best selling album in India, and sold 15 > million cassettes (including all languages). All the leading music labels in > India wanted to be associated with Rahman. Even after such huge successes, > Rahmanâs entry into Bollywood was getting delayed for various reasons. > >  > > Ram Gopal Verma created waved in Hindi films with his fresh > themes. Each of his films have huge expectations riding on them. He signed on > Rahman for his next film Rangeela, as he was impressed by the Rahmanâs > âBombayâ. > >  > > The established composers in Bollywood watched Rahmanâs > entry into their territory, with jealousy. Generally, South Indians are not > given due recognition in Bollywood, and are referred to as Madarasis. Many > wonderfully talented South-Indian artistes couldnât survive there for long, > because of this bias. Two men broke this jinx â" Mani Ratnam and A.R.Rahman. > >  > > When Rangela album was released, the musicians in > Bombay waited with bated breath to know how the album would fare. With in just > a few hours, the result was there for everyone to see â" HIT! After ages, > movie > theatres in Mumbai wore a festive look â" it was for the release of Rangeela. > Celebrations happened in theatres. Songs like âRangeela Reâ, âTanha > Tanhaâ > and âKya Kareinâ made the entire theatre danced for the songs. Ram Gopal > Vermaâs amazing film-making, Aamir Khanâs acting and Urmilaâs skin-show > welcomed Rahmanâs music to Bollywood. The audio sales of Rangeela surpassed > that of Bombay. > >  > > Other bollywood composers were totally shaken by the > scintillating applause in theatres when Rahmanâs name appeared on the > screen. > Veteran Singer Asha Bhosle was away from limelight as she hadnât got enough > opportunities > in movies in mid-90s. Then Rangeela happened. Tanha Tanha had the > innocence of a child. At the same time, it also had a sultry, sexy feel to it. > The song became a mega hit. > >  > > The success of Rangeela made Rahman being pushed into the > front in all bollywood functions and in media events. This was a new trend in > bollywood. > >  > > The success of Rangeela made distributors want to > release the film in Tamil too. But, the Tamil audience canât be pulled to > theatres by projecting the names of Aamir Khan or Ram Gopal Verma in ads, and > the distributors were left wondering how to advertise this movie in Tamil. > Then > came the posters with the caption â" âA.R.Rahmanâs first SUPER HIT hindi > musicâ. > Rangeela rocked even Tamil Nadu, and thereâs no doubt that it was because of > Rahman. > >  > > Rangeela opened up great avenues for Rahman in Bollywood. > Bollywood composers who were copying Rahmanâs Tamil tunes till then, were > shattered by Rahmanâs entry into Hindi films. The only choice they had, was > to > accept Rahman as a part of bollywood and to compete with him. Accepting him > was > fine, but could they compete with him â" this was their only doubt! > >  > > Understanding that he had established himself at the > national level, he announced that he would charge Rs. 1 Crore for his next > project. That was an amount, which other Tamil composers couldnât even dream > of, in those days. But, bollywood producers lined up with their cash-suitcases > in front of Rahmanâs house! Others who couldnât afford Rahman could do > only one > thing â" sign up some other composer, and instruct him to âcompose songs > like > Rahmanâsâ! Funnily enough, there were many composers who were willing to > do > that! > >  > > Asha Bhosle fondly remembers how Rahman brought her back to > limelight through Rangeela â" âHis music brought in freshness to films. He > keeps > experimenting with music. He is a reflection of the younger generation. He has > created a new revolution in Hindi film music. Any singer is energized by his > music. Thatâs what happened me to.â > >  > > After Rangeela, many legends were waiting for Rahman! > >  > > (to be continued) > >  > > > > > >  > >  > > Cheers, > Aravind > > > Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com > > > > > Love Cricket? Check out live scores, photos, video highlights and more. > Click here http://cricket.yahoo.com >
