Pritam I think sells more overall than any other composer right now, so yes, from that point, he is number 1. But, of course, for sheer musical brilliance and quality, we all know it's ARR who is king.
--- In [email protected], Mohamed Hashir <arrhas...@...> wrote: > > Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam????? > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of > > music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam > > acknowledged in an interview (on our very own portal) that JTYJN was the > > music of the year for him and that "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was such a brilliant > > composition that it was worth its weight in gold. > > > > However, this Diwali, Pritam is pitted against Rahman, as his ALL THE > > BEST...FUN BEGINS is facing serious opposition from BLUE, Rahman's first > > Bollywood music album after the Oscar triumph. At present the situation is > > that Rahman has won hands down (not that Pritam will mind at all!) in this > > battle, as BLUE is currently the top seller in the market, across all stores > > in the country and even Overseas, while ALL THE BEST... FUN BEGINS is in hot > > pursuit! > > > > *CHECK OUT: So you thought BLUE director Anthony D'Souza is a > > novice!!<http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/oct/06-so-you-thought-blue-director-anthony-dsouza-is-a-novice-100902.asp> > > * > > > > No doubt Rahman's name sells, as is evident from the fact that BLUE has > > overtaken ALL THE BEST...FUN BEGINS, despite the presence of quite a few > > chartbusters in the album. As Diwali nears, the competition will naturally > > hot up and we can only say who won in the end when both the films release on > > 16th October. > > > > In the clash between Pritam and Rahman, one name we forgot to mention is > > that of composer duo, Sajid-Wajid whose latest album, MAIN AURR MRS KHANNA > > (which too is a Diwali release), is selling quite well and the film may > > attract the family crowd, who wish for some wholesome 'mushy' entertainment. > > > > > > As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs! > > > > > > http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/oct/08-its-also-rahman-versus-pritam-this-diwali-100908.asp > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > >
