Mark Knoftler was roped in to collaborate initially???
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Ajay Nair <[email protected]> Date: Thu, Feb 18, 2010 at 10:19 PM Subject: Re: [arr] Return of Rockstar To: [email protected] LOL...... Well i was serious Farzaad.....I mean that phase ARR really composed a lot only for the films to be not made in the first place...Chamki Chameli by Shyam Benegal also comes in my mind.... Ajay Nair. ------------------------------ *From:* Farzad Khaleel ♥ <[email protected]> *To:* [email protected] *Sent:* Thu, 18 February, 2010 6:44:11 PM *Subject:* Re: [arr] Return of Rockstar @ Ajay Nair : Lol.. What an advice for ARR :) On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 9:41 PM, Ajay Nair <ajaynai...@yahoo. co.in<[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes that's true.....earlier John Abraham was supposed to star in it & UTV > producing it. > > Its no surprise that Rahman is doing it as he was part of the earlier crew > & sounds a great combination now... > > Likewise he can use the tunes of London Dreams too for this genre which he > must have composed as that too was in his kitty earlier until Vipul Shah > took it from Raj Kumar Santoshi... > > Your friend, > Ajay Nair. > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Jesheem Mohamed <mjesh...@hotmail. com <[email protected]>> > *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Tue, 16 February, 2010 2:45:15 PM > *Subject:* RE: [arr] Return of Rockstar > > > > > If I'm not wrong, Rockstar is a long b4 shelved project for which Rahman > had already composed few songs. It was only after that, Jab we met happened. > > > > -Cheers, > Jesheem > > > > > > > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > > From: catchg...@gmail. com > > Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 08:50:07 +0530 > > Subject: [arr] Return of Rockstar > > > > Enter Rahman exit Pritam > > > > Pritam Chakraborty’s anguish at not being part of Imtiaz Ali’s Rock > > Star is evident; AR Rahman to compose music for the film > > > > By Subhash K Jha > > Posted On Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at 04:30:41 AM > > After composing chartbusting scores in Imtiaz Ali’s Jab We Met and > > Love Aaj Kal one would think music composer Pritam Chakraborty is an > > integral and indispensable part of Imtiaz’s cinema. Surprisingly, > > that’s not the case any longer, at least not as far as Imtiaz’s next > > film, Rock Star is concerned. > > > > > > > > Imtiaz Ali > > > > The emotional composer tried to hide his hurt as well as he could and > > said, “I haven’t been approached for Rock Star. I’ve heard that Rahman > > is doing it. Am I hurt about not being part of Imtiaz’s new film? I’ve > > been too busy to think about it. I’m sure we’ll work together again in > > the future.” > > > > Although Imtiaz remained unavailable for comment it is no secret that > > the filmmaker is known to let his head and not his heart rule when it > > comes to deciding his cast and crew. For instance, despite creating > > magic with Kareena Kapoor in Jab We Met he signed Deepika Padukone for > > Love Aaj Kal although Kareena, incidentally the film’s producer Saif > > Ali Khan’s lady-love, was very keen to be part of the film. > > > > Kareena too couldn’t hide her hurt when she publicly admitted while > > receiving the best actress award for Jab We Met that she was upset > > with Imtiaz for not casting her in Love Aaj Kal. Even after Love Aaj > > Kal, Imtiaz chose Ranbir Kapoor over Saif Ali Khan in Rock Star > > although the latter had at one point been signed for it. Pritam’s > > exclusion is particularly surprising as he was known to be a close > > friend of Imtiaz. > > > > According to reliable sources, the magical AR Rahman has already > > recorded two songs for Rock Star. While this fresh director-music > > composer jodi will be something to look forward to, those hoping to > > see Imtiaz and Pritam form a Nasir Hussain-RD Burman kind of > > director-composer team will surely be disappointed. > > > > Rahman confirmed he’s composing music for Rock Star. “I will do it > > after I meet Imtiaz since one-fourth of the music is ready,” he > > said. > > > > http://mumbaimirror .com/article/ 30/2010021620100 21604304132c93ce > bb5/Enter- Rahman-exit- Pritam.html > > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- ------ > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > <b> > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans. com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahman fans.com > > > Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans. com > > To Subscribe: arrahmanfans- subscribe@ yahoogroups. com > > To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans- unsubscribe@ yahoogroups. comYahoo! Groups > Links > > > > (Yahoo! 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