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SAJIN ________________________________ From: Thulasi Ram <karoke...@gmail.com> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tue, September 7, 2010 12:23:43 AM Subject: [arr] Cinefundas churns out a 'fitting' article on ARRs CWG - Sane! Seeking honor by dishonoring the musical legend Published on Sep 6 2010 Creative pieces of works are always open to criticisms. But certain fame-mongers try grabbing public cynosures with their cheap publicities. Needless to mention, A.R. Rahman’s theme song for Commonwealth Games 2010 Khelo Jeeyo, Hey-O, Let’s Go has gained more publicity for gimcracks. To put it in right terms, the goosey feedbacks by few jugheads have got their names published in newspapers and media channels. Of course, it’s all they wanted – make unsound judgments and seek the fame. Starting off with BJP Leader and Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee Executive Board Member V.K. Malhotra, his statements pertaining to the theme song is completely rubbish. He has uttered that theme songs completely lack soul and this wasn’t something they expected from A.R. Rahman, who churned out some of the evergreen songs like ‘Maa Tuje Salaam’. If V.K. Malhotra wanted same-fangled song, he could have better recorded this song’s lyrics with same tune of ‘Vande Mataram’. Will that make sense? So are his reasoning abilities. A.R. Rahman holds special mention for redefining the New Line of Indian Music at global standards. Even his earliest works delivered in 90s holds great prominence in World famous charts of Billboard. He holds great mention for accomplishing with Next-Gen music from time to time. And about V.K. Malhotra commenting a hefty fee 0f 5.5 Crores reveals of his gaudy gesture. For Rahman, it’s not about money, but a great passion for the work he does. If money was interesting him, he wouldn’t have refused more than dozen of Hollywood and international offers in the past one year that could have doubtlessly spanned him bigger sum. Rahman’s songs cannot be judged at the first time. It’s because of his detailing factors he adds to his each number. Say for instance, the CWG 2010 theme song has such innumerable panoramas emblazoning the simple lyrics. It starts off on metal guitars with Santoor and Sitar played on fastest notes. Studded with a wonderful synchronized chorus, the song ends on a different octave with fiestas of Bhangra. Rahman has reached a level of far behind criticisms and such amateurish claims wouldn’t affect him. Playback Singer Ila Arun has openly admitted – it’s obvious that Rahman’s showpieces are bounded to mixed responses in the initial stages, but rightly reaches its epitome of success as the time grows in. It was all illustrious with his ‘Jai Ho’ song in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ that didn’t gain publicity during the time of music release, but later stunned the whole world. Even a year after ‘Oscar’ and ‘Grammy’ triumphs, the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ stands out at Top 10, in almost all the countries. Thanks to Bollywood music director Pritham, who make a distinct statement saying, “It’s not just about the song, Rahman’s Super Brand will turn entire globe not alone towards the song, but on the complete event of CWG 2010 as well. If music director Aadesh Shrivastava cannot understand the lyrics and music of CWG 2010, it’s just revealing that he hasn’t been wizardry in musical phase. In his statement, he has commented insisting A.R. Rahman to score 5 different versions of the same song. This poor musician has traveled a long journey of more than a decade in Bollywood and hasn’t been able to captivate the music lovers with his tunes. Starting from ‘KHATRA’ in 1991 till his recent release, none of the songs have been acclaimed at least as an average fare. What is the point in comparing this song with FIFA Songs of Shakira’s ‘Waka Waka’ and Ricky Martin’s ‘The Cup of Life’. Well for those, who commented on music and lyrics, would they be able to easily grasp the lyrics of ‘Waka Waka’ and ‘Cup of Life’. Music breaks the barrier of language and nativity and it’s an universal feel. Or else our own Tamil albums wouldn’t be holding such important places across the World. If at all, Shakira and Ricky Martin were the best ones to compose theme song for ‘CWG 2010 Theme Song’, Mr. V.K. Malhotra could have signed them for same-patterned song. Mark our words! A.R. Rahman’s ‘CWG 2010 Theme Song’ will undoubtedly carry its success across the globe and no such unwanted buzzes would trivialize its prodigiously surpassing fame. http://www.cinefundas.com/2010/09/06/seeking-honor-by-dishonoring-the-musical-legend
