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> A.R.Rahman & Sachin Tendulkar - Destiny' twins?
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> A.R.Rahman & Sachin Tendulkar - Destiny' twins?
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> A startling but very logical coincidences between 2 of
> the gr8est men of 90's/......they characterised the
> 90's and were icons of the youth at that
> time(including me)......just see the startling
> similarities between these 2:
>
> Comprehensive similarities between A.R.Rahman and
> Sachin Tendulkar:
>
> Entry into their respective fields:
> A.R.Rahman: 1992
> Sachin Tendulkar: 1989
>
> They were an instant hit because:
> A.R.Rahman: Blasting music, classical songs at a very
> young age
> Sachin Tendulkar: Swashbuckling batting and a great
> cricketing sense at a very young age
>
> How they stood out from others?
> A.R.Rahman: First to bring digital touch to Indian
> music and compose fusion that no one else dares to
> think off
> Sachin Tendulkar: First to explore the first 15-over
> restriction, score centuries at bouncy, tough tracks
> like Perth.
>
> As time moved on:
> A.R.Rahman: Stopped producing blasting music, instead
> delivered Classical melodies like Taal & swades out of
> maturity.
> Sachin Tendulkar: Stopped going over the top to
> bowlers, instead played exquisite drives and late cuts
> and produced innings with a lot of maturity
>
> Character similarity:
> A.R.Rahman: Shy towards media and lets his keyboard
> answer his critics
> Sachin Tendulkar: Shy towards media and lets his bat
> answer his critics
>
> Media point of view:
> A.R.Rahman: Darling of Mumbai and London press
> Sachin Tendulkar: Darling of Mumbai and London press
>
> International attention:
> A.R.Rahman: Admired by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Micheal
> jackson ( who wore a t-shirt having Rahman's photo on
> it) and many other international music reviewers who
> want him to compose for Hollywood films.
> Sachin Tendulkar: Adored by the man himself the "DON",
> Mike atherton( who compared sachin to W.G.Grace) and a
> never ending list of
> Australian,English,Kiwi,Westindian players.
>
> Earnings:
> A.R.Rahman: Draws 1 Crore/ film, ambassador of Bharti
> telecom, sizzled with the Airtel ad
> Sachin Tendulkar: unimaginable money on contracts with
> big commercial giants and sizzles in Pepsi ads
>
> Records:
> A.R.Rahman: 4 national awards, 16 filmfare awards, his
> music sold 200 million copies around the world and
> success rate of 80%+ album sales in Indian movies.
> Sachin Tendulkar: Look at this for a record: 37 ODI
> centuries, 35 TEST centuries, 13,000+ runs in ODI's,
> 44+ average in ODI's and 58+ average in Tests. What
> else u can ask for?
>
> Popularity:
> A.R.Rahman: Has a huge fan following in India and in
> south he is a demi-god and captures the imagination of
> NRI's throughout the world
> Sachin Tendulkar: According to a survey, he is the
> most popular man in the Country edging out Prime
> minister and Shah-rukh-khan. He is popular in places
> like U.S where even the game is not that popular
> (featured in an exclusive article in an American
> sports magazine)
>
> Career Graph & Present form:
> A.R.Rahman: Had fabulous nineties with all his albums
> doing well in this time. Reached dizzying heights
> during this period. Have had flops with major banners
> since 2001, which got the critics interested. Had a
> great 2003 within this lean patch with Boys creating
> sales records. His fans base however is intact, proved
> that with success of A Ah album.
> Sachin Tendulkar: The star of 90's, his batting
> propelled him into a youth icon status in India and
> was concurred with many awards from the government.
> Being pressurized by the detractors for a imaginary
> loss of form and injury worries since 2001. Had a
> great world cup 2003 scoring runs at will. Recently
> has had a good innings in a one-day match to prove
> that he is still fit.
> (Their career-graph is one of the most fascinating
> things I have ever noticed, they always seem to have
> good times together. Bad times also coincides for both
> of them)
>
> Fans:
> A.R.Rahman: Die-hard fans want him to go back to 90's
> style of composing
> Sachin Tendulkar: Never say die fans want him to take
> up 90's style of swashbuckling batting.
>
> Successors:
> A.R.Rahman: His successors like Yuvan shankar raja and
> himesh reshammiya are more successful than him right
> now but no way near to him in terms of class
> Sachin Tendulkar: Yuvraj Singh, Mohammed Kaif are more
> popular with people than him right now but as the old
> west-Indian saying goes: FORM IS TEMPORARY BUT CLASS
> IS PERMANENT.
>
> Duplicates:
> A.R.Rahman: Has a duplicate called Harris jeyaraj who
> not only copies his music and composing style but also
> his hairstyle and way of speaking in interviews.
> Sachin Tendulkar: Virendar sehwag, a natural duplicate
> of sachin with looks and batting style similar to him
> called "Najafgarh ka Tendulkar". (Najafgarh is
> Virendar sehwag's hometown.)
>
> Where will they end up?:
> A.R.Rahman: Probably will put India into the world map
> of music and create records which upcoming Indain
> M.D's can just dream off
> Sachin Tendulkar: It would probably take an android or
> a special species of human being to erase his record
> in Cricket. Will always be remembered as the greatest
> ever Batsman of modern era.
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