Sorry even I don't see any similarities.. ..
--- reddy naveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > A.R.Rahman & Sachin Tendulkar - Destiny' twins? > > > The Hub Forum Index -> Miscellaneous Topics > View previous topic :: View next topic > Author Message > MADDY > Senior Hubber > > > Joined: 25 Dec 2004 > Posts: 595 > > Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2005 8:38 am Post subject: > A.R.Rahman & Sachin Tendulkar - Destiny' twins? > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 90s, 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 90s > style of composing > Sachin Tendulkar: Never say die fans want him to take > up 90s 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 sehwags 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. > > post ur comment guys > > _________________ > ___________________________________ > People who mind me dont matter to me > People who matter to me dont mind me > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > ___________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Model Search 2005 - Find the next catwalk superstars - http://uk.news.yahoo.com/hot/model-search/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. 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