It is really disappointing when an article such as this include some fascintaing details about ARR and at the same time include this whole Bedi's story which is very unlikely of ARR sharing in public...I personally dismiss this entire article as baseless...just because I trust ARR's integrity in not making such matters public..
It is very unlike him. >From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman interview in Sunday Mid-day - 'I'm yet to be paid >for Mangal Pandey' >Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2006 18:31:00 -0800 (PST) > >Uh-oh!!! Washing dirty linen in public is definitely Mid-day's style but I >am surprised ARR opened up so much for public consumption. > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Vinayakam Murugan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 7:30:56 AM >Subject: [arr] Rahman interview in Sunday Mid-day - 'I'm yet to be paid for >Mangal Pandey' > > He acknowledges the yahoo groups in this interview. :-) > >How do you communicate with your fans? >There's a yahoo groups fan base with over 8,000 fans and >I keep track. > >http://ww1.mid-day.com/smd/play/2006/march/132817.htm > > > SHOW ME THE MONEY: >85 per cent of Rahman's payment for The Rising is >still due. Pic: Pradeep >BandekarWe meet the composer 16 floors above sea level >at a suburban five-star hotel. A R Rahman is riding the >Rang De Basanti wave as calmly as he rode the massive >flops: Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero >and Mangal Pandey The Rising. > >There are those times when the 'cool' musician chuckles >like a little boy, when we ask him about recording with >Lata Mangeshkar. > > "It was just an idea," he says, dragging the last word >with a south Indian twang, and shrugging his shoulders >until his neck disappears, "I thought I would sing along >with her like a son's reply to a mother's voice." That's >as far as he would go to admit that Luka chuppi was an >indulgence. > >But this time around, we thank Andrew Lloyd Weber for >initiating the composer in the art of interaction. In >Rahman's own words, a few years ago, after the success of > Bombay Dreams, "Andrew taught me that music is also about > presentation, and I can't keep going into my shell." > >Our drilling session would have sure come up with blanks >had we encountered the introvert that Rahman once was. > You said you were tired of period >films. >I didn't say that. I said I was tired of people slotting >me; just because I did period films like Mangal Pandey >people got the impression I wanted to retire and go to >AIR. > >It took four months to come up with the score for Mangal >Pandey. I'm yet to be paid for Mangal Pandey. > >I had to be patient enough for Rang De Basanti's >release, but knew that people were getting impatient. >Most fans thought that I had turned into a desh bhakt >with all the period films. > > How do you communicate with >your fans? >There's a yahoo groups fan base with over 8,000 fans and >I keep track. > Let's talk Rang De Basanti >It feels very good. In fact, that's another period film >of sorts. Rakeysh and I coordinated with each other for >four years for Rang De Basanti. The only difference is >that we got a new producer, which was a huge leap. > >Rakeysh gave me four scripts and said that he had >another small idea, which turned out to be the fifth >script. I told him that this is your movie. > >It's not a cliché. I'd never heard something like this >before. I think people are lost today. Especially the >younger generation. The film is almost like a coded >message for the youth. > > How long did you take to >compose the score for this one? >It's the quickest score I've ever written. The initial >tracks which included six to seven songs took two weeks. >Initially Khalbali was recorded fully in Arabic in >London, and I sent it to the team over the internet. > > All of them said, "What is this? Is this from our >film?" Rakeysh said that we should do it in Hindi so >that it grows on people and it was his idea that I sing. >Rubaroo was completed only two weeks before the music >released - only the mukhada was done and we did the >antara later. Luka Chuppi took a week, and the background > score wrapped up in 10 days. > Which was the toughest? >Khoon Chala was meant to be a loud track. > >It was all about expressing a revolutionary's thoughts. >I would have hated doing it as it was originally >planned, because people wouldn't have been interested in >this sort of a track. It just wouldn't fit into Rang De >Basanti. > >We took a last minute decision to use a romantic melody. >Serious lyrics on a love tune made all the difference. > >We wanted Mohit (Silk Route) to sing the track and it >turned out that Prasoon had worked with the band, and >everything just fell into place. > > You've recorded Jiya Jale >with Lata Mangeshkar previously. How different was it >working with her seven years later for Luka Chuppi? >Lataji is more than just a voice. The whole awe of >motherhood is summed up in that song because she brings >a whole range of emotions to it. She's still the same >extraordinary singer. > You mean there are no vocal >differences? >The range has come down. There is a problem with high >notes that has to be digitally adjusted. But that's a >physical thing. > >My vocal range has come down too with age. > > It's nothing to do with singing capabilities. > >The title track didn't have a dhol explosion and was >more Urban Asian Underground than a traditional bhangra >sound. >Most bhangra tracks are on one scale. We tried to get a >little more experimental and I used a chromatic scale. > >Daler recorded the track in two hours. > >The song had seven antara tunes, and Prasoon wrote >lyrics for all. But we had to take out a few antaras >because a regular film song could not be so long. It was >a tussle with Prasoon. He's the perfect balance between >a modern writer and a classic poet. The modern writers >overuse words like deewani and mastani, but Prasoon >knows his work. > Prasoon mentioned that both of you >often locked heads over the lyrics. >Rigidity never works. Both of us were very open. That's >the only way that discoveries are made. > > You're all set for the Lord >of the Rings (LOTR) premiere? >Yes, I'm leaving for the premiere to be held in Toronto >next week. > >LOTR's been getting good reviews. It has influences of >Bulgarian music and Indian classical as well. I can't >explain. > You're also composing for Abbas Tyrewala's film > aren't you? >It's done. It's young music. It's not a period film. The >film is like Abbas â chirpy and youthful. > What's happening to Water? >It's supposed to release in India. The producer gave me >a couple of CDs. I've learnt that once I'm done with a >soundtrack, I just have to move on. > >What are the other new projects? >Now Chinese people (sic) are also bringing their >projects after Warriors of Heaven and Earth. When I was >in Stanford a couple of offers came in, but it's not >just about putting my name to a score anymore. I think >work should speak for the artiste. > >Down south, I'm doing Shankar's Sivaji and Maniji's new >film. > > What's your take on the >other south Indian composers who've crossed over? >Vidyasagar is very good with melodies and romantic >numbers. MM Kreem is a master melody maker. > >I loved Criminal and Jism, but haven't heard the other > soundtracks. > What are you listening to nowadays? >I haven't had time to listen to anything recently. I >last bought a Qawwal live recording by Farid Ayaz. James >Blunt is another favourite. I picked up his album in UK >a few months ago. > >I also heard a few Indian kids in Stanford. They've done >a version of Maa Tujhe Salaam and are calling it >ragapella. I want to release this track, and show how >it's changed over the next generation. >I don't listen to music when I record. > Why do you mostly work nights? >Why not? Now I work early mornings too. I've been >travelling so much that jet lag has caught on, and I >sleep at night. I work afternoons too sometimes. > Your daughters featured on the soundtrack of > Mangal Pandey The Rising >Yes, they were very excited. > >Both my daughters Kathija (11) and Rahima (8) are >learning music from Ghulam Mustafa Khan saab's son. > >There are no tutors for Hindustani music in Chennai. >They are also learning Western and Carnatic. > How often are you home? >It depends. I wish I could be there more often. > What's being at home like? >I keep arranging things. > > I physically arrange things around the house. I try to >be neat. > >Otherwise, I'm busy in the studio and keep going at >something until the real thing comes along, losing track >of everything else. Fortunately, people understand. > > > > Bedi, >Aamir Khan and Prince Charles on the sets of >The RisingRising dues > >When we contacted the film maker and producer of >Mangal Pandey The Rising, about the long overdue >paycheck and both sounded surprisingly uncertain. > > "You should be talking to Bobby Bedi," said film >maker Ketan Mehta adding, "I'm not aware of this >at all." > >When producer Bedi was contacted he said, "That's >not correct. A lot of the money has been paid. I >don't know if there are any dues or not. Now that >you have brought it to my notice, I'll just >check." > >Rahman maintains that only 15 per cent of the dues >have been paid. "What he gave me was only for the >Prague orchestra," he said adding, "I've received >Rs 10 lakhs to pay the orchestra. It was a big >film and you can't have cheesy music." > >Rahman further added, "Bobby Bedi went on record >on TV and said that he recovered his money in the >first week itself. I wouldn't go this far usually, >but I'm spending my lifetime doing very few >projects and I don't want to get cheated. There are > people who want to work with me, and I don't want them > to get cheated either." > >-- >Warm Regards >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >Vinayak >http://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ > >Albert Einstein - "Before God we are all equally wise - and equally >foolish." > > 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.arrahmanfans.com > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > SPONSORED LINKS > Music artists > New country music artists > Country music artists > New music artists > Christian music artists > Unsigned music artist > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. 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