oh ya.. lets pray for that. ARR deserves it! On 12/11/06, shahul hameed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
wow.. thats cool.. i didnt know it.. thats an interesting info avinash.. thx.. On 12/11/06, avinash <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi guyz... guess what? If Rahman's songs are selected in final list > of 5, then A R Rahman have a chance to perform them live in award > ceremony. 'Oscar' has a tradition of live performance of nominated > songs. If this happens ARR will create history in Indian Cinema. > Let's wait & see.. :) > > Avinash :) > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "vinodraju2k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > > http://www.mid-day.com/news/city/2006/december/148161.htm > > > > Rang De and Water up for best song at Oscar. > > By: Lalitha Suhasini > > December 10, 2006 > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > -- > > > > > > Khalbali, Lukka Chuppi from Rang De Basanti and Chan Chan from > Water > > have made it to the Oscar longlist. With these, A R Rahman is up > > against the likes of Sheryl Crow who sang Real Gone for the > > animation film Cars and Audioslave lead singer Chris Cornell who > > rendered the growling title track You Know My Name for the latest > > Bond flick Casino Royale. Currently, 56 songs are being considered > > in the category. > > > > "They've chosen the best songs from my film," says Rang De Basanti > > director Rakyesh Omprakash Mehra in a telephonic interview from > > Malaysia. Mehra has just returned from Los Angeles after a round > of > > campaigning for the film. He reveals that the first screening > > enjoyed an impressive 80-member turnout in Los Angeles with three > > more lined up there and one in New York. > > > > > > "They don't know names of movies but they are talking about the > > India film at BAFTA (LA)," says Mehra. And Mehra's only too > pleased > > to discuss his two longlist entries for the Best Original > > Score. "The lyrics are the voice of the film. When someone leaves > > the theatre they have `thodi si dhool,' `lukka chuppi' > > and `khalbali' on their lips. I am fortunate to have worked with > > Prasoon and Rahman for the music," he says. > > > > McCann Erickson's South East Asia head and lyricist Prasoon Joshi > > recalls the fervour of Khalbali. "I wanted one word to sum up the > > song and was struggling a lot before I came upon Khalbali. It's a > > pure Hindi word – no Urdu or Arabic references here and we were > very > > happy." He mentions how the word `Ziddi' in the same song was used > > to describe the situation in the film where the freedom fighters > > refuse to drink even a drop of water in jail as well as Rahman's > > stubbornness sometimes. > > > > Both Joshi and Rahman admit locking horns over lyrics. "That's why > > it's great working with Prasoon," mentioned Rahman in an earlier > > interview, "Creativity is about give and take." > > > > Interestingly RDB is the quickest score that Rahman composed – in > > just over a month. "Initial tracks which included six to seven > songs > > took two weeks. Khalbali was first recorded fully in Arabic in > > London, and I sent it to the team over the internet. Rakeysh said > > that we should do it in Hindi so that it grows on people and it > was > > his idea that I sing," he said. > > > > Lukka Chuppi took a week. "Lataji is more than just a voice. The > > whole awe of motherhood is summed up in that song because she > brings > > a range of emotions to it. She's still the same extraordinary > > singer," said Rahman of the track picturised on Waheeda Rahman, "I > > thought I would sing along with her like a son's reply to a > mother's > > voice." > > > > Joshi says he received several SMSes from homesick NRIs who were > > moved by Lukka Chuppi. "They told me how they visited their mother > > back home after they heard it. The song's filled with irony > because > > it speaks of a son playing a hide and seek game and can never be > > found by his mother," says Joshi. > > > > It's been a great year for singer-composer Sukhwinder Singh who > also > > co-wrote the lyrics for Water. "The song is based on Krishna raas > > leela. The energy is such that it doesn't require a rhythm," he > > says. > > > > Final nominations will be announced on January 23 next year and > the > > awards ceremony will be held at the Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & > > Highland Center on February 25, 2007. > > > > Last 10 winners of Best Original Song > > > > 2005 It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp from Hustle and Flow > > 2004 Al Otro Lado Del Rio from the Motorcycle Diaries > > 2003 Into The West from The Lord of The Rings: return of the King > > 2002 Lose Yourself from 8 Mile > > 2001 If I Didn't Have You from Monsters Inc > > 2000 Things Have Changed from Wonder Boys > > 1999 You'll Be in My Heart from Tarzan > > 1998 When You Believe from The Prince of Egypt > > 1997 My Heart Will Go On from Titanic > > 1996 You Must Love Me from Evita > > > >
