Hi all, Sorry, I have been busy, and that's reason for the delay in writing this mail!!
Sujatha: "It was 1990 or 1991 i think.... I had already sung a few songs at that time in Malayalam movies. I got a call from one of my friends late in the night and he said there was a recording for an ad jingle, and wanted me to come over at 2 am.... I was hesitant as I was already a movie playback singer, and didnt know much about the jingle industry.... But this friend forced me saying "the music director is a boy named Dileep. He is amazing... U are really missing something if u dont want to sing for him... Please come over". I reluctantly went there to see a "boy" sitting in front of the consoles and his keyboard. He played me the tune and it was outstanding. It was an ad for a talcum powder.I jus loved singing that one. My husband heard it and he was spell bound too... Thank God, I accepted to sing that one!" About singing for Roja: "We had just recorded Pudhu Vellai Mazhai, and surprisingly, it was during the day!! And, Rahman was done for the day. Rahman invited me and my husband for a movie. We agreed... It was the last screening for the movie "Robinhood" and he didnt want to miss it... Tickets were sold out, except for the first row!!! The three of us were sitting there on the first row, so close to the screen and watching the movie! I was straining my eyes, and bending backwards to catch the movie because we were so close to the screen. Then, I looked at Rahman.... He wasnt straining his eyes.. he was concentrating on the background score, with his eyes closed!! Apparently, all he was interested in was the music!! Just then, my husband whispered into my ear 'we are so lucky.This guy is going to become one of the best music directors, and we would be one of those lucky people to have watched a movie with him!' " "Singer Shrinivas was my fan and used to call me and wish me and talk about my songs. I hadnt known him personally then, and he hadnt entered the industry at that time! When Roja released, he called me up and said Pudhu Vellai Mazhai was brilliant!!!! And, he was so excited about the new music director and asked me to tell him all about ARR! He had remarked that this person is going to be the next big sensation in music, and that he wanted to meet him... He hadnt even dreamt that he would one day sing for ARR!!!" Aravind http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com --------------------------------- Take the Internet to Go: Yahoo!Go puts the Internet in your pocket: mail, news, photos & more.
