Damn! The moment I read that on Baradwaj's blog, I wanted to post it here and you beat me to it.
"You have a great record with Harris. They'll think I've done something to that. I don't want to get into the bad books of people. Are you sure it's okay?" Reading this just reiterates how genuinely humble and nice this man is. Kaushik http://www.thekingofdreamers.blogspot.com/ --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Speaking of Rahman, thereâs been a lot of talk about the switch from your regular, Harris Jayaraj. > Itâs not a switch, because I am doing a film with Harris in > December, which stars Ajit (for Sivaji productions). We work really > well together. I think weâre the only team that works really well > together, because I know how he works with the other guys, and I know > how I work with him. But I always wanted to work with Rahman, right > from the word go, right from when Minnale happened â" and > Harris knows that. Yes, he said, âPeople will think we have a problem. > Why do you want to do this now?â But I told him I need to do this > because⦠You can always do a film with Surya but you still want to work > with Kamal Hassan. Itâs like that. When I pitched it to Rahman, the > first thing he asked was, âYou have a great record with Harris. Theyâll > think Iâve done something to that. I donât want to get into the bad > books of people. Are you sure itâs okay?â Secondly, he said, âThereâs > bound to be tremendous expectation. We need to live up to that. Do you > think we will do that?â I told him. âCome on, letâs not worry about all > that. What the film demands, weâll do.â Heâs pretty cool â" very humble, > very nice. I think we share a great rapport. > > > http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2008/06/05/interview-gautam-vasudev-menon/ >
