He has also sung chidiyan tu hothi tho (Nayak) On Fri, Jul 18, 2008 at 7:21 PM, Devanshu Mehta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Yes, that was Abhijeet. But I believe that is the only song he has > done for Rahman. > > Devanshu > > > On Thu, Jul 17, 2008 at 11:07 PM, Vikash Beelatoo > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <kshaunish.uom%40gmail.com>> wrote: > > Isnt he the one who sang "Ae Nazneen Suno Na" in Dil Hi Dil Mein??? > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "shahul hameed" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> > >> Haha.. Exactly.. He has always been mocking at Rahman as he hasnt > > got any > >> chance to sing for our man.. > >> > >> On 7/17/08, Gomzy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > > >> > *But after Rahman's sound experiments with machines, everyone > > started > >> > working on sound. That's why everything we hear today sounds very > > similar to > >> > our ears.* > >> > > >> > ** > >> > > >> > Not "our ears". Your ears Mr Abhijeet. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > On 7/17/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> > >> >> * > >> >> > > > http://www.radioandmusic.com/headlines/y2k8/july/17july/abhijeet_interview.php > >> >> * > >> >> ** > >> >> *The romance shows no sign of fading from his mellifluous voice. > > Although > >> >> Abhijeet Bhattacharya, better known by his first name to Hindi > > film music > >> >> afficionados in the country, has returned to the limelight with a > > new album > >> >> after a huge gap of six years, his voice retains its youthful > > charm and > >> >> magic.* > >> >> > >> >> *Fans, who have enjoyed his voice, all the way from Ole Ole-Yeh > > Dillagi > >> >> to Om Shanti Om's dhoomtana, have grown used to seeing him on > > television > >> >> reality shows too, judging young talent.* > >> >> > >> >> *In conversation with Radioandmusic.com's Shabana Ali, Abhijeet > > shares > >> >> insights from his musical journey over the years.* > >> >> > >> >> *Excerpts:* > >> >> > >> >> *You have been in the industry for a long time. What are the > > changes that > >> >> you have observed over the years? > >> >> *There's a revolution on in the music scenario now. It can be > > termed as > >> >> 'revolution', but there is no music in it. Everything is done by the > >> >> machines, it's no more about creative composing. The latest music > > has too > >> >> much of techno sounds and less of music. For me, it's no longer > > music, it' > >> >> just sound. And, the exposure this music is so much, that there > > is hardly > >> >> any difference between a flop song and a hit song. It is all > > about pumping > >> >> in a song and turning it into a hit by playing it 100 times on a > > radio > >> >> station or on TV. > >> >> > >> >> Revolution in the industry was brought by R D Burman, A R Rahman. But > >> >> after Rahman's sound experiments with machines, everyone started > > working on > >> >> sound. That's why everything we hear today sounds very similar to > > our ears. > >> >> > >> >> *You have been through all the phases of this revolution. Which > > of these > >> >> scenarios was good for you? > >> >> *I am no one to judge what was good and bad. As far as my comfort > > level > >> >> is concerned, I am very comfortable with my work. I do not > > measure myself > >> >> with others or the growth of the music industry. I always compare > > myself on > >> >> how much I have grown in the past years. I am paying a lot more > > income tax > >> >> than what I did in my past (laughs). Now, I earn a lot, and I am very > >> >> content with the kind of work I have done and I am doing. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> *Why didn't you try your hand at composing? > >> >> *I am already into composing for my albums. As for composing for > > films, I > >> >> do not have the temperament that's needed for the job. Hats off > > to the music > >> >> directors who have the patience to make music for others. I have > > seen the > >> >> best being rejected. I don't have that much of patience and I am > > satisfied > >> >> composing for my albums. Actually, it needs a lot of time to make > > music, and > >> >> now I am very busy with my stage shows, reality shows and > > playback singing. > >> >> > >> >> *Have these television reality shows given a lot of impetus to > > artistes > >> >> who participate in them? > >> >> *Has it only brought business and recognition to the participating > >> >> artistes? We are the face of the shows. The reality show is being > > watched > >> >> because artistes like us are a part of it. People do not want to > > see just > >> >> the contestants that the show brings on stage. They want to hear our > >> >> comments on the contestants. If it wasn't for the specialist > > nature of our > >> >> comments, the director of the show could have invited some guru or a > >> >> panditji from Allahabad and installed them as judges in our places. > >> >> > >> >> * > >> >> One sees you often arguing vehemently with the other judges on these > >> >> shows. Is it for real or are these just gimmicks? > >> >> *When it is a reality show, people want to see things for real. > > There are > >> >> many shows that plan out such things but, no one can say that > > about me. I > >> >> think I started this trend - I cry, I pull Alka Yagnik's leg, I > > get angry; > >> >> everything is natural and no one guides me to do that. Apart from > > that, the > >> >> editing also plays a very important role here. Earlier, such > > things were > >> >> edited out and the singing was more in focus. But now, the show > > wants more > >> >> of such controversy. > >> >> > >> >> *Don't you think there has been a surfeit of talent hunt shows on TV? > >> >> *Yes, there has been a surfeit of such shows. Hence, today we see > > Ek se > >> >> badhkar ek and Superstar doing equally well. We had a lot of > > shows that got > >> >> in new talent, but these shows are doing good because of their > > uniqueness. > >> >> It's all about different formats now, it's no more about mere > > talent hunts. > >> >> > >> >> *You have cut many albums. Do you think artistes should get a better > >> >> share in the royalties? > >> >> *We can't help that, that's the scenario in India. Here, people don't > >> >> respect an artiste's work. Here, the artistes work for others. We > > don't work > >> >> for ourselves. Outside India, artiste compose one album and the > > next three > >> >> generations do not have to earn their living. Whereas, in India, > > people are > >> >> capable of topping the charts, but they work for others and earn > > very little > >> >> out of their work. > >> >> > >> >> *Is the issue not worth fighting for? > >> >> *We had taken a stand long ago. We wanted our next generation to gain > >> >> from it. Now, I have made my career and it is not going to affect > > singers > >> >> like us. > >> >> > >> >> Unfortunately, the singers were never united. > >> >> > >> >> *Are you doing anything for the Bengali music industry? > >> >> *I am never connected with that. I always wanted to sing for a > > certain > >> >> kind of music. There was a time when Bengali movies were made > > into Hindi > >> >> but, now even Bengali movie have become commercialised. I don't > > want to lend > >> >> my voice to anybody there. I am very happy being a singer, I > > don't want to > >> >> be anything beyond a singer. I am a born singer and I love it > > this way. > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> regards, > >> >> Vithur > >> >> > >> >> HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; > >> >> LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > > <b> > > 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] <admin%40arrahmanfans.com> > > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<arrahmanfans-subscribe%40yahoogroups.com> > > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL > > PROTECTED]<arrahmanfans-unsubscribe%40yahoogroups.comYahoo>! > Groups Links > > > > > > > > > >
