Singing for ARR can fetch her awards and self satisfaction, name and fame...
What more to ask for !!!! She is known in Tamil Industry, because of her songs like " Vaaji Vaaji, Sandakozhi, Marudhaani" On Thu, Dec 4, 2008 at 1:01 AM, Anil Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *"devotion to Rahman has cost her dearly too."* > ** > I think its just too fashionable to speak about ARR in anything containing > music - and if you are pointing even the slightest of accusations against > ARR - all the more better - you ensure that your article is defnitely read > and discussed. > > http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1211219 > *Music directors shy away from offering singing assignments to Madhushree, > an AR Rahman protege.* > > She was Sujata Bhattacharya, until mentor AR Rahman re-christened her as > Madhushree. "I felt my luck would change with the name change. Also there > were many singers with the same name. So Rahman-ji gave me this name," she > says. > > Rahman gave her a dream debut with Kabhie Neem Kabhie Shehad (Yuva). It was > followed by Hum Hain Is Pal Yaahan (Kisna), Pal Pal Hain (Swades) and Tum > Bin Bataye (Rang De Basanti). > > But her devotion to Rahman has cost her dearly too. Other music directors > are not offering her work. True? > > She is not too forthcoming on this front, "I wonder, why? It's a very > tricky situation. I would love to sing for Vishal Shekhar and Pritam who I > consider very talented too but they just aren't giving me work. I hope after > reading this interview, they offer me some good work." > > She's also admits that, "I sing in Tamil but don't understand a word of it. > I do ask for the meaning of the song to get the flavour of the > song-romantic, sensual, sad and then simply repeat the words like a parrot," > she chuckles. > > Right now, she's on a high after her music album Lagi Lagan hit the > popularity charts, > "It's a collection of thumri's with modern instrumentation. It wasn't an > easy task because my husband Robby Badal (who arranged the music) and I took > almost a month and a half to mix each song. I even made Rahmanji listen to > it and give his approval before we went ahead with it. > > "By God's grace, everyone has loved our experimentation." > > -- > -A > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com > > > -- regards, Vithur
