On 12/8/2008 1:26 PM India Time, _Gomzy™_ wrote: > She charges in $$ and you the $ rates now :P > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 6:40 AM, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Very costly singer.... Is she so special ???
For English films/ music/ album/ whatever, there is worldwide market. So, the sales are much more enabling producers financier to make enough dough. That makes them put a lot of money in the project at the initial stage, that has kept the rates of artists high. So, when any international artist is approached to do a part in a smaller show, even though he does quote his lower-end rates, that lower end is quite higher than the highest rates of that smaller show. Mohammed Ali was approached to do the wrestling scene with Amitabh Bachchan in a movie (naseeb?) and he quoted such a huge price (which was his lower price) that these guys didn't even negotiate further with him. And then there are complications brought by outside celebrities. In Baiju Bawra, Naushad saheb wanted celebrated classical singer D V Paluskar to render song for Tansen's Character. But Paluskar, though he agreed to sing, refused to sing was Tansen because Tansen looses the contest, even though Tansen is the most legendary singer till date. So, another celebrated classical Singer Ameer Khan rendered Tansen's part. Actually, these celebrities knows that it is a once-in-a-blue-moon assignment and it would not bring regular earnings for them, so they put any odd conditions knowing well that their otherwise earnings are not going to be affected even if it doesn't work out. -- Rawat > > On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 1:38 AM, Madhavan Rajan > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > /http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1212113 > / > > > // > > /Just her fees and recording of the video will add around Rs 10 > crore to the already sky high budget of Blue > / > Madonna didn't respond because she was going through a bitter > divorce, Rihanna asked for a sum that was not affordable, so > finally it is Kylie Minogue who'll be making history as the > first international A-list pop star to lend her voice for a > mainstream Bollywood music director. > > According to sources, the Australia-born crooner who has sold > more than 60 million records, has agreed to sing for AR Rahman. > Kylie will be coming to India by January 2009 with her entourage > to record the song with Rahman. She has reportedly charged the > producers of the film about Rs five crore as her fees ($1 million). > > "The song will be recorded for the film Blue, which has Akshay > Kumar, Sanjay Dutt and Lara Dutta. The producers also want Kylie > to make a music video of the song. In all probability, the song > might be shot in Hollywood," says the source. > > The total cost of hosting the star in Mumbai and recording the > song and music video could well cost the producers an extra Rs > five crore. The company negotiating with Kylie confirmed that > they are very close to inking the deal. > > "We are negotiating with an international artist. Within two to > three weeks, we'll make a formal announcement," said Rajnigandha > Shekhawat of Nine Winds, which is handling the film's > communications. Sources also revealed that there were a fresh > round of negotiations last week. The singer, sources say, is not > afraid of visiting Mumbai though she is well aware of the recent > terrorist attack. > > The production cost of Blue is already hovering around Rs 130 > crore - without the expense they are incurring for Kylie's song. > With the last leg of shooting left, at Rs 140 crore-odd, Blue > might race past Rajnikanth's Endhiran to become the costliest > film to be produced in India. > > -- > regards, > Vithur ------------------------------------ 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] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
