It doesn't really matter for us fans. yes world over the music is given equal importance. world over, except in India.
i really feel this news should be reaching more Indians than it is at the moment. It should get the common man talking. It should inspire people (even if Rahman does not win). Remember it is the Golden Globes, a rare honor at the global level for an Indian musician. On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 11:54 PM, Vinayakam Murugan <mvinaya...@gmail.com>wrote: > Does it really matter? World over , ARR's music has been given equal > importance in the coverage. After he wins, the media will also join in the > crowd. > > It would be very irritating if they go to ARR and ask him what is he going > to wear? ;) > > Warm Regards > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Vinayak > > theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com > > > > On Sun, Jan 11, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Reformed Sinner < > reformedsin...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Folks, >> >> As ARR fans, we all know SDM the movie & the music is winning accolades >> the world over. ARR has already won 4-5 international awards for SDM music. >> He has also been nominated for the Golden Globe awards. >> >> As far as i know, winning international awards for music score is >> something not much Indian composers have done before. This is really a first >> of its kind achievement and shoud be given its due importance. but i dont >> see much people talking abt in india. its only we the fans who talk abt sdm >> music. if i'm not following this ARR fans group, i would not have know about >> ARR's nomination. >> >> I'm really disappointed at our Indian mainstream media (read tv & print) >> media's poor coverage for SDM music. today is golden globes awards, but i'm >> sad to say i could not find even a single mention of ARR's name in any of >> our tv channels. >> >> No mentioning by TV newsreaders. No scrolling news at the bottom of the >> screen. >> >> NDTV - They said SDM is being nominated for the best film at the globes. >> they had spl interviews with the lead actors of the movie - Dev Patel, >> Frieda Pinto & Anil Kapoor. thats it. no mention of ARR's name anywhere. >> >> CNN - IBN - A passing mention of SDM (the movie). they gave more >> importance to Shah Rukh Khan presenting an award at the globes!!! they had >> an audio interview with Shah Rukh and they ask "how does it feel to be >> presenting an award?". >> >> Times Now - they were more concerned abt what dresses our celebrities will >> be wearing at the awards. they ask Frieda Pinto abt what dress u going to >> wear tonight. Again ARR is ignored. >> >> whats the problem with our media? dont they think being nominated for >> Golden Globes is not a news item? Up to my knowledge, no Indian has ever >> won/nominated at golden globes (which is next only to Oscars in world >> stature). All thru the day, our news channels were repeatedly showing Satyam >> computers scam, SomDev Varman playing the chennai open, etc. Agreed these >> are also important. but then being nominated for golden globes in a great >> achievement, right? why are they ignoring the music alone? if they can hype >> up SRK presenting an award, waht abt ARR who has been nominated for the >> award? >> >> Guys - can we do something about this? can we contact any of these media >> channels and seek for an explanation for this ? Do any of your friends work >> in any of these media houses? Can we approach them and find out why they >> dont think this news item worthy of coverage? >> >> Arun >> >> > >
