sir jagit:There is a saying in our village: "If people say bad things about you, you must be doing something good" so sir keep media right behind u and go ahead ,,,,,,,,,we do have more ppl in the pipe line to say watz itching their mind and am 100% sure that more ppl from the film & music field will come forward with such petty interviews.....and one man will stand tall ,for ever more cuz he neither comes back to you with filthy remarks nor with silly one liners ,so go ahead bark at the sun.............................lol B
--- On Wed, 1/28/09, Roshan <roshan.r...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Roshan <roshan.r...@gmail.com> Subject: [arr] Re: Jagjit Singh - What does Rahman know about ghazals To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2009, 8:10 PM looks like he is too lonely and needs some media attention and grabbed the right chance. either that or had too much vodka that night. lol i wonder what gulzar saab and arr has to say about that. he does't have a faintest idea about the kind of music arr has composed. here you go jagjit, i used to idolize you once. now you lost my respect completely. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Arijit Debnath <arijit...@. ..> wrote: > > Jagjit didn't space Gulzar also....I think he didn't get enough time to bash > all the other associates related to SM..... > > What a vulger language he used like hosh chore to Rahman can compose > Ghazals..... This guy lost all respect from me..... > > Arijit > > 2009/1/29 Anil Nair <rhythmcalls@ ...> > > > And here comes the video :-) > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/videoshow/ 4045257.cms > > > > -A > > > > On Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Thulasi Ram <karoke...@. ..> wrote: > > > >> cough cough! :) > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 6:55 PM, Anil Nair <rhythmcalls@ ...> wrote: > >> > >>> Didn't expect Jagjit Singh to say this ...or maybe its just yet again > >>> the "media monster" at work > >>> > >>> -A > >>> > >>> http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html > >>> > >>> What does Rahman know about ghazals? Wednesday, January 28, 2009 06:31 > >>> [IST] > >>> > >>> Mumbai: DNA<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#>, > >>> in association with Rotary Club of Hiranandani Estate, Thane, brings on > >>> stage the legendary ghazal maestro to recreate the magic of the music<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#> form. > >>> On the eve of Jagjit Singh Live in Concert<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#> (at > >>> the Shanmukhananda Auditorium), the veteran exponent of ghazals rues the end > >>> of their era in Hindi films. > >>> > >>> Jagjit is not singing any film songs currently because he feels there is > >>> a lack of taste on the part of today's filmmakers and music directors. "They > >>> don't know what ghazals are all about and they lack good taste in music. > >>> What does AR Rahman know about ghazals? He will never use a ghazal in his > >>> films. All they do is pick up tunes from the West," he says. > >>> > >>> He criticises contemporary music directors for ruining the Indianness of > >>> sound. "Earlier, in the 60s and 70s, 90% of the music was based on the > >>> ghazal. Today, there's no poetry phrasing, it's all Western and the language > >>> is tapori -- a mix of English and Hindi. What kind of lyrics are Pappu > >>> can't dance<http://movies. indiainfo. com/2009/ 01/28/0901280633 _gazals.html#> > >>> saala?" > >>> > >>> Yet the popularity of the form endures. He says, "My audience has only > >>> grown over the years. I always improvise and add variations to my old songs > >>> on stage. Every ghazal is re-born on that day." > >>> > >>> Interestingly, Jagjit only performs for a cause. On January 29, at the > >>> DNA and Rotary concert, he will perform to provide midday meals for > >>> children. He says, "I never give dates to concerts which are just > >>> money-making measures. I want to give back to the society. So I give my > >>> dates only to charity concerts." > >>> -- > >>> -A > >>> http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com > >>> > >>> > >> > > > > > > -- > > -A > > http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com > > > > > > >
