They composed the songs separately but didnt they meet during Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha at all? How come the article did not even mention this movie?
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <purev...@...> wrote: > > "he is more assertive now, speaks out his mind - that soft, shy, > introvert guy seems to be a thing of past. Of course, not offending > anyone, still the same politeness. > > This is how i always wished him to be. Feels so nice to see him > opening up" > > > I agree too about this change and I'm also glad to see it. I think > AR's PR skills have improved over time. But, a lot of this also > comes with age. He's in his 40s now, well established and very > confident, not anymore this shy young man in his 20s just starting > out. He's a seasoned man now. But, yet, he is never blunt or rude or > displays any negativity in his comments, never putting anyone down, > never blowing his own horn. That's beauty of this man despite > soaring to such heights. I think being assertive and able to state > your opinions and thoughts clearly, however, is a good thing. > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinayakam Murugan > <mvinayakam@> wrote: > > > > I too feel this is very unlike ARR. > > Warm Regards > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Vinayak > > > > theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Sriram S <srirams_param@> wrote: > > > > > > > > AR and Himesh along with Adnan Sami were the final round Judges > of the > > > Channel V Super Singer competition (about 4 years ago) and it was > shown on > > > Channel V every week. Naresh Iyer was picked up from this event > by ARR to > > > sing "Mayilerage" for "Aa Aah". AR & Himesh conversed with each > other very > > > much during this event, long before Himesh started wearing the > CAP and > > > started singing "Aashiq Banayaaa"... > > > > > > So I doubt the integrity of this article. > > > > > > --- On *Tue, 17/2/09, V S Rawat <vsrawat@>* wrote: > > > > > > From: V S Rawat <vsrawat@> > > > Subject: Re: [arr] I Don't Know Himesh Reshammiya at All: A R > Rahman > > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: Tuesday, 17 February, 2009, 2:45 PM > > > > > > > > > Is anybody else noticing a change coming in our man? in this one, > and > > > when he had defended slumdog? > > > > > > he is more assertive now, speaks out his mind - that soft, shy, > > > introvert guy seems to be a thing of past. Of course, not > offending > > > anyone, still the same politeness. > > > > > > This is how i always wished him to be. Feels so nice to see him > opening up. > > > > > > -- > > > Rawat > > > > > > On 2/17/2009 1:02 PM India Time, _Roshan_ wrote: > > > > > > > February 17th, 2009 > > > > > > > > A R RahmanWe read about how Himesh Reshammiya has refused to > sing for > > > > A R Rahman. But Rahman says he has never met Reshammiya. > > > > > > > > Laughs the soft spoken maestro sarcastically, "Our > communication has > > > > been only through the press. He told the press he wanted to > sing for > > > > me. I told the press I had composed a song that would suit his > voice. > > > > To this he replied again through the press that he didn't want > to sing > > > > for me. We've not met. We haven't exchanged a call or an > > > sms." > > > > > > > > Rahman finds it strange that after hounding him for so long > Reshammiya > > > > changed his mind. "For the past two years I had been reading > about > > > how > > > > he wanted to sing for me. As a gesture returning his compliment > I > > > > thought this song would be perfect. I didn't know he would sing > for me > > > > only when I compose for a film starring him. I don't know if I > can do > > > > that," say Rahman who turns 41 in January. > > > > > > > > "2008 was my most productive year in Hindi cinema in the last > ten > > > > years. I had 7 soundtracks in the North and South. And I'm > happy with > > > > all of them. God has been kind. I haven't planned anything big > for > > > > 2008. But my music school in Chennai is my biggest dream come > true. > > > > The whole of 2008 the school gave me a high." > > > > > > > > Rahman has just composed his first ever song for an > international > > > > opera-on-film that's directed by Shekhar Kapoor. "I thank > Shekhar > > > for > > > > trusting me with something so unusual. The singer Kavita Baliga > is a > > > > teacher at my music school. Though she's Indian she comes from > LA. > > > > It's a great team that we have at music school. Right now I've > 110 > > > > students. They come from India, Singapore and Malaysia. I want > to > > > > cultivate musicians who don't know just about classical music > but also > > > > new-age sounds. Today's complete musician has to be clued into > world > > > > music. And that's what we're trying to inculcate at my > > > school." > > > > > > > > Eventually Rahman wants a music orchestra coming out of his > school. > > > > "And I also want to produce new voices for films." > > > > > > > > Rahman regrets the fact that music and harmony have gone out of > our > > > > music. "In the course of time listeners have lost patience with > > > > melody. All the tracks have to be super-racy. As a composer I'd > > > > definitely prefer melody. But if people want to come to movies > just to > > > > have a good time then I'll give them racy songs. I don't want to > > > lose > > > > out on the young audience. However filmmakers need to > understand the > > > > value of melody. It's not as though people have not liked the > melodies > > > > in Yuvraaj. I've to give it to Mr Ghai for taking film music > away from > > > > the predictable. I'm very proud of Yuvraaj. There are two kinds > of > > > > music, the one to draw audiences in like Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na > or the > > > > one that propels the plot forward like Yuvraaj." > > > > > > > > Speaking of his very special rapport with Aamir Khan Rahman > says, > > > > "Whatever goes to Aamir is a very high-profile and filtered > project. > > > > So my music has to automatically match up." > > > > > > > > The year has been plush with projects for Rahman. "I've worked > > > with > > > > three generations of directors, and in as many continents. I > can tell > > > > what they like and not like. Working with Abbas Tyrewala in > Jaane > > > > Tu Ya Jaane Na was a rewarding experience. Yes, I'll be doing > > > Abbas' > > > > next.I'm as proud of Pappu can't dance sala as Tu muskura. Now > > > after > > > > Ghajini, I've Delhi 6 and Adaa coming up one after another." > > > > > > > > An unfulfilled dream? "All my private album projects have been > > > > neglected because of my movie commitments. All my colleagues at > my > > > > private music-label are crying about this. I want to complete > these > > > > non-film projects." -Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Media > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > 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: admin@ > > > To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@! 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