Agreed. Thumbs down to a movie doesn't nec mean thumbs down to the music. Yes, movie success helps in music success, but I think ARR has already established music success with D6. D6 is one of those extra-ordinary scores that doesn't depend on the film's BO outcome to score well.
Boy, what a downer when I woke up today.......bad reviews of D6 the movie, possibly leaked Oscar results with Rahman winning nothing....(hope it's fake)....... On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 9:05 AM, kenny korg <kenny_k...@yahoo.com> wrote: > bro thanks for the good information... > > > --- On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:56 AM, rivjot <riv...@...> wrote: > > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com > Date: Monday, February 9, 2009, 1:31 PM > > guys, there is lot of confusion with people that arr is islamist. that is > simply not true. I have been explaining this to so many people among my > friends I thought I will tell here also. arr has himself often distanced > from islam quite openly on many occassions during interviews .. by saying he > follows sufism. even as recently as last month, he told in an interview with > rediff that he is not religious but spiritual (when asked about islam). a > little background would help I guess .. sufism borrows most of its ideas > from buddhism.. like, sainthood, killing your ego(fanaa), the concept of > medetation and introspection etc. as a matter of fact, true islamists hate > the sufis. remember they even bombed the ajmer dargah in 2007 ? > > > for further reading check out these links > http://www.islamreligion.com/articles/1388/ > http://www.berzinarchives.com/web/en/archives/study/islam/general/relation_between_buddhism_sufism.html > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fanaa_(Sufism) > http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sufism-Not-Islam-Comparative-Study/dp/8186030352 > > gops, hope u'll approve this.. cuz its relevant and puts things in right > perspective about arr. > > thanks > Dil. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Leslie D <dorai...@...> wrote: >> >> As soon as the first review was out on indiafm.com,people started > abusing >> Taran Adarsh saying he is trash etc. But now if you look at the web, you >> will see that most people agree with what has been said about the movie. >> Unfortunate but true. But that in no way guarantees that the movie won't >> make money. It is a low budget movie with hardly any extravaganza. So it >> might recoup its investment and be classified as a hit. But not all are >> liking the movie. >> Please show some restraint in criticizing people. It is his job to > review >> the movie and if he didn't like it, that is fine. Like someone said, > most of >> the time he gets it right. Let us just hope this is one of the times > that he >> screwed up. >> Patience .... >> >> On Fri, Feb 20, 2009 at 4:56 AM, rivjot <riv...@...> wrote: >> >> > http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12980/index.html >> > >> > Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra thinks out of the box and it's more than >> > evident now. First AKS, then RANG DE BASANTI, now DELHI 6. A two-liner >> > of the story may give you an impression that it's similar to UTV's >> > earlier outing SWADES, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker: An American of >> > Indian origin returns to his roots and decides to stay back in India. >> > But DELHI 6 bites more than it can chew. >> > >> > Set in old Delhi, the screenplay [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon >> > Joshi, Kamlesh Pandey] takes its own sweet time to come to the point. >> > In fact, the entire first half is dedicated to the sundry characters >> > in the bylanes of old Delhi, where several stories run parallel with >> > the main plot... The two warring brothers [Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra] >> > and the wall that divides the two; the daughter of the house [Sonam >> > Kapoor] aspires to be an 'Indian Idol' contestant; a moneylender's >> > [Prem Chopra] wife has an illicit relationship with one of his >> > lecherous debtors [Cyrus Sahukar]; an 'untouchable' [Divya Dutta] >> > makes more sense than the so-called thekedaars of samaj; a friend of >> > the family [Rishi Kapoor] has still not forgotten his first love >> > [Tanvi Azmi]. Oh yes, there's also a 'Kaala Bandar' who spreads havoc >> > in the locality. Really, Rakeysh tries to pack in multiple stories in >> > those 2.18 hours. >> > >> > But, alas, the problem is that barring a few individualistic >> > sequences, you don't carry the film home. The film is engaging in bits >> > and spurts. Worse, it tends to get monotonous, preachy and boring and >> > the end is so bizarre, you actually want to ask the writers, 'Hey >> > guys, you okay?' >> > >> > Let's cut a long story short: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra misses the bus >> > this time. >> > >> > DELHI 6 tells the story of a young American boy Roshan [Abhishek >> > Bachchan] of Indian origin, who comes to India for the first time, to >> > drop his ailing grandmother [Waheeda Rehman]. She wants to retire and >> > spend the last leg of her life back home; dissolving into the soil she >> > was born in. >> > >> > In America, having led a very western lifestyle, Roshan is not >> > familiar with the sites and smells, the food and culture, the religion >> > and beliefs, this huge melting pot that India is. He believes that >> > Dadi had left her family and loved ones back in America, only to >> > realize that how wrong he was. >> > >> > The warmth and affection of the neighbourhood embraces him with open >> > arms. Amidst all this he meets the beautiful Bittu [Sonam Kapoor], who >> > wants to break free from the typical Indian social structure, to whom >> > Roshan is destined to lose his heart. >> > >> > That Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an accomplished storyteller is evident >> > in several individualistic scenes. Note the scene when Vijay Raaz >> > slaps Abhishek and Abhishek slaps him back. Also, portions in the >> > second hour, when a Baba [Akhilendra Mishra] triggers off the >> > Mandir-Masjid talk and divides the two communities, is very well >> > structured. The sequences are disturbing and the writers and director >> > succeed in exposing the fickle-minded people residing in the locality. >> > >> > But the screenplay isn't foolproof. The romantic track is the weakest >> > link in the enterprise. The love story falls flat. Also, the ending is >> > so abstract that an average moviegoer would find it difficult to >> > comprehend what the actual culmination is. The sequence in the end, >> > when Amitabh and Abhishek have a conversation, looks weird. In fact, >> > ridiculous. What was the need to have this sequence? It makes no >> > sense. Even the Ram Leela sequences, interspersed at regular >> > intervals, are forced in the screenplay. >> > >> > Rakeysh's handling of the subject is exemplary at places. But the >> > writing [faulty at times] as also the execution of the material isn't >> > the type that would appeal to all sections of moviegoers. A.R. >> > Rahman's music is outstanding; it's easily amongst his finest works. >> > 'Masakali', 'Ye Dilli Hai Mere Yaar', 'Rehna Tu', 'Maula' and 'Genda >> > Phool' are amazing tracks. Ditto for Prasoon Joshi's lyrics; they're >> > gems. Binod Pradhan's cinematography is brilliant. Watch the Jama >> > Masjid sequence [breath-taking] or the camera movements in the bylanes >> > of old Delhi. Just one word to describe the output: Incredible! >> > >> > Abhishek doesn't work. Also, his American accent looks fake. Sonam is >> > likable. Waheeda Rahman enacts her part well. Rishi Kapoor is wasted. >> > He deserved a better role. Amongst supporting actors, Om Puri >> > [powerful], Pawan Malhotra [flawless], Vijay Raaz [tremendous], Deepak >> > Dobriyal [genuine], Divya Dutta [admirable] and Cyrus Sahukar >> > [likable] leave a mark. >> > >> > Prem Chopra is alright. Atul Kulkarni looks like a buffoon. And what >> > is Raghvir Yadav doing in this film? Supriya Pathak, Tanvi Azmi, K.K. >> > Raina, Akhilendra Mishra and Dayashanker Pandey are passable. Amitabh >> > Bachchan's presence in the penultimate minutes fails to evoke any >> > reaction. >> > >> > On the whole, DELHI 6 has a terribly boring beginning [first hour], an >> > absorbing middle [second half] and a weak end [climax]. At the >> > box-office, the business is bound to be divided. The film may record >> > bountiful collections at multiplexes in its opening weekend. The >> > popular music as also the fact that there's no major opposition will >> > benefit the film in the initial days. But the business at single >> > screens as also the mass belt will be a shocking contrast. However, >> > the cracks will start appearing sooner than expected, even at plexes. >> > Thumbs down! >> > >> > Rating - 1.5/5 >> > >> > >> > >> > >
