The last quote by AR is why we are his fans!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@...> wrote: > > > `It's a humbling experience > > ... says Academy Award winner AR Rahman, hours after winning two Oscars for India > > VINITA CHATURVEDI > > > > THE world is giving him a standing ovation, and rightfully so, even though the Oscars > ceremony is over and done with. But music composer AR Rahman takes the adulation so > nonchalantly that it surprises you. The man who bagged two Oscars for the Best Original Score > for Slumdog Millionaire and its foot-tapping song Jai Ho! speaks to BT after catching barely > two hours' sleep after the Academy Awards. > India got three Oscars on one day when the country had been waiting for an Oscar ever since > Bhanu Athaiya and Satyajit Ray got Academy Awards for India decades ago. It seems Bollywood > magic is finally sweeping the world in a big way. Ask him about this and the musical wizard > says, "Slumdog Millionaire may have served as a catalyst for Bollywood's recognition, but > Indian music has always inspired people all over the world. It has an inherent magical quality, > which has a wide appeal. However, to get appreciation from one's peers is always a humbling > experience." > The world watched in awe as Rahman dedicated his Oscar to god and his mother. Millions of > people across the world who were watching the Oscars were bowled over when Rahman said in true > Bollywood ishtyle, "Mere paas maa hai!" How did his mother react when he went to her after > receiving the Oscars? "She blessed me and was overwhelmed. I thank god and my mom, whose > blessings have always been with me," he says with his inimitable simplicity. > This > is > the first > time a typical > Bollywood number > was presented at the > Oscars. Is there any > chance of this becoming a permanent feature? "There's no dearth of talent in Bollywood. I'm > sure there will be many more such performances from now on. The USP of Indian music is its > allencompassing nature and the entire world is its canvas now," answers the maestro. > This latest barrage of Oscars has put India on the world creativity map. But Rahman fans > have already started fretting about whether the illustrious musician will shift base to > Hollywood permanently. Try telling him this and Rahman quickly reacts, "India is where my roots > lie and there's no question of bidding adieu to my motherland!" >
