I'm always concerned about ARR's health. He is human afterall. Hope he takes care! Slow down a bit! We want you to love long and healthy!
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Thulasi Ram <karoke...@...> wrote: > > "It's true. But what a song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far > more than the final recording of many other composers." > rocking! > > On Sun, Mar 8, 2009 at 8:40 AM, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote: > > > Fame takes its toll on Rahman 9 Mar 2009, 0000 hrs IST, SUBHASH K JHA > > > > Print<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/msid-4241168,prtpage-1.cms> > > Email Discuss Share Save > > Comment<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#write> > > Text: > > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms > > Has A R Rahman been overdoing it? > > A R Rahman More > > Pics<http://photogallery.indiatimes.com/articleshow/4181657.cms> > > > > > > The past year which spawned about a dozen Hindi and Tamil soundracks, and > > the whirlwind Slumdog Millionaire experience and its culmination with the > > Oscars, has taken its toll on the music > > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>maverick > > from Madras' genius' health. According to close friends of the composer, > > since his return home after the Oscars, Rahman has been very unwell, so much > > so that he had to cancel a scheduled trip to London last Friday night. > > > > Work back home has also been suffering. Rahman was not able to complete the > > song that was filmed on Sanjay Dutt > > <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>, > > Kylie Minogue, Akshay Kumar and Zayed Khan in Film City for Blue. And, > > reportedly, a scratch recording is being used for the shooting. Confirming > > these developments, director Anthony D'Souza said, "It's true. But what a > > song! Even a scratch recording by Rahman is worth far more than the final > > recording of many other composers." > > > > Rahman fell ill and was bed-ridden this week, thereby further putting > > behind his pending assignments. "I've returned from LA to complete three > > film assignments Mani Ratnam's film, Shankar's Robot and Blue. And then > > I've to go back to > > Hollywood<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Bollywood/Fame-takes-its-toll-on-Rahman/articleshow/4241168.cms#>," > > said Rahman. He admitted that the song that Kylie Minogue danced to in > > Mumbai with Sanjay Dutt, Akshay Kumar and the rest of the cast for Blue was > > actually a rough cut. "I'll finish it soon," he said. "I'm in Chennai for > > two weeks. Then I return to LA." The question is, what happens to the > > pending assignments back home? > > > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > >