Is this hollywood movie? Or bollywood? _chris Vithur wrote: > I thought AR had been there to Tokyo for Nairsan. So this is going to > be 19th Step. > > Nice. :-) > On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 9:11 AM, Gopal Srinivasan < catchg...@yahoo. com > > wrote: > Winning score http://www.mumbaimi rror.com/ article/30/ 2009041320090413 > 0257058188ee731f f/Winning- score.html > AR Rahman ties up with Japanese composer Joe Hisaishi for a film on the > origin of Kalaripayattu By Kunal M Shah Posted On Monday, April 13, 2009 at > 02:57:06 AM Rahman at the Kamakura temple in Tokyo > AR Rahman has added another feather to his cap. The composer has now tied up > with Japanese music composer Joe Hisaishi for the music of their forthcoming > Indo-Japanese venture. Our source said, “Rahman, Bharat Bala (director) and > some people from Disney (who are > producing the film) met Joe Hisaishi in Tokyo on April 6 to discuss the film. > Apart from Kamal Haasan and Asin, the film also stars the Japanese actor > Tadanobo Asano (Mongol, Wind Up Type, Last Life In The Universe) in a film > which will trace the origin of the martial art in India.” > According to our source the film deals with Kalaripayattu, the martial art > form of Kerala. The source added, “Kamal was very keen to work with a > Japanese actor after he met Jackie Chan during the music release of > Dasavtaram. > This is a $ 50 million project by Bharat Bala who will also be directing the > film. Research work on the martial art form is currently on. The film will > show that martial arts originated from India and not from Japan, as the myth > around the world is.” > Bharat Bala and Rahman are in Tokyo and remained unavailable for comment. > About Joe Hisaishi Bharat Bala, Joe Hisaishi and AR Rahman in Tokyo Mamoru > Fujisawa, professionally known as Joe Hisaishi, is a composer and director > known for > over 100 film scores and solo albums dating back to 1981. While possessing a > stylistically distinct sound, Hisaishi’s music has been known to explore and > incorporate different genres, including minimalist, experimental electronic, > European classical, and Japanese classical. > -- regards, Vithur >
