Not yet Known Gopal... Info yet to be known.. shall keep you posted for sure.
On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <catchg...@gmail.com>wrote: > When does this air? > > On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 22:30, Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia > > > > > > > > MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named > as > > one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine: A R Rahman > has > > risen to global prominence with his work on Slumdog Millionaire, which > saw > > him become the first Indian to win two Academy Awards. The soundtrack > also > > spawned the worldwide hit “Jai Ho”, which was covered by The Pussycat > Dolls. > > > > This week, Talk Asia travels to Rahman’s home in Chennai, where the > > media-shy composer sits down for an expansive interview with CNN’s Anjali > > Rao. He also opens the doors to his recording studio, revealing the > > composing process which has lead to a glittering music career. Finally, > > Rahman takes Talk Asia on a tour of his new conservatory, where he hopes > to > > create India’s first philharmonic orchestra. > > > > The star composer discusses his inspiration in writing the music for > > 'Slumdog,' discusses criticism of the film in India and shares the > > experience of giving an Oscar acceptance speech. He also introduces > viewers > > to his two latest and most prized possessions - his Oscar statuettes. > > > > Rahman explains how his accolades are also recognition for India. He > says, > > “I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly > > deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India > so > > many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry, > Malayalam, > > then Bengali, so in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations and > so > > it’s here. > > > > He is critical, however, of the use of “Jai Ho” in India’s election > > campaigning. “I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and > then > > all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I > > hate politics I just want people to serve the people. I want governments, > > whichever government comes in to be unbiased and say there should be > justice > > in the country and that’s my purpose in life.” > > > > Rahman also discusses his early years of writing radio jingles, before he > > shot to stardom with the film “Roja”, which revolutionized film > soundtracks. > > He has since collaborated with music superstars like Michael Jackson and > > Kylie Minogue and shares the experiences. > > > > Anjali Rao presses him on his next project, post-Oscars. “I have a couple > of > > offers from Hollywood > > > > . Pure American movies which I thought for the heck of it let’s do it and > a > > couple of other surprises that you’ll know very soon if it works out. Big > > surprises I think.” > > > > Video of the interview will be available online at www.cnn.com/talkasia > > after the first airing. > > > > http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k9/may/mayrel32.php > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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: ad...@arrahmanfans.com > To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups > Links > > > > -- regards, Vithur
