*"BiG Surprises"* !! Steven Spielberg Flick ? On Fri, May 15, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > * AR Rahman: Scoring 'Slumdog'* > > *CNN)* -- He's the man who helped make "Slumdog Millionaire" an > international hit, scoring the soundtrack of the Oscar winning film. Despite > his performance at the Oscars ceremony and being caught up in all the glitz > and adulation, Rahman is a reluctant star. > [image: Feeling like a millionaire: AR Rahman picked up two Oscar's for > best original song and best score.] > > Feeling like a millionaire: AR Rahman picked up two Oscar's for best > original song and best score. > > He's worked on films since he was a teenager, taking over the role of > family breadwinner after his father died and followed in his footsteps as a > composer. > > While he had stints writing advertising jingles in India, composing for > films has been his life's work so far, yet from his studio in Chennai he > admitted to CNN he didn't want to score films. > > "I kept saying next year I'll quit, next year I'll quit. And finally > because I was sucked into it more and more, now I have the Oscars" he said. > > His Oscar performance and acceptance speech was one of the most memorable > at this year's awards. > Show timesWednesday, May 20: 13.30 GMT (20.30 Hong Kong) > Thursday, May 21: 04.00 GMT (11.00 Hong Kong) > Saturday, May 23: 05.30, 15.30, 19.30 GMT (12.30, 22.30, 02.30 Hong Kong) > Monday, May 25: 03.00 GMT (10.00 Hong Kong) > Tuesday, May 26: 16.30 GMT (23.30 Hong Kong) > > "I thought if I get it I'll be quiet, if I don't get it I'll be quiet, so I > was training my mind not to get over-emotional. So when I first got it I > didn't feel it at all, it was like a rehearsal for me. When I finished my > performance then I felt at ease and then I became very philosophical as you > know, and I chose love over hate and all this stuff," he told CNN. > > Feted by many in media, his hit "Jai ho" was covered by the Pussy Cat > Dolls, but the softly spoken Rahman doesn't find it hard to remain grounded. > Rahman runs a music school in Chennai, the KM Music Conservatory that keeps > him motivated and reminds him that music has a potency that can transform > lives. > > "Music can do so many things. I have my foundation, I have my music school. > I have people teaching, kids are learning, so I take this as an advantage, > the popularity and taking that and putting it into good things, which > motivated me to work harder," he said. > [image: advertisement] > > > As well as working on more Hindi films, Hollywood beckons, if only for a > new experience. There have also been rumors he may score the next James Bond > film. > > "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," he said. > E-mail to a friend<http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/05/14/rahman.slumdog/#> > [image: > E-mail to a friend] > > http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/05/14/rahman.slumdog/#cnnSTCText > | Mixx > it<http://www.mixx.com/submit/story?page_url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2F2009%2FSHOWBIZ%2F05%2F14%2Frahman.slumdog%2F&title=AR%20Rahman%3A%20Scoring%20%27Slumdog%27&description=He%27s%20the%20man%20who%20helped%20make%20%26quot%3BSlumdog%20Millionaire%26quot%3B%20an%20international%20hit%2C%20scoring%20the%20soundtrack%20of%20the%20Oscar%20winning%20film.%20Despite%20his%20performance%20at%20the%20Oscars%20ceremony%20and%20being%20caught%20up%20in%20all%20the%20glitz%20and%20adulation%2C%20Rahman%20is%20a%20reluctant%20star.%20&partner=CNN>| > Share > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > -- Farzad Khaleel Webmaster www.rahmaniac.com
