[arr] Re: ''I am not a South Indian or North Indian, I am just an Indian.'' - ARR

[ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni .]

Wow! That's one powerful statement!

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <vith...@...> wrote:
>
>   Rahman: I'm just an Indian not a North or South
> Indian!<http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jun/16-im-just-an-indian-not-a-north-or-south-indian-060901.asp>
> 
> Back in the early eightiees, most Hindi film fans had heard of only three
> male names from the South - actor Kamal Haasan, music director Ilayaraja and
> singer S.P. Balasubramanium. Of course the ladies scene has always been
> dominated by actresses from dowm south including the latest dusky beauties
> Deepika, Genelia and Asin! But come 90s and the name of whiz kid A. R.
> Rahman was heard all over, and he burst into the Hindi film scene with his
> superhit dubbed songs for films like Mani Ratman's ROJA and BOMBAY. However,
> it was Ramgopal Varma's Aamir Khan-Urmila Matondkar starrer RANGEELA that
> was Rahman's first out and out Hindi film album, and the rest as they say is
> history.
> 
> *CHECK OUT: AMU confers D. Lit on A. R.
> Rahman<http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jun/08-amu-confers-d-lit-on-a-r-rahman-060903.asp>
> *
> 
> The Beethoven of the East, Oscar winner Rahman is now amongst the top league
> of music directors in the music industry having worked with the likes of
> Mani Ratnam, Subhash Ghai, Rakeysh Mehra, Ashutosh Gowariker and many more.
> His albums sell like hot cakes and any offering from the musical genius is a
> cause of celebration amongst his countless fans.
> 
> So, what is it that despite not being very conversant with the Hindi
> language, his music is such a big hit in the Hindi belt? Well, we posed the
> question to the master; he had a very profound answer. Rahman said, ''I am
> an Indian and Hindustani music lies embedded in my heart and soul and this
> music can be classical, Punjabi, 'sufi', Tamil or any other language.'' He
> further added, ''I am not a South Indian or North Indian, I am just an
> Indian.''
> 
> Well, great thoughts from the great master craftsman! Here's looking forward
> to his next album!
> 
> http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/jun/16-im-just-an-indian-not-a-north-or-south-indian-060901.asp
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>