you need to check out the Aamir soundtrack. Terrific stuff. On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 10:17 AM, V S Rawat <vsra...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On 10/17/2009 9:32 AM India Time, _Anil Nair_ wrote: > > > Well actually ...I think this is a good subject .... or lets say an > > offshoot of this would be a more interesting one. A good one for a > debate. > > > > Why is that AR is not typically associated with small time directors > > and/or projects ....I would love to see AR in a movie like 'Wake Up Sid' > > or a 'Johnny Gaddar' or 'Aamir' - I wonder if these directors never even > > dare to approach AR. I mean even a small time movie like JTYJN had AR in > > it only because Aamir Khan got him into it ....and the movie then became > > big.... > > ARR has done small movies for Deepa Mehta, so it is not that he is not > associated with small time director. He was there with her right from her > very first Fire when no one has heard her name. > > And after that first movie of ROP Mehra had flopped in the worst way, > critically as well as commercially, even then ARR did RDB for him, so it is > not that he avoids producers directors of failed films. And when ROP Mehra > had shown his abilities in RDB to give a hit, then it is not an issue that > D6 failed. > > btw, as per your line of thinking, I feel that you are mentioning good > movies from new directors, or small budget movies, but there had been enough > junk pelted out by such new directors also and in small budget films also. > So, deciding to work with every new director and every small budget movie is > not going to be feasible. > > You mention Aamir. Where was music in it? Where at all was the situation > for music it? Why should ARR have done it. The movie was no way a hit also, > and was more like a hollywood sort of movie with a drastically different > storyline. the end was hopeless so that also puts a question mark on > director's capabilities then why should ARR have done it. > > Similarly for Gulaal and Dev D, I think Anurag Kashyap still have a lot to > learn. he starts good but gets confused en route and ending movie is not > really a classic. several people liked Dev D as it has some surprise > elements, but I personally find it utterly confusing, and I consider it a > shame that it is clubbed with the name of classic Devdas. Devdas novel and > earlier film had a panoramic vision of life of that day and time, but Dev D > couldn't give the complex panoramic view of today's life. Gulaal movie also > leaves a lot to be desired, there were several loose ends in it. The music > became a hit on its own strength, but the treatment of songs was no way a > visionary. 3 great songs filmed end to end at the end, including one at the > end credits which didn't even have visuals, that is not the good treatment > we can expect for our man's songs. > > As for Gulaal, I am very much happy with its music, and Piyush Mishra had > become a new find of bollywood, so I am happy that ARR didn't do it so > Piyush got an opportunity. :-) see, it cuts both ways. ha ha ha. > > -- > Rawat > > > There is a revolution happening in India with these Indie type of movies > > in India - there have been some fantastic movies over the past few years > > - Khosla ka Ghosla, Johnny Gaddar, Aamir, Dev D, Gulaal, Wake Up Sid to > > name a few. I wish AR was part of such movies as well. > > > > -A� > > > > � > > > > On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 8:20 PM, Vithur > > <vith...@gmail.com<vithurm%40gmail.com> > > <mailto:vith...@gmail.com <vithurm%40gmail.com>>> wrote: > > > > � > > > > Pls change the subject line. AR isnt weak of anything. Its just that > > the movie didnt click well, for various reasons. > > � > > AR does movie for the sake of the Director ( many a times) ... he is > > a �people Centric Person > > > > On Sat, Oct 17, 2009 at 2:25 AM, mohammed sajin > > <mnsa...@yahoo.com<mnsajin%40yahoo.com> > > <mailto:mnsa...@yahoo.com <mnsajin%40yahoo.com>>> wrote: > > > > � > > > > > > Blue the last disaster in Boss's account! > > > > It is very much painful to see all these superior works gone ruin. > > How many time this happens!!! > > > > Except with some established directors(or Ameer Khan), AR movies > > could not manage success in both quality-wise and in box-office. > > > > Certainly there is lot of new talented directors in both Hindi > > and Tamil. > > Unfortunately ARR would not opt them, or viceversa. > > > > �We don't want anymore movies like BLUE, Yuvvraaj, Sakkarakatti, > > ATM,Kangalal Kaidhu Sei, E20 U18, Godfather, Parasuraam, Anbe > > aaruyire, SOK, etc etc > > > > > > > > > > <http://sig.graphicsfactory.com/> > > > > > > * > > * > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > -- > > regards, > > Vithur > > > > > > -- > > -A > > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com > > >
