It wasn't Oscar.... but Golden Globe, IIRC.... On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:40 AM, Vithur <vith...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > That was very long back. That was during the Audio Launch of Kandukondein > Kandukondein. A lot of things have changed since then. > > Now they are having the best of their relationships. > > in fact ARR went to VM 's house, when the latter wanted to greet AR over > the Oscars victory. > > Lets not worry abt any controversies. Raavan is going to rock with VM > having penned all the lyrics for the songs. > > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 1:22 PM, wiredbeats . <wiredbe...@hotmail.com>wrote: > >> >> >> I recall reading somewhere that Vairamuthu was angry over using his lyrics >> as an instrument in tracks like Snehithane where the intro paras are chopped >> and merged into the melody virtually making it impossible to decipher! >> >> I think he became vocal about his opinions on the way rahman treats lyrics >> and vocals as instruments and not as a lead track. >> >> correct me if i am wrong >> >> Remixes I Originals I Opinions >> >> http://www.wiredbeats.com >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >> From: bhawn...@yahoo.com >> Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:24:17 -0700 >> Subject: Re: [arr] Re: MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE >> >> >> Dear Dinesh >> Lucky guy, but I must applaud you for your determined effort to meet him >> against all odds. >> You have once again proved that if there is a will there is surely a way. >> Meanwhile you need to sincerely thank the guardian angel, God Bless. >> Boss do us a favor, kindly email foto so that we could have a copy for our >> collections as well. >> warm regards >> Pathy >> >> --- On *Tue, 27/10/09, Din, D, Nesh <dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com>* wrote: >> >> >> From: Din, D, Nesh <dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com> >> Subject: [arr] Re: MY BIG DREAM OF THE DECADE CAME TRUE >> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com >> Date: Tuesday, 27 October, 2009, 8:05 AM >> >> >> >> it was heart warming reading ur post. truly blessed ! please do share with >> us the pic u taken... :) >> >> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. >> com<http:///mc/compose?to=arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com>, >> "umiesha" <umie...@... > wrote: >> > >> > 17TH October 2009…… >> > Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Light…… >> > My Birthday too……. >> > >> > NETHERLANDS >> > >> > My `big dream of the decade' came true…in a most unexpected way. >> > >> > It was around 4.30 p.m. and I was chatting online with my sister, >> telling her how depressed I was because I was going to miss another chance >> to see my `Hero' – A R Rahman – who would be attending an award ceremony >> 350km away in neighbouring Belgium. >> > >> > While we were chatting, the doorbell rang, making me jump, so I logged >> off and went to see who was at the door – it was my good friend, Dinesh. >> > >> > Opening the door, he gave me a big hug and greeted me with "happy >> birthday and may all your dreams come true!" I thanked him but told him that >> I only had one dream and no way was that going to come true! Dinesh asked me >> what I was talking about. >> > >> > "My Guruji is attending an award ceremony in Belgium", I replied. Dinesh >> was a little upset and said, "He is not only your Guruji but mine too!" I >> apologised to Dinesh and told him that all the tickets for the ceremony had >> been sold the previous week – I have known that since two days before. I >> didn't have a car – or a driving license, for that matter – and if I went by >> train, I would not be able to get back home as the ceremony didn't finish >> until 11.00 p.m. What's more, I did not know anyone in Belgium, so had no >> local support. >> > >> > "Sorry", my `Rahmaniacs' , I didn't tell you what the ceremony was >> about. It was the `World Soundtrack Academy Awards' and was being held in >> the city of Gent. >> > >> > OK, back to how I could make my big dream come true. >> > Dinesh suggested that we call the place where the ceremony was being >> held and ask again about tickets. "OK," I said, "I'll do it" and dialled the >> Awards office number. >> > "How may I help you?" the receptionist asked. >> > I told her that I was calling from the Netherlands and asked if there >> were any tickets available for that evening's awards programme. I didn't >> need to tell Dinesh that the receptionist' s reply had been, "I am sorry to >> say that all the tickets have been sold" – it was obvious from the way I >> looked at him. >> > >> > I did not hang-up however but told the receptionist, "Look, I am A R >> Rahman's craziest fan – I don't care if I don't get to talk with him – just >> to see him would be enough. At what time will the guests be at the entrance? >> Is it possible just to stand there to get a look at him? Please help me >> madam! My home is 350 km away from Gent and it will take me almost 3 hours >> by car to get there. Dinesh could hear all this as I had switched my `phone >> to `speaker-phone' . >> > >> > >> > After a while, the receptionist said, "Look, I know how much you guys >> love A R Rahman… let me talk to my colleague". - my face got brighter – "The >> show is going to start around >> > 8.00p.m. but the doors will be open between 6.00p.m. and 7.45p.m. and >> that's when all the VIP's will arrive; then there's a break at 9.00p.m….oh, >> just a minute" she said. >> > >> > After a short time, she came back on the line and told us, "you guys >> might just be lucky…you might get two tickets after the break but I can't >> promise anything because it depends on whether people stay for the second >> part of the ceremony." That last sentence left our hearts racing and I could >> hardly form my words to thank her. She laughed and hung up. >> > >> > Now, the next problem was the car! Dinesh had a license but did not have >> his own motor. "I'm going to `phone a car rental company", he said, and by >> the time I was going to remind him that today was a Saturday, he was already >> being told, "Yep, we have a car available" and Dinesh told him that he would >> collect it in 5 minutes. I couldn't believe our luck. >> > >> > I looked at the clock and saw that it was 5 minutes past 5.00p.m and my >> mind could think of nothing except getting the car and driving straight to >> Gent. Dinesh told me he would collect the car and be back to pick me up in >> 10 minutes and that I should be ready and waiting on the street! >> > >> > Although my stomach was churning and my nerves were on a knife-edge, the >> thought of the ceremony in Gent helped reduce the tension. I just wanted to >> see my hero's humble face and tell him, "Guruji, I love you, jai ho!" even >> if it was some distance away from him. That's all I was thinking. >> > >> > Out on the street, I saw a new Nissan approaching, with Dinesh at the >> wheel. I was jumping up and down as though I had taken the winning catch in >> the last cricket match of the season! Dinesh knew that I was not feeling >> well so suggested I got in the back seat and try to sleep. >> > >> > To get there at the time the receptionist had advised us, Dinesh had to >> `put his foot down' and at times, I saw we were doing 170 kph! After 20 >> minutes driving, we hit a traffic jam and my nerves started to get to me >> again. "Don't worry", Dinesh said, "we'll soon get through this"…and so we >> did and were once again cruising at 170 kph while most of the other vehicles >> on the road were travelling at around 120 kph. Our high speed, my iPhone and >> Dinesh's `SatNav' all played a part in helping us reach Gent in 3 hours. >> > >> > I had fallen asleep and Dinesh woke me to tell me we had arrived…in the >> city but not the ceremony venue! The `SatNav' had `gone on the blink' so we >> would have to stop and ask someone how we could get to our destination. As I >> was feeling refreshed from my sleep, I told Dinesh that I would go and ask >> someone how we reach our target. It was 8.25p.m. and the interval was at >> 9.00p.m. Then I thought, "why not call the ceremony office?" As luck would >> have it, the same receptionist answered my call and I told her that we were >> in Gent but didn't know how to get to the venue. This `angel' told us that >> we were quite near and gave us the necessary directions. She also said that >> she would send someone to escort us to the building where the ceremony was >> taking place. What a wonderful woman she was!!! >> > >> > Sure enough, as we were parking the Nissan, someone came up to us and >> escorted us inside. Once inside, he said, "Have a nice evening and hope you >> might be lucky and meet with >> > Mr. Rahman". We shook his hand and thanked him for his help and >> kindness, realising that the receptionist had told him all about us! >> > Making our way between Porsches, Lamborghinis and other top marque cars, >> we headed for the entrance and asked the security staff – in the politest >> way – where the Reception was. "Could I see your tickets please", the >> security guy asked. Instead of showing him, I told him the entire story >> about our contact with the lady receptionist and our break-neck drive from >> Netherlands. He replied that while he recognised that we were devoted fans >> of A R Rahman, we could not enter without tickets but said that he would >> check with his colleague in Reception. >> > >> > I told Dinesh that even if we failed to get in, we shouldn't feel too >> bad, as we had tried our hardest for our Guruji. Dinesh agreed with me but >> said that we should not lose faith. I agreed. >> > >> > The security guard returned and said, "You guys are really lucky as they >> have had two cancellations" . Dinesh and I could hardly believe what the guy >> was telling us. Wow…could it really be happening? He opened the door and >> took us through to Reception, where I noticed the clock showed 8.50p.m. – 10 >> minutes to the interval! Then I heard a voice asking, "Are you the two guys >> who `phoned me from the Netherlands? " It was our `guardian angel' and we >> told her, "Yes, we are the guys" and thanked her for all her help and >> kindness. She laughed and told us how lucky we were, handing us the two >> tickets. The security guard showed us to a waiting area and told us that in >> a few minutes, the place would be full of famous people. >> > >> > I told Dinesh how grateful I was to him for getting us here. "Yeah, >> yeah", he said, "But now, we have to ask someone where our `hero' is, in >> this vast place". Big screens were showing live telecast but it was already >> 9.00p.m. and people were quietly making their way to the waiting area – >> where we were waiting! >> > >> > I recognised some of the programme organisers, and I approached one of >> them and said, "Hello sir, we have come from the Netherlands and would like >> to see Mr. A R Rahman". "Hmm", he replied, "You have missed the first part >> of the programme when `A R' received the award for Best Song of the Year". >> "We just need to know where we can see him, even from a distance", I >> replied. The programme organiser told us that at that moment, `A R' and >> other VIPs were having their photographs taken but that he couldn't let us >> into the VIP area. However, he showed us the entrance where the second part >> of the ceremony would take place and said we would definitely meet `A R' if >> he decided to stay for the second session. >> > >> > I switched on my iPhone, keeping my eyes on the people coming out of the >> VIP lounge with only one hope in my heart…that our Guruji would come through >> that door! As I stood there, my nerves were once again at breaking point – >> like a student waiting for his exam results. It was 9.40p.m. and the second >> part of the ceremony would be starting in just another 20 minutes. >> > >> > After a few minutes, I saw someone in a blue coat and I called to Dinesh >> to look. >> > Yeahhhhhh it was the man himself… >> > >> > …the golden moment in my life >> > …the moment I had waited 13 years for >> > …the only humble face I had wanted to see in my whole life >> > …the Mozart of Asia >> > …the music miracle >> > …The One and Only A R Rahman >> > >> > Yes, he was coming to the entrance for the second part of the ceremony. >> He is just 15 metres away from us. I said to Dinesh, "Oh man, I can't >> believe this" – my whole body was shaking! >> > As his eyes met ours, I greeted him in the traditional Tamil way by >> saying, "Vanakkam Sir", shaking his hand with one of my trembling ones, my >> other hand over my heart. Although overcome by my feelings at meeting my >> hero, I was strongly aware of how much I missed my sister, in India. >> > When we looked at each other and I took in his humble face, I felt that >> I was on another planet or, maybe even in Heaven! >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I knew that Guruji had little time, as he had to return to the concert >> hall for the 2nd part of the show, but I asked him, "Sir, is it possible for >> me to have a photo taken with you?" Without a second thought, and in his >> typically humble way, he said, "Ya, sure". >> > Although I was thinking that a photo of me with my Guru would provide >> enough pleasure for the rest of my life, I still couldn't stop thinking >> about my sister. I am the only one who knows how much she adores Guru Ji and >> how much she would have loved to be with me at that time. Still, I thought, >> "one day, she too will meet our hero." >> > >> > Dinesh and I posed with the great man, while our photos were taken. >> Photos, which undoubtedly, will be the most memorable in my life! Then we >> had to bid our hero "goodbye" as the ceremony organisers and security staff >> was waiting to escort him back to the concert hall for the second session. >> > >> > After this `golden moment' many other unexpected things happened but not >> as important as when I met our dearest Guruji. >> > >> > P.S. >> > Dear Rahmaniacs, I know all of you dream of the day when you will meet >> our dearest Guruji. >> > >> > After waking up each day, I used to wonder if this would be the day that >> I would see my hero, and that thought always gave me an indescribably good >> feeling. >> > >> > Finally I met him! >> > >> > So my advice to everyone is, "Stay confident and Keep The Faith…one day, >> you will all meet him!" >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try >> now!<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_metro_3/*http://in.yahoo.com/trynew> >> >> > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >
