[arr] Just watched Couples Retreat!

[kaissiom]

So, I went to the local theatres at the earliest convenience to catch this 
flick.

The movie: It's okay, I had a few good laughs, but nothing great.  The content 
is for mature audience really.  I'm surprised this movie is PG-13, it should 
really be R.

The music: Well, given that this is a comedy movie, the music should not be 
taken too seriously.  Music in these comedy movies just plays in the 
background, without getting too involved in the movie.  And that is exactly the 
treatment it's received here.  Although, Rahman's tracks have been used 
throughout the movie, the movie contains various other tracks not featured on 
the Soundtrack.

The good:
-Rahman's first Hollywood venture :)
-Music used at some prominent places

The bad:
-Rahman's music is not the only music in the movie
-Movie doesn't start with Rahman's music
-Sajna, the song, is not featured in the movie, although, the theme can be heard
-Kurukuru is not featured in the movie, bits can be heard here and there
-Nana is featured in the movie, and also for the end credits

Sure, from above, you can see that there's more bad than good, but I'm not 
disappointed.  I'm glad I'm finally able to walk into any records store here in 
LA and pick up a soundtrack by Rahman and that I can hear Rahman's music in a 
Hollywood movie. 

Looking forward to more Hollywood ventures and some amazing soundtracks by 
Rahman in the future!

Regards,
Wasim

Re: [arr] As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

[Mohamed Hashir]

Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam?

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 9:50 PM, Vithur  wrote:

>
>
> Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of
> music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam
> acknowledged in an interview (on our very own portal) that JTYJN was the
> music of the year for him and that "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was such a brilliant
> composition that it was worth its weight in gold.
>
> However, this Diwali, Pritam is pitted against Rahman, as his ALL THE
> BEST...FUN BEGINS is facing serious opposition from BLUE, Rahman's first
> Bollywood music album after the Oscar triumph. At present the situation is
> that Rahman has won hands down (not that Pritam will mind at all!) in this
> battle, as BLUE is currently the top seller in the market, across all stores
> in the country and even Overseas, while ALL THE BEST... FUN BEGINS is in hot
> pursuit!
>
> *CHECK OUT: So you thought BLUE director Anthony D'Souza is a 
> novice!!
> *
>
> No doubt Rahman's name sells, as is evident from the fact that BLUE has
> overtaken ALL THE BEST...FUN BEGINS, despite the presence of quite a few
> chartbusters in the album. As Diwali nears, the competition will naturally
> hot up and we can only say who won in the end when both the films release on
> 16th October.
>
> In the clash between Pritam and Rahman, one name we forgot to mention is
> that of composer duo, Sajid-Wajid whose latest album, MAIN AURR MRS KHANNA
> (which too is a Diwali release), is selling quite well and the film may
> attract the family crowd, who wish for some wholesome 'mushy' entertainment.
>
>
> As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!
>
>
> http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/oct/08-its-also-rahman-versus-pritam-this-diwali-100908.asp
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Jodha Akbar is a classic..isn't it?

[Anish Gupte]

WB,

I completely agree with you. I have watched the movie twice, and I also feel
that its a fine film indeed. In fact, I would go one step further and say
that even Aishwarya's acting was top notch. She was characterized perfectly,
and depicted in an apt manner.

Abt the music, well we all know how good the music is...So need I add any
more?..:)


Anish.
On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM, wiredbeats . wrote:

>
>
> I have watched this movie about 3 times, including in big IMAX screen ( i
> know its not an IMAX film, still here the theatre guys show an zoomed in
> version in the IMAX screen)
>
> After a long time this movie Jodha Akbar grows on you. I have been watching
> the movie almost everyweek when it comes on TV and it seems perfect in all
> ways except aishwarya's acting. The music, Lyrics and BGMs are top quality.
> I think its one of the very rare films which is has very rich lyrics
> supported by equally brilliant compositions.
> And there are so many saperate pieces composed in BGMs unlike rehashes of
> tunes from the soundtrack which rahman does quite often.
>
> I think overall its a classic.
>
> what say?
>
> regards
>
> wb
>  
>

Re: [arr] Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman

[Mohamed Hashir]

Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen?

I dont think so..

"One movie scene is etched in his memory for good — the one in Rang De
Basanti, his first recording for Rahman"





On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Vinayak  wrote:

>
>
> Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen?
>
>
> Warm Regards
> ~~~
> Vinayak
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Vithur  wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>  Big dreams in the pipeline
>>
>>
>>
>> Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman, his
>> collaborative album and his experiments with unusual flutes
>>
>> It’s what you might call a quintessential Chennai music success story —
>> boy begins learning Carnatic music at the age of three-and-a-half; has his
>> flute arangetram in his teens presided over by acclaimed vocalist,
>> Balamuralikrishna; does jingles with his childhood friend (music director
>> G.V. Prakash) when he is just out of school ; is ‘discovered’ by the movie
>> industry at Saarang, where he does a hat-trick as best instrumentalist three
>> years running while studying engineering; and turns down a job with Infosys
>> to end up working with none other than A.R. Rahman.
>>
>> Meet Navin Iyer, who at 24 is one of the most in-demand flautists in the
>> film music industry, having recorded for over 500 movies in Tamil, Telugu,
>> Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
>>
>> “I think I’m the youngest musician in the cine industry — not counting
>> singers,” says the young flautist (and self-taught saxophonist) as we meet
>> at his brand new personal studio in the heart of Mylapore.
>>
>> Life is hectic since, as he explains, he’s one of a handful of flute
>> ‘session artistes’ in the country. “Being a session artiste is another skill
>> altogether,” he says, lounging behind the studio computer in an old pair of
>> jeans and faded T-shirt. “The music director will demand a particular feel
>> for a song, which you have to deliver; at the same time, you have to be able
>> to add your own creativity and compose on the spot. You should be able to
>> change gears between the two immediately.”
>>
>> Recordings may last just a few minutes — his flute piece for ‘Akkam
>> Pakkam’ from Kireedam took just four (“sometimes things just fall into
>> place”) — or up to two hours for background scores, which generally take
>> longer. “You need to watch the movie scene to get in sync with it,” he says,
>> comparing the process to being ‘in a relationship’. “Unless you spend time
>> with it, talk to it, you won’t get the exact feel.”
>>
>> One movie scene is etched in his memory for good — the one in Rang De
>> Basanti, his first recording for Rahman. “He just called me and said ‘can
>> you come?’” he recalls, still sounding awed. “My flute comes in the
>> background score of the scene after Madhavan’s character dies… it was a very
>> emotional scene, very emotional for me too!”
>>
>> Since then, he’s played for a number of Rahman’s projects, including the
>> big one, Slumdog Millionaire. “The morning of the recording for Slumdog…I’d
>> actually overslept, but luckily made it in time,” he says, adding with a
>> laugh, “And then, my God, the Oscar!”
>>
>> He travels quite a bit for recordings, and sometimes, music directors
>> travel to him, such as Vishal of Vishal-Shekhar who came down to Chennai
>> just to record the flute track for Aakhon mein teri from Om Shanti Om,
>> because he liked Navin’s ‘ideas and style’ .
>>
>> “Earlier, music directors would have the entire score written and cine
>> musicians played according to that,” comments Navin. “Now music directors
>> are more open; they enjoy it when we give our inputs. It adds a new
>> dimension to a song.”
>>
>> Gone also are the days when session artistes had to come together at one
>> time to record a song; today, with the magic of track technology, individual
>> artistes can play their parts when they have time and “ping pong on to the
>> next recording,” he says. “Right now, for example, I’m practising during the
>> day for my concert tour with Earthsync, so I’m often recording through the
>> night.”
>>
>> The day we meet, he’d been at Malayalam music director Ouseppachan’s
>> studio at T. Nagar recording till 4 a.m., had gotten a couple of hours of
>> sleep, hit the gym (“it keeps you kicking”), and fit in our interview before
>> a practice session at 10 a.m. That’s the way he likes it — busy, with plenty
>> of variety. At his studio is a specially-made glass flute which he’s been
>> experimenting with. Next up is one made of clay, another of marble and a
>> saxophone of bamboo.
>>
>> Ready to roll out is a collaborative album, ‘Three 4 the Music’, with
>> mridangist D.A. Srinivas and violinist Raghavendra Rao that connects
>> Carnatic music with everything from blues and jazz to Irish folk music
>> (which translates as karaharapriyaragam, he tells me). And for the future,
>> he wants to compose his own music.
>>
>> “I want to explore, expand my horizons and focus

[arr] Chiggy Wiggy (Live In Concert) - Sonu Nigam

[nishantsgarg]

Hi Everyone,

I I have just come back from Sonu Nigam's live concert which was held in Delhi. 
Through out the event Sonu performed numerous songs, from whihc one was Chiggy 
Wiggy from Blue. Kylie's part was sung by some female vocalist who was giving 
backing vocals in few of the songs. The funny thing that happened in between 
this track was that, while Sonu was singing his part of the song, one guy fromn 
the V.V.I.P. section sitting besides me stood up and started dancing like as if 
he was drunk or something! People dancing while such concerts is fine but a guy 
from the V.V.I.P. section that to at the most front row dancing in a mad like 
manner was something new I saw! 

- Nishant

[arr] CD Cover - Couples Retreat [2 Attachments]

[Pradeepan R]

Not the best quality Pics...
ARR's msg is nice:

-- 
Cheers,
Pradeepan.

"All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you
!"

[arr] Nana Lyrics

[aristocratic bureaucrat]

NANA – AR Rahman, BlaaZe, Viviane Chaix, AR Ameen, Clinton and Dominic

(written by AR Rahman, BlaaZe & Viviane Chaix)



ARR: Woyoyoyeah

BLZ: You got to give and get and let di pressure go


ARR: Woyoyoyeah

BLZ: Boom boom all you never wanted me to show

Don’t lie la lie la lie la lie…


Say No No …

VIV: (french rap)


BLZ: Am I here, Oh my dear, Me never leave you alone

Am I here, Oh my dear, And together we grow



BLZ: I wanna take you all across the island to shore

Oh, me never wanna leave you all alone

What them other people dem ah not know is how far,

Me and my lover will go...


Say Na Na…Na Na Na...



VIV: (French rap)


BLZ: Now I need a little time,

Now I gotta lotta time,

Nananananana me ah say what is on mi mind,

Nananananana all the ladies let me see u smile

Nananananana all the couples come and form a line

:) :) … nananananana me say …




from BlaaZe's blog :)

http://therealblaaze.blogspot.com/

-- 
Wit beyond measure is mans greatest treasure

[arr] (unknown)

[shravan shenoy]

please send me the song as an attachment or the download link for the song..
"SHYAMA SUNDARA KERA KEDARA BHOOMI"  it is the asianet title or theme song 
composed by a r rehman...


thank in advance..




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RE: [arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

[wiredbeats .]

its a pathbreaking rhythm which has not been repeated anywhere since 10 years. 
The track is so fresh even now and it gave his career new wings. Bombay dreams 
happened and because of it more stuff happened. You can draw a line from the 
Oscars to chaiyya chaiyya easily.All major milestones in his career are 
connected and this track started it all..



To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: light...@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:30:01 +
Subject: [arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?















 





  Yes absolutely no doubt about it. Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's 
biggest all time hit. The reaction I saw in public after Chaiya Chaiya for ARR 
I neveer saw that again or before it. Even the guys who criticized ARR also 
started praising him after Chaiya Chaiya.



I m not saying that Chaiya Chaiya is the best track of ARR till date, all I 
ment is that Chaiya Chaiya is the biggest hit of ARR till now. N I wish from 
the bottom of my heart that it dont remain the biggest all time hit of ARR for 
ever, I wish ARR gives bigger hit songs than Chaiya Chaiya in his career. 



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord"  wrote:

>

> ARR's had a lot of songs that became rages throughout India, but do you think 
> it's safe to say that Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit thus far, 
> both North and South?

>





 

  













  

[arr] Oru Kanavin Isai - all articles

[yalini1989]

enjoy...

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AIID32SK

[arr] Jodha Akbar is a classic..isn't it?

[wiredbeats .]

I have watched this movie about 3 times, including in big IMAX screen ( i know 
its not an IMAX film, still here the theatre guys show an zoomed in version in 
the IMAX screen)
After a long time this movie Jodha Akbar grows on you. I have been watching the 
movie almost everyweek when it comes on TV and it seems perfect in all ways 
except aishwarya's acting. The music, Lyrics and BGMs are top quality. I think 
its one of the very rare films which is has very rich lyrics supported by 
equally brilliant compositions.
And there are so many saperate pieces composed in BGMs unlike rehashes of tunes 
from the soundtrack which rahman does quite often.
I think overall its a classic.
what say?
regards
wb

[arr] My ARR Graph

[Jahanzeb]

Just for comparison I've compiled this ARR graph, graph of his Hindi albums and 
rating I gave to each. Please find it at the link below. Any comments are 
welcomed.

http://blog.jahanzeb.com/2009/10/my-r-rahman-graph.html

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

[A.R.Rajib]

>
> --- On *Sat, 10/10/09, anthony jewelson * wrote:
>
>
> From: anthony jewelson 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, October 10, 2009, 12:31 PM
>
> wasn't it Rahman who wrotw the lyrics of Pray for me brother
>
>

A.R.Rahman & Blaaze Is Credited for writing the lyrics of pray for me
brother ... *Add More people* [?]

-- 
- Regards

~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
<>

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

[Din, D, Nesh]

A.R.Rahman wrote the lines " Oru Poiyavathu Soll Kanne, Un Kadhal Naanthaan 
endru, antha sollil, uyir valvhen" from the movie Jodi (1999). This was 
confirmed by the singer Srinivas himself in an interview.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mehroof ! Mohamed !!  
wrote:
>
> Many songs to his credit for the starting lines .. I guess the first one he 
> did is for  "Chikku Bukku Chikku Bukku railae" .
>  
> Mehroof ! Mohamed !!
> 
> --- On Thu, 8/10/09, A.R.Rajib  wrote:
> 
> 
> From: A.R.Rajib 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 7:41 PM
> 
> 
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said in a recent interview ...  That 
> he wrote chants & M.I.A Wrote the chasing lyrics in O saaya
> In Blue Theme ... The Idea of Mispronouncing the Word "Blue" came From ARR 
> Himself
> In Jai Ho ... Using the Word "Jai Ho" Was his Idea 
> m Sure he has lot of contribution on lyrics in  the past ( he said he 
> avoid/dont like using  populer/over used words ... like janeman , jane ja  
> etc etc ) would love to know them . 
> 
> 
> Anyone to add more in this list ???
> 
> --- On Thu, 10/8/09, jayram  wrote:
> 
> 
> From: jayram 
> Subject: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4:18 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Hi friends,
> 
> Did you guys notice that A.R.R Sir has written many songs (Nana, Sajna) for 
> "CR" along with Blaaze ??? I enjoyed both of them. Nana was especially 
> stunning.
> 
> I wonder who was the lyricist for the Kuru Kuru Song in CR. The Album credit 
> at arrahman.com does not show who wrote Kuru Kuru song. :(
> 
> Regards,
> Jay
> 
> 
> -
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>   Connect more, do more and share more with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn 
> more. http://in.overview.mail.yahoo.com/
>

[arr] Re: Blue - Horrible Choreography

[Jahanzeb]

exactly as i said before too, Fiqrana is a song meant to be picturized outdoor.


-
Jahanzeb


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "light4_u"  wrote:
>
> I agree with all of u guys. Fiqrana video is just a mess notthing else. Blue 
> theme video is also picturised very badly. Yeah A.R.Rajib I though like that 
> too that the Fiqrana n blue theme should have picturised out side on the 
> roads like Girlfriend song from Boys n Urvashi Urvashi.
> 
> The biggest mistake, foolishness or whatever u wanna say by the choreographer 
> n the director is that the new blue theme video doesn't have its best part 
> where the mindblowing twist comes in the theme at 2:04 n 2:05.  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "A.R.Rajib"  wrote:
> >
> > Yes !! I also Felt that way !! Bulu is a number that u just wanna scream in
> > da middle of the road ... sometime i found myself doing that unconsciously
> > when walking on da street while hearing the number  :p
> > But the video is just lame ...looks of akshay n zyad is Just fake ..
> > 
> > same thing to Fiqrana and the video ... waste of producers money :s
> > 
> > I wanted ARR to give a song that u just wanna scream ur lungs out ...and
> > become crazy hearing the song  he gave 2 ...in Only Blue itself ...but
> > the videos didnt match at all to the songs 
> > 
> > I also didnt like chigy wigy ...though it's done by One of  the Best
> > choreographer in Bollywood , Farah khan ...
> > 
> > Hope the Movie wont disappoint me  BGM gonna b rocking  anyone heard
> > the new promo BGM ?? akshay n Sanju Baba on Boxing ring ?
> > 
> > --- On *Thu, 10/8/09, Rivjot * wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > From: Rivjot 
> > Subject: [arr] Blue - Horrible Choreography
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:22 AM
> > 
> > Really hurt after watching Blue Theme (new version), Bhoola Tujhe and
> > (especially) Fiqrana.. what have they done to them?? Video is sooo boring
> > and un-appealing :(
> > 
> > Not even 1% justice done with such amazing songs ; just my opinion though..
> > 
> > __._,_.__.
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > - Regards
> > 
> > ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
> >
>

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

[A.R.Rajib]

I alway wanted to talk about this !! thanks a ton for posting this topic ...

*I Think it's the most populer Track in South Asia* .. I would talk about
the popularity of this song here in Bangladesh...
>From Toy mobile's ringtone to wedding , picnic ,eid ...take any damn
occasion to enjoy ...I always found This track on people's playlist  ...
Most General people In Bangladesh..From Slumdogs to Topdogs ...everyone just
love this song ... )
I cant describe in words how the hell it is populer in Bangladesh ...it's
just amazing ... But if u ask anyone ..Who is the Music director of this
song ?? M sure almost 70% of them cant answer u ... Actually ppl Here (
 most Of them ) dont like to know the MD of any movie or song ... They like
to know the singers name only ...
I even saw many peple asking  "Who is A.R.Rahman ? " just infront of me
...as they dont know they r already a ARR fan ..but they dont know his name
:p ...may b   legendary Bangla singers   like Lata , Asha . Kishore (
Specially ) , Manna Dey , Alka and so on ...did this ...ppl here know
this artists but only a few know ARR ( That is what i experienced , m Very
sorry if that hurts anyone ) .. They dont like to go for details dat's y
But they r already a ARR fan ...as they r one of the best fans of ARR's Taal
, dil se , saathiya etc etc .. Where chaiya chaiya is Just very very populer
...In this huge market where everyday atleast 100+ songs ( Only By
Bangladeshi Artist ) released in market ...it's almost impossible to have
this kinda popularity by only one song ...It has attracted the mass people
... As i Said earlier ... *From Slumdogs to Topdogs ... Everyone is a Fan of
this Masterpiece*


--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups.
com,
"ichord"  wrote:
>
> ARR's had a lot of songs that became rages throughout India, but do you
think it's safe to say that Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit thus
far, both North and South?

-- 
- Regards

~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~

[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

[Jahanzeb]

i think it faces strong competition from Muqabla. i don't know about India but 
in Pakistan it was an equivalent hit if not bigger. i suppose it should beat 
Chaiya in India since it was originally in Tamil and then dubbed in Hindi hence 
same level of hit in north and south. though I am not sure how Tamil version of 
Chaiya was received.

-
Jahanzeb


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord"  wrote:
>
> ARR's had a lot of songs that became rages throughout India, but do you think 
> it's safe to say that Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit thus far, 
> both North and South?
>

[arr] Kadhal Illamalae from Thaalam

[ichord]

Got to listen to the Tamil version of Taal and I am bowled over once again.  In 
fact, I think I like the voice and singing better in the Tamil version of Ishq 
Bina (Kadhal Illamalae)has more passion with better voice modulations and 
intonations.  Simply amazing how we can enjoy a soundtrack in a different 
language without even understanding the language.  That's ARR for 
youmagic!!!  

[arr] Re: Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

[Jahanzeb]

very interesting read. thanks for sharing.


-
Jahanzeb


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Din, D, Nesh"  wrote:
>
> RGV blogs on what happened.. apparently, this is why Ismail has been 
> really harsh to ARR
> 
> 
> DUSTBIN FORTUNES
> Both "Drohi" and the song bombed but because of that association my 
> relationship with that lyric writer continued and whenever I was in Mumbai, 
> me, the violin player and the lyric writer used to meet up once in a while 
> and at that time I was just beginning to work on the idea of "Rangeela". When 
> I mentioned the story to both of them, they got very excited and the violin 
> player composed a tune for which the lyric writer wrote a song. I was very 
> impressed with both and committed to both of them that they will be doing the 
> music for "Rangeela". They were thrilled to bits.
> 
> A few days later Maniratnam made me hear the songs of "Roja" at his home on 
> Chennai and I was simply blown away with the orchestral brilliance of 
> A.R.Rahman. I got too greedy and at any cost wanted to get that sound in my 
> film and went back on my commitment to the violin player and signed Rahman 
> instead, which understandingly left the violin player in a very angry and a 
> heartbroken state. The lyric writer pleaded with me not to do that to his 
> friend and I said it is just a professional decision in the best interest of 
> the film.
> 
> I spoke to Rahman about the lyric writer and told him that his first song 
> didn't work but I do believe that he is very good. Rahman said, "If he is 
> good enough for you he is good enough for me".
> 
> Thus that lyric writer named Mehboob came into "Rangeela" minus the violin 
> player and the first song he wrote was "Tanha Tanha". I played that song to 
> Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact that he hasn't heard a 
> song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, deewana and sanam and 
> signed on Mehboob for "Bombay".
> 
> With the super success of both "Bombay" and "Rangeela" Mehboob got a very big 
> name and credibility and using that he recommended his closest friend the 
> violin player to Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was looking for a new music 
> director for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and thus was born Ismail Darbar.
> 
> After the tremendous musical success of "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" which also 
> timed with a couple of Rahman albums not doing well including my own "Daud" 
> Ismail Darbar was the new musical genius on the block. I called Ismail Darbar 
> up to congratulate him and he didn't pick up my calls.
> 
> Later on Ismail gave an interview where he said that now that he is a 
> success, everybody is calling him including Ramgopal Varma. That was 
> obviously his revenge on the heartache I gave him by dumping him from 
> "Rangeela".
> 
> http://rgvzoomin.com/2009/10/07/dustbin-fortunes/
>

[arr] Re: As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

[Jahanzeb]

I thought only we use the word "Rahmaniac". nice to see it elsewhere too.


-
Jahanzeb


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur  wrote:
>
> Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of
> music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam
> acknowledged in an interview (on our very own portal) that JTYJN was the
> music of the year for him and that "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was such a brilliant
> composition that it was worth its weight in gold.
> 
> However, this Diwali, Pritam is pitted against Rahman, as his ALL THE
> BEST...FUN BEGINS is facing serious opposition from BLUE, Rahman's first
> Bollywood music album after the Oscar triumph. At present the situation is
> that Rahman has won hands down (not that Pritam will mind at all!) in this
> battle, as BLUE is currently the top seller in the market, across all stores
> in the country and even Overseas, while ALL THE BEST... FUN BEGINS is in hot
> pursuit!
> 
> *CHECK OUT: So you thought BLUE director Anthony D'Souza is a
> novice!!
> *
> 
> No doubt Rahman's name sells, as is evident from the fact that BLUE has
> overtaken ALL THE BEST...FUN BEGINS, despite the presence of quite a few
> chartbusters in the album. As Diwali nears, the competition will naturally
> hot up and we can only say who won in the end when both the films release on
> 16th October.
> 
> In the clash between Pritam and Rahman, one name we forgot to mention is
> that of composer duo, Sajid-Wajid whose latest album, MAIN AURR MRS KHANNA
> (which too is a Diwali release), is selling quite well and the film may
> attract the family crowd, who wish for some wholesome 'mushy' entertainment.
> 
> 
> As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!
> 
> http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/oct/08-its-also-rahman-versus-pritam-this-diwali-100908.asp
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?

[amol kadu]

I mproud owner of cowon D2. Costs less than 8000 for 4 gb expandable model. 
Fantastic looks. RAHMAN SOUNDS DIVINE ON IT.Just take care that u use 
different set of headphones than the ones provided and use absolutely minimal 
settings change

Those who have heard the brand have been mesmerised with its quality. Mumbai 
guys can get it from factory outlet in gorregaon.

The guys r discussing shure and other brands- plz guide where can we get it in 
Mumbai- Any noble souls?





From: niyant_dalal 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, October 10, 2009 12:39:10 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?

  
While I agree that other players like Creative, iRiver, Cowon are (possibly) 
better sounding, its difficult to counter the vast ecosystem that apple has 
built around the ipod -- lo-tech or hi-end accessories available for it's 
players is enormous. even the 2nd most popular player (Creative Zen I'm 
guessing) doesn't have a tenth of accessories (incl. hi-end docks, cables, etc) 
as the ipod. 

as for the players a quick check showed they support these lossless formats: 

creative -- AAC only -- i'm guessing the lossless version also
ipod -- apple lossless
iriver -- FLAC 
cowon -- FLAC, APE

cowon offers the best range of formats (lossless and otherwise), followed very 
closely by iriver. at number three is creative and finally the fourth place in 
the formats race goes to the industry leading ipod! 
 


--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "aditya.yeragudipat i" 
 wrote:
>
> If u wanna try something cool.
> 
> Try Cowan S9. (Any thing but ipod ppl know about this) its easily the best 
> sounding music player out there.
> 
> Warranty is a problem. Not if ure in Chennai though.
> 
> Add to it a portable headphone amp you can source from china. Like Darkvoice 
> or Little dot amps. And get ure self a good head phone
> i'd suggest Shure because of its (Light)weight. But it, like Bose is too 
> costly for its quality.
> 
> If ure Searching for earphones then Shure, UE etc are the way to go.
> 
> For portable headsets try Denon, Senns etc.
> 
> So thats 14000(Cowan s9) + 6000(Amp+Import Duty) + 12000(SE 530 PTH)
> 
> App 32,000. And when you get one do let me know :).
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Ravi Nair raviishere@ wrote:
> >
> > Ever tried Iriver ? I had bought one way back in 2002 and was amazed with
> > the sound quality. I used to travel in Bombay local trains (if you know how
> > bad it is), but the headphones lasted for 5 years before it died. The player
> > still works and I have paired it with Sennhieser now, but problem is its
> > only 128 MB...during that time this size was good.
> > 
> > Not sure if they still maintain the quality.
> > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >
> > > i would pick a sony or a creative player over an ipod anyday.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:52 PM, wiredbeats . wiredbe...@wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Honestly. iPOD headphones are horrible in reproduction. Buy any good
> > >> sennhieser entry level is some 570 rupees. check the difference the same
> > >> device gives. And no, there are not many things that will disappear in an
> > >> MP3 when you covert. The fidelity suffers but it makes it up when you 
> > >> listen
> > >> in a headphones environment.
> > >>
> > >>  - -
> > >> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > >> From: a.r.rajib@
> > >> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:38:41 +0600
> > >> Subject: Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   Was wondering Is iPod shuffle good enough to listen ARR's hidden stuffs
> > >> ?? what would "audiophiles" rate iPod shuffle & it's Headphone  It 
> > >> works
> > >> Only with the given Headphone Which is SUPERB I used to listen songs
> > >> with my Microlab 4:1 Speakers and sometimes from My Nokia 3250 Music
> > >> express with Nokia's Original Headphone & Sony MDR-EX700 Headphone With
> > >> Nokia's Universal Headphone adaptor   I was impressed with Sony 
> > >> ...but
> > >> now i realize iPod is way better than anything Money Talks ...and 
> > >> iPod
> > >> works only with it's own headphone ...
> > >>
> > >> Give ur thoughts on iPod shuffle  Rahmanics Please !!!
> > >>
> > >> and if u guys hav any recommendations please do give !! as i am pretty
> > >> much Dumb in this case :s
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> - Regards
> > >>
> > >> ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > > 
> > >
> >
>

   


  

[arr] Woke up early & ARR Bliss.

[pradeepanonline]

I woke up early today , very early for Saturday standards. and was pissed of 
that I woke up this early.
But I put the headphones lying down and listened to these ARR songs.. It was 
Bliss. savored the music & thanked the hour..

* Malargale , Love Birds
* Luka Chupi, RDB
* Saawariyaan, Swades
* Meherbaan, Ada
* Kannathil Muthamittaal
* Kaise Mujhe, Ghajini
* Then Merku, Karuthamma
* Kaalayil dhinamum, New
* Kahin Tho, JTYJN
* New York Nagaram, SOK
* One Love.

ARR is THE Melody King.

Re: [arr] Sajna is the End Credits song!

[Pradeepan R]

Now, that is not fair :) U've spoiled the surprise.

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Madhavan Rajan wrote:

> Read the comment by a person who watched the movie.
>
>  "i feel in love with the song right after I heard in the end of the
> movie"
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzHmsDRYcA
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Madhavan.R
> Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
>  
>



-- 
Cheers,
Pradeepan.

"All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you
!"

Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re, second half?

[Pradeepan R]

thats awesome :)) never noticed it till now.. this is like a treasure hunt

On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 1:21 AM, venkat krishnan  wrote:

>
>
> hi guys!
>There is one more instance where arr proves that there is no one
> else to use instruments.this is from oru dheivam thantha poove from
> kannathil muthamiital sung by chinmayi(not the male version).if u carefully
> notice u will be able to hear the sound of the bass guitar fron
> 5.10-5.17.That's simply awesome.
>
> --- On *Mon, 7/9/09, Arun KB Ganesh * wrote:
>
>
> From: Arun KB Ganesh 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re,
> second half?
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 7 September, 2009, 10:40 PM
>
>   Pradeep, Indian song - thats the sound of the violin strings ... observe
> closely.
> Another one -
> Aye Bachu - 00:12 - 00:35 - the metal guitar has some reverb added - very
> feeble reverb.
> And.. when the singer starts singing , pay close attention to the lines
> "Aye Bachu, Tu Sun le..." (Left Ear), the main lead guitar plays for those 2
> lines... its a beautiful thought actually.. very stylish.
>
> On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Pradeepan R  gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>> Arun, thanks :) brings back memories of 95/96
>> In Indian there is one more example.. although I think (IMO) it is not ARR
>> intentionally doing it.
>> reason being - it is out of synch / out of timing.
>> In Pachaikiligal tholodu - when the 2nd interlude plays, there is a
>> distinct CHIME souunding, like somebody's Wrist watch just chimed on the
>> Hour   I've always thought its a recording mistake :)
>> Pls listen at 3:31 - 3:33.
>>
>> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Arun KB Ganesh > com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> @Pradeep : :) .. I can understand.. . & thanks for reminding me of
>>> Indian...
>>>
>>> Maya Machindra - 0:35-36 / 0:44-45 - a very minute piano note - bridging
>>> the gap between the trumpet pieces..
>>>
>>> On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Pradeepan R >> gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
 Arun, exactly :) you'r right.. it was funny.. i had to show ur email to
 my sister.. i used to force her to listen to all these things too :)
 ok, i'll try to recollect all these kinds of songs that I know..
 here is one i remember right away..
 Movie: Indian
 Song; Tada
 from 5:00 to 5:05 , small periodic note, when the beat is off.

  On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM, Arun KB Ganesh >>> com
 > wrote:

>
> Thai Manne vanakkam  -   03:15 to 03:21 - flute + violin
> 04:54 to 05:05 - Flute + violin piece. Not there in its Hindi version 
> Pradeep
> - isnt the number 4 a bit of a flute piece too? My thought..
>
>
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Pradeepan R  gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>thanks but there is more.. the one you mentioned is the Most
>> audible of them :)
>> here you go.. enjoy. In the Tamil version - Maa Tujhe Salaam
>> 1. between 1:10 and 1:14 - small violin piece.
>> 2. between 2:05 and 2:08 - another violin piece.
>> 3. between 2:54 and 2:58 - high pitched violin.
>> 4. between 3:02 and 3:05 - low pitched violin piece
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Mohamed Hashir > com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> *"Notice the difference between the Hindi & Tamil versions of
>>> Maa Tujhe Salaam :)) U could see ARR being partial :)"*
>>> i know that.the violin interlude just before 'thaye unnaiye
>>> sullumbothey"
>>>  On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Pradeepan R >> gmail.com
>>> > wrote:
>>>
 Chord, Glad that u noticed it.. .there are several more
 examples of hidden gems within treasures like this.
 A very miniscule % of ppl only can notice it, still ARR does it  !!!
 our Aravind AM asked this Question to him in a Rediff Interview, and
 ARR's answer was brilliant for that..
 Similar example : Notice the difference between the Hindi & Tamil
 versions of Maa Tujhe Salaam :)) U could see ARR being partial :)

 On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:32 PM, ichord >>> com
 > wrote:

>They're in the background in the mix, but definitely there.
> It's a loop. Only ARR could do something wild like that! I've known 
> about
> this sound in the song for a long time. Has anyone else noticed it? It

Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

[Farzad Khaleel]

*>> **Personally what i felt is nowadays ARR's song became too predictable
hence feels repetitive.Personally i found the 'Sajana' song from CR in most
of the parts sounds cliche. Missing the haunting interludes, more hip hop
styled ,no orchestration at all, easy to sing*
Agreed with you Jemsheed. I still remember those old days when people never
used to attempt ARR songs in stage shows as they know that it would be a
complete mess and its not that easy to sing. But nowadays some songs can be
easily hummed by anyone. But it doesn't mean that ARR has ran out of his
standards.

I strongly feel that earlier we had less means to hear music. A song can be
heard only once from home a day. Because we will be busy with our works and
we cannot carry our tape recorder everywhere. So it gained soul and lasted
long.

But when Ipods. Mobiles, Car stereos and various other means came in, we are
listening ARR songs everywhere. When we travel in Cars, songs are played in
car stereos, when we work Ipods are beside. So definitely when we are
repetitively playing some songs in loop. It sounds repetitive and we will
definitely skip the albums so fast, and wait for the next one to release. We
cannot complain us or ARR regarding this matter. Because as a human being
like us, he doesn't know how to satisfy different music listeners of
different taste.



On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 6:09 AM, jemsheed  wrote:

>
>
>
> Just see the thread 'Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai'
> somebody tagged  a song as 'AR's'. Some of the guys started review it ,they
> liked it..comments says nice and simple work from ARR.
>
> Just tag anything 'ARR', sell it here..
>
> and the point,
>
> "Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of
> carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an
> eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason." is a valid one..that
> need a discussion.
>
> Personally what i felt is nowadays ARR's song became too predictable hence
> feels repetitive.Personally i found the 'Sajana' song from CR in most of the
> parts sounds cliche.
>
> Missing the haunting interludes, more hip hop styled ,no orchestration at
> all, easy to sing(may be no use of ragas or simple use of ragas).
> But all the songs are listenable but not having that much life.
>
> Let us have an healthy discussion.
>
> --- On *Fri, 9/10/09, sriramvr_in * wrote:
>
>
> From: sriramvr_in 
> Subject: [arr] Right to opinion.
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 11:25 PM
>
>
>
> Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently listening to
> the comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking soul". I
> Stand by the fact anytime, anyday.. Unfortunately there isn't anything which
> I can take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and
> prosperity throughout their life.
>
> Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that
> many new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans
> have the right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be
> only a healthy leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed
> by the Master himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who
> like constructive criticisms these years.
>
> Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of
> carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an
> eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason.
>
> What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"?
>
> V R Sriram
>
>
> --
> Add whatever you love to the Yahoo! India homepage. Try 
> now!
>
>  
>



-- 
Farzad Khaleel

www.rahmaniac.com

[arr] Re: Right to opinion - do you think these songs lack soul?

[ichord]

Hey Din,

You said, "the lack usage of carnatic raagam is the sole fact of his lack of 
soulfulness albums nowadays".  Now I will interpret that as you thinking that 
nothing that ARR has created recently has soul, am I correct?  If you miss 
Carnatic raagas, that I can understand, but please do check out the flute 
continuum raaga ending of Rehna Tu from D6 when you can.

I'm just curious here, but do you feel the following recent songs by ARR lack 
soul?

Starting from Guru:
Tere Bina
Aye Hairathe Aashiqui
Jaage Hain
Jashne Bahaar
Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Man Mohanna
In Lamhon Ke Daaman
Jashne Bahaar Instrumental
Khwaja Instrumental
Jaane Tu Mere Kya Tha (Sukhwinder version)
Meherbaan
Mile Wahaan Wahaan
Ishq Ada Hai (male and female)
Hawa Sun Hawa
Muskura
Tu Meri Dost
Zindagi
Dil Ka Rishta
Man Mohiney More
Kaise Mujhe
Kaise Mujhe Instrumental
Dil Gira Dafatan
Rehna Tu
Masakli
Marudhani
Arziyan
Man Chandre
Silent Invocations
Mosquito
Himalaya
Kural
Mylapore Blues
Dreams on Fire
Latika's Theme
Jason and Cynthia Suite
Intervention
Undress
Sajna
Kurukuru Kan
Salvadore
Waterfall
Animal Spirits
Jason and Cynthia Piano Theme
Arya
Atmosphere
Opening
Tango
Waltz

If you do think all of these songs lack soul, then I have very little more to 
comment.  Thanks.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Din, D, Nesh"  wrote:
>
> Greetings sriram, ur post is absolutely true. I have been a member of this 
> group ever since 2001 , and back in those days, members who are active were 
> never harsh and rude towards the members as like nowadays. Not willing to 
> mention the names here. I have expressed about this here few months back. 
> Nowadays members can post without thinking whether is it rude or not. They 
> just easily call people names and throw rough words on their own fellow 
> brothers. Sarcasm is the popular attitude among the members here nowadays. 
> Shame on them!
> 
> About the criticism, yes, members nowdays r afraid to face any negatives 
> review towards ARR songs nowadays. If u say 1 negative word about the songs, 
> u will have to prepare to face all kinda 'colorful' criticism from the people 
> here. This behavior truly irks me.
> 
> And i too truly believe the lack usage of carnatic raagam is the sole fact of 
> his lack of soulfulness albums nowadays. I do hope this will reach 
> A.R.Rahman. Unless A.R.Rahman is happy on how the way it is nowdays, that he 
> is getting the recognition with the current pattern he is using, then we can 
> just drop this matter.
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sriramvr_in"  wrote:
> >
> > Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently listening to 
> > the comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking soul". I 
> > Stand by the fact anytime, anyday. Unfortunately there isn't anything which 
> > I can take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and 
> > prosperity throughout their life.
> > 
> > Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that 
> > many new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans 
> > have the right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be 
> > only a healthy leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed 
> > by the Master himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who 
> > like constructive criticisms these years.
> > 
> > Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of 
> > carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an 
> > eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason. 
> > 
> > What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"? 
> > 
> > 
> > V R Sriram
> >
>

[arr] A R Rahman To Perform At International Space Station

[Bivin Chandra]

Oscar winner A R Rahman will be performing at the International Space Station 
along with Indian environmentalist Vandana Shiva, with other performers from 
across the globe.
  
Guy Laliberte, the circus entrepreneur, will be the host of the two-hour show, 
which is being held to stress on issues related to global water shortages. 
 
The ‘Poetic Social Mission’ will have a poet reading out a part of a poem 
followed by the performance of a musical or artist.  These will emphasize the 
need for clean water for all.
 
Shiva will be reading out a section following which Rahman will perform in 
Mumbai.
 
The show will be aired live on the website of Laliberte’s water charity ‘One 
Drop’
 
 
http://www.india-server.com/news/a-r-rahman-to-perform-at-international-13591.html


  

Re: [arr] Meaning of Nana

[Ashok Purohit]

Well, if we have Yanni listeners too here, he has a song called NIKI NANA which 
means "We're One". May be Nana means ONe?

Ashok


--- On Fri, 9/10/09, pratap  wrote:

From: pratap 
Subject: [arr] Meaning of Nana
To: "ARR FAN CLUB" 
Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 3:18 AM





















Nana actually means good bye in their local language in Bora Bora... So, as a 
member said earlier the song is meant for the end credits I guess... Just saw 
an interview of Kristen Bell.

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Re: [arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

[manisha madhavan]

Here is the video that was aired. Quality is not great, I took it from my 
camera. Hope a better quality gets posted soon. All can enjoy this till then i 
guess :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsKmpCjGEQ4

Cheers,
Manisha 




From: manisha madhavan 
To: AR Rahman 
Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 11:51:27 PM
Subject: [arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai 
Pookal

  
Sorry here is the link to watch:
http://broadcast. onedrop.org/


- Forwarded Message 
From: manisha madhavan 
To: AR Rahman 
Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 11:41:36 PM
Subject: Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal


Hey All,

Just saw ARR in pure divine form singing Vellai Pookal. Hope some of you were 
able to catch it. 
This special show, getting the whole world together for water started at 8:00 
PM- 10:00 PM (EST) on Friday. Its a 2 hr show. I missed it the first time, but 
they repeated it the second time again from 10PM (EST).  

ARR comes about 1 hr 23 mins into the show, right after the Arabic singers i 
think from Morroco. If people missed it, they can catch it again when they 
repeat the entire program every 2 hrs. Hope someone is able to record the 
segment!!
 
Cheers,
Manisha 

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Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

[Roshan]

Sriram,

Your intentions may have been good. but I wouldn't classify saying "recent
albums of AR Rahman lacking soul" as a constructive criticism.  it merely
says that you didn't like the recent albums while the entire nation has been
loving these soul-less songs.

Criticism is welcomed by everyone. but you have to choose words carefully
when doing that. these albums you said are lacking soul, happened to have
some of the greatest songs. how can you say that Masakali, Dil Gira Daftan,
Ishq Ada Hai, Meharbaan, Hawa Sun Hawa, songs of Jodha Akhabr and many, many
more gems like these are soul-less ?

you can say that you didn't like them, but then again, if you didn't like
them, just simply skip it.  You don't have to force yourself to listen to
something and then complain about it.

Here is a sample of constructive criticism if you would like

I didn't like Ae Bachoo from Gajini, because I thought the song was trying
hard to be a hard-rock kind of song but the tune didn't fit quiet well for
that format.  I also think that the guitar solo could have been a bit more
long and melodious.

But, I do love Behka. the tune was simple, even I could sing along with it..
and when the Saxophone kicked in, I was like.. WOW


But imagine what would happen is I said Ghajini album is soul-less. I cannot
do that. Because there is one gem of a song in it. I skip songs I didn't
like, i listen to the song I love.

Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that many
new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days!


Here again, don't classify people as old members and new members. it implies
that the group used to be great once but the new members ruined it.

Try to get along with us new members :)  and you will see that we are no
different than you old pals

cheers





On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 11:25 PM, sriramvr_in  wrote:

>
>
> Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently listening to
> the comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking soul". I
> Stand by the fact anytime, anyday. Unfortunately there isn't anything which
> I can take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and
> prosperity throughout their life.
>
> Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that
> many new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans
> have the right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be
> only a healthy leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed
> by the Master himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who
> like constructive criticisms these years.
>
> Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of
> carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an
> eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason.
>
> What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"?
>
> V R Sriram
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[arr] Couples Retreat might yield much needed respite for Universal

[Gopal Srinivasan]

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/entertainmentnewsbuzz/2009/10/movie-projector-couples-retreat-could-bring-much-needed-good-news-to-universal.html

Re: [arr] Oru Kanavin Isai (ARR's biography in Vikatan)

[siva kumar]

hai i am siva. do u want to chat with me.

--- On Fri, 9/10/09, gayathri_ck17  wrote:


From: gayathri_ck17 
Subject: Re: [arr] Oru Kanavin Isai (ARR's biography in Vikatan)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 6:00 AM


  



Hi guys, just wondering if anyone could post the rest of the articles? I 
remember Arvind posting the articles until week 16...but I believe there's more 
to it. I'm sure many of us would be most appreciative if Arvind (or others who 
have access to the articles)would be kind enough to post the articles here. 
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Re: [arr] Fw: Roja Title track

[nagarajan raghavendran]

Debashish - we are unable to open your attachment.
 
Could you put it in some file share.

--- On Fri, 10/9/09, Debashis Das  wrote:


From: Debashis Das 
Subject: [arr] Fw: Roja Title track [1 Attachment]
To: "A R Rehman" , vith...@gmail.com
Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 5:06 PM


  


[Attachment(s) from Debashis Das included below] 












Dear Mr. Vithur/All 

Who loves hindi  and tamil songs,

I try to mix Title track of Roja.

I need help if any mistake is there plz inform me to better next time.

I'm waiting for your Kind response.

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Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?

[niyant_dalal]

While I agree that other players like Creative, iRiver, Cowon are
(possibly) better sounding, its difficult to counter the vast ecosystem
that apple has built around the ipod -- lo-tech or hi-end accessories
available for it's players is enormous. even the 2nd most popular player
(Creative Zen I'm guessing) doesn't have a tenth of accessories (incl.
hi-end docks, cables, etc) as the ipod.
as for the players a quick check showed they support these lossless
formats:
creative -- AAC only -- i'm guessing the lossless version alsoipod --
apple losslessiriver -- FLAC cowon -- FLAC, APE
cowon offers the best range of formats (lossless and otherwise),
followed very closely by iriver. at number three is creative and finally
the fourth place in the formats race goes to the industry leading ipod!


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "aditya.yeragudipati"
 wrote:
>
> If u wanna try something cool.
>
> Try Cowan S9. (Any thing but ipod ppl know about this) its easily the
best sounding music player out there.
>
> Warranty is a problem. Not if ure in Chennai though.
>
> Add to it a portable headphone amp you can source from china. Like
Darkvoice or Little dot amps. And get ure self a good head phone
> i'd suggest Shure because of its (Light)weight. But it, like Bose is
too costly for its quality.
>
> If ure Searching for earphones then Shure, UE etc are the way to go.
>
> For portable headsets try Denon, Senns etc.
>
> So thats 14000(Cowan s9) + 6000(Amp+Import Duty) + 12000(SE 530 PTH)
>
> App 32,000. And when you get one do let me know :).
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ravi Nair raviishere@ wrote:
> >
> > Ever tried Iriver ? I had bought one way back in 2002 and was amazed
with
> > the sound quality. I used to travel in Bombay local trains (if you
know how
> > bad it is), but the headphones lasted for 5 years before it died.
The player
> > still works and I have paired it with Sennhieser now, but problem is
its
> > only 128 MB...during that time this size was good.
> >
> > Not sure if they still maintain the quality.
> > On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 8:03 AM, Gomzy™ gomtesh.upadhye@ wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > i would pick a sony or a creative player over an ipod anyday.
> > >
> > > On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 12:52 PM, wiredbeats . wiredbe...@wrote:
> > >
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> Honestly. iPOD headphones are horrible in reproduction. Buy any
good
> > >> sennhieser entry level is some 570 rupees. check the difference
the same
> > >> device gives. And no, there are not many things that will
disappear in an
> > >> MP3 when you covert. The fidelity suffers but it makes it up when
you listen
> > >> in a headphones environment.
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > >> From: a.r.rajib@
> > >> Date: Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:38:41 +0600
> > >> Subject: Re: [arr] any 'Audiophiles' on this group?
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>   Was wondering Is iPod shuffle good enough to listen ARR's
hidden stuffs
> > >> ?? what would "audiophiles" rate iPod shuffle & it's Headphone
 It works
> > >> Only with the given Headphone Which is SUPERB I used to
listen songs
> > >> with my Microlab 4:1 Speakers and sometimes from My Nokia
3250 Music
> > >> express with Nokia's Original Headphone & Sony MDR-EX700
Headphone With
> > >> Nokia's Universal Headphone adaptor   I was impressed with
Sony ...but
> > >> now i realize iPod is way better than anything Money Talks
...and iPod
> > >> works only with it's own headphone ...
> > >>
> > >> Give ur thoughts on iPod shuffle  Rahmanics Please !!!
> > >>
> > >> and if u guys hav any recommendations please do give !! as i am
pretty
> > >> much Dumb in this case :s
> > >>
> > >> --
> > >> - Regards
> > >>
> > >> ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >
> > >
> >
>

[arr] Sajna is the End Credits song!

[Madhavan Rajan]

Read the comment by a person who watched the movie.

 "i feel in love with the song right after I heard in the end of the movie"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkzHmsDRYcA

-- 
Cheers,
Madhavan.R
Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

[arr] Revisiting Ayutha Ezhuthu!

[Madhavan Rajan]

What to say? Even after several years this album will be on top in
terms of trendy, youthful, motivating songs, exceptional sound
quality, and crystal clear lyrics that has a high poetic value. The
way in which Shahin Badar's vocals were processed in Dol Dol song just
shows the brilliance of AR that will be instantly appreciated even by
a first time listener. Whenever I listen to Jana Gana Mana, I feel how
badly we miss the Genious Sridhar. Together, Sridhar and AR did some
innovative soundscaping for several years of which this album is top
notch. AR's music speaks out better in movies that talk about social
issues rather regular entertainment flicks. He straightaway reaches to
your heart when he starts humming in Sandakozhi. He also surprises
with Fanaa, particularly the second half of the song. Technically
brilliant sounds and Soulful melodies! I would love to hear one of the
songs in Jai Ho concerts!!

-- 
Cheers,
Madhavan.R
Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

[anthony jewelson]

wasn't it Rahman who wrotw the lyrics of Pray for me brother
 



--- On Thu, 8/10/09, A.R.Rajib  wrote:


From: A.R.Rajib 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 7:41 PM


  




ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said in a recent interview ...  That he 
wrote chants & M.I.A Wrote the chasing lyrics in O saaya
In Blue Theme ... The Idea of Mispronouncing the Word "Blue" came From ARR 
Himself
In Jai Ho ... Using the Word "Jai Ho" Was his Idea 
m Sure he has lot of contribution on lyrics in  the past ( he said he 
avoid/dont like using  populer/over used words ... like janeman , jane ja  etc 
etc ) would love to know them . 


Anyone to add more in this list ???

--- On Thu, 10/8/09, jayram  wrote:


From: jayram 
Subject: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4:18 AM






Hi friends,

Did you guys notice that A.R.R Sir has written many songs (Nana, Sajna) for 
"CR" along with Blaaze ??? I enjoyed both of them. Nana was especially stunning.

I wonder who was the lyricist for the Kuru Kuru Song in CR. The Album credit at 
arrahman.com does not show who wrote Kuru Kuru song. :(

Regards,
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[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

[Taimur]

hi ICHORD,
  i would say yes chaiya chaiya is A R RAHMAN greatest hit. the 
popularity of that song is unparalled. its not even famous in INDIA but world 
over.THE SONG HAD THE UNIVERSAL APPEAL and the most bombastic song till date . 
it could not be A R RHMANS greatest composition bt as far as music arrangement 
and overall appeal of the song it is still matchless. the music is my goodness 
, A R RAHMAN seem to have full of ideas and MANI RATNAM gave him all the 
liberty to deliver it . its once in a lifetime song.here in PAKISTAN i can 
surely say A R RAHMAN became really famous through this very song .

regards,

taimur

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord"  wrote:
>
> ARR's had a lot of songs that became rages throughout India, but do you think 
> it's safe to say that Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit thus far, 
> both North and South?
>

RE: [arr] Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

[Jesheem Mohamed]

 

Well the last few lines are a shocker! At the time of HDDCS, it was taal, pukar 
etc by Rahmanjii! And who could say that taal didnt do well.. hehe!! 

 

Well taal in terms of musical volumes was a much greater success than HDDCS. 
Just pipped at the National Awards, Taal garnered every popular award that year 
for its music.

 

And well Ismail Darbar had to wait till Devdas to churn out some good tunes 
after HDDCS! His Tera Jadooo Chal Gaya etc tanked.

 

Lets talk about KISNA.. Kisna has definitely got some nice tracks by Ismail 
Darbar. But I'l vouch for this! The best track of the album is Hum Hein iss Pal 
Yahaan; hands down!!

 

Jai Ho!

 


 


To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2009 02:18:47 +
Subject: [arr] Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

  



RGV blogs on what happened.. apparently, this is why Ismail has been really 
harsh to ARR

DUSTBIN FORTUNES
Both "Drohi" and the song bombed but because of that association my 
relationship with that lyric writer continued and whenever I was in Mumbai, me, 
the violin player and the lyric writer used to meet up once in a while and at 
that time I was just beginning to work on the idea of "Rangeela". When I 
mentioned the story to both of them, they got very excited and the violin 
player composed a tune for which the lyric writer wrote a song. I was very 
impressed with both and committed to both of them that they will be doing the 
music for "Rangeela". They were thrilled to bits.

A few days later Maniratnam made me hear the songs of "Roja" at his home on 
Chennai and I was simply blown away with the orchestral brilliance of 
A.R.Rahman. I got too greedy and at any cost wanted to get that sound in my 
film and went back on my commitment to the violin player and signed Rahman 
instead, which understandingly left the violin player in a very angry and a 
heartbroken state. The lyric writer pleaded with me not to do that to his 
friend and I said it is just a professional decision in the best interest of 
the film.

I spoke to Rahman about the lyric writer and told him that his first song 
didn't work but I do believe that he is very good. Rahman said, "If he is good 
enough for you he is good enough for me".

Thus that lyric writer named Mehboob came into "Rangeela" minus the violin 
player and the first song he wrote was "Tanha Tanha". I played that song to 
Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact that he hasn't heard a 
song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, deewana and sanam and 
signed on Mehboob for "Bombay".

With the super success of both "Bombay" and "Rangeela" Mehboob got a very big 
name and credibility and using that he recommended his closest friend the 
violin player to Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was looking for a new music director 
for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and thus was born Ismail Darbar.

After the tremendous musical success of "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" which also 
timed with a couple of Rahman albums not doing well including my own "Daud" 
Ismail Darbar was the new musical genius on the block. I called Ismail Darbar 
up to congratulate him and he didn't pick up my calls.

Later on Ismail gave an interview where he said that now that he is a success, 
everybody is calling him including Ramgopal Varma. That was obviously his 
revenge on the heartache I gave him by dumping him from "Rangeela".

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Re: [arr] Initial Couple's Retreat movie reviews, not so good :(

[Madhavan Rajan]

Couples Retreat recommendations are high from the tweets of  those who
viewed the movie. Just search for couples retreat in twitter and you will be
surprised to see how good many feel about the movie...

On Wed, Oct 7, 2009 at 5:45 AM, coolwiz80  wrote:

>
>
> This is the latest review excerpt i found on rottentomatoes site -
>
> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/couples_retreat/
>
> "To avoid paying for a holiday to hell, don't see Couples Retreat. A prime
> contender for 2009's Worst Film, this star-studded but startlingly drab
> "comedy" is the kind of terrible trip you pray will be over long before it's
> time to go home."
>
> Not a good sign. All 3 reviews out there have panned the movie big
> time...Lets hope the people prove critics wrong. I don't want Rahman's
> beautiful score to go for a crap movie.
>
> Sirish
>
> 
>



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Re: [arr] Illayaraja Songs in ARR Chennai Concert??!!

[!--Sri Balaji--!]

Hi Aravind,
This is deliberately done by DinaMalar folks. Rahman is a universal icon. Just 
ignore this. Dame sure no Ilayaraja or any composer's songs.
Rahmaniacs, Enjoy the Weekend with Rahman's concert.

luving you all,sribalaji
--- On Thu, 8/10/09, Aravind AM  wrote:

From: Aravind AM 
Subject: [arr] Illayaraja Songs in ARR Chennai Concert??!!
To: "ARRFANS" 
Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 7:51 AM












 
 





  Hi all,

In today's Dinakaran Chennai Supplement, there's a news item about ARR's Oct-11 
Chennai concert where it is mentioned that songs of many composers including 
Illayaraja will be performed in the concert!

Screenshot of the article from Dinakaran Epaper -> http://tinypic. 
com/r/2j2u890/ 4

No offence to IR, but I'm hoping this news is false and hoping this is a 
goof-up by Dinakaran. I would rather attend any other concert if i want to 
listen to other composer's songs... For me, an AR concert is something SPECIAL, 
some thing RARE and something TO BE TREASURED, and it should feature ONLY songs 
of our Boss... Those 3 hours are always MAGICAL, and each minute is PRECIOUS 
for me. I would want it to be filled only with ARR and only ARR!

Gops/Vijay can you please confirm this is false news!
 ;)

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Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re, second half?

[venkat krishnan]

hi guys!
   There is one more instance where arr proves that there is no one 
else to use instruments.this is from oru dheivam thantha poove from kannathil 
muthamiital sung by chinmayi(not the male version).if u carefully notice u will 
be able to hear the sound of the bass guitar fron 5.10-5.17.That's simply 
awesome. 

--- On Mon, 7/9/09, Arun KB Ganesh  wrote:


From: Arun KB Ganesh 
Subject: Re: [arr] Did anyone notice the whistling sounds in Dil Se Re, second 
half?
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 7 September, 2009, 10:40 PM


  



Pradeep, Indian song - thats the sound of the violin strings ... observe 
closely. 


Another one - 
Aye Bachu - 00:12 - 00:35 - the metal guitar has some reverb added - very 
feeble reverb. 
And.. when the singer starts singing , pay close attention to the lines "Aye 
Bachu, Tu Sun le..." (Left Ear), the main lead guitar plays for those 2 
lines... its a beautiful thought actually.. very stylish.



On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Pradeepan R  
wrote:


Arun, thanks :) brings back memories of 95/96

In Indian there is one more example.. although I think (IMO) it is not ARR 
intentionally doing it.
reason being - it is out of synch / out of timing.

In Pachaikiligal tholodu - when the 2nd interlude plays, there is a distinct 
CHIME souunding, like somebody's Wrist watch just chimed on the Hour   I've 
always thought its a recording mistake :)
Pls listen at 3:31 - 3:33.





On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 2:05 PM, Arun KB Ganesh  wrote:


@Pradeep : :) .. I can understand.. . & thanks for reminding me of Indian... 

Maya Machindra - 0:35-36 / 0:44-45 - a very minute piano note - bridging the 
gap between the trumpet pieces..




On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Pradeepan R  
wrote:


Arun, exactly :) you'r right.. it was funny.. i had to show ur email to my 
sister.. i used to force her to listen to all these things too :)
ok, i'll try to recollect all these kinds of songs that I know.. 
here is one i remember right away..
Movie: Indian
Song; Tada
from 5:00 to 5:05 , small periodic note, when the beat is off.



On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 1:48 AM, Arun KB Ganesh  wrote:


  






Thai Manne vanakkam  -  
03:15 to 03:21 - flute + violin
04:54 to 05:05 - Flute + violin piece. Not there in its Hindi version
Pradeep - isnt the number 4 a bit of a flute piece too? My thought.. 









On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 8:34 PM, Pradeepan R  
wrote:


  



thanks but there is more.. the one you mentioned is the Most audible of them :)

here you go.. enjoy. In the Tamil version - Maa Tujhe Salaam
1. between 1:10 and 1:14 - small violin piece.
2. between 2:05 and 2:08 - another violin piece.
3. between 2:54 and 2:58 - high pitched violin.
4. between 3:02 and 3:05 - low pitched violin piece




On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 6:02 AM, Mohamed Hashir  wrote:


  




"Notice the difference between the Hindi & Tamil versions of Maa Tujhe Salaam 
:)) U could see ARR being partial :)"

i know that.the violin interlude just before 'thaye unnaiye sullumbothey"


On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 10:20 AM, Pradeepan R  
wrote:


  




Chord, Glad that u noticed it.. .there are several more examples of hidden gems 
within treasures like this.

A very miniscule % of ppl only can notice it, still ARR does it  !!!
our Aravind AM asked this Question to him in a Rediff Interview, and ARR's 
answer was brilliant for that..
Similar example : Notice the difference between the Hindi & Tamil versions of 
Maa Tujhe Salaam :)) U could see ARR being partial :)


On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 11:32 PM, ichord  wrote:


  



They're in the background in the mix, but definitely there. It's a loop. Only 
ARR could do something wild like that! I've known about this sound in the song 
for a long time. Has anyone else noticed it? It starts right when the second 
music interlude begins. 





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Re: [arr] Re: Rehnuma (from Blue) sounds like James Bond music

[kishore parayath]

The SONG is FULLY in UNPREDICTABLE format.. Amazing Chords  The Synth
Pads are superb The pad sounds and their FLOW is honestly what we must
ADMIT, that was lacking in recent songs of BOSS...Even Delhi 6.


REHNUMA is a number in a genre  which I had been craving from BOSS since
many years... Innovatively(NOT GENRE-wise...), the number is equivalent to a
Thiruda Thiruda or Rangeela song. Now Iam waiting to hear a Grunge, or
Alternate Metal song from BOSS (Eg: Evanescense style)

Re: [arr] The Hollywood reporter reviews Couples Retreat

[Haris Rahman]

Dear Rahman fans,
I had read a new from Gulf Madhyamam that AR Rahman had been there in Macca
and Madina for Umra from Monday to Thursday. If someone can translate it to
English, it would be interested to All Rahmaniacs.

Thnx.
Haris


On 10/8/09, hathim2  wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/film-reviews/couples-retreat-film-review-1004020287.story
>
> Couples Retreat - Film Review
>
> Bottom Line: This intermittently funny tale of four couples undergoing
> relationship therapy struggles hard for its occasional laughs.
> A good idea for a sophisticated comedy lurks within the latest Jon
> Favreau-Vince Vaughn collaboration, "Couples Retreat," but the filmmakers
> lack the courage of their convictions. So the payoff is mixed at best. The
> problem might lie in that word "sophisticated." The current trends in film
> comedies are raunch and juvenilia, the very antithesis of sophistication.
>
> When Favreau and Vaughn came to everyone's attention more than a dozen
> years ago with "Swingers," they seemed to have the knack for making a guy
> movie that was both hip and empathetic about men's sexual insecurities. But
> the two don't quite reclaim that territory in "Retreat," which could very
> well be a follow-up to that tale of randy twentysomething males about town,
> now married and experiencing varying degrees of marital stress.
>
> Boxoffice potential is difficult to judge. Normally, a film involving
> either or both actors-writers-producers and (in Favreau's case) a director
> has strong commercial appeal. But the marital issues raised might puzzle or
> distract younger fans expecting sexual tease and potty humor.
>
> In fact, Favreau and Vaughn suffer from the same distraction. There is
> sexual tease and potty humor here, the latter involving Vaughn's young son,
> and it's very funny. The sex stuff works less well and feels out of place
> among married people trying to work through legitimate issues couples face
> in real life. So the script the two wrote with fellow comedy writer Dana Fox
> gets pulled in opposite directions.
>
> The idea is to send four couples off to an island paradise that serves as a
> retreat for couples experiencing relationship woes. One couple (Jason
> Bateman and Kristen Bell) is contemplating divorce.
>
> The anchor couple, Vaughn and Malin Akerman, is a well-adjusted pair with
> kids, friends and busy lives. Another couple, Favreau and Kristin Davis, are
> more dysfunctional than they might realize, and the fourth "couple" barely
> qualifies as such. Faizon Love is newly divorced and has agreed to go along
> with his 20-year-old girlfriend, Kali Hawk, whom he has just met.
>
> The other three couples have come along as a favor to Bateman and Bell
> because this gives them a cut-rate deal at the island resort (shot in French
> Polynesia). But the imperious couples guru (Jean Reno) insists that everyone
> must participate or they can all leave with refunds. Predictably, once the
> shrinks and relationship experts go to work, no one's marriage is safe.
>
> The best sections of the film deal with Vaughn and Akerman since it
> represents a critique of the relationship industry that is determined to
> justify its existence in finding problems even if none exists. The most
> problematic in comedic terms involves Favreau and Davis. No week at a
> couples retreat is going to solve their myriad problems.
>
> Because the movie can't get stalled in therapy sessions, it does venture
> into the island for forced situation comedy involving a shark attack, an
> unlikely yoga session and a body massage where mixed signals result in an
> embarrassing male arousal. The real problem, though, is that the movie can't
> decide how seriously it wants to take its characters and their conflicts.
>
> Producer-turned-director Peter Billingsley wisely turns the movie over to
> his talented cast. He and the writers can be faulted, however, for
> emphasizing the male characters over the women even if the title alone would
> seem to dictate more even-handed portrayals.
>
> Tech credits are solid, with the film repping the American debut of Indian
> superstar film composer A. R. Rahman. His is an efficient though relatively
> unmemorable job, the only hint of his Indian roots coming in the almost
> superfluous sequences involving Reno's "couples whisperer."
>
> 
>

[arr] Re: Right to opinion.

[Din, D, Nesh]

Greetings sriram, ur post is absolutely true. I have been a member of this 
group ever since 2001 , and back in those days, members who are active were 
never harsh and rude towards the members as like nowadays. Not willing to 
mention the names here. I have expressed about this here few months back. 
Nowadays members can post without thinking whether is it rude or not. They just 
easily call people names and throw rough words on their own fellow brothers. 
Sarcasm is the popular attitude among the members here nowadays. Shame on them!

About the criticism, yes, members nowdays r afraid to face any negatives review 
towards ARR songs nowadays. If u say 1 negative word about the songs, u will 
have to prepare to face all kinda 'colorful' criticism from the people here. 
This behavior truly irks me.

And i too truly believe the lack usage of carnatic raagam is the sole fact of 
his lack of soulfulness albums nowadays. I do hope this will reach A.R.Rahman. 
Unless A.R.Rahman is happy on how the way it is nowdays, that he is getting the 
recognition with the current pattern he is using, then we can just drop this 
matter.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sriramvr_in"  wrote:
>
> Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently listening to the 
> comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking soul". I Stand 
> by the fact anytime, anyday. Unfortunately there isn't anything which I can 
> take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and prosperity 
> throughout their life.
> 
> Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that many 
> new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans have the 
> right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be only a 
> healthy leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed by the 
> Master himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who like 
> constructive criticisms these years.
> 
> Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of 
> carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an 
> eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason. 
> 
> What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"? 
> 
> 
> V R Sriram
>

[arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

[manisha madhavan]

Sorry here is the link to watch:
http://broadcast.onedrop.org/


- Forwarded Message 
From: manisha madhavan 
To: AR Rahman 
Sent: Fri, October 9, 2009 11:41:36 PM
Subject: Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal


Hey All,

Just saw ARR in pure divine form singing Vellai Pookal. Hope some of you were 
able to catch it. 
This special show, getting the whole world together for water started at 8:00 
PM- 10:00 PM (EST) on Friday. Its a 2 hr show. I missed it the first time, but 
they repeated it the second time again from 10PM (EST).  

ARR comes about 1 hr 23 mins into the show, right after the Arabic singers i 
think from Morroco. If people missed it, they can catch it again when they 
repeat the entire program every 2 hrs. Hope someone is able to record the 
segment!!
 
Cheers,
Manisha 

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Re: [arr] Some reviews on Couples Retreat (generally bad)

[Roshan]

Well, it is a chick-flick. most of the romantic comedies don't get great
reviews but it still does good business in the box office because as much as
the guys hate chick-flicks, girls love them.

the bad review for the music is generally because of the movie itself. if
the entire movie doesn't work for a critic, the score, however good it is
will not be noticed at all.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 4:02 PM, pratap  wrote:

>
>
> http://movies.nytimes.com/2009/10/09/movies/09couples.html
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2009-10-08-couples-retreat_N.htm?csp=34
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/08/AR2009100803117.html?wprss=rss_print/style
> http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1929241,00.html?xid=rss-arts
> http://www.freep.com/article/20091009/ENT01/910090307/1035/rss04
> http://www.kansascity.com/238/story/1495958.html
>
> http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2009/10/couples_retreat_vince_vaughn_a.html
> http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/story/1272411.html
> http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/10/09/MVI51A2EMD.DTL
>
> http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/the_big_picture/2009/10/couples-retreat-jon-favreau-puts-on-his-chastity-belt.html
>
>
> Sad to say, they are generally bad reviews... But I recommend you guys to
> watch it 1st...
>
> http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/
>
>
>
> http://www.facebook.com/elensar5233
>
>  
>



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Re: [arr] Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman

[Vinayak]

Is Navin Iyer the same person as Naveen?


Warm Regards
~~~
Vinayak

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On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:06 PM, Vithur  wrote:

>
>
> Big dreams in the pipeline
>
>
>
> Flautist Navin Iyer on working with his mentor A.R. Rahman, his
> collaborative album and his experiments with unusual flutes
>
> It’s what you might call a quintessential Chennai music success story — boy
> begins learning Carnatic music at the age of three-and-a-half; has his flute
> arangetram in his teens presided over by acclaimed vocalist,
> Balamuralikrishna; does jingles with his childhood friend (music director
> G.V. Prakash) when he is just out of school ; is ‘discovered’ by the movie
> industry at Saarang, where he does a hat-trick as best instrumentalist three
> years running while studying engineering; and turns down a job with Infosys
> to end up working with none other than A.R. Rahman.
>
> Meet Navin Iyer, who at 24 is one of the most in-demand flautists in the
> film music industry, having recorded for over 500 movies in Tamil, Telugu,
> Malayalam, Kannada and Hindi.
>
> “I think I’m the youngest musician in the cine industry — not counting
> singers,” says the young flautist (and self-taught saxophonist) as we meet
> at his brand new personal studio in the heart of Mylapore.
>
> Life is hectic since, as he explains, he’s one of a handful of flute
> ‘session artistes’ in the country. “Being a session artiste is another skill
> altogether,” he says, lounging behind the studio computer in an old pair of
> jeans and faded T-shirt. “The music director will demand a particular feel
> for a song, which you have to deliver; at the same time, you have to be able
> to add your own creativity and compose on the spot. You should be able to
> change gears between the two immediately.”
>
> Recordings may last just a few minutes — his flute piece for ‘Akkam Pakkam’
> from Kireedam took just four (“sometimes things just fall into place”) — or
> up to two hours for background scores, which generally take longer. “You
> need to watch the movie scene to get in sync with it,” he says, comparing
> the process to being ‘in a relationship’. “Unless you spend time with it,
> talk to it, you won’t get the exact feel.”
>
> One movie scene is etched in his memory for good — the one in Rang De
> Basanti, his first recording for Rahman. “He just called me and said ‘can
> you come?’” he recalls, still sounding awed. “My flute comes in the
> background score of the scene after Madhavan’s character dies… it was a very
> emotional scene, very emotional for me too!”
>
> Since then, he’s played for a number of Rahman’s projects, including the
> big one, Slumdog Millionaire. “The morning of the recording for Slumdog…I’d
> actually overslept, but luckily made it in time,” he says, adding with a
> laugh, “And then, my God, the Oscar!”
>
> He travels quite a bit for recordings, and sometimes, music directors
> travel to him, such as Vishal of Vishal-Shekhar who came down to Chennai
> just to record the flute track for Aakhon mein teri from Om Shanti Om,
> because he liked Navin’s ‘ideas and style’ .
>
> “Earlier, music directors would have the entire score written and cine
> musicians played according to that,” comments Navin. “Now music directors
> are more open; they enjoy it when we give our inputs. It adds a new
> dimension to a song.”
>
> Gone also are the days when session artistes had to come together at one
> time to record a song; today, with the magic of track technology, individual
> artistes can play their parts when they have time and “ping pong on to the
> next recording,” he says. “Right now, for example, I’m practising during the
> day for my concert tour with Earthsync, so I’m often recording through the
> night.”
>
> The day we meet, he’d been at Malayalam music director Ouseppachan’s studio
> at T. Nagar recording till 4 a.m., had gotten a couple of hours of sleep,
> hit the gym (“it keeps you kicking”), and fit in our interview before a
> practice session at 10 a.m. That’s the way he likes it — busy, with plenty
> of variety. At his studio is a specially-made glass flute which he’s been
> experimenting with. Next up is one made of clay, another of marble and a
> saxophone of bamboo.
>
> Ready to roll out is a collaborative album, ‘Three 4 the Music’, with
> mridangist D.A. Srinivas and violinist Raghavendra Rao that connects
> Carnatic music with everything from blues and jazz to Irish folk music
> (which translates as karaharapriyaragam, he tells me). And for the future,
> he wants to compose his own music.
>
> “I want to explore, expand my horizons and focus on my versatility,” he
> says. “I don’t want to get stuck in a small circle of experience.”
>
> *Trivia*
>
> Navin Iyer has collaborated with Vikku Vinayakram, Bombay Jayashri, Kadri
> Gopalnath and T.V. Gopalakrishnan on one hand, and U.K. percussionist James
> Asher, Earthsync and numerous DJs on the other.
>
> He sometimes does u

Re: [arr] Right to opinion.

[jemsheed]

Just see the thread 'Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai'
somebody tagged  a song as 'AR's'. Some of the guys started review it ,they 
liked it..comments says nice and simple work from ARR.

Just tag anything 'ARR', sell it here..

and the point,


"Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of
carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an
eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason." is a valid one..that need 
a discussion.

Personally what i felt is nowadays ARR's song became too predictable hence 
feels repetitive.Personally i found the 'Sajana' song from CR in most of the 
parts sounds cliche.

Missing the haunting interludes, more hip hop styled ,no orchestration at all, 
easy to sing(may be no use of ragas or simple use of ragas).
But all the songs are listenable but not having that much life.

Let us have an healthy discussion.

--- On Fri, 9/10/09, sriramvr_in  wrote:

From: sriramvr_in 
Subject: [arr] Right to opinion.
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 9 October, 2009, 11:25 PM






 





  Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently 
listening to the comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking 
soul". I Stand by the fact anytime, anyday. Unfortunately there isn't anything 
which I can take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and 
prosperity throughout their life.



Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that many 
new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans have the 
right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be only a healthy 
leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed by the Master 
himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who like constructive 
criticisms these years.



Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of carnatic 
raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an eye-opener and 
will help in identifying the reason. 



What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"? 



V R Sriram




 

  




 

















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[arr] An interesting info about Chinna Chinna Aasai song

[Kalai Vannan]

Hi Guys
Read an post from Orkut and thought of posting it here..Here is the post
Highlander:The Quickening – Chinna Chinna Aasai
“Chinna Chinna Aasai” song from the movie “Roja” is one of my all time 
favorites.Its a very melodious number in reggae style.

An amazing composition by our master A.R.Rahman(the very 1st film song composed 
by him.Its a mind blowing number)…

Especially i love the prelude to the song. It adds a beautiful feel to the 
whole song.

I happened to watch the movie “Highlander” this morning.The orchestral score 
done by Michael Kamen is simply Amazing.

The opening section of a soundtrack in Highlander is very similar to the best 
part of the prelude in “Chinna Chinna Aasai”.


Source 
: http://www.musicquencher.com/blog/2009/10/09/highlanderthe-quickening-chinna-chinna-aasai/


  

[arr] Poetic Social Mission watch webcast online! -- ARR's Vellai Pookal

[manisha madhavan]

Hey All,

Just saw ARR in pure divine form singing Vellai Pookal. Hope some of you were 
able to catch it. 
This special show, getting the whole world together for water started at 8:00 
PM- 10:00 PM (EST) on Friday. Its a 2 hr show. I missed it the first time, but 
they repeated it the second time again from 10PM (EST).  

ARR comes about 1 hr 23 mins into the show, right after the Arabic singers i 
think from Morroco. If people missed it, they can catch it again when they 
repeat the entire program every 2 hrs. Hope someone is able to record the 
segment!!
 
Cheers,
Manisha 


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[arr] Re: As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!

[ichord]

Glad to hear Blue is selling well.  It deserves to!

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur  wrote:
>
> Bollywood's uncrowned number one composer, Pritam, is a die-hard fan of
> music maestro, A. R. Rahman, and swears by his music. We all know how Pritam
> acknowledged in an interview (on our very own portal) that JTYJN was the
> music of the year for him and that "Kabhi Kabhi Aditi" was such a brilliant
> composition that it was worth its weight in gold.
> 
> However, this Diwali, Pritam is pitted against Rahman, as his ALL THE
> BEST...FUN BEGINS is facing serious opposition from BLUE, Rahman's first
> Bollywood music album after the Oscar triumph. At present the situation is
> that Rahman has won hands down (not that Pritam will mind at all!) in this
> battle, as BLUE is currently the top seller in the market, across all stores
> in the country and even Overseas, while ALL THE BEST... FUN BEGINS is in hot
> pursuit!
> 
> *CHECK OUT: So you thought BLUE director Anthony D'Souza is a
> novice!!
> *
> 
> No doubt Rahman's name sells, as is evident from the fact that BLUE has
> overtaken ALL THE BEST...FUN BEGINS, despite the presence of quite a few
> chartbusters in the album. As Diwali nears, the competition will naturally
> hot up and we can only say who won in the end when both the films release on
> 16th October.
> 
> In the clash between Pritam and Rahman, one name we forgot to mention is
> that of composer duo, Sajid-Wajid whose latest album, MAIN AURR MRS KHANNA
> (which too is a Diwali release), is selling quite well and the film may
> attract the family crowd, who wish for some wholesome 'mushy' entertainment.
> 
> 
> As of now, it's Rahman all the way! So cheers, Rahmaniacs!
> 
> http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/09/oct/08-its-also-rahman-versus-pritam-this-diwali-100908.asp
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] Whoever put together the Sadhana Sargam version of O Paalanhare......

[ichord]

I want to say thank you thank you thank you again!  IT's such a treat to 
own this version of this classic from Lagaan with SS's youthful voice and the 
sound clarity taken from the DVD is just top notch.  I forgot who put this 
together, but I know it's someone from this group.I am enjoying this so 
much!

Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha

[pratap]

Same genre is more accurate... I think...

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--- On Thu, 10/8/09, Arun Bangalore  wrote:

From: Arun Bangalore 
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 12:23 PM






 





  Its a jumbalika variant.





From: pratap 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Thu, 8 October, 2009 12:09:52 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha


  





For Salvadore I believe it's credited as Vocal Chants Kailash Kher and Vijay 
Prakash


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--- On Wed, 10/7/09, Sath Murthy  wrote:


From: Sath Murthy 
Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, October 7, 2009, 10:49 PM


  



no credits about Kuru Kuru... salvadore..





From: ichord 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wed, October 7, 2009 12:43:52 PM
Subject: [arr] Re: Afro Nisha

  

Thanks Gopal. I just consider Afro Nisha now to be just a second name for the 
song. 

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Gopal Srinivasan  wrote:
>
> Afro Nisha was an initial title for the cue for a biking sequence in the
> movie when the song is used. Later, in the final release, the cue title was
> changed to Kuru Kuru Kan. That still doesn't explain what Afro Nisha means,
> but I don't know any more. At least, it's not a singer who sounds like AR or
> a new pseudonym for AR.
> The complete credits for Couples Retreat is up on arrahman.com
>






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[arr] Re: Right to opinion.

[ichord]

You are correct. You are entitled to your opinions.  But, others are entitled 
to theirs too and to disagree with you.  Disagreement does not necessarily need 
to yield "constructive" thoughts.  You thought Blue lacked soul, others didn't 
agree.  Simple.  Nothing personal against you.  I'm all for criticism, healthy 
and constructive, but over time, I've also begun to respect disagreement too 
and the old adage, "agree to disagree".  

You came out with only one line. Maybe that put people off because you didn't 
elaborate, and you just didn't restrict it to Blue, you said, "recent albums"  
People asked you, "Which recent albums?"  You didn't reply, and thought you 
just disappeared. Healthy discussion is always good and your opinions should be 
respected, but I think the way you expressed it turned people off. What does 
"lack of soul" mean to you?

So, if you think Blue and other recent ARR's works lacks soul, sorry to hear 
that.  But, there are lots of other ARR albums from the past perhaps that you 
could enjoy and you will hopefully like upcoming albums too and think they have 
soul.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "sriramvr_in"  wrote:
>
> Each member has a right to his opinion. I have been silently listening to the 
> comments made about me reg. criticism of album Blue "lacking soul". I Stand 
> by the fact anytime, anyday. Unfortunately there isn't anything which I can 
> take as constructive from those criticisms! Wish them luck and prosperity 
> throughout their life.
> 
> Gopal, This group used to be a great forum previously but the fact that many 
> new people are fearing to accept any criticism these days! ARR fans have the 
> right to criticise ARR. Right to constructive criticism will be only a 
> healthy leading indicator and which will be wholeheartedly welcomed by the 
> Master himself. But unfortunately there aren't too many members who like 
> constructive criticisms these years.
> 
> Had one valid point from a member saying that probably lesser usage of 
> carnatic raagas might be the reason. Reasonings like those will be an 
> eye-opener and will help in identifying the reason. 
> 
> What justification to be given when it simply lacks "soul"? 
> 
> 
> V R Sriram
>

[arr] Re: Blue - Horrible Choreography

[ichord]

Yup!  To me, AG is the best in picturizing ARR's songseven better than Mani 
and Shankar, although it's close!

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "yogesh2783"  wrote:
>
> Yes I agree..but you are forgetting one more name..ashutosh govarikar
> who has given justice to AR's music.
> 
> Regards
> Yogesh
> Pune
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Aditya Pai  wrote:
> >
> > Yes i too felt the same way There are some directors who either don't 
> > respect Rahman's music or they lack in skills in making video. This is not 
> > the 1st time Rahman is facing. There are 2 directors in the industry who 
> > provide 100% justice to Rahman's music they are Maniratnam and Shankar. 
> > --- On Thu, 8/10/09, Rivjot  wrote:
> > 
> > From: Rivjot 
> > Subject: [arr] Blue - Horrible Choreography
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 5:52 AM
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> >   Really hurt after watching Blue Theme (new version), 
> > Bhoola Tujhe and (especially) Fiqrana.. what have they done to them?? Video 
> > is sooo boring and un-appealing :(
> > 
> > 
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> > Not even 1% justice done with such amazing songs ; just my opinion though..
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Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

[Mehroof ! Mohamed !!]

Many songs to his credit for the starting lines .. I guess the first one he did 
is for  "Chikku Bukku Chikku Bukku railae" .
 
Mehroof ! Mohamed !!

--- On Thu, 8/10/09, A.R.Rajib  wrote:


From: A.R.Rajib 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 8 October, 2009, 7:41 PM


  




ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said in a recent interview ...  That he 
wrote chants & M.I.A Wrote the chasing lyrics in O saaya
In Blue Theme ... The Idea of Mispronouncing the Word "Blue" came From ARR 
Himself
In Jai Ho ... Using the Word "Jai Ho" Was his Idea 
m Sure he has lot of contribution on lyrics in  the past ( he said he 
avoid/dont like using  populer/over used words ... like janeman , jane ja  etc 
etc ) would love to know them . 


Anyone to add more in this list ???

--- On Thu, 10/8/09, jayram  wrote:


From: jayram 
Subject: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 4:18 AM






Hi friends,

Did you guys notice that A.R.R Sir has written many songs (Nana, Sajna) for 
"CR" along with Blaaze ??? I enjoyed both of them. Nana was especially stunning.

I wonder who was the lyricist for the Kuru Kuru Song in CR. The Album credit at 
arrahman.com does not show who wrote Kuru Kuru song. :(

Regards,
Jay


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[arr] Re: Is Chaiya Chaiya ARR's greatest hit so far?

[light4_u]

Yes absolutely no doubt about it. Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit. 
The reaction I saw in public after Chaiya Chaiya for ARR I neveer saw that 
again or before it. Even the guys who criticized ARR also started praising him 
after Chaiya Chaiya.

I m not saying that Chaiya Chaiya is the best track of ARR till date, all I 
ment is that Chaiya Chaiya is the biggest hit of ARR till now. N I wish from 
the bottom of my heart that it dont remain the biggest all time hit of ARR for 
ever, I wish ARR gives bigger hit songs than Chaiya Chaiya in his career. 



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ichord"  wrote:
>
> ARR's had a lot of songs that became rages throughout India, but do you think 
> it's safe to say that Chaiya Chaiya is ARR's biggest all time hit thus far, 
> both North and South?
>

[arr] Re: Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

[ichord]

I believe Ismail Durbar is a talented musician, but because of his bad temper 
and general hot headedness, he has not since matched the kind of success seen 
in HDCCS and Devdas.  In fact, for both scores, I give equal credit to Sanjay 
Leela Bhansali's musical knowledge and sensibilities for these fantastic songs. 
 Yeah, he probably has a right to be upset if that story is true, but again, I 
think his arrogance overall does him in.  ARR, despite being so immensely 
successful, doesn't show one shred of arrogance to anyone, anywhere, 
anytime.which makes him truly legendary. 

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Din, D, Nesh"  wrote:
>
> RGV blogs on what happened.. apparently, this is why Ismail has been 
> really harsh to ARR
> 
> 
> DUSTBIN FORTUNES
> Both "Drohi" and the song bombed but because of that association my 
> relationship with that lyric writer continued and whenever I was in Mumbai, 
> me, the violin player and the lyric writer used to meet up once in a while 
> and at that time I was just beginning to work on the idea of "Rangeela". When 
> I mentioned the story to both of them, they got very excited and the violin 
> player composed a tune for which the lyric writer wrote a song. I was very 
> impressed with both and committed to both of them that they will be doing the 
> music for "Rangeela". They were thrilled to bits.
> 
> A few days later Maniratnam made me hear the songs of "Roja" at his home on 
> Chennai and I was simply blown away with the orchestral brilliance of 
> A.R.Rahman. I got too greedy and at any cost wanted to get that sound in my 
> film and went back on my commitment to the violin player and signed Rahman 
> instead, which understandingly left the violin player in a very angry and a 
> heartbroken state. The lyric writer pleaded with me not to do that to his 
> friend and I said it is just a professional decision in the best interest of 
> the film.
> 
> I spoke to Rahman about the lyric writer and told him that his first song 
> didn't work but I do believe that he is very good. Rahman said, "If he is 
> good enough for you he is good enough for me".
> 
> Thus that lyric writer named Mehboob came into "Rangeela" minus the violin 
> player and the first song he wrote was "Tanha Tanha". I played that song to 
> Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact that he hasn't heard a 
> song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, deewana and sanam and 
> signed on Mehboob for "Bombay".
> 
> With the super success of both "Bombay" and "Rangeela" Mehboob got a very big 
> name and credibility and using that he recommended his closest friend the 
> violin player to Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was looking for a new music 
> director for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and thus was born Ismail Darbar.
> 
> After the tremendous musical success of "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" which also 
> timed with a couple of Rahman albums not doing well including my own "Daud" 
> Ismail Darbar was the new musical genius on the block. I called Ismail Darbar 
> up to congratulate him and he didn't pick up my calls.
> 
> Later on Ismail gave an interview where he said that now that he is a 
> success, everybody is calling him including Ramgopal Varma. That was 
> obviously his revenge on the heartache I gave him by dumping him from 
> "Rangeela".
> 
> http://rgvzoomin.com/2009/10/07/dustbin-fortunes/
>

Re: [arr] Blue - Horrible Choreography

[light4_u]

I agree with all of u guys. Fiqrana video is just a mess notthing else. Blue 
theme video is also picturised very badly. Yeah A.R.Rajib I though like that 
too that the Fiqrana n blue theme should have picturised out side on the roads 
like Girlfriend song from Boys n Urvashi Urvashi.

The biggest mistake, foolishness or whatever u wanna say by the choreographer n 
the director is that the new blue theme video doesn't have its best part where 
the mindblowing twist comes in the theme at 2:04 n 2:05.  




--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "A.R.Rajib"  wrote:
>
> Yes !! I also Felt that way !! Bulu is a number that u just wanna scream in
> da middle of the road ... sometime i found myself doing that unconsciously
> when walking on da street while hearing the number  :p
> But the video is just lame ...looks of akshay n zyad is Just fake ..
> 
> same thing to Fiqrana and the video ... waste of producers money :s
> 
> I wanted ARR to give a song that u just wanna scream ur lungs out ...and
> become crazy hearing the song  he gave 2 ...in Only Blue itself ...but
> the videos didnt match at all to the songs 
> 
> I also didnt like chigy wigy ...though it's done by One of  the Best
> choreographer in Bollywood , Farah khan ...
> 
> Hope the Movie wont disappoint me  BGM gonna b rocking  anyone heard
> the new promo BGM ?? akshay n Sanju Baba on Boxing ring ?
> 
> --- On *Thu, 10/8/09, Rivjot * wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Rivjot 
> Subject: [arr] Blue - Horrible Choreography
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, October 8, 2009, 6:22 AM
> 
> Really hurt after watching Blue Theme (new version), Bhoola Tujhe and
> (especially) Fiqrana.. what have they done to them?? Video is sooo boring
> and un-appealing :(
> 
> Not even 1% justice done with such amazing songs ; just my opinion though..
> 
> __._,_.__.
> 
> 
> -- 
> - Regards
> 
> ~ ~ A.R.Rajib ~ ~
>

Re: [arr] ARR Sir is a Lyricist Now :)

[V S Rawat]

On 10/8/2009 7:41 PM India Time, _A.R.Rajib_ wrote:

> ARR did write lyrics for O saaya ... he said in a recent interview ... 
> �That he wrote chants & M.I.A Wrote the chasing lyrics in O saaya


> *In Blue Theme ... The Idea of Mispronouncing the Word "Blue" came From 
> ARR Himself*

What is the point in mispronouncing it? May be he is just sheltering the 
singers who did that.

> In Jai Ho ... Using the Word "Jai Ho" Was his Idea 

I don't think so. Jai Ho was original thought for Yuvvraj and it was Subhash 
Ghai who had suggested the Jai Ho refrain.

What is the source of your saying the above?

> m Sure he has lot of contribution on lyrics in �the past ( he said he 
> avoid/dont like using �populer/over used words ... like janeman , jane 
> ja �etc etc ) would love to know them .�
> *
> *
> *Anyone to add more in this list ???

--
Rawat

Re: [arr] Why Ismail Darbar dislikes A.R.Rahman.. Truth is out!

[V S Rawat]

Beautiful piece. insightful. thanks for sharing.

"I played that song to Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact 
that he hasn't heard a song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, 
deewana and sanam"

:-) amusing way of putting it. Though, Mani is wrong here.

Zameen aasmaan se to kuchh keh rahi hai
Lehrein bhi saahil se kuchh keh rahi hain
Chaandni bhi chaand se kuchh keh rahi hai
Kisi na kisi se koi kuchh to keh raha hai
Tu dil ki baat keh de kehne mein kya hai

=> It also had "dil".

he he he. Hope Amith now tells his "relative" to correct it. :-)

--
Rawat

On 10/9/2009 7:48 AM India Time, _Din, D, Nesh_ wrote:

> RGV blogs on what happened.. apparently, this is why Ismail has been 
> really harsh to ARR
> 
> 
> DUSTBIN FORTUNES
> Both "Drohi" and the song bombed but because of that association my 
> relationship with that lyric writer continued and whenever I was in Mumbai, 
> me, the violin player and the lyric writer used to meet up once in a while 
> and at that time I was just beginning to work on the idea of "Rangeela". When 
> I mentioned the story to both of them, they got very excited and the violin 
> player composed a tune for which the lyric writer wrote a song. I was very 
> impressed with both and committed to both of them that they will be doing the 
> music for "Rangeela". They were thrilled to bits.
> 
> A few days later Maniratnam made me hear the songs of "Roja" at his home on 
> Chennai and I was simply blown away with the orchestral brilliance of 
> A.R.Rahman. I got too greedy and at any cost wanted to get that sound in my 
> film and went back on my commitment to the violin player and signed Rahman 
> instead, which understandingly left the violin player in a very angry and a 
> heartbroken state. The lyric writer pleaded with me not to do that to his 
> friend and I said it is just a professional decision in the best interest of 
> the film.
> 
> I spoke to Rahman about the lyric writer and told him that his first song 
> didn't work but I do believe that he is very good. Rahman said, "If he is 
> good enough for you he is good enough for me".
> 
> Thus that lyric writer named Mehboob came into "Rangeela" minus the violin 
> player and the first song he wrote was "Tanha Tanha". I played that song to 
> Maniratnam and he was mighty impressed with the fact that he hasn't heard a 
> song since a long time which didn't have the words dil, deewana and sanam and 
> signed on Mehboob for "Bombay".
> 
> With the super success of both "Bombay" and "Rangeela" Mehboob got a very big 
> name and credibility and using that he recommended his closest friend the 
> violin player to Sanjay Leela Bhansali who was looking for a new music 
> director for "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" and thus was born Ismail Darbar.
> 
> After the tremendous musical success of "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" which also 
> timed with a couple of Rahman albums not doing well including my own "Daud" 
> Ismail Darbar was the new musical genius on the block. I called Ismail Darbar 
> up to congratulate him and he didn't pick up my calls.
> 
> Later on Ismail gave an interview where he said that now that he is a 
> success, everybody is calling him including Ramgopal Varma. That was 
> obviously his revenge on the heartache I gave him by dumping him from 
> "Rangeela".
> 
> http://rgvzoomin.com/2009/10/07/dustbin-fortunes/
> 

[arr] Why no news on vtv

[aneesh ani]

Guys y there is no official news on vtv,i thnk it may not be releasing on this 
23rd.if it was 23rd then it is time to release the orginal track list in 
official site.guys pls respond to this if any body have any news.


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