Re: [arr] Re: I am not liking Guzarish much<

[Gomzy™]

We do care if someone doesnt like a song. Please bring it on.

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 8:50 AM, yasheer_ar2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   Who Ever dnt like the song...we ARR fan not care about that..All Fans
> OF A.R.Rahman or Other people who loves music will love this
> song..Ok..So If U Dnt Like Keep With You...Do not bring this here
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com , ali
> ahad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > what...not liking GUZARISH...even my friend say "IT's RAHMAN's
> MUSIC" when he heard the song for the first time and he is not an avid
> fan.I keep listening to the GUZARISH promo and can't recall how
> many time i have...i keep hearing for around an hour each day
> >
> > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > From: nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: [arr] Re: I am not liking Guzarish much
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com 
> > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 6:58 PM
> >
> > Agree.
> > Niven
> >
> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "K. Kumar"  ...> wrote:
> > >
> > > you ppl are hopeless. the songs are not out yet and ur already not
> > liking it? ur a big joke! still call urselves arr fans?! u must be
> > kidding. if u were really his fans u would appreciate wat eva he
> > gives.. if u think ur so good go compose ur own songs! wat are u doin
> > here? just to criticise his songs? even arr himself has said that his
> > fans tear his songs apart! we're just too critical man can we
> > band  such commetns and PLS dun use headers like i dun like this and
> > that wat eva man. u ppl just put too much pressure on him
> > crap!
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Naushad Ali  wrote:
> > > From: Naushad Ali 
> > > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Date: Tuesday, 11 November, 2008, 12:40 PM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friends, I am a die hard fan of Rahman, I live his
> > music, breathe his music, thanks to the link given for the whole
> > guzarish song in u tube i have heard it many times, but even i am
> > disappointed with Guzarish, it does not have his stamp on it, it does
> > not give you the kick which we expect from boss after few hearings, i
> > expected lyrics from prasoon joshi to be better and more compatible
> > with the song, hope this is the weakest song in the album and other
> > songs in the movie overcompensate it, but having said that i want to
> > make clear that "YUVVRAAJ IS A MASTERPIECE"
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
> > > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 9:48 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > welcome to the club...
> > >
> > >
> > > i really wish ARR doesnt check any mails from this group simply
> > because it is going to mentally affect him and his work.
> > >
> > >
> > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:52 PM, krishna naladi  > yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nicely put buddy. Well, Even I dont find the song appealing or good.
> > Except for the humming bit and the music. It has the ARR stamp on
> > that, but feels kinda like, somethings missing or somethings not rite.
> > The first time when I heard the bit in the promo, I was like, this
> > will be my next ringtone. The lyrics dont fit at all.  NOT AT ALL.
> > >
> > > "Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But
> > sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can." -
> > VINCE LOMBARDI
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, parichay bhattacharya  > co.in> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: parichay bhattacharya 
> > > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
> > > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 1:09 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > WellI wont say tht I am not liking that songbut I found it
> > kinda commercial.. .
> > >
> > > --- On Sat, 8/11/08, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
> > >
> > > From: V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
> > > Subject: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
> > > To: "arrf" 
> > > Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2008, 1:02 AM
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Nice to see all of you unequivocally liking and praising guzarish.
> > >
> > > Still, i think I should raise my minority voice of one that I am not
> > > liking it much.
> > >
> > > probably because:
> > > - It is too verbose. Lot of words
> > >
> > > - It is too fast.
> > >
> > > - It does not exhibit the grandeur that ARR's most of the work in
> this
> > > year have shown.
> > >
> > > - lyrics appear artificial and forced, just fitting rhyming words in
> > any
> > > sort of sentence without conveying any purposeful meaning.
> Prasoon had
> > > written much better lyrics in RDB.
> > >
> > > - I person

[arr] Ghajni on 15th in singapore

[aneesh ani]

My frnd who is in singapore told me that ghajni is releasing on 15th.posters 
have been infrnt of every music shop n one surprise news he heard 3 sngs n sng 
for orumalai is so super,he heard sng for x machi y machi its instrmtn is superb


  

Re: [arr] Lyrics of Dil Ka Rishtha - Really funny!

[Vithur]

LOLZ. Immigration... !!! From where did they get that lyrics

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 10:30 PM, Sivakumar V V <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   check out the lyrics of dil ka rishtha at bollywoodhungama.com . just
> cldnt stop laughing. god knows who came out with this Fashion &
> Immigration stuff :-))
>
> http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/lyrics/song/55238/index.html
>
> Lyrics - Dil Ka Rishta
> Ekkk... Jan Haiii Humm...
> Fashion, Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
> Ohhh Dil Dil Haii Dil Dil Miljaneee De...
> Fashion, Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
> Dil Ka Yeh Sika Chal Jn De
> Rishta Yeh Rishta Pak Jaaan D
> Dor Dil Se Nahi Hai Hummm
> Dooor Jism Alag Haii Sahi...
> Ek Hi Jaaan Ek Roooh, Lamba Safar Umre Ka Hai
> Tanha Guzar Ta Nahiii, Sar Pe Agar Dhoop Na Ho...
> Saya Uter Ta Nah, Rishtey Binaa Hai Jis Terha
> Saye Main Hum Addmii, Dil Ki Kisi Dori Se Hai
> Bandhaa Hovaaa Addmiii
>
> ( Oo Ran Away, Never Leave Us All Behind Uuuu
> O Slow It Downnn, Wish U All The Happyy Trueee )-2
> Fashion,Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
> Ohh Dil Dil Hai Dil Dil Miljaneee D
> Fashion Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
> Dil Ka Yeh Sik Chal Jaaanee.. De..
> Rista Yeh Rishta Pak Jaaaneee Dee..
>
> Fashion Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
> Dil Ka Yeh Sikaa Chal Jaan Deee
> Rishta Yeh Rishta Pak Jaan Dee..
> Haste Hove Jeeenaaa Hai To, Jeeeley Kisi Ke Liyee..
> Tere Liyeee Hai Zindagiii, Tuuu Zindagi Ke Liye
> T..., Palke Ohthaaa To Zaaraa...
> Rishtoa Kiii Roshniii To Hooo..., Ruk Chalaaa To Zaaraa..
> So When U N, Ill Be A Be A Brother From All U N
> To Be My Side, Dont Let T Passs, It Really Doenst Matter If We Ever
> Never Never Never Look Back, Since When' d U Meet To Me
> I Wanna Smil, Shy Down, We Got To Find A World Wide
> From My Sayin , O...
> ( Tu..., Dil Se Nahi Hai To Dr
> Miljag Zindagi )-2
> Ahh..., Ahh...
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] ARR's Vande Mataram to be played in Prisons in TN

[Vithur]

Superb... May all the Prisoners get transormed and may their lives be
redeemed because of ARR 's Vande Mataram. This would be a joyous occasion to
ARR

On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 6:09 AM, rahmanfever <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Prison life is not exactly synonymous with the nationalist spirit, but
> starting Friday prisoners in major jails across Tamil Nadu will wake up at
> the crack of dawn to the sound of patriotic songs.
>
> Launching the programme on former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's
> birthday, prison staff will play songs between 6 and 6.30 in the mornings
> and evenings every day. Among the records to be played are songs of
> Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan and *AR Rahman's Vande Mataram*.
>
> "It is the right time to instill patriotism among prisoners in prisons
> across the state. Such songs will bring in a sense of national pride and
> also help criminals develop values in life. It is the lack of such values
> that result in violence as witnessed at the Dr Ambedkar Law College on
> Wednesday," DGP prisons R Nataraj told The Times Of India.
>
>
>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Patriotic_wake-up_call_for_prisoners/articleshow/3710961.cms
>
> --
> regards..
>
> Krish..
> His Music ~ My Mother Tongue
>
> http://www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Yuvvrraj - Mastam Mastam promo

[Vinod Raju]

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/broadband/video/Movie-Promos/
FaCLJJ5/3/Mastam-Mastam-Yuvvraaj.html




-Vinod

[arr] Re: I am not liking Guzarish much<

[yasheer_ar2]

Who Ever dnt like the song...we ARR fan not care about that..All Fans
OF A.R.Rahman or Other people who loves music will love this
song..Ok..So If U Dnt Like Keep With You...Do not bring this here


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ali ahad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> what...not liking GUZARISH...even my friend say "IT's RAHMAN's
MUSIC" when he heard the song for the first time and he is not an avid
fan.I keep listening to the GUZARISH promo and can't recall how
many time i have...i keep hearing for around an hour each day
> 
> --- On Tue, 11/11/08, nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Re: I am not liking Guzarish much
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 6:58 PM
> 
> Agree.
>  Niven
> 
>  --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "K. Kumar"  wrote:
>  >
>  > you ppl are hopeless. the songs are not out yet and ur already not
>  liking it? ur a big joke! still call urselves arr fans?! u must be
>  kidding. if u were really his fans u would appreciate wat eva he
>  gives.. if u think ur so good go compose ur own songs! wat are u doin
>  here? just to criticise his songs? even arr himself has said that his
>  fans tear his songs apart! we're just too critical man can we
>  band  such commetns and PLS dun use headers like i dun like this and
>  that wat eva man. u ppl just put too much pressure on him
>  crap!
>  > 
>  > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Naushad Ali  wrote:
>  > From: Naushad Ali 
>  > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
>  > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
>  > Date: Tuesday, 11 November, 2008, 12:40 PM
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > Friends, I am a die hard fan of Rahman, I live his
>  music, breathe his music, thanks to the link given for the whole
>  guzarish song in u tube i have heard it many times, but even i am
>  disappointed with Guzarish, it does not have his stamp on it, it does
>  not give you the kick which we expect from boss after few hearings, i
>  expected lyrics from prasoon joshi to be better and more compatible
>  with the song, hope this is the weakest song in the album and other
>  songs in the movie overcompensate it, but having said that i want to
>  make clear that "YUVVRAAJ IS A MASTERPIECE"
>  > 
>  > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
>  > 
>  > From: Thulasi Ram <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
>  > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
>  > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
>  > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 9:48 AM
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > welcome to the club...
>  > 
>  > 
>  > i really wish ARR doesnt check any mails from this group simply
>  because it is going to mentally affect him and his work.
>  > 
>  > 
>  > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 12:52 PM, krishna naladi   yahoo.com> wrote:
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > Nicely put buddy. Well, Even I dont find the song appealing or good.
>  Except for the humming bit and the music. It has the ARR stamp on
>  that, but feels kinda like, somethings missing or somethings not rite.
>  The first time when I heard the bit in the promo, I was like, this
>  will be my next ringtone. The lyrics dont fit at all.  NOT AT ALL.
>  > 
>  > "Life's battles don't always go to the stronger or faster man. But
>  sooner or later the man who wins, is the man who thinks he can." -
>  VINCE LOMBARDI
>  > 
>  > 
>  > --- On Tue, 11/11/08, parichay bhattacharya   co.in> wrote:
>  > 
>  > From: parichay bhattacharya 
>  > Subject: Re: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
>  > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
>  > Date: Tuesday, November 11, 2008, 1:09 AM
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > WellI wont say tht I am not liking that songbut I found it
>  kinda commercial.. .
>  > 
>  > --- On Sat, 8/11/08, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> wrote:
>  > 
>  > From: V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
>  > Subject: [arr] I am not liking Guzarish much
>  > To: "arrf" 
>  > Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2008, 1:02 AM
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > 
>  > Nice to see all of you unequivocally liking and praising guzarish.
>  > 
>  > Still, i think I should raise my minority voice of one that I am not 
>  > liking it much.
>  > 
>  > probably because:
>  > - It is too verbose. Lot of words
>  > 
>  > - It is too fast.
>  > 
>  > - It does not exhibit the grandeur that ARR's most of the work in
this 
>  > year have shown.
>  > 
>  > - lyrics appear artificial and forced, just fitting rhyming words in
>  any 
>  > sort of sentence without conveying any purposeful meaning.
Prasoon had 
>  > written much better lyrics in RDB.
>  > 
>  > - I personally find that ye, ye, ye, ye irritating. Comes up so
>  suddenly 
>  > , unexpectedly breaking the flow of a soft love song.
>  > 
>  > It sounds more in the genre of Dil Hi Dil Mein songs ( the feel/
mood/ 
>  > style)
>  > 
>  > Am

Re: [arr] Re: Wonderful INterludes..... Just ARR alone...

[Jafar K]

yayi yayi..interlude in Sandakkozhi song from Yuva. It really touched my heart.


Jafar


--- On Thu, 13/11/08, nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> From: nivensamy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Re: Wonderful INterludes. Just ARR alone...
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 11:07 PM
> 'Yelelo' interlude in chinna chinna asai... First
> one, if not best one
> in a film I think.
> 
> Niven
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > Few more gems 
> > 
> > 1. Viduthalai - Iruvar -- (3:30 - 4:05). [One of the
> best interlude]
> > 2. Ennuyir Thoziye - Kangalal kaithu sei (2:30 -
> 3:09). [Blissful
> Interlude].
> > 3. Pookum Malarai prelude - Udaya (0:00 - 0:36) [I
> guess it's
> whistled by AR himself :P].
> > 
> > Yea. As Vithur bro said, there are so many. 
> > 
> > 
> > regards,
> > Prakash
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:43:21 PM
> > Subject: [arr] Wonderful INterludes. Just ARR
> alone...
> > 
> > 
> > Dear All, 
> >  
> > The Wonderful Interludes that ARR creates... can be
> done only by him...
> >  
> > I love these Interludes so much 
> >  
> > 1. Malargale Malargale -- There is a scntillating
> interlude 
> > 2. Sonnalaum Ketpadhillai - The Starting BGM 
> > 3. Naalai Ulagam - Starting BGM 
> >  
> >  
> > So many ; So many 
> >  
> > Pls share some Interludes, and starting BGMs etc
> etc... Which you
> also love... 
> >  
> > Just Wonderful... 
> >  
> > Thanks :-)
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >


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[arr] Rhythmic similarities

[Chord]

I am loving Guzarish and will love it even more when the album is
released in good quality.  I am noticing that the chorus is very
similar rhythmically to the chorus of "Tere Bina" where "pyas pyas" is
akin to "mast mast".  These two songs are also rhythmically similar to
the chorus of "tu chiz badi hai mast mast" song from the 1990s. 
Melody wise, there is nothing at all common between these songs.  

[arr] A bit surprised by this music lover's comments on Yuvvraaj

[Chord]

He is a regular at naachgaana and is an intellectual, with high taste
for classy music.  Thought he would like Yuvvraaj, but guess I was
wrong.  He did have high praises for Muskura, however.

http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/11/12/a-brief-note-on-tu-muskura/#comments

So far I have been underwhelmed with the music of YUVVRAAJ. However,
"Tu Muskura" is an exception: the chorus of this song simply soars,
and yet with the undercurrent of loss that also haunted "Tanha Tanha"
(RANGEELA) and "Tu Hi Tu" (KABHI NA KABHI). That is, the song ranges
wide, but is never triumphant, an appropriate soundtrack to a love
that is always already lost.

Unfortunately, the stanzas are not equal to the chorus — they aren't
bad, simply a bit banal given the ineffable choral strains that have
preceded them (and that mercifully recur later on in the song) —
although Javaid Ali's pulsating vocals towards song's end add yet
another dimension to the composition, marking it out as at once not
only an ARR song but a Subhash Ghai one as well.

On balance, I think I'm going to be listening to this song many many
times in the near future.

Manmohini Morey is, I suspect, going to end up special in my book, but
other than it and Tu Muskura I find the rest of the album very
forgettable indeed. To be honest I had half-suspected as much, when I
saw that the film had a "Western music" kinda setting. ARR's best will
never be attempts at "unalloyed" Western music…

I was immediately struck by the female vocals on Tu Muskura, and
didn't initially recognize them as Alka's — Yagnik's voice seems
"fuller" here, as ARR evidently tries to recreate the effect of the
late Lata's voice in some of the Rahman/Lata numbers…

Even Gulzar's lyrics are quite disappointing, except for the ones in
Tu Muskura…

[arr] Re: Guzarish full song..with 2 interludes!!

[arunsoft2k]

I feel the song is little bit dated tune. It was mindblowing when I 
heard "Ennai Kaanavillai" from Kadal desam and then came 
along "Sunta Hai" from Pukar.Now Tu Meri Adhhori.in the same 
genre..Im waiting for a "Tu Khoya Khoya"(DSKR) or "Enna Vilai" typa 
songs from ARR. missing these type of songs from ARR very much. 

but wait...when the CD comes out..the quality of music is gonna be 
lifted tremondously and then it will be a different feeling. M sure 
this will be a mass hit!!!


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks a lot man.  Like the first interlude better.  Second one 
sounds
> a bit bland, except for the first humming.  This song will be 
between
> 4 and half and 5 minutes, since a big part of the intro and ending 
are
> missing in this clip.  Very easy song to digest, grooves well, just
> rocks.  May not be ARR's most "brilliant" song, but it's one of his
> most mass appealing ones in recent times.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "arunsoft2k"  
wrote:
> >
> > Folks finally we get to hear full version.
> > 
> > http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDrOD4t06g
> >
>

[arr] Please sign "ARR Mozart of Asia" documentary petittion

[Chord]

>From Orkut

http://www.petitiononline.com/arrahman/petition.html

To: Producers

Dear film music lovers from India and all around the world,

This petition/ signature campaign is aimed to realize something real
to celebrate a very special, unique composer and his wonderful music:
A. R. Rahman.

So far, NOBODY has ever tried to realize, a well-made film documentary
about
A. R. Rahman, his classical works, and his impact on we the listeners,
music-lovers. Nothing exists like this.

We're talking about the greatest, most-famous, down-to-earth composer
of our time. The man who redefined contemporary Indian music and who
is the pride of the entire nation and an idol for millions all over
the world needs no preamble.

It's only off-lately that we can see and hear A.R.Rahman interviewed
by news channels, press, film launch parties, in some documentaries
and special featurettes. But they're always scant 5-6 minute
interviews, sometimes less or sometimes more. Most of these interviews
are replayed over and over again is some or the other channel, and it
just shows the same old thing !

Friends,
How many times have you watched him in an interview with your heart
out, without any interferences. . . ( NONE! would be the answer !!)

Wouldn't it be great to see a 2-hour long documentary dedicated only
to A. R. Rahman? A film documentary that shows all the creative
process of the maestro, from the spotting sessions with the director,
to the final mixing! All this intercut with a career-retrospective
interview. It would be great to see archival footage from old musical
sessions, to see A.R.Rahman at work with directors and musicians,
intercut with clips from films he scored.

All A. R. Rahman fans and film music lovers would simply love to see
something like this.

So, this petition is about :
A VCD-DVD Documentary on A.R.Rahman titled
"A. R. Rahman - The Mozart Of Asia" 

If you all do see the way the west markets it's musicians; its just
fabulous. They get the status just as the Director or Actor gets,
Because they value music and know it's importance in cinema. We
A.R.Rahman Fanatics and True Music Lovers, would know what his music
is all about.

His music can change one's life for good. Can you imagine the number
of talented musicians born in this country after 1992- the year a
phenomenon called "A.R.Rahman" rocked the nation ! Can you imagine the
number of people who have been healed through his music ? Can you
imagine the number of musicians he has revived and brought them to
limelight ? Can you imagine, a man of his stature, be a really "Good
Human Being" ? Can you imagine ONE single Mind, Heart And Soul, which
connects to you with the shear power of his music, and puts a smile on
your face?

There can be only one and one, A.R.Rahman. himself ! to achieve all
this at such an early age of his musical journey ! A man, who believes
in god and finds his genius coming through spiritual influences!

This documentary would feature the life and works of A.R.Rahman,
in-depth, in detail. It would feature the experiences of the singers
and musicians he have a new lease of life. It would feature all the
producers, whom he gave their moneys worth. It would feature all the
directors whose vision just got enlightened by A.R.Rahmans soulful
music! It would also feature the imapact of his music on normal people
like us, you and me; it would feature real life stories and miracles,
yes miracles that have occured, but are unseen and unheard of. Last
but not the least, We could hear the great man himself speakSpeak
about his life and music! 

This petition is aimed to the people who can realize such an idea and
that are close to A.R.Rahmans camp. Because realizing such a thing
would cost a lot of money, a lot of time for research and it's not an
easy task to do. And only companies and personalities like these have
the means and the money to do it. When a good amount of signatures
will be reached, this petition will be sent to these people and companies.

I hope to generate support from the large film music community all
over INDIA and the world, from fans and professionals, from people who
work in this field and people who simply love his kind of music.

A documentary about A. R. Rahman is not only a good way to celebrate
the Legend, but it's also a great testament for future generations of
film music and cinema lovers. It would be an amazing contribute to
film history and literature too. It would be a motivator for all those
young ang talented budding musicians, singers...and also a normal man.

It's time to honor and pay tribute to A. R. Rahman and his music. And
this is the bare minimum we can do to celebrate a legend who gave, and
is still giving, such wonderful emotions to all of us.

Please each one of you who sign this document, go ahead and get
atleast five more signatures on this petition to make a success.
People from India and all round the world who are into A.R.Rahman's
music and Sign this petition

For those who 

[arr] Very curious about Bekha song

[Chord]

Well, pretty soon, we'll know!  But, in the credits, the saxaphone is
used in this song.  Does that mean it's going to be a jazzy, R and B
number or a smooth, soft song or neither  We shall see, but I'm
eager to hear Karthik sing a solo.  

Have a feeling that Latoo and Bachoo are going to be disco, dancy,
rhythmic ones like Pappu and Shano.  Got a feeling that my favorite
will be Kaise Mujhe, since it also has an instrumental version! 

ARR's 4 kids this year...Latoo, Bachoo, Pappu, and Shano.   

[arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...

[rivjot]

Yup! According to T-Series, pre-orders are arriving (in India) on 14th
(today) and stores will start selling from 15th (tomorrow).

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, John Edward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
> did u mean the audio is launching in 48 hours?? pls rply
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Thursday, 13 November, 2008 2:45:51 PM
> Subject: [arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...
> 
> 
> Wait less than 48 hours to find that out yourself. I am pretty sure it
> is not 'Maricham' 
> 
> Can I ask, from where did you guys get these rumors? lol
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Prasanth"  wrote:
> >
> > One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani is
> > maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?
> >
> 
>  
> 
> 
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[arr] Re: Guzarish full song..with 2 interludes!!

[Chord]

Thanks a lot man.  Like the first interlude better.  Second one sounds
a bit bland, except for the first humming.  This song will be between
4 and half and 5 minutes, since a big part of the intro and ending are
missing in this clip.  Very easy song to digest, grooves well, just
rocks.  May not be ARR's most "brilliant" song, but it's one of his
most mass appealing ones in recent times.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "arunsoft2k" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Folks finally we get to hear full version.
> 
> http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDrOD4t06g
>

[arr] ARR's Vande Mataram to be played in Prisons in TN

[rahmanfever]

Prison life is not exactly synonymous with the nationalist spirit, but
starting Friday prisoners in major jails across Tamil Nadu will wake up
at the crack of dawn to the sound of patriotic songs.

Launching the programme on former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru's
birthday, prison staff will play songs between 6 and 6.30 in the
mornings and evenings every day. Among the records to be played are
songs of Bharathiyar, Bharathidasan and AR Rahman's Vande Mataram.

"It is the right time to instill patriotism among prisoners in
prisons across the state. Such songs will bring in a sense of national
pride and also help criminals develop values in life. It is the lack of
such values that result in violence as witnessed at the Dr Ambedkar Law
College on Wednesday," DGP prisons R Nataraj told The Times Of
India.


http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Patriotic_wake-up_call_for_pr\
isoners/articleshow/3710961.cms


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Krish..
His Music ~ My Mother Tongue

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Re: [arr] Single album ' Yuvvraaj' caters to varied tastes.

[Sreekrishnan R]

Sorry friends. Will take care of this in future..

Thanks a lot Vithur Bro. for guiding me.. :-)

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Krish..
His Music ~ My Mother Tongue 
 
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--- On Thu, 13/11/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Single album ' Yuvvraaj' caters to varied tastes.
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 11:24 AM











Dear Sreekrishnan brother,,, 
 
I suggest you delete the photos, the ads from the link and paste them... As the 
matter is covered by them, and it doesnt come out properly..
 
Thanks for the mail 


On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:26 PM, rahmanfever  wrote:







Single album ' Yuvvraaj' caters to varied tastes.

Year 1999 saw 'Taal' as biggest hit album of the year. This album marked coming 
together of director Subhash Ghai and singer A.R.Rahman and after a long time 
once again the duo are back with 'Yuvvraaj'. 



With the very first track 'Yuvvraaj' music album brings in treat for all Salman 
Khan fans. Salman himself sings the track 'Main hoon Yuvvraaj'. This track 
introduces the movie and reveals interesting cues. With the song it is for 
sure, that 'Yuvvraaj' (Salman) is a bad guy and is out to prove he can be a 
superstar with his singing.  It looks like a part of librettos. This is not an 
original Rahman piece, traces of this orchestral tune can be found somewhere in 
best music libraries.




'Tu hi to meri dost hai' is a fabulous track. It requires no introduction as it 
is already on air and the song has picked up very well on music chart. Benny 
Dayal's voice is simply stunning. Accompanying him is Shreya Ghoshal and 
A.R.Rahman. Lyrics by Gulzar are splendid. The continuous flowing of stringed 
instruments is very caressing. One just cannot afford to miss it.



After having yourself caressed its time to tap your feet with the disco number 
'Shano Shano'. The singers leading this song are Sonu Nigam, Srinivas, Kartik 
and Sunaina. Their beautiful voice melts in with the techno-beats but at times, 
the music turns to moderation. This flaw is covered with the remix version of 
the same that is peppier, jazzy and stylish. Overall, a good party number and 
best play in discotheques.



Now back to classically romantic mood with 'Tu Muskura'. It is a nice romantic 
song with nice tuning. Alka Yagnik along with Jaaved Ali does a good job as a 
singer. The track also inputs traces of 'Tu hi to meri dost hai' in between.



 'Mastam Mastam' is the fifth track in the album. It's something very different 
in terms of sound and music. The lyrics do not have much to offer. Sonu, Alka, 
Benny and Naresh have done a good job as singers. A nice experimental track 
that will be more exciting visually.



Now comes in a sad slow song 'Zindagi'. 'Gulzar's' ghazal style of lyrics rules 
this song and Srinivas sing it. Emotions are precisely spelled through words 
while plain guitar chords stimulate the similar feeling. A good track but not 
as good as Rahman's previous work.



The seventh track of the album is 'Dil ka rishta' with story moving in the 
background and love story flowing in excess. It is a very long song of about 7 
minutes 39 seconds. The splendid vocalists Sonu Nigam along with Roop Kumar 
Rathod, A.R.Rahman, Clinton Cerejo, Suzzane D'Mello, Vivienne Pocha, a never 
seen or heard before vocalism combo, give this song. Overall an enchanting 
score.



 'Manmohini' is the last track of the album that is a fusion of Indian 
classical songs. Vijay Prakash very well sings the song and gives a classical 
touch to it. A very short length track and is different from the entire album. 




'Yuvvraaj' music album does not create the same magic like 'Taal' but the album 
has something different to offer. If you are looking for music of different 
genre just go for it. If not still, go for it because this single album caters 
to varied tastes.
http://india- forums.com/ bollywood/ article.asp? id=6901 


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[arr] Guzarish full song..with 2 interludes!!

[arunsoft2k]

Folks finally we get to hear full version.

http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=DHDrOD4t06g

Re: [arr] New York Magazine write up on ARR's score for Slumdog

[jdirt0]

I think this is the first time I have seen ARR curse (err... semi-
curse)!:
--"'Cut the crap,' this 'my idol' crap"
--"Millionaire is on in every damn country"

Did he literally say these things?



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Thanks Chord For a change , we had ARR talk abt Slumdog...
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 6:57 AM, Chord <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> >   Great publicity for ARR!
> >
> >
> > 
http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2008/11/ar_rahman_on_slumdogs_sou
nd.html
> >
> > Composer A.R. Rahman on the Sounds of `Slumdog Millionaire' and 
Being
> > M.I.A.'s Idol
> > 11/12/08 at 2:06 PM
> > Comment 1Comment 1Comments
> > Composer A.R. Rahman on the Sounds of `Slumdog Millionaire' and 
Being
> > M.I.A.'s Idol
> >
> > Photo: Getty Images
> >
> > In India, fans love A.R. Rahman almost as we love David 
Archuleta —
> > and he's reportedly sold a few more albums: 100 million records 
and
> > 200 million cassettes. A huge pop star in South Asia, he's famous 
for
> > scoring Indian classics like Roja and Lagaan (among the dozens of
> > other films) — and he's recently begun to cross over into 
Hollywood
> > with Elizabeth: The Golden Age and Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical
> > Bombay Dreams. We spoke with him about his Slumdog Millionaire 
score —
> > which Fox Searchlight is pushing for an Oscar — and his 
collaboration
> > with M.I.A.
> >
> > How'd you hook up with Danny Boyle?
> > I literally had to leave another film to do this. When Danny met 
me,
> > he said, "I've heard a lot of your stuff' and he talked about it.
> > That's about the first time I've heard a compliment from a Western
> > director, apart from Andrew Webber. He's a good human being.
> >
> > Was it different working with him than a Bollywood director?
> > Usually, it's very different. Danny used my stuff in a very 
different
> > way. I really loved the film, so I would compose pieces to fit the
> > images, so I would do a lot of templates. With this, there's not 
many
> > cues in the film. Usually a big film has 130 cues. This had just
> > seventeen or eighteen: the end credits, beginning credits, that 
stuff.
> >
> > What were you going for?
> > A lot of things. I had to do stuff from modern India, eighties 
Hindi
> > film soundtracks, mixing modern India and the old India.
> >
> > What did Boyle suggest?
> > He wanted something very pulse-y. He said he hated sentiment, 
hated
> > cello. No cellos! He said, "Never put a cello in my film" — he was
> > funny. I worked fast, like him. It took two months of planning, 
two
> > weeks of completing. Usually it takes six months with the musical
> > films I'm doing in India.
> >
> > The soundtrack really drives the film. That seems like something 
Boyle
> > has in common with Bollywood. Do you think so?
> > What's good about [Boyle] is that he likes how Indian films mix 
music.
> > You push it and it comes out. We wanted it edgy, upfront. He said
> > every piece of music was going to be a piece by itself. Normally 
some
> > directors suppress music — they always want the effects to be 
loud and
> > the music to be softer. Danny wanted it loud.
> >
> > And you worked with M.I.A. on a new track.
> > We met before but never worked before. M.I.A., she's a real
> > powerhouse. Somebody played me her CD and I thought, Who's this 
girl?
> > She came here and knew all my work, had followed my work for 
ages. I
> > said "Cut the crap," this "my idol" crap. You have to teach me. We
> > started working in India, then we e-mailed the track back and 
forth.
> > She did the vocals in England. I did the rest in India.
> >
> > How does the film's Mumbai compare to the real thing?
> > For me, it's not about India at all. It's about human emotion, 
how we
> > suppress so much and it all comes out. It's a human film, not 
about
> > India at all. The soundtrack isn't about India or Indian culture. 
The
> > story could happen anywhere: China, Brazil, anywhere. Who Wants 
to Be
> > a Millionaire is on in every damn country.
> >
> > 
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

Re: [arr] Hidden bit in Sivaji BGM

[Prabhu Rajagopal]

what a fantastic find man!!! i am especially impressed in your thinking
about how this sound was created . its thé trademark bgm for me from the
movie, along with the heavy "nananananana" adhiradhi-melody bit

great find !

2008/11/1 PRATAP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

>   I don't know if anyone noticed this. This BGM has a weird sounding bit.
> It's actually piano played in reversed. Listen to the attached file. That's
> the BGM. I've inserted silence and then reversed the track. Listen to the
> whole track and you will understand.
>
>  
>

[arr] Lyrics of Dil Ka Rishtha - Really funny!

[Sivakumar V V]

check out the lyrics of dil ka rishtha at bollywoodhungama.com  . just
cldnt stop laughing. god knows who came out with this Fashion &
Immigration stuff :-))

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/lyrics/song/55238/index.html

Lyrics - Dil Ka Rishta  
Ekkk... Jan Haiii Humm...
Fashion, Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
Ohhh Dil Dil Haii Dil Dil Miljaneee De...
Fashion, Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
Dil Ka Yeh Sika Chal Jn De
Rishta Yeh Rishta Pak Jaaan D
Dor Dil Se Nahi Hai Hummm
Dooor Jism Alag Haii Sahi...
Ek Hi Jaaan Ek Roooh, Lamba Safar Umre Ka Hai
Tanha Guzar Ta Nahiii, Sar Pe Agar Dhoop Na Ho...
Saya Uter Ta Nah, Rishtey Binaa Hai Jis Terha
Saye Main Hum Addmii, Dil Ki Kisi Dori Se Hai
Bandhaa Hovaaa Addmiii

( Oo Ran Away, Never Leave Us All Behind Uuuu
O Slow It Downnn, Wish U All The Happyy Trueee )-2
Fashion,Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
Ohh Dil Dil Hai Dil Dil Miljaneee D
Fashion Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
Dil Ka Yeh Sik Chal Jaaanee.. De..
Rista Yeh Rishta Pak Jaaaneee Dee..

Fashion Imigration Can I Leave It Somwhere
Dil Ka Yeh Sikaa Chal Jaan Deee
Rishta Yeh Rishta Pak Jaan Dee..
Haste Hove Jeeenaaa Hai To, Jeeeley Kisi Ke Liyee..
Tere Liyeee Hai Zindagiii, Tuuu Zindagi Ke Liye
T..., Palke Ohthaaa To Zaaraa...
Rishtoa Kiii Roshniii To Hooo..., Ruk Chalaaa To Zaaraa..
So When U N, Ill Be A Be A Brother From All U N
To Be My Side, Dont Let T Passs, It Really Doenst Matter If We Ever
Never Never Never Look Back, Since When' d U Meet To Me
I Wanna Smil, Shy Down, We Got To Find A World Wide
>From My Sayin , O...
( Tu..., Dil Se Nahi Hai To Dr
Miljag Zindagi )-2
Ahh..., Ahh...

Re: [arr] ::: TU MUSKURA & MERI DOST MIX- INSTRUMENTAL :::-aakash

[zlksru suresh]

sory for replying late brother ur remix was 
AWESOME!!

--- On Mon, 3/11/08, K. Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

From: K. Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] ::: TU MUSKURA & MERI DOST MIX- INSTRUMENTAL :::-aakash
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 3 November, 2008, 11:44 AM










u are just too good man...

--- On Sun, 2/11/08, Aakash  wrote:

From: Aakash 
Subject: [arr] ::: TU MUSKURA & MERI DOST MIX- INSTRUMENTAL :::-aakash
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Sunday, 2 November, 2008, 4:43 PM




Hello Friends,

I have mixed & arranged Tu Muskura & Tu hi to Meri dost song together in an 
instrumental 
form. It was really a tough time for me to understand the arrangements of those 
masterpieces. 

I have done Tu Muskura in a bit of symphony style and Tu hi to meri dost is as 
it is with little 
twist from original. Please download it from the below link.

http://www.4shared. com/file/ 69345522/ 9c342b38/ tu_muskura_ _meri_dost_ 
mix.html

I'll be waiting for your comments. Thanks.

Regards,
AAKASH SHAH




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Re: [arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...

[John Edward]

did u mean the audio is launching in 48 hours?? pls rply




From: rivjot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 13 November, 2008 2:45:51 PM
Subject: [arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...


Wait less than 48 hours to find that out yourself. I am pretty sure it
is not 'Maricham' 

Can I ask, from where did you guys get these rumors? lol

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Prasanth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote:
>
> One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani is
> maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?
>

 


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[arr] Re: Wonderful INterludes..... Just ARR alone...

[nivensamy]

'Yelelo' interlude in chinna chinna asai... First one, if not best one
in a film I think.

Niven


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Few more gems 
> 
> 1. Viduthalai - Iruvar -- (3:30 - 4:05). [One of the best interlude]
> 2. Ennuyir Thoziye - Kangalal kaithu sei (2:30 - 3:09). [Blissful
Interlude].
> 3. Pookum Malarai prelude - Udaya (0:00 - 0:36) [I guess it's
whistled by AR himself :P].
> 
> Yea. As Vithur bro said, there are so many. 
> 
> 
> regards,
> Prakash
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:43:21 PM
> Subject: [arr] Wonderful INterludes. Just ARR alone...
> 
> 
> Dear All, 
>  
> The Wonderful Interludes that ARR creates... can be done only by him...
>  
> I love these Interludes so much 
>  
> 1. Malargale Malargale -- There is a scntillating interlude 
> 2. Sonnalaum Ketpadhillai - The Starting BGM 
> 3. Naalai Ulagam - Starting BGM 
>  
>  
> So many ; So many 
>  
> Pls share some Interludes, and starting BGMs etc etc... Which you
also love... 
>  
> Just Wonderful... 
>  
> Thanks :-)
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

Re: [arr] Composer AR Rahman came to support Delhi Marathon

[Thulasi Ram]

superb.. great to see ARR being a part of this an open occasion.

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 1:20 PM, Sreekrishnan R <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Friends..
>
> Please find the attached Snaps..
>
> ARR at Airtel Delhi Half Marathon on Nov 9th 2008
>
> Courtesy : forum.santabanta. com
>
> --
> regards..
>
> Krish..
> His Music ~ My Mother Tongue
>
> www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297
> 
>
> --- On *Mon, 10/11/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote:
>
> From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: [arr] Composer AR Rahman came to support Delhi Marathon
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, 10 November, 2008, 9:36 PM
>
>   Marathon run
> 10 Nov 2008, 0055 hrs IST, MANDVI SHARMA , TNN
>
> 
> Print
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> Comment
> Text:
>
>
>   This Sunday, Ajay 
> Devganand
>  wife Kajol were in Delhi, but instead of sleeping in on the chhutti ka
> din, they were up bright and early.
>
>
>
> There was a chill in the early morning air too, now that the winter in
> Delhi is close, but that didn't bother them or others like Kareena and Saif,
> composer AR Rahman and Delhi CM Sheila Dikshit, boxer Vijender Singh and
> corporate biggie Rajan Mittal, as they came to support the Airtel Delhi Half
> Marathon.
>
> Ajay and 
> Kajolwere
>  there to flag off the senior citizens' run – part of the social
> initiative by Tina Ambani called Harmony. Ajay said it was something he
> would never have turned down for anything. "It's a great cause and it was a
> great feeling. The fact that it involved those from society who've given us
> so much and are at the stage of life where they need our support, makes it
> all the more important. Kajol feels the same way and that is why we both
> were here in Delhi for it," he says. Ask him if he would want his daughter
> Nysaa to be involved with something like this when she grows up and he says,
> "Even though she's too small to understand what Kajol and I have done, but
> we make sure that the best of culture and values are given to her. It is
> very important to learn all this and we'll leave no stone unturned to teach
> her." Ajay said that sports plays a very important role in an individual's
> life. "Sports of all kinds create great harmony and unite people. I mean,
> look at this marathon – everyone from different walks of life is here. And
> yes, it is mentally and physically very healthy. I feel bad for kids who
> don't get a chance to enjoy the world of outdoor games because they are
> inundated with too much technology in their homes. Technology is good, but
> nothing can beat outdoor games. I'm going to make sure my daughter is
> exposed to them."
>
> But that's not all that has the otherwise grim-looking actor smiling these
> days. There's also the "surprising" success of Golmaal Returns. "It's not
> that we didn't have faith in it, it's just that I guess I didn't realise how
> much people would like it. But they did, and our job was done. It is
> important not just for an actor to be paid for what he is doing, but also to
> be appreciated for his talent. And sometimes, that means more than anything
> else." There's more on his plate currently. "I've just wrapped up London
> Dreams, then there's Toonpur Ka Superhero, in which Kajol and I feature as
> real people in toon land, there's Rajniti that I have to start shooting for.
> I also want to do an action 
> movienow,
>  which I have been planning to do. When it's finalised, I will let you
> know," he says.
>
> For a guy who hasn't seen any lull in his work in Bollywood, and neither in
> the controversies he's in, he doesn't bother to give his version very often,
> does he? "What's the point? I used to clarify rumours earlier, but I've
> realised that justifying things doesn't work. I will still be written about
> in the way people want to write about me and they will only write two lines
> of what I have to say. So I don't waste my energy on it," he says.
>
> Ajay also says that he did not have a rough start to his career. In fact,
> he never wanted to be an actor. "I didn't even want to get into movies in
> the first place. But then I did, and I made a promise to myself that if
> people liked me in this movie, well and good. Because I am not the kind
> who'd walk into moviemakers' office with my profile and boast about my
> father and ask for a role. Today, when I look back, I know I have come a
> long way from being written about as an actor who 

Re: [arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...

[Sreekrishnan R]

In the 'Maricham' Song the tone mentioned by you, comes at the beginning and 
the end.

It's just a 'sample tone' , Prasanth Bro..
In the Trailer it comes around 00:36 - 00:40.

AR used the same tone at many a times in SOK and RDB Background Scores.. In SOK 
when Surya remembers his past and in RDB when Madhavan's Mom gets her memory 
back (just after the final firing scene at All India Radion Station.)


Anyway thanks a lot Bro.. Maricham is in loop now ! :-)

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--- On Thu, 13/11/08, Prasanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Prasanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 13 November, 2008, 6:53 PM













Ya  will wait... But  if u check the  trailer of ghajani there is a 

small bit of maricham ...



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "rivjot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>

> Wait less than 48 hours to find that out yourself. I am pretty sure 

it

> is not 'Maricham' 

> 

> Can I ask, from where did you guys get these rumors? lol

> 

> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Prasanth"  wrote:

> >

> > One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani 

is

> > maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?

> >

>




  




 

















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[arr] Danny Boyle on ARR

[Gopal Srinivasan]

MoviesOnline: Why is the sound like that so important to you, and how will you 
enforce it in regular movie theatres?
DANNY BOYLE: You can’t sadly. Seventy percent of a movie – I mean,
everybody raves on about cinematographers and all that kind of stuff,
but seventy percent of a movie is sound. You watch any movie without
sound and you’re finished, virtually none of them survive. That’s
what’s extraordinary about Wall-E, you know the first half of Wall-E
which is virtually a silent movie, they are the geniuses and they can
get away with it for about an hour. Forget it, without sound you’re
lost, so it’s very important. But it’s also in this case, music in
Indian films are very – I love the way the music is much more upfront,
it’s much more passionate and declared, whereas we tend to hide music.
It kind of creeps in. You’re not aware of it at the beginning and it’s
floating around, and then it jumps on it. Indian music is like, here’s
the music everyone – da-da-da-da, it’s there and I love that. And I
said to Rahman, the guy who did the music for us, I said,  ‘The one
thing I promise you is I’ll mix it upfront, whatever you produce for
us, I promise it will be upfront like that.’

MoviesOnline: Is it okay with you if I get the DVD and make it a little bit 
lower?
DANNY BOYLE: You won’t be able to on the DVD. I can preset levels on that. 


MoviesOnline: Where did you get that incredible music?
DANNY BOYLE: This guy A.R. Rahman, he’s just the most amazing
composer, he’s a beautiful composer, lovely man, very sweet man, very
famous, so famous in India, I mean staggering fame, and yet so modest
and gentle. It’s a really interesting time there because what’s
happening is there’s the classical way of scoring there, which is songs
really, and then there’s R & B and Hip Hop is coming in from
America,  flooding in from America, and house music and disco is coming
in from Europe more, so you’ve got this fusion going on of styles. And,
of course, the city is all styles, and the film is a lot of styles of
different things – there’s romantic bits, there’s melodramatic bits,
there’s almost hideous, almost horror bits, and people say, ‘How do you
balance all those things?’ You don’t, you just put them in because
that’s what the city is like. And it’s the same with the music. He just
did that, he just uses all these different elements in it. He’s got
sitar in it at one moment, and the next moment it sounds like Beyonce
and Jay-Z, it sounds like their stuff suddenly, so you’ve got this huge
mixer going on, and I love that.

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_15891.html

Re: [arr] Aye Bachchoo ...

[Vithur]

Nothing wrong, if it is so..

Maricham is also by ARR.

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:20 PM, Prasanth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani is
> maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?
>
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Re: Gautham Menon's next in Telugu with A.R

[Vithur]

Oh... this is a sad news...

Imagine how we will feel, if ARR & Maniratnam dont work from now onwards

I feel bad for Harris & Gowtham Menon.

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 7:10 PM, yasheer_ar2 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   HJ Will Not Compose Music For Gautham Menon Films Here after
> *
> http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42982.html*
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Praveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > source: idlebrain.com
> > http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news287.html
> >
> > But confusing when he said its first one with A.R(first one should
> be chennayi oru mazhai kalam right?)
> >
> >
> > Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite Yahoo! group
> at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
> >
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Boyle on Slumdog

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

document.write('');
r_tile=r_tile+1;
You asked MIA to do a song for the film?

We asked her if we could use “Paper Planes”, and she watched the
movie and she was very generous, gave me very smart notes. I said we
were going to do the music with A.R. Rahman, and when she was growing
up, he was one of her heroes, so she sang on one of his tracks.




   











Danny Boyle on ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ 
and the Smell of India




By Ben Barna


November 13, 
2008 


 



Directory Danny 
Boyle is most famous for his film Trainspotting, but he's had a varied career 
otherwise -- from scheming twentysomethings to alarmingly ambulatory zombies to 
dreamy sci-fi. Now with Slumdog Millionaire,
he tackles the comic-sweet-tragic story of a dirt-poor Indian teenager
in Mumbai who finagles his way onto a game show, all for love. Here's
Boyle on shooting in Mumbai, the range of international odor, and what
foodstuffs make the best simulated feces. 
What was the most shocking 
thing that you saw while there?


Whoa, I think it’s pretty much the same for everybody—when you see a
beggar nearing your car and they knock on the window, and you can
clearly see that their hands have been deliberately cut off. You have
to get your head around it really, I mean you’re overwhelmed by it, but
that kind of action is just pointless because it’s not about you, it
has something to do with what it’s like for him, really. And you have
to get into the mindset there, like that guy, the way he deals with it
is that he regards that as his destiny. That’s the way that destiny has
dealt to him. And it’s a very profound feeling out there. Destiny is
quite a casual concept with us. It’s a very different concept there,
and it helps them deal with stuff like that and that.


What’s the smell like?

The smell of India is unique, and of course that’s the one thing
you definitely can’t do on film. It’s a mixture of humanity, which is
our excrement, and saffron, and then excrement again. It’s the most
extraordinary smell ... you can’t get it anywhere else. I think one of
the reasons is the extremes of life. Actually, you realize what we do
in the West, is that the extremes, we tend to kind of section off, to
give ourselves some comfort zones. There are always extremes
everywhere, but we tend to section them off, and there they just
co-exist the whole time at their most extreme, and the smell is an
example of it—it’s so sweet and so awful, all at the same time.


What about the food over there, what do people eat, what did you eat. Is it 
safe?

Oh God yeah, you’ve got to be a bit careful, but it’s amazing food.
If you’re a vegetarian, you could not go to a better place in the
world. I’m not a vegetarian, but it is wonderful, and there’s more
choice there than anywhere, because it’s a vegetarian nation, although
they do eat meats. That food is extraordinary.


When you first got there, were you kind of overwhelmed with the scenery and how 
much there was to shoot?

Yeah, you just kind of can’t stop. I had to be dragged away in the
end. In fact, the producer and all my crew went home, and I kept
shooting with the Indian crew, and then the producer just basically got
on a plane and shut all the bank accounts and that was it. And you only
get a bit of it, but if you’re lucky, you did it well. 

When you’re walking the city streets, do you get a sense of the sheer density 
of the population?


There are people everywhere. And the traffic’s chaotic, and the
infrastructure is not there, but despite that, it works. That’s what’s
interesting.

Re: [arr] Re: Can ARR do a Malargale once again ?

[kishore parayath]

Y create another MALARGALE It will be a copy of d same
He is CREATING gems like KAHIN TO and HAWA SUN HAWA..

Dont ask him to reproduce his old tunes..

Re: [arr] Wonderful INterludes..... Just ARR alone...

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Oh man, I love the interludes in Viduthalai..amazing is a very small word to 
describe this...Stunning music..No doubt, its one of ARR's best...


--- On Wed, 11/12/08, Prakash Balaramkrishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Prakash Balaramkrishna <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Wonderful INterludes. Just ARR alone...
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, November 12, 2008, 10:12 PM











Few more gems  

1. Viduthalai - Iruvar -- (3:30 - 4:05). [One of the best interlude]
2. Ennuyir Thoziye - Kangalal kaithu sei (2:30 - 3:09). [Blissful Interlude].
3. Pookum Malarai prelude - Udaya (0:00 - 0:36) [I guess it's whistled by AR 
himself :P].

Yea. As Vithur bro said, there are so many. 


regards,
Prakash

From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com>
To:
 arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2008 10:43:21 PM
Subject: [arr] Wonderful INterludes.. ... Just ARR alone...











Dear All, 
 
The Wonderful Interludes that ARR creates... can be done only by him...
 
I love these Interludes so much 
 
1. Malargale Malargale -- There is a scntillating interlude 
2. Sonnalaum Ketpadhillai - The Starting BGM 
3. Naalai Ulagam - Starting BGM 
 
 
So many ; So many 
 
Pls share some Interludes, and starting BGMs etc etc... Which you also love... 
 
Just Wonderful... 
 
Thanks :-)


-- 
regards,
Vithur





  






  
  




 

















  

Re: [arr] Ghajini to be reshot

[kishore parayath]

Old news... Everything is finalised now...
Guess, re-recording is goin on now.

[arr] Re: Gautham Menon's next in Telugu with A.R

[yasheer_ar2]

HJ Will Not Compose Music For Gautham Menon Films Here after

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/42982.html

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Praveen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> source: idlebrain.com
> http://idlebrain.com/news/2000march20/news287.html
>
> But confusing when he said its first one with A.R(first one should
be chennayi oru mazhai kalam right?)
>
>
>   Bring your gang together. Do your thing. Find your favourite
Yahoo! group at http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
>

[arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...

[Prasanth]

Ya  will wait... But  if u check the  trailer of ghajani there is a 
small bit of maricham ...

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "rivjot" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Wait less than 48 hours to find that out yourself. I am pretty sure 
it
> is not 'Maricham' 
> 
> Can I ask, from where did you guys get these rumors? lol
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Prasanth"  wrote:
> >
> > One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani 
is
> > maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?
> >
>

[arr] Ghajini to be reshot

[yasheer_ar2]

   

Ghajini to be reshot
November 13, 2008
Though  the Hindi version of
Ghajini is all  set to be
released in December, its 
lead star is still not satisfied with
a few shots. On seeing the rushes
of Ghajini, Aamir Khan has requested
director Murugadoss to reshoot a few
scenes. As per Aamir's request
the scenes will be shot yet again.
The shooting is expected to take place
at the Ravine Resorts in Mumbai from
[Ghajini]
November20th. The entire team
will stay in the resortand
complete the shooting in three days
time, our source adds.



http://www.behindwoods.com/bollywood/hindi-movies-news/nov-08-01/ghajini\
-13-11-0
 

[arr] Ghajini not on T series website

[Chord]

If the audio is releasing Saturday, shouldn't there be a pre-order
option up there by now?

[arr] Re: Pioneer Local reviews SdM (4/4)

[jibandevta]

-
Dear Gops..

Three cheers for ur all posts..now calm down..u r raising our 
heartbeats..very much eager to hear music..when is audio launching?
I am damn sure if film is properly propogated, ARR has 100% chance of
winning Oscar..

Regards
Jiban
"You can NEVER get better than ARRahman"

-- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 
wrote:
>
> Slumdog Millionaire' hits the jackpot 
> Recommend  Comments 
> November 13, 2008 
> 
> By BRUCE INGRAM Film Critic 
> Slumdog Millionaire
>  
> Most
> movies about the fulfillment of destiny are concerned with 
characters
> rising to rule kingdoms or lead mighty armies or create immortal
> masterpieces. Is it possible to realize your karmic potential by
> attempting to go all the way on a TV game show? "Slumdog 
Millionaire"
> says yes, indeed, and makes you believe it. 
> » Click to enlarge image  
> Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," 
the
> latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). 
> (Fox Searchlight Pictures)  
> » Click to enlarge image  
> Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," 
the
> latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). 
> (Fox Searchlight Pictures)  
> RELATED STORIES• Comments: Write your own review 
> • Blog: Reel Time with Bruce Ingram 
> • Film clips 
> 
> The
> stakes couldn't be higher in this beautifully crafted epic 
adventure
> story involving a Dickensian struggle against cruel poverty, the
> lifelong bond between two estranged brothers, true love that never
> dies, the resilence of hope and the workings of fate -- and they
> couldn't be resolved in a more dazzling manner. This one's a must-
see. 
> Based on a novel by the Indian author Vikas Swarup and featuring a
> screenplay by Simon "The Full Monty" Beaufoy, "Slumdog" was 
directed by
> Danny Boyle (with Indian director Loveleen Tandan). Boyle has 
already
> made remarkable films in a wide range of genres including the
> Hitchcockian thriller "Shallow Grave," the black-comic junkie
> horrorshow "Trainspotting," the zombie rave-up "28 Days Later," the
> childhood fantasy-adventure "Millions," the apocalyptic sci-fi 
drama
> "Sunshine," but he may have trumped himself with this
> Bollywood-inflected rags-to-riches saga about modern India that 
could
> almost stand as an update on "Oliver Twist." 
> "Slumdog" opens on the set of the Indian version of "Who Wants to 
be
> a Millionaire," with the uneducated 18-year-old slum-kid Jamal (Dev
> Patel) one correct answer away from winning the ultimate jackpot of
> 20-million rupees. While he ponders his choice, Boyle cuts away to 
the
> previous evening, for scenes of Jamal being tortured and 
interrogated
> by police, who are convinced he must have cheated somehow. Then he
> poses the film's key question in "Millionaire" multiple-choice 
form:
> How could a slum-kid who has never gone to school know the answers 
to
> questions that should have stumped doctors, lawyers and 
professors? Did
> he cheat? Is he lucky? Is he a genius? Or is it written? 
> The film then proceeds to demonstrate how Jamal's entire life has
> led up to this moment -- with something much greater than a 20-
million
> rupee jackpot at stake. Each question flashes back to an episode in
> Jamal's life-and-death adventures -- from the time of his birth in
> Mumbai's worst slum, to the murder of his mother during an attack 
by an
> anti-Muslim mob, to his recruitment with his criminally inclined
> brother and his lifelong love Latika by a Fagin-like gangster (only
> much, much more evil), to his separation from Latika and his 
desperate
> search for her -- and demonstrates how he learned his answers,
> sometimes at great cost. 
> "Slumdog" builds to a high pitch of excitement by cleverly
> intertwining the nail-biting suspense in the various chapters of
> Jamal's life with the cheesy, but not negligible, tension built 
into
> the all-or-nothing stakes of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." But 
it
> also has a wealth of the cinematic virtues that can be found in 
most of
> Boyle's previous films: Breathless pacing, flamboyant visual flair 
and
> an almost old-fashioned, spell-weaving approach to storytelling. 
> If someone asks you to see "Slumdog Millionaire," there's only one 
correct answer: Yes, yes, yes. 
> 
> 
> http://www.pioneerlocal.com/1272813,pp-moviereview-111308-
s2.article
>

[arr] Pioneer Local reviews SdM (4/4)

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Slumdog Millionaire' hits the jackpot 
Recommend  Comments 
November 13, 2008 

By BRUCE INGRAM Film Critic 
Slumdog Millionaire
 
Most
movies about the fulfillment of destiny are concerned with characters
rising to rule kingdoms or lead mighty armies or create immortal
masterpieces. Is it possible to realize your karmic potential by
attempting to go all the way on a TV game show? "Slumdog Millionaire"
says yes, indeed, and makes you believe it. 
» Click to enlarge image  
Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," the
latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). 
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)  
» Click to enlarge image  
Life-schooled: Dev Patel and Anil Kapoor in "Slumdog Millionaire," the
latest from director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting"). 
(Fox Searchlight Pictures)  
RELATED STORIES• Comments: Write your own review 
• Blog: Reel Time with Bruce Ingram 
• Film clips 

The
stakes couldn't be higher in this beautifully crafted epic adventure
story involving a Dickensian struggle against cruel poverty, the
lifelong bond between two estranged brothers, true love that never
dies, the resilence of hope and the workings of fate -- and they
couldn't be resolved in a more dazzling manner. This one's a must-see. 
Based on a novel by the Indian author Vikas Swarup and featuring a
screenplay by Simon "The Full Monty" Beaufoy, "Slumdog" was directed by
Danny Boyle (with Indian director Loveleen Tandan). Boyle has already
made remarkable films in a wide range of genres including the
Hitchcockian thriller "Shallow Grave," the black-comic junkie
horrorshow "Trainspotting," the zombie rave-up "28 Days Later," the
childhood fantasy-adventure "Millions," the apocalyptic sci-fi drama
"Sunshine," but he may have trumped himself with this
Bollywood-inflected rags-to-riches saga about modern India that could
almost stand as an update on "Oliver Twist." 
"Slumdog" opens on the set of the Indian version of "Who Wants to be
a Millionaire," with the uneducated 18-year-old slum-kid Jamal (Dev
Patel) one correct answer away from winning the ultimate jackpot of
20-million rupees. While he ponders his choice, Boyle cuts away to the
previous evening, for scenes of Jamal being tortured and interrogated
by police, who are convinced he must have cheated somehow. Then he
poses the film's key question in "Millionaire" multiple-choice form:
How could a slum-kid who has never gone to school know the answers to
questions that should have stumped doctors, lawyers and professors? Did
he cheat? Is he lucky? Is he a genius? Or is it written? 
The film then proceeds to demonstrate how Jamal's entire life has
led up to this moment -- with something much greater than a 20-million
rupee jackpot at stake. Each question flashes back to an episode in
Jamal's life-and-death adventures -- from the time of his birth in
Mumbai's worst slum, to the murder of his mother during an attack by an
anti-Muslim mob, to his recruitment with his criminally inclined
brother and his lifelong love Latika by a Fagin-like gangster (only
much, much more evil), to his separation from Latika and his desperate
search for her -- and demonstrates how he learned his answers,
sometimes at great cost. 
"Slumdog" builds to a high pitch of excitement by cleverly
intertwining the nail-biting suspense in the various chapters of
Jamal's life with the cheesy, but not negligible, tension built into
the all-or-nothing stakes of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire." But it
also has a wealth of the cinematic virtues that can be found in most of
Boyle's previous films: Breathless pacing, flamboyant visual flair and
an almost old-fashioned, spell-weaving approach to storytelling. 
If someone asks you to see "Slumdog Millionaire," there's only one correct 
answer: Yes, yes, yes. 


http://www.pioneerlocal.com/1272813,pp-moviereview-111308-s2.article

Re: [arr] DCist reviews SdM

[Mohamed Hashir]

Hey gops..this is too much!!!

reading this much of reviews and no chance to watch the movie or hear the
music...



On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 2:42 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   Out of Frame: Slumdog Millionaire
> Ever
> wonder how much luck is involved in the success of the average quiz
> show winner? Sure, being a brainiac doesn't hurt, but no matter how
> much you know, unless the Venn diagram of your knowledge and those
> questions has significant overlap, you're done and luck trumps
> preparation. If Ken Jennings' first Jeopardy! appearance had
> the set of questions from the day on which he eventually lost, instead
> of being the most famous game show contestant in history, he might just
> be some nerdy computer programmer from Utah you never heard of. But
> what if you got on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, and every
> question you got, by pure coincidence, had a tie-in to a specific event
> in your life, fate putting the fix in so that you were only asked
> questions your life had been preparing you to answer? If you're a poor
> 18-year-old kid from the Muslim slums of Mumbai who grew up as an
> orphan and a grifter, it means you get to your final, 20 million rupee
> question and are hauled off by the cops on suspicion of fraud.
> That's where Jamal, the titular "slumdog" finds himself at the opening of
> Slumdog Millionaire,
> being tortured mercilessly by two unsavory lawmen attempting to get him
> to fess up to just how he got to the final question on the notoriously
> difficult Indian version of the famous game show. Once they quit
> slapping him around, Jamal begins to tell his story, which unfolds in
> two interlocking sets of flashbacks: one to his life growing up with
> his ne'er-do-well brother after the death of his mother, the other to
> his nerve-wracking run on the previous night's taping of the show. As
> the cops go over the tape with him question by question, Jamal tells
> stories from his past that explain exactly how he knew the answers. And
> if that's all the movie was, it would be a pretty tedious and
> predictable affair, but screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty)
> takes considerable liberties with the novel on which the film is based.
> These two sets of flashbacks aren't the whole story at all. Both lead
> to a cleverly constructed convergence around the great unrequited love
> of Jamal's life, a girl (Latika) he meets while he's still a young boy.
> They're both street urchins scamming money for a Fagin-like boss who
> uses the kids ruthlessly.
>
> Director Danny Boyle has made a career out of a deficit of attention
> towards any particular genre. He's done the Hitchcockian thriller, the
> Scottish heroin movie, the fantastical American road romance, the
> low-fi zombie flick, and contemplative sci-fi. Finding him in India
> doing a bilingual feature with Bollywood actors and unknowns might seem
> surprising, but when it comes to Boyle, there's nothing "typical" to
> begin with. No two films could possibly look more different than the
> crisp, glossy, ultra-modern and interstellar palette of his last film,
> Sunshine, and the dirty poverty and visual chaos contained in Slumdog
> Millionaire's grainy cinematography. But what really typifies his work is a
> good story, well told, and that's exactly what Slumdog Millionaire has.
> Boyle doesn't try to fight his fish-out-of-water status as an
> English filmmaker working in Mumbai. Culturally, the film is
> unmistakeably Western - that it centers on the Indian version of a
> popular Western game show gives it an instantly recognizable reference
> point. Organized crime archetypes are also familiar, and Boyle pushes
> the religious and class distinctions that underlie the story into
> subtle background notes; they're vital, yet secondary to the story
> Boyle wants to tell. He even throws in American and British tourists
> for more familiar touches (hough interestingly, by the time they come
> up, we're so immersed in the lives of Jamal, his brother Salim, and
> Latika, that rather than becoming proxies for the audience in a strange
> land, they're quite obviously outsiders in a world and to characters
> with which we now identify). And Boyle embraces the Bollywood side of
> things as well, and those touches (many undoubtedly courtesy Indian
> director Loveleen Tandan, to whom Boyle gave a co-director credit as a
> result of her input), are great fun and make for a rich and diverse
> film.
> Most of all, though, Slumdog Millionaire is hugely
> entertaining. That it's completely implausible isn't a hindrance at
> all. Like a director from Hollywood's golden age, Boyle has a
> particular talent for putting a realistic spin on the outlandish. His
> cast is pitch perfect, from Bollywood star Anil Kapoor as the nearly
> reptilian game show host, to British newcomer Dev Patel as Jamal. Boyle
> also enlists legendary Indian film composer A.R. Rahman to put together
> a stellar soundtrack (including a gre

RE: [arr] Aye Bachchoo ...

[Abdul Manaf]

Is your friend working with ARR.?

Prasanth wrote: 
> One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani 
> is 
> maricham from silondru kadhal is it true? 
>  



  

[arr] Toronto Star reviews SdM (3.5/4)

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Slumdog Millionaire an engaging love story
 
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Slumdog Millionaire
 (out of 4)
Starring
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan.
Directed by Danny Boyle. 120 minutes. At the Varsity. 14A

 
That any kind of cohesive narrative could emerge from Slumdog Millionaire's 
burst of brilliant images is reason enough for applause. 
The fact that it all comes together for one of the year's most engaging love 
stories makes it even more special. 
It
might seem odd that two Britons, director Danny Boyle and screenwriter
Simon Beaufoy, would set a movie in Mumbai starring mostly unknown
Indian actors. The appeal outside of South Asia isn't readily apparent,
especially with the film's exuberant nods to the song-and-dance
traditions of Bollywood cinema.
So much for assumptions. Boyle is
one of the most nimble of helmers, distinguishing himself in such
diverse genre categories as dark comedy (Trainspotting), horror (28 Days 
Later), sci-fi (Sunshine) and family (Millions). Beaufoy, meanwhile, is the man 
who turned jobless jocks into daring disco dancers in his memorable script for 
The Full Monty.
Their
enthusiasm is palpable and the tale they chase with wonder and fury
couldn't be more universal. Adapting the award-winning novel Q&A by Vikas 
Swarup, it's Oliver Twist by way of City of God, with a thread about reality TV 
that will resonate with anyone who has switched on the box in the past decade.
Shifting between the past and present as pieces of a puzzle fall into place, 
Slumdog launches with a brutal Mumbai police interrogation for protagonist
Jamal, 18, a call centre tea boy who looks too innocent to even think
bad thoughts.
He's accused of cheating on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire,
scamming his way through a series of questions that lead to a prize of
20 million rupees. Jamal denies the charge and claims good luck, but
how could a poor orphan like him do so well, when he's obviously not a
genius? He has embarrassed the show and its preening host Prem (Anil
Kapoor).
Jamal's stern police interrogator (Irrfan Khan) begins to warm to his charge as 
he realizes the kid might be telling the truth.
Flashbacks,
beginning with Jamal's wretched childhood, fill in the blanks. For
every one of the questions asked Jamal on the show, there will be a
meaningful connection to his past.
We learn how Jamal and his
devious brother Salim (Madhur Mittal) became orphans at an early age,
and were forced to rely on their wits to survive the squalor and
violence of Mumbai's slums.
They meet Latika (Freida Pinto), an
orphan girl who immediately catches Jamal's eye and heart but also
figures in Salim's more sinister plans. (Younger actors play the
characters at different ages; all do so superbly.)
The paths of
Jamal, Salim and Latika continue to cross as they encounter Fagin-like
villains who want to brutally exploit them, gangsters who want to
conscript them and tourists who want to pity them. Part of the film's
genius is how it reveals, almost in passing, the rich-vs.-poor dynamics
in a city as complex as Mumbai.
Fate becomes the mystical mover.
"It's our destiny," Jamal insists, as his love for Latika leads him to
acts of bravery and tests of endurance beyond his imagination,
including his appearances on the TV show that promises so much more
than money.
Slumdog Millionaire deserves all praise – it
won the People's Choice Award at TIFF 2008 – but families should take
note of its adult content, including scenes of torture and
disfigurement.
Reality isn't always pretty, but in the hands of an astute observer like Danny 
Boyle it can be wondrous to behold.

http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/535190

[arr] Re: Aye Bachchoo ...

[rivjot]

Wait less than 48 hours to find that out yourself. I am pretty sure it
is not 'Maricham' 

Can I ask, from where did you guys get these rumors? lol

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Re: [arr] Re: Use this forum wisely

[Gomzy™]

Agreed. Non ARR will get this group more chaotic than it already is.

by the way Rock On was awesome. Maybe the seniors/elders dont prefer it?
On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Jahanzeb Farooq <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   well big NO from my side as well. this idea does not make any sense to
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[arr] Susan Granger reviews SdM (10/10)

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Brutal and beautiful, tragic and joyful, it's one of the year's best movies, a 
must-see!
by Susan Granger | October 28, 2008 
Discuss Article | Blog Article | Email To A Friend 
Susan Granger's review of "Slumdog Millionaire" (Fox Searchlight/Warner Bros.)


When 18 year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) from the streets of
Mumbai comes up with an unlikely stream of correct answers, winning
millions of rupees on India's version of "Who Wants to Be a
Millionaire," he's suspected of cheating by the game show's host (Anil
Kapoor). Grilled by a police investigator (Irrfan Khan), Jamal
reluctantly reveals how his intricate, Dickensian life experiences have
informed his knowledge. 
As a child, sensitive Jamal and his older brother, Salim, were left to
fend for themselves in the squalid slums when their mother was killed
in a mob attack on Muslims. At Jamal's insistence, they take in a third
urchin, a girl named Latika, envisioning themselves as the Three
Musketeers. After they're captured by a vicious, Fagin-like operator
who trains street beggars, crafty Salim saves Jamal from mutilation.
But as they escape by jumping on a moving train, they're separated from
Latika, whom Jamal loves. In a hilarious sequence, the boys find
themselves at the Taj Mahal, where they pose as guides, dispensing
misinformation and scamming gullible tourists. Eventually, Salim
(Madhur Mittal) falls in with gangsters, while Jamal toils as a lowly
tea-server at XL5 Communications and is determined to 'rescue' Latika
(Freida Pinto).
Working with screenwriter Simon Beaufoy ("The Full Monty"), adapting
Vikas Swarup's novel "Q&A," Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting,"
"Millions," "28 Days Later") skillfully concocts %u2013 in flashback
%u2013 an ironic, vividly irresistible saga of courage and
determination, introducing an exotic socio-economic-cultural angle
which makes this premise fresh and filled with unexpected moments of
revelation. Add the vibrant cinematography and kinetic energy of the
throbbing soundtrack and on the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10,
"Slumdog Millionaire" is an intoxicating, triumphant 10. Brutal and
beautiful, tragic and joyful, it's one of the year's best movies, a
must-see!

[arr] Just Press Play reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Slumdog Millionaire
Written by Lex Walker  
Tuesday, 11 November 2008  
 
 

 
Visual:   10.0 
Audio:   10.0 
Acting:   9.0 
Writing:   9.0 
Overall:   10.0 
Starring: Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Mia Drake, Anil Kapoor 
Director(s): Danny Boyle 
Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy 
Genre: Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Indie • Romance 
Website: http://www.foxsearchlight.com/slumdogmillionaire/ 
Release Date: November 12, 2008 
Rated:  
 
When people ask me if I think they'll like a movie, I usually ask
them what they like so I have context for my answer. With that said,
trust that I do not say the following lightly. The beauty of Danny
Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire lies in its universal appeal; an
appeal achieved without sacrificing cinematic brilliance, visual style
and a genuinely invigorating soundtrack. Slumdog Millionaire is for everyone, 
everywhere of every age. The fact that it's rated R is
- a downright crime - and due to two instances of somewhat rough
brutalism. Beyond that, Slumdog Millionaire invokes a wonder
for a life well-lived; a life lived for more than money, fame or
success. This should be remembered as 2008's best film.
Jamal Malik's life could never be defined as easy. Orphaned at an
early age by an anti-Muslim riot, Jamal and his brother make their way
between a Fagan-like caretaker, stints as impromptu tour guides at the
Taj Mahal and beyond. Along the way they befriend a girl, Latika, whose
path converges and diverges with their own due to circumstances beyond
Jamal's control. But through it all, due to both the plot's sometimes
cheesy circumstances yet equally brilliant construction, the story of
Jamal and Latika presents the most compelling and heart wrenching story
the cinema's seen all year long.
This brings us to the present, wherein Jamal hangs by his hands in an abandoned 
complex getting the Lethal Weapon shock treatment. Why? Because his recent 
appearance on India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire has captured the 
imagination of everyone in India after he's
successfully reached the final question. While this may sound less
impressive to the American audience, the Indian Who Wants to be a Millionaire's
notoriety comes from stumping even the most educated men and women who
dare to take a place in the hot seat. So needless to say an uneducated
Slumdog making it all the way to the final round has more than just a
few people suspicious of his success - thus the rather brutal
interrogation. As the officer in charge traces Jamal's success question
by question we're shown his life story as it pertains to the answer of
each question.  Questions which bring him ever closer to gaining the
attention of Latika, one of the show's many devoted fans.
In anyone else's hands the game show mechanism would have come
across as cheap and empty - but with such a strong story and
performances behind it, Slumdog Millionaire becomes a
narrative triumph. The evolution of the three main characters becomes
even more impressive when you take into consideration that each was
competently, and at times superbly, acted by three different child
actors to show their age progression. Each of these child actors, save
for the oldest, present day, incarnations can claim Slumdog Millionaire as 
their first serious role - which will simply blow your mind when you
see how beautifully they all perform (especially the youngest of the
cast, unbelievable). The performances of greatest import undeniably
come from Dev Patel and Freida Pinto who take the story of matured
lovers with fate blocking every turn and make it more than just
believable - they force you to connect.
Like Trainspotting and all of Danny Boyle's films, Slumdog is equal parts audio 
and visual. When aerial shots of chases through
dingy India streets aren't jarring your mind with a perspective that
lends context to the potential insignificance of any and all stories
that can happen in India - the audio will kick your ass. Slumdog Millionaire 
takes the seemingly average story of seemingly average urchins and
shows how extraordinary their circumstances become through something as
simple as pure, unbridled desire to live a life beyond their means. The
camera work keeps the viewer bouncing from each equally intense and
entertaining scenario. The soundtrack, in typical Danny Boyle fashion,
gives the film a vibrance that at times will put a smile on your face
guaranteed. Just as Trainspotting was as much about its soundtrack (which is 
why it was released on two separate discs) as it was about the video, Slumdog 
Millionaire takes that setup and puts it in a vehicle with a subject matter much
more audience friendly (no heroine and no dead heroine babies on the
ceiling).
Slumdog Millionaire actually makes audiences stand up and
clap. Not in that cheesy way that parents will do at a Disney movie to
make their kids smile - it genuinely sparks a reaction from the deepest
parts of humanity and triggers something real. Oh...and the awesome
Bollywood d

[arr] DCist reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Out of Frame: Slumdog Millionaire
Ever
wonder how much luck is involved in the success of the average quiz
show winner? Sure, being a brainiac doesn't hurt, but no matter how
much you know, unless the Venn diagram of your knowledge and those
questions has significant overlap, you're done and luck trumps
preparation. If Ken Jennings' first Jeopardy! appearance had
the set of questions from the day on which he eventually lost, instead
of being the most famous game show contestant in history, he might just
be some nerdy computer programmer from Utah you never heard of. But
what if you got on Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?, and every
question you got, by pure coincidence, had a tie-in to a specific event
in your life, fate putting the fix in so that you were only asked
questions your life had been preparing you to answer? If you're a poor
18-year-old kid from the Muslim slums of Mumbai who grew up as an
orphan and a grifter, it means you get to your final, 20 million rupee
question and are hauled off by the cops on suspicion of fraud.
That's where Jamal, the titular "slumdog" finds himself at the opening of 
Slumdog Millionaire,
being tortured mercilessly by two unsavory lawmen attempting to get him
to fess up to just how he got to the final question on the notoriously
difficult Indian version of the famous game show. Once they quit
slapping him around, Jamal begins to tell his story, which unfolds in
two interlocking sets of flashbacks: one to his life growing up with
his ne'er-do-well brother after the death of his mother, the other to
his nerve-wracking run on the previous night's taping of the show. As
the cops go over the tape with him question by question, Jamal tells
stories from his past that explain exactly how he knew the answers. And
if that's all the movie was, it would be a pretty tedious and
predictable affair, but screenwriter Simon Beaufoy (The Full Monty)
takes considerable liberties with the novel on which the film is based.
These two sets of flashbacks aren't the whole story at all. Both lead
to a cleverly constructed convergence around the great unrequited love
of Jamal's life, a girl (Latika) he meets while he's still a young boy.
They're both street urchins scamming money for a Fagin-like boss who
uses the kids ruthlessly.
 
Director Danny Boyle has made a career out of a deficit of attention
towards any particular genre. He's done the Hitchcockian thriller, the
Scottish heroin movie, the fantastical American road romance, the
low-fi zombie flick, and contemplative sci-fi. Finding him in India
doing a bilingual feature with Bollywood actors and unknowns might seem
surprising, but when it comes to Boyle, there's nothing "typical" to
begin with. No two films could possibly look more different than the
crisp, glossy, ultra-modern and interstellar palette of his last film, 
Sunshine, and the dirty poverty and visual chaos contained in Slumdog 
Millionaire's grainy cinematography. But what really typifies his work is a 
good story, well told, and that's exactly what Slumdog Millionaire has.
Boyle doesn't try to fight his fish-out-of-water status as an
English filmmaker working in Mumbai. Culturally, the film is
unmistakeably Western - that it centers on the Indian version of a
popular Western game show gives it an instantly recognizable reference
point. Organized crime archetypes are also familiar, and Boyle pushes
the religious and class distinctions that underlie the story into
subtle background notes; they're vital, yet secondary to the story
Boyle wants to tell. He even throws in American and British tourists
for more familiar touches (hough interestingly, by the time they come
up, we're so immersed in the lives of Jamal, his brother Salim, and
Latika, that rather than becoming proxies for the audience in a strange
land, they're quite obviously outsiders in a world and to characters
with which we now identify). And Boyle embraces the Bollywood side of
things as well, and those touches (many undoubtedly courtesy Indian
director Loveleen Tandan, to whom Boyle gave a co-director credit as a
result of her input), are great fun and make for a rich and diverse
film. 
Most of all, though, Slumdog Millionaire is hugely
entertaining. That it's completely implausible isn't a hindrance at
all. Like a director from Hollywood's golden age, Boyle has a
particular talent for putting a realistic spin on the outlandish. His
cast is pitch perfect, from Bollywood star Anil Kapoor as the nearly
reptilian game show host, to British newcomer Dev Patel as Jamal. Boyle
also enlists legendary Indian film composer A.R. Rahman to put together
a stellar soundtrack (including a great collaboration between Rahman
and M.I.A.). Though it has its heavier moments, it's one of the most
guiltlessly pleasurable films to be released this year: smart, funny,
fast-paced, and poignant. 


http://dcist.com/2008/11/12/out_of_frame_slumdog_millionaire.php

[arr] NJ Star Ledger reviews SdM

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by Stephen Whitty/The Star-Ledger 
Wednesday November 12, 2008, 10:00 PM
Dev Patel, left, and Freida Pinto in "Slumdog Millionaire."Slumdog Millionaire 
(R) Fox Searchlight (120 min.)
Directed by Danny Boyle. With Dev Patel, Freida Pinto. In English and
Hindi, with English subtitles. Now playing at theaters in New York. THREE AND A 
HALF STARS 
The heady smells of turmeric and fenugreek and cumin -- and other,
less pleasant odors. The glitter of new high rises, stuffed with
corporate suits and condos -- and the shine of tin-roofed shacks. The
beat of tabla drums, the slap of bare feet running down ancient roads
-- and the sounds of pain, of poverty, or hopelessness. 
This is modern Mumbai, and Danny Boyle's new "Slumdog Millionaire" catches both 
its sides.
What
it also catches is its energy -- of its sudden change, of its young
population, of its Bollywood entertainments. And brings that to a
terrific and unusual story of three impoverished orphans -- slumdogs --
who grow up, suffer and yet inconceivably move on to a rich world of
game-shows and gangsters. 
Both tragic and joyful, it's like a musically accented "Oliver Twist," a 
lightly curried Frank Capra. 
The story -- freely adapted from the novel by Vikas Swarup -- is
very clever. Jamal, a lowly teaboy at a call center, has just set an
improbable new record on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be a
Millionaire" -- and has been denounced as a fraud. So the police whisk
him away and demand to know how he had the answers. 
And, in between beatings, he tells them. 
Neatly, each of his correct replies c

[arr] IF Magazine reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Movies:
Movie Review: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
The
director of 28 DAYS LATER and the writer of THE FULL MONTY collaborate
on a fable-like adaptation of a novel about the winner of an Indian
game showGrade: B
Stars: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Frieda Pinto
Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup
Director: Danny Boyle
Release Date: Nov. 12th, 2008
Rating: R
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

 
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN, Contributing Writer 
Published 11/12/2008
  

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE isn’t
the actual name of a game show. Instead, it is one of the insulting
labels slapped on our hero, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel as an adult, Tanay
Hemant Chheda as a teen, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as a child), who is
winning the Indian version of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? As
the film opens, Jamal’s seeming virtuosity has caused so much
consternation that he’s being tortured at the local police station in
an effort to make him confess how he’s been cheating.
We
surmise that Jamal hasn’t cheated from the outset. The film flashes
around from the interrogation, which eventually takes the form of a
less unpleasant conversation between Jamal and the police inspector
(Irrfan Khan), to Jamal’s session with the game show host (Anil Kapoor)
to flashbacks illustrating incidents from Jamal’s life that have made
the quiz show answers indelible to him. We see how Jamal and his
alternately protective and treacherous older brother Salim (Madhur
Mittal as an adult, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala as a teen, Azharuddin
Mohammed Ismail as a child) are orphaned during a bout of anti-Muslim
violence, survive in the slums, fall in with fellow orphan Latika
(Frieda Pinto as an adult, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar as a teen, Rubina Ali as
a child), spend time with a Fagin-like gangster, escape and then start
taking divergent paths in life. Through it all, Jamal never stops
loving Latika, who is on a rocky path of her own.
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As an underdog story, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is agreeable, but screenwriter Simon 
Beaufoy, in adapting Vikas Swarup’s novel Q&A,
seems to be making some large jumps in both continuity and character.
Without reading the book, one can’t know if this is a result of
condensing the source material into a two-hour running time or a
problem inherent in the novel, but there are gaps in character and
story. We don’t really see how the exuberantly determined young Jamal
becomes the stoic (albeit equally determined) grown-up taking police
abuse; the filmmakers are so focused on showing us their hero’s resolve
that they either don’t notice or care that we don’t get an incident
showing exactly why the youthful buoyancy absolutely vanishes. We could
accept that it’s drained away by hardship and betrayal, except that so
many other things are given specific (and sometimes improbable) causes
that it seems a notable omission.
 
Likewise,
while fables demand a certain level of matter-of-fact acceptance of
certain storytelling conventions, it would be nice to see a little more
nuanced interaction between Jamal and Latika, both in childhood and
adulthood, to make us feel more invested in his devotion and their
ultimate fates.
 
On
the other hand, director Danny Boyle does a great job of continually
giving us a sense of the sheer size and variety of the population Jamal
is trying to navigate to a better life. Also, Kapoor’s game show host
is such a sleek, self-promoting jerk that we desperately want to see
Jamal win, if just to show to make this guy sweat. 
 
Patel
exudes common sense and firmness of purpose as the adult Jamal and
Mittal is very good as his conflicted sibling. Pinto is lovely as
Latika and Kapoor steals every scene he is in with virtuoso smarminess.
 
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is
enjoyable and diverting, but because the characters are more archetypal
than detailed, it’s less emotionally satisfying than might be expected.
Fans of Bollywood should stick around for the closing credits, which
boast a huge dance number.


Movies:
Movie Review: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
The
director of 28 DAYS LATER and the writer of THE FULL MONTY collaborate
on a fable-like adaptation of a novel about the winner of an Indian
game showGrade: B
Stars: Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Frieda Pinto
Writer(s): Simon Beaufoy, based on the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup
Director: Danny Boyle
Release Date: Nov. 12th, 2008
Rating: R
Distributor: Fox Searchlight

 
By ABBIE BERNSTEIN, Contributing Writer 
Published 11/12/2008
  

SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE isn’t
the actual name of a game show. Instead, it is one of

[arr] SF Gate reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Movie review
'Slumdog Millionaire' ultimately pays off
Mick LaSalle, Chronicle Movie Critic
Wednesday, November 12, 2008



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"Slumdog Millionaire" is best savored later on. Then it's easier to
appreciate its scope and world. The movie takes audiences to the
poorest sections of India and shows a level of poverty and human misery
that's almost beyond our imagining - and yet so pervasive that people
seem to take it in stride, as an unalterable fact. The movie provides
an indelible education into how other people live, and that's a noble
function. 



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We get the range of modern Indian life, from the technological
sophistication of its television stations to the primitive shacks in
which people live in crushing proximity to one another. The film is so
vivid that you can almost smell it, and there are images that will
linger with viewers for a long time. 
But "Slumdog Millionaire" has a problem in its storytelling. The
movie unfolds in a start-and-stop way that kills suspense, leans
heavily on flashbacks and robs the movie of most of its velocity. The
filmmakers' motives are sincere. The story is interesting enough. Yet
the whole construction is tied to a gimmicky narrative strategy that
keeps "Slumdog Millionaire" from really hitting its stride until the
last 30 minutes. By then, it's just a little too late. 
The setup is certainly promising. Jamal (Dev Patel) is a teenager
from the depths of poverty who becomes a contestant on the Indian
version of the "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" quiz show. As the movie
opens, he is coming close to winning the grand prize, but because no
one can imagine that a "slumdog" could know what he knows, the police
arrest him on suspicion of fraud. He is tortured and then interrogated.
The police review the questions he has been asked on the quiz show,
and, one by one, Jamal explains how he happened to know each answer.
Do you see where this is going? Each time Jamal explains how he
came by his knowledge, we get an extensive flashback into his horrible
childhood. Then, flashback completed, the movie goes back into the
interrogation room, and he's asked about another answer. This brings on
another flashback, etc., etc. By a wild coincidence, the quiz show's
questions, taken in order, correspond chronologically with traumas in
Jamal's young life. 
Now, for viewers who want to know everything about Jamal's painful
boyhood, this presents no difficulty. But for others, who are
captivated by the drama unfolding in the present - how will he elude
the police? What will happen on the quiz show? What will happen if he
wins? - every retreat into the past feels like a suspension of the
story. Moreover, the drama of the flashback scenes is somewhat
diminished by our knowledge of the present. 
There's something else, too. The movie's arbitrary structure has a
fable-like quality, similar to the "Arabian Nights" tales. But Danny
Boyle's direction is straight-up realism: quick cutting and handheld
cameras that are constantly moving. That Boyle ("Trainspotting") should
feel an impulse to push this film along is only natural. A movie made
up mostly of flashbacks needs all the propulsion it can get. But in
this case, the style sets up an expectation that the movie can only
frustrate. In retrospect, "Slumdog Millionaire" might have been better
served by a style that didn't run counter to its dreaminess and languor
but rather made those elements into virtues. 
Or maybe not. Boyle's approach certainly pays off in the last
section, which is hands-down the best part of the film. In fact, it's
fair to say that the movie ends so well that it will redeem the entire
experience for many viewers. It all depends on how you feel about the
sluggish 90 minutes that went before. -- Advisory: Violence, strong language, 
sexual situations

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Re: [arr] ZIKR (Bose - the unforgotten hero) Lyrics

[Mohamed Hashir]

thanks to both of you...

On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 12:57 PM, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>   On 11/13/2008 12:24 PM India Time, _!--Sri Balaji--!_ wrote:
>
> > Rawat,
> >
> > Thanks a lot for replying promptly with Lyrics. I have been surfing very
> > long time.
> > Rahmaniacs are very responsible in nature. You proved.
> >
> > Luving,
> > sribalaji.
> >
>
> You are welcome. The pleasure is mine too because you helped me revisit
> this lovely lyrics.
>
> --
> Rawat
> 
>

[arr] Diva Reviews reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

As would  be expected from a Danny Boyle film, the soundtrack is  remarkable, 
featuring original music by A.R. Rahman


It’s  no accident that a scene at the start of Slumdog Millionaire  looks 
familiar.  A burst of saffron-coloured light and the thrum  of Bhangra pop 
follows a pair of small boys high-tailing it  through the mud and filthy back 
alleys of their Bombay  shantytown racing to escape the police.  Now, move the 
scene to  the backstreets of Edinburgh and replace the thumping Indian  music 
with Iggy Pop’s Lust for Life, call the two boys Renton  and Spud and there’s 
your huckleberry.  The affectionate  reminder of Trainspotting is wildly 
appropriate, for Slumdog  Millionaire is nearly as much of a revolutionary 
breakout for  the director of both films, Danny Boyle, as was his 1996  
classic.  
Jamal Mailk is a lucky,  lucky young man.  He’s done the unthinkable and has 
correctly  answered nearly all the questions on the Indian version of the  
ever-popular Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (- basically the  same as our US 
version except for the host’s occasional need to  get up and boogie).  Jamal’s 
amazing skill and knowledge is  the toast of the country, yet not everyone is 
pleased with his  success.  While the populace thrills and gathers around their 
 television sets awaiting Jamal’s return to answer the final  question, Jamal 
is recovering from the torturous interrogation  of the police who have been led 
to believe the boy is cheating.   There is simply no way to account for this 
uneducated boy from  the slums doing what has never been done before and 
winning 20  million rupees.  What we are shown by way of flashbacks is that  
Jamal does know the answer to every question through hard life  lessons 
ingrained on his heart and soul as
 every answer happens  to relate to a different situation in the young man’s 
tragic  past.   We’re taken from the impoverished childhood of Jamal and  his 
dominating older brother Salim, where they play in the dirt  dressed in rags, 
running childish scams for money.  Poor but  happy, they are content to live in 
squalor as does their entire  town until the day a religious riot breaks out 
and their mother  is innocently caught in the onslaught.  Fending for 
themselves,  the boys, now homeless and joined by a fellow waif, the shy  
Latika, are herded by an orphan’s home where they are trained to  beg in the 
streets using all manner of coercion.  The children  soon discover that their 
pleading and singing aren’t sufficient  for their benefactors, who know that 
maimed and crippled  children earn more as beggars than kids who are whole.  
The men  have no qualm at doing unspeakable things to their charges to  get a 
few extra rupees.  Once again, the boys
 are set adrift,  relying on their wits to get them through.  As Bombay becomes 
 Mumbai and the boys grow into teenagers, Salim’s path is wildly  different 
from the gentler, cautious Jamal, as the older brother  aligns himself with the 
local gangsters.  In the meantime, Jamal  labors as a busboy in a restaurant 
and eventually rises in the  working world as a chai wallah (tea boy).  Jamal 
worries about  his reckless sibling and yearns for the lost Latika, who has  
been making her own way in the world as best she can, eventually  becoming the 
mistress of Salim’s mob boss.  Who Wants to Be a  Millionaire is the only good 
fortune to ever happen to Jamal,  representing a better life for him and the 
two people he cares  about and even this small gift of fate is threatened to be 
taken  from him. 
For a director who once  said he does better on his home turf, Boyle seems to 
have taken  that statement and ripped it into confetti.  Boyle’s batteries  
seem have to been recharged by the challenge of filming entirely  in India with 
an Indian cast and most of the dialog in Hindu.   Slumdog Millionaire was 
clearly an adventure for the filmmaker  and the result is a brilliant, 
heart-wrenching Charles Dickens  tale by way of Bollywood.  All the 
hyperkinetic, textural  camerawork and energy that one expects from a Danny 
Boyle film  is here multiplied times 10 with the enthusiastic embrace of the  
cast, particularly Dev Patel as the grown Jamal and the very  young children 
playing Jamal, Salim and Latika in their youngest  days.  They are so 
unaffected and natural that it only makes  watching the brutality of their 
lives all the more poignant.   The movie’s smiling faced Fagin orphanage master 
is far more the  monster than could ever have been read in
 Oliver Twist and his  cruelty toward his charges is harrowing and 
unforgettable.  Not  to say the film isn’t laced with humour; another look back 
to  Trainspotting is a groan-inducing leap of faith into the bowels  of an 
outhouse that one character makes in order to get a  precious autograph from a 
visiting movie star.  As the older  Jamal, Dev Patel’s puppy-dog eyes reflect 
the endless agonies  he’s faced since he was born and alternately

[arr] malargale shockwave remix

[sabir m.u]

hi friends
 
any one have malagale shockwave remix song from the movie of love birds?pls 
share
 
 
 
ar rahman is my god


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[arr] Aye Bachchoo ...

[Prasanth]

One of my frined was saying this song is Aye Bachchoo in ghajani is
maricham from silondru kadhal is it true?

Re: [arr] ZIKR (Bose - the unforgotten hero) Lyrics

[V S Rawat]

On 11/13/2008 12:24 PM India Time, _!--Sri Balaji--!_ wrote:

> Rawat,
> 
> Thanks a lot for replying promptly with Lyrics. I have been surfing very 
> long time.
> Rahmaniacs are very responsible in nature. You proved.
> 
> Luving,
> sribalaji.
> 

You are welcome. The pleasure is mine too because you helped me revisit 
this lovely lyrics.

--
Rawat

[arr] {non-arr} Maargazhi Raagam & H.Sridhar & Classic lovers

[subbu satish]

On event of rahman giving space to classical carnatic music in his KMMC here is 
one for classical music lovers, Maargazhi Raagam trailer featuring young 
maestros Jayashri & T.M.Krishna. Concept of taking Kutcheris through  Cinema 
halls (Satyam) & Ace techncians Jayendra, H.Sridhar, P.C.Sriram, Janaki Sabesh 
all part of this creative project. First time for this 7 red cameras used to 
shoot for visual treat. No sabhas, no mosquitoes, no chats, no other 
disturbances. Simply its a bliss for carnatic music lovers & music in 
uncompressed surround sound in cinema hall. Releasing 3rd week of November. 
Video link :

http://tamil.galatta.com/entertainment/events/videoclipping/tamil/default.asp?name=margazhi%20raagam%20trailer%20launch&listname=Margazhi%20Raagam%20Trailer%20Launchplaylist#




 




  

[arr] Re: Use this forum wisely

[Jahanzeb Farooq]

well big NO from my side as well. this idea does not make any sense to 
me at all. it is an arr fans forum and only arr's music should be 
discussed here. there are separate forums available for other music. 

by the way Rock On is on my IGNORE list as well. did not like it at 
all. but then found many people liking it very much, strange world.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, || V i s h w e s h || 
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> Big NO frm my side for discussing others music in this group... pls 
start another group for that purpose... I can already see that even 
simple  recommandations are gonna cause trouble... I think we're 
having more than enough daily mails (50 to 100+ daily) only with AR's 
music & if we start discussing others too... then... I don't want to 
even imagine the mess... everybody will have different opinions... 
favorite of someone will be crap for another... like Rawat has 
mentioned Rock On in his "ignore" list... but it is one of favorite 
albums of the year for many ppl I know... & what will happen b'coz of 
that, I think most of you can easily guess...So pls NO.Thanks & 
Regards,Vishwesh." The search is more important than the destination 
"  - a r rahman -
> 
> --- On Wed, 12/11/08, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [arr] Use this forum wisely
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, 12 November, 2008, 12:04 PM
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time 
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albums/music out 
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go 
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[arr] Northwest Herald reviews SdM (3.5/4)

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Jackpot: ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ plays to director’s strengths
By KENNETH TURAN - Los Angeles Times 
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old-fashioned audience picture of the year, a Hollywood-style romantic
melodrama that delivers major studio satisfactions in an ultra-modern
way, was made on the streets of India with largely unknown stars by a
British director who never makes the same movie twice?

Go figure.

That
would be the hard-to-resist “Slumdog Millionaire,” with director Danny
Boyle adding independent film touches to a story of star-crossed
romance that the original Warner brothers would have embraced,
shamelessly pulling out stops that you wouldn’t think anyone would have
the nerve to attempt anymore.

Because he’s a director who is
always up for something different, Boyle’s films run an unmatchable
gamut, from the punk operatics of “Trainspotting” to the sweetness of
“Millions,” the shock of “28 Days Later” and the science-fiction
theatrics of “Sunshine.” What unites all of them, though, is the
unstoppable cinematic energy pouring off the screen that’s at the heart
of Boyle’s always vigorous style.

Given that, it was perhaps
inevitable that the director would end up making a film in India,
plugging effortlessly into the phenomenal liveliness and nonstop street
life of the place.

And he’s upped the ante by hiring the great
A.R. Rahman, the king of Bollywood music, to contribute one of his
unmistakable propulsive scores.

What won the director over is
the dynamic, almost Dickensian arc of “Slumdog’s” story, which begins
with a multiple-choice question typed on the screen. “Jamal Malik is
one question away from winning 20 million rupees,” it reads. “How did
he do it? A) He cheated. B) He’s lucky. C) He’s a genius. D) It is
written.”

Jamal Malik (Dev Patel of the British TV series
“Skins”), the slumdog of the title, turns out to be an impoverished
18-year-old orphan who works hurriedly serving tea to harried telephone
solicitors in the great city of Mumbai.

We see Jamal in two
places almost at once in the film’s cross-cut opening. He’s on stage on
the “Millionaire” telecast, being needled by Prem (Anil Kapoor), the
show’s arrogant host. And he’s also in a police station the night
before the final telecast, being brutally interrogated (“Slumdog” is
rated R for “some violence, disturbing images and language”) because no
one can believe that such a lowly, uneducated person has been able to
answer all the questions that he has.

To get back on the show
for the final question – by explaining to the dubious police inspector
(Irfan Khan) how he came to know what he does – Jamal has to tell him
(and us) the story of his life, a story which, in true Frank Capra
fashion, chance, luck, suffering and street smarts all play major parts.

Jamal’s
companion in most things is his older brother, Salim (Madhur Mittal), a
hard-headed cynic where Jamal is a passionate dreamer, the kind of kid
who is willing, in one of the film’s most piquant scenes, to wade
through the offal from an outhouse to get to his hero, Indian film
legend Amitabh Bachchan.

3-1/2 stars

Rated: R for some violence, disturbing images and language

Running time: 2 hours, 1 minute

Written by Simon Beaufoy

Directed by Danny Boyle

Starring Mia Drake, Imran

Hasnee, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto

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[arr] CMP reviews SdM (4/5)

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Vibrant "Slumdog Millionaire" Reaffirms Boyle’s Talent 
Christian Hamaker 
Crosswalk.com Contributing Writer 
(Tuesday, November 11, 2008) 
Release Date:  November 12, 2008 (limited)Rating:  R (for some violence, 
disturbing images and language)Genre:  DramaRun Time:  120 min.Director:  Danny 
Boyle, Loveleen TandanActors:  Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Irfan Kahn, Madhur 
Mittal, Anil Tiwari, Anil Kapoor 
Director Danny Boyle made a splash in the 1990s with Trainspotting, a harrowing 
but energetic film about the perils of drug addiction. Following a couple of 
poorly received films (The Beach, A Life Less Ordinary), he directed an instant 
classic in an entirely different genre—horror—with the zombie story 28 Days 
Later. Rather than direct the sequel to that film (28 Weeks Later), Boyle 
turned his attention to Millions, an imaginative film centered on a child. He 
followed that with another wildly different film—the science fiction story 
Sunshine.
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Now Boyle, working with Indian directorLoveleen Tandan, has delivered something 
that is, once again, altogether different from his earlier work.Slumdog 
Millionaire,
an uplifting story about a young man triumphing on an Indian game show,
is a colorful, vibrant film that reaffirms Boyle as one of the more
interesting filmmakers working today. The film, which was rapturously
received at film festivals prior to its commercial opening, is not
quite as good as some of the early hype indicated, but it’s an
uplifting crowd-pleaser that should satisfy most audience members.
However, those audience members should be adults, not children, owing
to some of the film’s dark undertones and its “R” rating.
Dev Patel stars as Jamal, a game-show contestant who, in the film’s early 
moments, is poised to win the top prize on India’s version of Who Wants to Be a 
Millionaire? The pressure mounts with each correct answer Jamal gives, but when 
time
runs out on the cusp of his final question, requiring him to leave the
studio overnight, he is forcibly interrogated by an investigator (Irfan Kahn)
who demands to know whether Jamal is cheating. When his torture
of Jamal fails to break the game-show contestant, the interrogator
listens as Jamal explains his upbringing.
Jamal, a Muslim, loses his mother during a religious riot that leaves him to 
fend for himself, along with his brother Salim (Madhur Mittal) and a young 
girl, Latika (Freida Pinto).
These “three musketeers” experience immense hardships in an orphanage,
where the man in charge gouges out the eyes of some of the orphans
because blind beggars bring in more money. The boys break free of the
orphanage, but Latika is left behind. 


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[arr] IndieWire reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

REVIEW | Trivial Pursuit: Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire"

by Eric Hynes (November 11, 2008)
[An indieWIRE review from Reverse Shot.]
A noisy, sub-Dickens update on the romantic tramp's tale, "Slumdog Millionaire"
zips around a boy's hard-luck life with a strange verve. Ragtag
children run through a labyrinthine Indian shantytown with a police
officer in hot pursuit. Two boys ride atop a moving train, hanging
upside down over the side to steal food from a wealthy family. The same
boys arrive at the Taj Mahal and give bogus tours to German tourists.
Later they guide an American couple around a scenic village by foot
while locals strip their fancy car for parts. The kids are cute, shots
are stylishly skewed, cuts are whip-quick, and rousing remixes of M.I.A.'s 
ubiquitous "Paper Planes" pop-pop and ching-ching throughout. Poverty can be so 
much fun.

The over-reliance on M.I.A. nods to where "Slumdog Millionaire" is coming from. 
British director Danny Boyle ("Trainspotting," "28 Days Later") and British 
screenwriter Simon Beaufoy ("The Full Monty")
approach their indigenous Indian locales and characters as though
components of some pop diaspora, equating wild flower with root. Boyle
careens through the hustle and bustle, employing tired "visceral"
techniques -- jumpy handheld, tilted frames, extreme close-ups -- and a
LOUD-quiet-LOUD soundscape. But there's a drive to the filmmaking, a
harping insistence that something fresh is happening here (or over
there) despite the musty narrative. There are surface seductions, such
as an emergent cityscape reflected by the tinted shells of designer
sunglasses, or a sly, pulse-pounding sequence improbably motivated by
the banal mechanics of telemarketing, but the film stalls on style.
Like a deep-pocketed club owner or talent manager, Boyle sells Mumbai
-- or the hip Anglo vision of it -- as the new hotness. And pace the
title, he's slumming his way to millions.
Structured, in all seriousness, around questions posed on the Indian
version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" the film thwacks to life
when police interrogators rough up eighteen-year-old Jamal (Dev Patel)
for allegedly cheating his way to millions on the popular game show.
"What the hell can a slumdog possibly know?" they ask rhetorically,
alluding to Jamal's orphaned, uneducated past. Jamal wakes from a
battered slumber to rejoinder: "The answers. I knew the answers." Roll
opening credits as Boyle flashbacks to Jamal and other dirty-soled boys
sifting through trash. How DID Jamal know the answers? Not through
study, or curiosity or innate brilliance. Our universal hero learned
the harder way -- from the school of hard knocks, natch.
With the interrogators prodding him to prove his honesty, he
flashbacks to colorful and tragic episodes of his life, each birthing a
nugget of unconscious trivial knowledge. He knows about guns because
he's had them pointed at him; he knows about a Bollywood star because
his brother traded away his prized autographed picture; he knows about
cricket because -- bear with me here -- when he finally rediscovered
the love of his life in a gangster's lair, that's what said gangster
was watching on his flat-screen TV. Another question provokes a
flashback to his mom's murder by marauding Hindus (religious and racial
conflict is borrowed for plot but never explored), prompting him to
tell the police inquisitors, "I wish I didn't know that answer." Oh,
for a spotless mind.
A goofy picaresque to rival "Forrest Gump," "Slumdog
Millionaire" has a similar power to please, shell-gaming the audience
into emotionally investing in and celebrating its protagonist's dumb
romanticism. Forrest's behavior was an expression of low IQ, but
Jamal's stolen childhood doesn't really explain his simplicity -- it's
just the only facet he's given. Both Forrest and Jamal pine for the
model-pretty playmates of their youths, their first love strong enough
to sustain them through life's indignities. Boyle condescends to
inserting a shot of Latika (Freida Pinto) whenever Jamal is at
his lowest, a guiding light for us all to follow. Also orphaned as a
young girl, Latika gets captured by a seemingly beneficent
child-slave-herder, pimped out as a virginal belly-dancer, raped by
Jamal's teenaged brother Salim (Madhur Mittal), and possessed by
the gangster, but Jamal keeps aspiring to save her, undaunted by the
plot's tedious insistence on keeping her literally captive. He wants
nothing else; he's got nothing else. Knowing that she watches "Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire" as an escape from her hellish life, he goes
on the show to communicate with her. Yes, he phones a friend.
In championing Forrest Gump's purity, Robert Zemeckis's film
mocked both U.S. history and the complexities of adulthood, helping to
fan the flames of American anti-intellectualism to a towering
mid-Nineties blaze. Boyle's ode to dumb love and circumstance hasn't
the same deliberation, but "Slumdog Millionaire" does manage to make
bombastic o

[arr] The L Magazine reviews SdM

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Slumdog Millionaire 
Directed by Danny Boyle 
By Jesse Hassenger 
 

 

 
 
Reading a description ofSlumdog Millionaire — it's about a kid from the slums 
of India who gets on his country's version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?—
you'd be forgiven for assuming it's based (however loosely) on some
kind of wonky true story. But Simon Beaufoy's script comes from a
novel, not a memoir, which accounts for the neat structure: as Jamal
(Dev Patel) is questioned under suspicion of game-show cheating, he
explains how his life experiences informed his correct answers.

What keeps this from melting into a lukewarm Britcom puddle is one
Danny Boyle. Boyle is one of those directors who, to some eyes, may
never live down a breakthrough: in this case, his electric version of
Irivine Welsh's druggie novel Trainspotting. He came to America for A Life Less 
Ordinary and scored a post-Titanic DiCaprio for The Beach,
but both films were critical and financial disappointments, and he
retreated back to Britain. The trip reinvigorated him; he now sprints
from horror to family to sci-fi like characters from his films, who
inevitably find themselves running through the streets or,
occasionally, spaceship corridors.

Now we have Boyle's feel-good underdog story, and it pulses with real
energy and grit; Jamal (seen as a little kid, a pubescent, and finally
a young man) isn't a tireless, remarkable striver fated for
bootstraps-pulling greatness so much as an industrious, good-hearted
kid with luck equal parts great and terrible. While Jamal wants to
protect his friend Latika (played as a young woman by Freida Pinto),
his brother Salim discovers the power of violence — and money. 

That thrall courses through every level of society Jamal encounters,
from the slums up to the rich, development-happy real estate gangsters.
Boyle is attuned to these unstoppable developments, and shoots Mumbai
with a breakneck vibrancy recalling City of God;
he's one of the few directors who absorbs the influence of music videos
into a fluid narrative (it doesn't hurt that he's got great taste in
soundtracks, too). Slumdog Millionaire is dazzling entertainment.

If it's only that, and not quite up to the director's absolute best,
it's because Jamal and Latika have the simplistic relationship of a
silent movie couple — sweet, earnest, torn apart by fate — and not the
messy chemistry of true love. Boyle's films aren't typically about
rich, multifaceted characters; he tends to identify with quickly
sketched young scramblers, struggling through dire or fantastic
circumstances.  But Latika's fairy-tale vagueness makes the love story
more nice than passionate (the young lovers in A Life Less Ordinary may have 
been romantic-comedy constructs, but at least their onscreen
conversations were frequent, and usually over thirty seconds long). 
Boyle can make up for this by promising to make his next picture a
musical; the beats, color, and credits sequence of Slumdog Millionaire all beg 
for it.

http://thelmagazine.com/6/32/Film/film3.cfm?ctype=2

[arr] Re: Chords & Scale Transitions for Ishq ADA Hai and yuvraaaj

[jibandevta]

This is great Effort dear Vithur..
If anybody is there who can also provide Hindustani Music notations
,it will also be added knowledge..I do not know the conversion to
Indian notations.

please help out..

Regards-
Jiban
"You can NEVER get better than ARRahman"


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Chords & Scale Transitions for Ishq ADA Hai and yuvraaaj
> Hi Is anybody able to find the chords of Ishq ADA?? and his recent 
Yuvraaj..
> 
> Well!! the song Ishq ADA seems to be in a chromatic scale.. it has 
almost
> all notes.. Its a magical composition of Rahman.. and what about 
Dil ka
> Rishta, Tu meri Dosthi and Tu muskhura..
> 
> Let us type in here the chords of Rahman's recent comps..
> 
> Lemme start with..
> 
> Tu meri dosthi hai.. 1st parah alone.. Hey ppl plzz. try and temme 
if this
> one is r8..
> 
> I have tried my level best.. for the 1st stzzna.. my lyrics would 
be worse
> as I do not knw hindi so plzz don mistake me frnds..
> 
> Ist parah..
> --  /Tu hi to/ Tu hi 
to/ Meri
> Dosth hai..
> Gmajor 9, E minor, Cmajor Dmajor / C major, C major ,Dmajor (2)
> 
> chaand... dariya hai/ behatha. meri aakon mein/
> E minor, Bminor/ G major 9, E minor
> --- /awaaz hu 
mein
> E minor, Bminor/ C major , g major, e minor/ c major d major.
> 
> 1st Stanza
> raath mein/ chadini.. / ehsey gul gulaathi hai..
> eminor/ d major /c major d major
> suno zara/ lagtha hai kyon/ awaaaz. milaa ti hai
> e minor/ B minor / c major d major
> bekhayalon ki... /gul gulaa / saaaz par...
> b minor e minor/ d major 7th/ A minor 7 th..
> 
> -/awaaz tu/.saaaz par..
> b minor, e minor/ c major/ d major...
> 
> Courtesy :- KARTHIk IYER
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur
>

Re: [arr] NPR reviews SdM

[Ranjith K]

Fresh Air Interview with Danny Boyle, director of Slumdog Millionaire.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96905439

regards,
ranjith


On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 11:58 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:

>   'Slumdog Millionaire': Mumbai Jackpot
> Listen Now add to playlist
>
> Enlarge
>
> Ishika Mohan
> His
> final answer: With the odds against him, Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) gives
> game-show host Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor) a run for his money. Fox
> Searchlight
>
>
>
> Slumdog Millionaire
>
> * Directors: Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
> * Genre: Drama, Romance
> * Running Time: 120 minutes
> Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language.
>
> Enlarge
>
> Ishika Mohan
> The
> police inspector (Irfan Khan) refuses to believe that the "slumdog"
> Jamal just "knew the answers," insisting his success on the show is
> just a scam. Fox Searchlight
>
>
>
> "'Slumdog'
> could hardly be more cross-cultural — a romantic adventure set in
> India, financed in Europe, made by English filmmakers, featuring Muslim
> characters speaking Hindi ... with a climax hinging on the answer to a
> question about a French novel."
>
>
>
> Watch Clips
> 'I'd Like To Phone A Friend'
> add 'Kids On The Train'
> add 'Are You Nervous?'
> add
>
>
>
> Enlarge
>
> Ishika Mohan
> Jamal Malik is constantly trying to rescue Latika (Freida Pinto), the love
> of his life, from catastrophe. Fox Searchlight
>
>
> All Things Considered, November 12, 2008 · The odds are always stacked
> against even the smartest contestants on a
> TV game show, but the odds against 18-year-old Jamal Malik — the
> Mumbai-born "slumdog" of the title — are rally steep.
> This
> is a kid with no education. He was orphaned at 7, grew up in the
> endless shantytowns around India's commercial capital, and now serves
> tea as a profession.
> None of this has prepared him for the sort of questions they ask on the
> Indian version of Who Wants To Be a Millionaire:
> "In Alexander Dumas' book The Three Musketeers, two of the musketeers are
> called Athos and Porthos. What was the name of the third Musketeer?"
> The
> likelihood that Jamal, or for that matter any friend he might
> conceivably phone, will be able to answer such a question is so slim —
> and he has done so well at the game — that the show calls in the police
> to find out what his scam is. Between his TV appearances, they try to
> beat a confession out of him. All he can tell them is, "I knew the
> answers."
> The camera, though, whooshes back to how he
> knew them — life lessons from a childhood almost Dickensian in its
> deprivation and excess. There were manipulative adults, brutal
> authority figures and a brother who went as wrong as Jamal went right.
> Also
> wild good times and a girl named Latika, to whom Jamal has been
> devoted, and whom he's been trying to rescue from various calamities
> since he was 7 years old.
> It would be hard to overstate how gloriously frenetic Slumdog Millionaire
> gets as its story leaps from fistfights atop luxury high-rises to the
> harrowing anti-Muslim riots that kill Jamal's mother to the playfully
> raucous tourist scams he and his brother run at the Taj Mahal.
> The film was shot not on sets like some Bollywood romance, but in the real,
> teeming, boisterous Mumbai. It has a cleverly intricate screenplay by the
> writer of The Full Monty and direction by Trainspotting's
> Danny Boyle, who almost seems to be remaking that earlier movie, only
> with lots more romance and a plot hopped up on subcontinental steroids.
> Young Dev Patel, who plays Jamal, races through eye-popping,
> music-fueled action sequences like some latter-day D'Artagnan, always
> intent — even when he's appearing on TV — on finding and rescuing the
> love of his life, who forever seems to be just out of reach.
> Romantic, action-packed and always held together by an intriguing social
> conscience, Slumdog Millionaire is a rapturous crowd pleaser. I realize it's
> also a tad foreign to be
> mainstream movie fare in America — but if there's any justice, it's
> going to be a huge hit.
> Ours is, after all, an age when cross-cultural impulses inflect everything
> from music to presidential elections. And Slumdog could hardly be more
> cross-cultural: a romantic adventure set in India,
> financed in Europe, made by English filmmakers, featuring Muslim
> characters speaking Hindi, with a climax hinging on the answer to a
> question about a French novel. And it's a blast. (Recommended)
>
> http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96876187
>
>  
>

[arr] Re:July madham vandhal...

[kenny korg]

the guitar piece is played in indian clasical style... it is superb..
i always feel happy when play that piece use my guitar..
 


  

Re: [arr] Chennai ARR Fans - Shifting to next spectrum of social service

[!--Sri Balaji--!]

Thanks Vithur. It is not a great issue about your assistance like ARR always 
making blockbuster hit of his albums. 

Lets chart out the plan in coming weekend food distribution and will proceed in 
getting funds for arrangements. I want this to happen. Lets involve few people 
from KM also like Pawan Kalyan, Vimal, Karthikh Iyer etc.,

Luving,
sribalaji

--- On Wed, 12/11/08, Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] Chennai ARR Fans - Shifting to next spectrum of social 
service
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 12 November, 2008, 9:38 PM











Thats a great initiative.. .. I can extend whatever support from my 
side for such good initiatives. ..
 
( I can shift all Musical Instruments in my car. I think that is the best 
help I can do ).. 


On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:30 PM, !--Sri Balaji--!  
wrote:










Dear Rahmaniacs,

We chennai ARR fans did a charity event show with food distribution at 
Nethrodaya - Homage for Blind on behalf of ARR's birthday last year. 

This year we wanna celebrate ARR's birthday in a different fashion. Our Chennai 
ARR fans club music band guys gonna start teach music and instrument playing 
for Nethrodaya Blind people. 


Lot of big talents available at Nethrodaya. Last year we found a great female 
singer singing Chinna Chinna Aasai, another person playing flute made everyone 
mismerised. 

We welcome all the ARR fans to participate in this function. Hoping to make 
this a successful event. 


Luving you all,
sribalaji



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Re: [arr] ZIKR (Bose - the unforgotten hero) Lyrics

[!--Sri Balaji--!]

Rawat,

Thanks a lot for replying promptly with Lyrics. I have been surfing very long 
time. 
Rahmaniacs are very responsible in nature. You proved. 

Luving,
sribalaji.

--- On Wed, 12/11/08, V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: V S Rawat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: [arr] ZIKR (Bose - the unforgotten hero) Lyrics
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 12 November, 2008, 8:41 PM











On 11/12/2008 7:19 PM India Time, _!--Sri Balaji--!_ wrote:



> My Dear Rahmaniacs,

> 

> Can anyone please send the lyrics of ZIKR track from the film Bose - 

> Unforgotten Hero.

> 

> Long back one of our fan member sent the lyrics to groups. I missed that 

> lyrics. Can anyone please send it.

> 

> Thanks in advance.

> 

> regards,

> Balaji.S



Here it is:



ahal-e-talab- aajaab us dil me.n tum ko bulaaye ahadullaah

(Those who are addicted to problems in heart, the Essence of Allaah 

calls you!)



hu

allaahuu -4



zikr se ba.Dh ke nahii.n hai amal ko_ii hai faramaan-e-rasuulal laah

(There is no implementation superior to Zikr, is the decree of the 

Prophet of Allaah! P.B.U.H.)



hu

allaahuu -4



nijaat milatii hai unako yaqiinan kare.n jo qalb se zikrallaah

(Those who do zikr of Allaah from the the heart are indeed freed!)



hu

allaahuu -4



zikr se sar kaTataa hai nafas kaa beshaq zikr hai saifullaah

(The ego of the soul gets chopped off by doing zikr, Zikr undoubtedly is 

Allaah's sword)



hu

allaahuu -4



zikr aman hai, zikr hai fatah, zikr shifaa hai, zikr hai dawaa

(zikr is peace. zikr is Victory. zikr is Healing. zikr is the Cure)



hu

allaahuu -4



allaahuu baaqimil qull-e-faanii aur fanaa hai sub wo waqaabillaah

(Allaah is the only One who is eternal and immortal and rest are 

perishable and will be destroyed by Allaah)



hasbii rabbii jallallaah, maafii-qalbii Gairullaah

nuur-e-mohammad sallallah, haq laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah



(Apart from the greatness of Allaah, apologize from the hearts for 

anything else)

(Light of Mohammad, may peace be upon him, There is no other god except 

Allaah)



hu

allaahuu -4



( hasbii rabbii jallallaah, maafii-qalbii Gairullaah

nuur-e-mohammad sallallah, haq laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah ) -2



hu

allaahuu -2



har gul me.n, har buu me.n, har shay me.n nuurullaah -2

(In every flower, in every fragrance, in everything is the light of Allaah)



har dil me.n, har pal me.n rahe zikr-e-illallaah

(in every heart every moment, may the zikr of Allaah's stay)



hasbii rabbii jallallaah, maafii-qalbii Gairullaah

nuur-e-mohammad sallallah, haq laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah



hu

allaahuu -2



zikr hai behatar nafarat se

zikr hai behatar Gafalat se

zikr hai behatar hujjat se

zikr hai behatar Giibat se



(Zikr is better than hatred)

(Zikr is better than carelessness)

(Zikr is better than disobediance)

(Zikr is better than saying bad things)



hasbii rabbii jallallaah, maafii-qalbii Gairullaah

nuur-e-mohammad sallallah, haq laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah



allaahuu -3

laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah



hu

allaahuu -4



( yaa ayyuum

jal ke jalaalii

yaa qayyuum

jal ke jalaalii ) -2



(O, the self-subsisting One, who holds the entire universe)



( yaa awwal

jal ke jalaalii

yaa aaKir

jal ke jalaalii ) -2



(O, the first One, who was there before anything else)

(O, the last One, who will be there after everything else is gone)



yaa haliim yaa kariim yaa aziim yaa rahiim -2

(O, the Forgiving, O, the Generous, O, the Great, O the Merciful)



yaa rahamaan yaa subahaan yaa annaan yaa mannaan -2

(O, the beneficent, O, the praiseworthy, )



yaa zal-zalaal-e- walii-ikaraam -2

(O, the Lord of Majesty of bounty)



hasbii rabbii jallallaah, maafii-qalbii Gairullaah

nuur-e-mohammad sallallah, haq laa_ilaahaa_ illallaah

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