date:20090226

Sun Pictures recent upcoming release is " Thee" a movie starring Sundar C

The promos are on air in Sun TV . While airing them, there is a voice which
sounds very very very much resembling " Ishq Ada Hain" sort of...

Just watch it I at first listening to it got shocked that ADA is going
to release , but then didnt find the connection between ADA and Sun
Pictures.

Ishq ADA

-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Naanum Kodeeshwaran Tamil Version Release Tomorrow 27/02/2009,Friday 1

2009-02-26 Thread sathya.boopathy


Hi Ganesh,

   
Already clarified(Discussed with Vithur) that, Tamil Dubbed Version 
won't come with Tamil Version Songs. Film Only Dubbed in Tamil...

Simbu - Given Voice For Dev Patel(Hero of SDM)

and also Singer SPB,Actor Radha Ravi.

Today, NK Hits TamilNadu.

Thanks & Regards

H.Sathiyenthira Boopathy.

Ella Pugazhum Iraivan Oruvanukke.




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wrote:
>
> Oh thats great news..Any idea about the Audio and its tamil 
release
> 
> People here will go bonkers if they audio is released in tamil...
> 
> Regards
> Ganesh
> 
> --- On Thu, 26/2/09, sathya.boopathy  wrote:
> From: sathya.boopathy 
> Subject: [arr] Naanum Kodeeshwaran Tamil Version Release Tomorrow 
27/02/2009,Friday 100 Prints
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> Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 7:20 PM
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documentid= 1843864
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[arr] Information on Bangalore fans and activities

2009-02-26 Thread amritha raam

Dear Fans in Bangalore,
I am from bangalore and I would like to know if there are any activites here in 
bangalore - like meeting as fans or any social work?
Would love to take part in such activities.

Thank you

Amritha




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[arr] Re: Illayaraja is above Oscar - AR Rahman

2009-02-26 Thread jibandevta


What was IR's reaction to AR's Oscar Triumph?
any updates? Has he congratulated him..?

-jiban

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "ramakrisha laxmana subramanian 
siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni ." 
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> Great to hear that!
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Ganesh.V"  
> wrote:
> >
> > Illayaraja is above Oscar - AR Rahman
> > 
> > http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/specials/2009/02/26-
ilayaraja-
> is- above-oscars-ar-rahman.html 
> > AR
> > Rahman said this in a press meet organized at Vadapalani(Chennai)
> > Green-Park hotel where more than 400 members had turned up 
including
> > pressmen, cinema artists, video cameramen and other technicians 
and
> > this was telecasted live in most channels. 
> > He also added that had
> > IR tried a different strategy in promoting his music to the mass, 
he
> > would have got an Oscar a long time ago and praised Illayaraja 
> saying
> > there is no boundries for Illayaraja's music and Oscar award is 
> nothing
> > compared to his genius in composing. 
> > When asked if straight Indian
> > movies could also win Oscar awards, Rahman said it is possible but
> > there is a pattern/formula for impressing the jury at the Oscar 
and
> > should our film makers crack that formula and play the right 
strings 
> we
> > could win Oscars for Indian movies as well.
> > 
> > Regards
> > GV(orkut)
> > 
> > 
> > 
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[arr] DNA ARR interview - Oscar will not change me

Oscar will not change me: Rahman
D Ram Raj
Friday, February 27, 2009 3:45 IST
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*Chennai: *He came, albeit one-and-half hours late, apologised to waiting
mediapersons, and conquered everyone's heart.

What followed was a 30-minute free-wheeling conversation with Allah Rakha
Rahman that left everyone gasping for more. *DNA* was among the select few
print journalists who spoke to Rahman at a hotel in Chennai on Thursday.
Excerpts from the interaction.

*What clinched the award for Jai Ho?*
As I said previously, if a beautiful woman wears a lovely ornament, the
value of the jewellry ehances. The movie was beautiful andthe music became
the crowning jewel.

*How do you feel after winning the Oscar?*
It is an award for Indian artistes and their aspirations. I'm simply their
representative. I dedicate these awards to all my fellow artistes. Hollywood
is a world stage where Italian, Japanese and Chinese artistes have won
awards. The time has come for India. I expect more Indians to win this award
in the future.

*Will the Oscar change Rahman the person?*
No. I'lltry to be what I am. I'll continue to think and do whatever I am
doing now.

*What does the award mean to Indian artistes?*
The award legitimises our music and our place in the world. Americans are
listening to Indian music with interest. It is now my dream to connect
people with music.

*Do you think Slumdog Millionaire shows India in a bad light?*
It is a movie about an underdog who redeems himself. As an artiste, I look
at the movie in that way and don't see it as a negative portrayal of India.
But people are free to have their opinions.

*Why did it appeal to western audience?*
It was something new for them. Like say we eat Chinese food and find it
interesting as it is different from what we eat everyday. For the western
audience, *Slumdog* *Millionaire* was like a holiday, which they savoured.

*Will language be a barrier for your work?*
Music has no language. I'm prepared to work in any language if the film is
good. My priority will be to work in good films without language prejudice.

*What kind of music interests you?*
Devotional music attracts me as it is close to my heart. Any spiritual or
religious music helps one relax.

*What about Gulzar's role in Jai Ho?*
The success of a song is in its sound and phonetics. Even if the language is
not familiar, people should be able to relate to the music. Phonetics is
Gulzar's strength and that made all the difference.

*Did you expect to win the Oscar?
*No, I only had 5% hope of winning the award. My mind was focused on the
stage show as Indians were performing on a world stage.

*How did you feel on Sunday, hours before the awards were announced?*
I felt like a zombie as I hardly slept for four hours. We had rehearsed for
the stage performance the previous evening and the next morning we had a
final rehearsal. I was worried about the stage show.

*Did you feel nervous before the award?*
No, I hardly had time to be nervous as the suspense lasted only 20 seconds.
I was only thinking of changing and getting on to the stage to perform.

*What do our movies lack?*
They lack the motivation to do something extraordinary. They are also
notplanned. Just look at how the photographers behaved here. I think with a
little planning we could have avoided the near fight (laughs).

http://www.dnaindia.com/report.asp?newsid=1234586
-- 
-A
http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com

[arr] Meet the singers of Jai Ho

*Meet the singers of Jai Ho*

S*lumdog Millionaire's* *Jai Ho* is the first Hindi song to win an Oscar
award, and everyone is praising its composer A R Rahman
[Images
], its singer Sukhwinder
Singh
and
its lyricist Gulzar
[Images
].

But not many know that there are three other singers, who share credit too
-- *Mahalakshmi Iyer*, *Vijay Prakash* and *Tanvi Shah* were the other three
who featured in *Jai Ho*.

Born and brought up in Mumbai
[Images
], Iyer has been a playback singer since 1998. She first worked with Rahman
in *Dil Se, *and then *Ek Ajnabee
[Images
]*. She also sang in Tamil movies like *Alay Payuthe*, *Kandukondein
Kandukondein *and *Jodie*.

She recalls the day she was asked to sing *Jai Ho *with delight. "We were
shooting for a television serial, *Music Ustad* where Rahman was a judge.
After the shoot, he asked me to sing a few lines. I accompanied him to
Nirvana studio in Mumbai. We reached there after midnight, and recorded for
about an hour. We finished the song the same night. The next morning,
I continued to shoot for the TV serial," she says.

As for Vijay Prakash, he must be thanking his lucky stars the day he dropped
out of engineering college to try his hand at music.

Born and brought up in Mysore, Vijay was studying electronics and computers
before giving in to his passion, music. He is trained in Carnatic music and
has compered *Sa Re Ga Ma* *Pa *on Zee Kannada.

Vijay came to Mumbai to try his luck in movies. His first song was for
Karisma Kapoor-starrer *Baaz* in 2002. His first song for Rahman was in
Ashutosh Gowariker's *Swades
[Images
], *and later in Subhash Ghai's
[Images
] *Yuvvraaj [Images
]. *He has also sung in a number of Tamil movies.

He has a small part in *Jai Ho* -- he only sings the high notes in *Jai Ho*
. "It was sheer luck that I got a chance to sing in a song that won an
Oscar," he says.

The third singer in *Jai Ho *is Tanvi Shah, a Gujarati, who has sung in
Arabic, Latin and Afrocuban with her band Zahrra in Chennai.

"I have sung a number of songs for Rahman in* Jillunu Oru Kadhal*,* Slumdog
Millionaire [Images ] *and *Delhi 6
[Images
]*," she told *rediff.com* in a telephonic conversation from the US. "I have
also worked with Yuvan Shankar Raja, Srikanth Deva, Premji Amaren and other
music directors. I started my career with a Masters in Ceramics, and then I
did a stint as a graphic designer for the World Bank in the US."

But music drew her to Bollywood. "I have been singing for about five to six
years now," she says. "I met Rahman sir when I got a call to sing *Fanaa [
Images ] *from Mani
Ratnam's *Yuva [Images
]*. I thought it was a dream and had to keep pinching myself."

Ask to describe her *Jai Ho* experience, and she replies, "It was just
another working day when I was called to the studio. I had no idea what I
would sing. So I went and heard the track. Rahman sir kept saying, 'Go sing
out loud, think out of the box and enjoy the song.' I was worried because I
had to match up to Sukhwinder*ji,* who has a powerful voice. I just hope
that I did," she says*.*

*In the the picture: Vijay Prakash and A R Rahman*
*http://www.rediff.com/movies/2009/feb/26singers-of-jai-ho.htm*

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] [Semi-ARR] - Benny - Music is the greatest energy given by God

2009-02-26 Thread ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni .

‘Music is the greatest energy given by God!’
-A
 
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*Rajiv Vijayakar *Posted:
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*His debut song Pappu can’t dance saala made even non-dancers tango. And his
subsequent songs said Tu hi to mera dost hai to the charts. Screen checks
out Benny Dayal, who still refuses to market himself because music “is not
an imposition”*

*What does music mean to you?*
Music is one of the greatest energies given to us by God. It has the power
to make us laugh and cry and create emotions within us. It can change our
life and even heal sickness. I decided on music as a career after I attended
a A.R.Rahman concert in Dubai, where we were based then. It was the
turning-point.

*Did you formally train in music, and if so, in which genre?*
I learnt Carnatic classical from the age of three-and-a-half in Dubai
itself. My teacher was a South Indian. I am now based in Chennai right from
my college days and now I am learning Hindustani classical music from a
North Indian teacher!

*Rahman inspired you - but that’s not a passport to sing for him. How did
you get to sing for Rahman?*
I was part of a band called S5. We sang songs for a Malayalam movie called
By The People with music by Pravin Mani, who was Rahman-sir’s assistant.
Rahman-sir heard them and called me. My first song was Balleilakka in Sivaji
as a chorus singer. After that I sang Maduraikku pogadhedi and Nee Marylin
Monroe, both in Azhagiya Thamizhmagan composed by A.R.Rahman.

*Have you sung for all the South languages?*
Yes, but strangely, I had not sung solo in my mother-tongue Malayalam. And
frankly, I have not tried too hard.

*Actress Asin hails from Kerala but has done just one Malayalam film too.
Why is this?*
One reason is that I am based in Chennai, and most of the music for Tamil,
Kannada and Telugu films is also done there because we have better studios
and technicians. But the Malayalam industry operates out of Kochi and
Thiruvananthapuram. I am also not averse to Malayalam songs. But music
cannot be like an imposition. It is something that is beautiful and I
believe that we cannot force it. We have to let it happen and work towards
it, that’s all.

*How did your Hindi break happen?*
I speak, read and write good Hindi. Rahman-sir mentioned this to Abbas
Tyrewala when the song Pappu can’t dance saala came up in Jaane Tu...Ya
Jaane Na. This was way back in November 2006 when we recorded the song.
After that I have sung in his Yuvvraaj, Ghajini and Delhi-6.

*Have you tried approaching other composers in Mumbai?*
No, but Pritam called me for the song Is there a vacancy. But maybe I will
soon meet composers with a demo.

*Why is there the need for a demo after giving so many hits, including all
your Hindi songs?*
Why not? That’s the proper way because then music directors get a complete
picture. Remember that I have yet to take off, so there’s no harm in
considering myself a baccha, for that way there’s more scope to grow!

*Music directors seem to be shifting to trained singers after a short phase
when training wasn’t really considered vital.*
Training consolidates your command on sur and taal. But it is not a
hard-and-fast rule in playback singing. Today’s music directors look at how
much you can sing from the heart, and sometimes you have to actually forget
your classical lessons to get the song right. Music directors like singers
who are very fast at work, and those jo harkatein dil se lete hain, gale se
nahin. They want a human element, but they do not want a main sab kuch
jaanta hoon attitude. Look at Shankar Mahadevan and Kishore Kumar - the way
they bring emotions into songs is just superb. So I too approach a song as
if it is my first-ever, but on the other hand, I put in my best - as if I
have been singing for the last 20 years!

*Are you into strict riyaaz?*
Frankly, I do not do much riyaaz. But I listen to a lot of music, and the
effect is largely the same. I love R & B. I hear lots of Blues, Arabic and
African music. I listen to Mirza Ghalib and Mehdi Hasan. I am absolutely
crazy about Rajasthani folk. Apart from that, from childhood I have been
exposed to Hindi film music. I love Rafisaab and O.P.Nayyar and
Kalyanji-Anandji are special favourites, especially for the songs of Shammi
Kapoor and Amitabh Bachchan respectively, but even otherwise.

*Coming from a double classical background, so to speak, how do you view the
way our music is becoming increasingly influenced by the West? Aren’t we at
one level making mus

[arr] Re: Jiya Se Jiya now.

Yeah would be the perfect time, the worst is that people have NO CLUE 
about this private album by AR.

Seems the marketing team of NOKIA are fast asleep.


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wrote:
>
> Now is the perfect timing to release 
> Jiya Se Jiya at least on iTunes. 
> It will race to the charts in no time.
> If Nokia is any thinking this way, it must happen.
>   
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Raghu B P  wrote:
> >
> > Hi Guys,
> > 
> > I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette 
player,
> > still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna 
buy
> > his first album [only audio cd].
> > 
> > Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a 
copy,
> > I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.
> > 
> > love ARR
> > Raghu
> >
>

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-26 Thread ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni .

I saw it too! I was surprised when he said, he didn't watch it LIVE. 
The worst was when he said, his dream was to see AR win an Oscar, how 
could then not have seen it LIVE? Or did he watch it and then lie to 
the press, coz he was not there in LA to perform.

He also indicated he didn't care a damn about performing at the Oscars 
but later said that he was disappointed! :O

When asked as to why he couldn't perform there, he said he hadn't 
received any calls from the events guys, and that AR had also not 
picked up his calls. But later said AR was in no way responsible for 
him not being there. 


I instantly had a what-the-hell is he saying look  on my face after 
all that he said.

Sukhi, is a great singer, all that he is today is because of ONLY AR, 
I hope he doesn't carry this 'head weight' further.


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, partha sarathi 
 wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> I was watching the news in HEADLINES TODAY on the Oscar day after 
our GOD received the award, Sukhi called up all the journalists for 
press meet and these were his comments for which I have completely 
lost respect for him. It seems he did not watch the OSCAR ceremony 
live on TV as he was fast asleep.
> 
> He said "I am wondering how ARR could manage the performance without 
me".
> 
> I think our GOD 'ARR' should not consider these kind of artists in 
his future projects. People with this kind of attitude should be 
taught a lesson.
> 
> I don't have the link for this video.
> 
> 
> --- On Fri, 27/2/09, Anil Nair  wrote:
> From: Anil Nair 
> Subject: Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 12:40 AM
> 
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beÂ too strong a statement :-)
> Â 
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purpose/nature of the visit which didnt arrive on time (or didnt 
arrive at all).
> Â 
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> Â 
> -A
> 
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> supposed to be there isnt it??and has any news channel 
interviewed
> him 
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> Vithur
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> http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com
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[arr] [Non-ARR] - SDM expands to more N. American theaters this Friday

On Friday, Searchlight expands "Slumdog" to 2,943 theaters in the wake of
the film's Oscar wins. It's the widest release in Searchlight's history.

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000636.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Best picture 'Slumdog Millionaire' expandingBy DAVE
MCNARY
, PAMELA MCCLINTOCK


Disney will bow 'Jonas
Brothers:
3D Concert Experience' Friday, hoping for “Hannah Montana”-style success.

[image: 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li']
Fox’s 'Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li' is hoping to draw young males.
More than one option

   - (Person) Nick
Jonas
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Jonas
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More people are going to the movies despite the bad economy -- or because of
it.

Domestic theater admissions were up an unheard of 9.3% in January and
February, usually one of the slowest times of the year.

In North America, revenues are up 13% for the first two months of 2009,
clocking in at $1.62 billion through Tuesday, according to Rentrak.

Admissions also are on the rise overseas. However, the vagaries of currency
exchange, including a stronger dollar, are hurting Hollywood.

The six major studios have seen a decline of more than 10% in revenues from
foreign markets for the first two months of the year.

The value of the euro is off 20% compared with a year ago and the British
pound has declined more than 35%. But, overall, international moviegoing
remains decent in terms of local admissions and currency compared with a
year ago.

Back home, admissions are often down even when revenues are up, thanks to
increased ticket prices. This year's spike in actual foot traffic bucks that
trend.

This weekend, observers will be watching to see if Disney's new entry "Jonas
Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience" continues the box office boom.

That boom has seen several notable films beating expectations and racking up
sizeable grosses. Last
weekend,Lionsgate's
"Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail" opened to $41 million, the best bow of
any Perry pic, as well as any Lionsgate release.

Three films -- Warners' "Gran Torino," Sony's "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" and Fox
Searchlight's Oscar winner "Slumdog
Millionaire"
--
have all crossed the $100 million mark this year.

"Torino's" cume through Tuesday was $135.5 million; "Mall Cop's," $122.2
million; and "Slumdog's," $101.9 million.

On Friday, Searchlight expands "Slumdog" to 2,943 theaters in the wake of
the film's Oscar wins. It's the widest release in Searchlight's history.

It's been a good winter for the Fox family. The big studio's sleeper hit
"Taken,"  with a gross
of $96.5 million, should jump the $100 million mark by Sunday.

Distribs say they've never seen so many January and February films do this
kind of business.

There have been casualties, however.

Disney's "Confessions of a
Shopaholic,"
produced
by Jerry 
Bruckheimer,
hasn't caught on. The Isla
Fisherstarrer
has grossed $28.3 million since its Feb. 13 release, compared with a cume of
$71.4 million for New Line/Warner Bros.' "He's Just Not That Into You,"
which opened one week earlier.

Sony's suspense drama "The
International," released
the same day as
"Confessions,"
has
done even less business, cuming $17.8 million through Tuesday. Studio said
the film could have a strong run overseas. Pic launches this weekend in
Russia, South Korea, the U.K. and more than a dozen other markets. It's
cumed $5.5 million from a limited launch so far in seven markets, mostly
from Germany.

Besides "

[arr] hi friends Even iam in need of Roja and Thiruda Thiruda audio cd

2009-02-26 Thread vb kamal

hi friends even iam in need of Roja audio cd
Any particular store in bangalore where i can get Our BOSS First album
and the Thiruda Thiruda too.

Regards,
Kamal.


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[arr] I would call Rahman – Oscar Thamizhan’ Dr. Ramad oss

I would call Rahman – Oscar Thamizhan’ Dr. Ramadoss IndiaGlitz
[Wednesday, February 25, 2009]

He made our dreams come true and Tamil Cinema has found its new identity in
‘World Cinema’. Perhaps, he would be the only musician to have been ennobled
as ‘The Living Legend’ at a young age. ‘Never present me with such titles of
‘Life Time Achievement’. Please don’t make me feel that I’m growing old’
said Rahman jocularly when he was felicitated with this title at couple of
award ceremonies.

A musician who was merely titled as ‘Mozart of Madras’ would now get
acclaimed as ‘Mozart of Contemporary World’… On the buttons, Rahman has
worked magic with this victorious moment. Dr. Ramadoss whose hatred towards
Film Industry was more in times has saluted A.R. Rahman for his noble act.
It wasn’t just about bagging two Oscars, but his stunning lines in Tamil
‘Ellam Pugazhum Iraivan Oruvanukke’. “I would now call Rahman as ‘Oscar
Thamizhan’ and I hope entire Nation should call him so”, said Ramadoss who
has plans about meeting Rahman once he’s back from Los Angeles.
http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/45245.html

-- 
regards,
Vithur

Kala Bandar - Shawl mein lapet ke Joota Marna (Re: [arr] Re: Today, ARR's music

2009-02-26 Thread orktane

Ya, I loved the beats.. Infact so much so, I would love to have a soft 
rock type of version of Rehna Tu.. It would be so great, and I think 
the tune is cut out for such a version.. 

Cheers  

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, partha sarathi 
 wrote:
>
> Hi All,
> 
> Also guys, if you all have noticed in "Rehna Tu" there is this beat 
on drums between 3:14 and 3:18 and that was just awesome. The very 
thought of that particular beat is just amazing and that is ARR-MY 
GOD. 
> 
> Regards
> P'ARR'THA (Partha)
> 
> --- On Thu, 26/2/09, rayrai2k  wrote:
> From: rayrai2k 
> Subject: Kala Bandar - Shawl mein lapet ke Joota Marna (Re: [arr] 
Re: Today, ARR's music sounded a little sweeter.)
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 7:37 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> I was expecting this to happen. 
> 
> The most amazing part in Kaala Bander was the portion where the
> 
> machine voice comes in like the part of lyrics
> 
> >> I heard he is a cyborg 
> 
> >>> NOWAY 
> 
> and a line which says nuclear bomb and theres a blast sound 
following
> 
> it. This is one such creativity of AR which makes him unique. Almost
> 
> everybody starts liking AR's music because of such reasons but they
> 
> fail to realize the apparent reason and hence the saying continues
> 
> "more you hear his music, more you love it".
> 
> 
> 
> Many good music directors will have the songs arranged and 
programmed
> 
> But I feel AR has a unique observation towards the lyrics and the
> 
> underlying scene depending on which he adds sounds to make the music
> 
> more authentic. 
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, V S Rawat  wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > On 2/25/2009 11:48 PM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote:
> 
> > 
> 
> > > all songs of delhi 6 are classics..except perhaps the kala 
bandar 
> 
> > > song..anywyay. .genda phool is sumthing different!
> 
> > 
> 
> > Genda Phool would be ARR's most complete album, every song has a 
> 
> > different flavor.
> 
> > 
> 
> > I was previously ignoring Kala Bandar as such type of songs are 
not my 
> 
> > cup of tea, but after seeing the film, and finding that this song 
is
> 
> the 
> 
> > theme song of the film and the sudden switch when they graduate 
from 
> 
> > hip-hop-rap- pop-masti of first stanza to the sadness, riots, 
communal 
> 
> > tensions of third stanza has taken over me.
> 
> > 
> 
> > The lyrics of the songs which might sound funny in the first
> 
> hearings or 
> 
> > in hearing this just an isolated song, are actually a satire, a
> 
> taunt on 
> 
> > the current social scenario.
> 
> > 
> 
> > And that is the greatness of our man that he has put all those
> 
> taunts in 
> 
> > such a humorous way in this song that no body would feel hurt, 
yet, the 
> 
> > thinking ones would get the message. It is called "Shawl mein 
lapet ke 
> 
> > Joota Marna".
> 
> > 
> 
> > I am now liking this song much more than all other songs of the 
album, 
> 
> > may be because such issues are more close to my heart than the 
values 
> 
> > conveyed in other songs of the album.
> 
> > 
> 
> > --
> 
> > Rawat
> 
> > 
> 
> > > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Rajesh Kumar  
> > > > wrote:
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > Guys,
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > I also agree with your views..
> 
> > > between i love this song
> 
> > > "Ghenda Phool" from Dilli6..
> 
> > > even than Masakali..
> 
> > > What do you guys say?
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > Rajesh
> 
> > > 
> 
> > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> 
> > > , "jibandevta"
> 
> 
> 
> > > wrote:
> 
> > >  >
> 
> > >  > Very correctly said Jahanzeb !!!
> 
> > >  > Well explained message by you..
> 
> > >  > I too was weeping with joy and pride when i listened
> 
> > >  > 'Chupke se'[from Saathiya] and 'arziyaan'[delhi6]
> 
> > >  > repeatedly..
> 
> > >  >
> 
> > >  > We all fans were praying for him keeping our fingers 
crossed.
> 
> > >  > All sleepless nights and anxieties have turned into 
sweetest
> 
> > >  > moments!!
> 
> > >  >
> 
> > >  > -jiban
> 
> > >  >
> 
> > >  >
> 
> > >  > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> 
> > > , "Jahanzeb Farooq"
> 
> > >  >  wrote:
> 
> > >  > >
> 
> > >  > > i also had the same feelings as i played the first song 
the
> 
> > > morning
> 
> > >  > > following his win (it was "Kismat se" from Pukar). 
there were
> 
> > > these
> 
> > >  > > pleasant feelings of pride, joy and satisfaction. "i am
> 
> listening
> 
> > >  > to
> 
> > >  > > compositions of Oscar winning composer A.R.Rahman!" .
> 
> never felt
> 
> > >  > like
> 
> > >  > > this before. and when she sings "preet meri pehchani 
tum
> 
> ne, meri
> 
> > >  > > qadar to jani tum ne", it was all smiles on my face
> 
> connecting it
>

Re: [arr] Mr. Fair says. "If I could have a little bit of time with A.R. Rahman, it would be like a master class."

This 100 million figure (Sales) has been around for quite some time now
at least for the past 2-3 years - it should be more than 200 million now
;-)
Somebody update the Wiki ...am sure media will pick that up (for lack of
official numbers) and very soon, we will have that number being reported by
everyone.

Just kidding 

-A

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 PM, Vithur  wrote:

>   'Slumdog' Remix The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' is reworked with help
> from a Pussycat Doll
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> Oscar-winner A.R. Rahman, above-left, will try to scale the U.S. pop charts
>
> A.R. Rahman triumphed at the Oscars Sunday night. Now one of America's
> biggest record labels is hoping the Indian film composer can conquer the
> U.S. pop-music charts, thanks to an unlikely collaboration with the lead
> singer of the pop group the Pussycat Dolls.
>
> The morning after Mr. Rahman's twin victories for best song and best score
> for the film "Slumdog Millionaire," Universal Music Group's Interscope
> Geffen A&M Records released an English-language pop version of his
> prize-winning song "Jai Ho." (The title means, approximately, "Be
> Victorious" in Hindi.)
>  Tune In
>
> Listen to a clip from the remixed version of "Jai Ho":
>
>- "Jai Ho"
>
> Read More
>
>- *Full coverage of the 2009 Academy 
> Awards*
>
> The new version of the song adds to Mr. Rahman's original music and vocals
> a rough English translation of the Hindi lyrics, sung by Nicole Scherzinger
> of the Pussycat Dolls. "You are the reason that I breathe," she sings in the
> song's chorus. "You are the reason that I still believe / You are my
> destiny."
>
> The remix, titled "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)," was produced by Ron Fair,
> the chairman of Interscope's Geffen Records division, and a pop producer and
> songwriter who has created hits for the Dolls, Christina Aguilera and
> others.
>
> The producers were aiming to have the new song ready for release
> immediately after the Oscars whether or not the original won. The remix was
> created over about a month, from mid-January until last week, with
> contributions from three continents. Mr. Fair and a team of songwriters
> worked in Los Angeles, with input from Mr. Rahman, via Skype, in Chennai,
> India. On a concert tour with her group, Ms. Scherzinger recorded her vocal
> parts at studios in various cities around England.
>   Getty Images
>
> Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls
>
> Mr. Fair enlisted several lyricists to create English lyrics that satisfied
> competing goals. "The challenge was not to make it too literal, too uncool,"
> he says. "We were trying to make something that would appeal to contemporary
> music fans, yet still be true to the story of the film."
>
> Mr. Fair's new mix preserves the original's electronic dance beats,
> Japanese taiko drums, and soaring Hindi melodies. But partly because it was
> composed for a film, the original "Jai Ho" didn't conform to a traditional
> structure for a Western pop song, leading to one of the big

Re: [arr] My Small contribution for ARR fans group - Part II

Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:24 AM, ilovearrmusic wrote:

>   Hi friends
>
> Thanks for who all are appreciated  for my contributionNow Part II
> available
>
> UK,NEPAL,SRILANKA .News papers  available in news paper folder!
>
> One wallpaper created by me and few pic created by me:) check in
> Collection folder
>
> Checkout Interesting ARR in cartoon !
>
> Please send me your views
>
>
>- 
> Cartoon/
>- 
> News_Paper/
>- 
> Pic_collection/
>- 
> Wallpaper/
>
> soon i will update More interesting things:)
>
> thank you
>
> anbudan
> pyarilal
>
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] ARR on TIME magazine

This is an Old Interview  the One he gave after he won the Golden Globe.

Anyhow, the pic is superb and thanks for reposting it again.

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Tamiliniyan wrote:

>   I loved the interview and the photo of our ARR :-)
>
> http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1876545,00.html
>
> 
>

-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Heartfelt

Aravind dude ..its Ajay and not Anil (the other Nair :-)) who wrote this
mail .
but yes I do agree with Ajay - each and every word of it and I too am more
than thankful ...a bucketful of heartfelt thanks to all of you wonderful
folks out here ...each one of you who make this group such a wonderful
community to be in 

-A

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:26 PM, Aravind AM  wrote:

>   Hi anil,
>
> I'm touched to see you mention that ppl like Gops, vijay vithur, I and
> others have been a very important part of your life!! Thanks!!!
>
> In whatever little help help i've been doing by sharing stuff with ARR fans
> through this group, if we've impacted at least a few people's lives, it is
> all thanks to ARR and to our beloved Gopal, who started this group!!
>
> Aravind
>
> --
> My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com
> Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com
> --
>
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 25/2/09, Ajay Nair * wrote:
>
> From: Ajay Nair 
> Subject: [arr] Heartfelt
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 11:51 PM
>
>  This is going to be long but would like to keep it sweet.
>
> For past many days i have been seeing a lot of aggression and dis
> containment towards anybody or anything that has been anti Rahman(music &
> his movies) or to some extent a personal opinion of the respective
> personality who has said so.
>
> Rahman and his music has been a very strong influence in our lives and
> whomsoever who has followed it, but let us be gracious enough to accept
> that maybe for X,Y,Z it may not have been or it will never be.In the same
> length & breadth  another individual(singer, composer, director) in their
> respective field would have defenitely touched upon their lives.
>
> Music can never be judged to the appreciation that an Oscaror Golden Globe
> will have its final say, but how effective that has been to make you feel
> enlightened and transformed in that particular vision the creator wanted to
> make us believe and the satisfaction we want to derive.
>
> Any Music Director and his respective contribution to music should not be
> looked down in this forum, as we must appreciate that he made it on his
> own...Maybe that person is not dignity personified like a la Shankar
> Mahadevan, but when has the craft superceded the creator. Its as debatable
> as Shane Warne being a womaniser, but we love him not being so but for his
> achievements on the cricket field.
>
> A ghazal singer for whatever wrong reasons & insecurity has made those
> comments: but there are innumerable people in this universe who listen to
> his songs for his voice, and feel the pain and relate to his lyrics everyday
> & night.
>
> We are a fortunate lot that we have followed a person who has shown us a
> path that forgiveness and striving for the best should be our motto and it
> is us who should raise our bar not as good music listeners, but to be as
> better human beings.
>
> In his own golden words that he chose hate over love, we should be
> embaraseed that we have been criminal and corrupt in our thoughts for others
> irrespective of the person(media, reviwers, press, fellowmates etc etc) who
> has been affirmative on our thoughts many times but sometimes negative.
>
> Let us try to be better human beings and understand each others pain,
> rather than defending our own views and always sticking to it and being
> adamant.
>
> Woof..quite a long mail and not sweet too...hopefully someone will have the
> patience to read it in the first place as it is not on a blog and neither a
> review.
>
> But you guys here have been an extremely important part of my life
> everyday. Gopal, Vithur, Chord, Pavan, Jahanzeb, Arvind, Moin Ul Haque, Shah
> Nawas, A R Rajib and a lot and all of fellow community members.
>
> My heartfelt thanks to all of you for touching my heart and providing me
> with every information that i need regarding a phenomenon called Rahman.
>
> Regards,
> Ajay Nair.
>
> --
> Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them 
> now.
>
>
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> now.
>
>  
>



-- 
-A
http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com

[arr] Re: Kamal speaks about Rahman's talent (Another "sugar coated sour grape" )

2009-02-26 Thread jsrwm

As usual It's very clear that Kamalhassan is not very sure as to what
he's talking about. He does not appreciate from his heart. He himself is
not sure about what to speak. Just he is trying appreciate ARR but he is
not able to hide his disappointment that his earlier nominated movies
failed to impress. He says American standard and world standard. Which
movie is he talking about as world standard?  Is he saying that his
movies are of world standard as compared to American standard?

I strongly feel that ARR should never accept to do music for this guy.  
(Another "sugar coated sour grape" )

jsrwm

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mohamed Ameer 
wrote:
>
> http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/17586.html
>
>
> Cheers
> ï¿½
> Ameer
> ï¿½
> "Search is more important than Destination"
> ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½
ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½
ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ ï¿½ï¿½ï¿½ - A R Rahman
> ï¿½
>

Re: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

2009-02-26 Thread suresh kumar

me too Roja and Thiruda thiruda
sureshkumar G

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Raghu B P  wrote:

>   Hi Guys,
>
> I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
> still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
> his first album [only audio cd].
>
> Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
> I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.
>
> love ARR
> Raghu
>  
>

Re: [arr] ARR's surprise for his fans

2009-02-26 Thread Gopal Anandan

I think this could be the Japanese collaboration - perhaps!

ciao / Gopal

--- On Thu, 26/2/09, ajay baskar  wrote:
From: ajay baskar 
Subject: [arr] ARR's surprise for his fans
To: "ARR Fans" 
Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 10:12 PM

Guys,

Thalaivar, in his Headlines today intreview, said that fans can expect a sweet 
surprise in two months time. Did anyone watch?

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[arr] Re: Ek Oscar Lo, Ek Muft: Gulzar

2009-02-26 Thread arr_raghu

I think it belongs to ARR, Gulzar and Sukhwinder in that order.
After ARR's Music, it is the simple and catchy phrase 
JaiHo and its strong meaning is the one which made an 
impact at Academy Jury. Sukhi sung very well, but really
what the jury is looking is creative music and influencial words.
Without discounting any of Sukhi's talent..


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Jahanzeb Farooq"
 wrote:
>
> > Gulzar Saab  would also  like make mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang 
> the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   No one  else is mentioning  him. He 
> is an integral part of Jai ho. Of course, Rahman is  the most 
> important part  of  the  song. But after that Sukhwinder and I   are 
> also important  components  in  the song.
> 
> i completely agree. poor Sukhwinder is completely being ignored. come 
> on people he is the main singer of the winner song, give him some 
> importance. after ARR composed the song, this is he who rocked it and 
> made it what it is today. he deserves much. and as i said already, ARR 
> should have mentioned/thanked him while receiving the award. i think 
> he forgot. i must say after ARR the person whom this song belongs the 
> most is Sukhwinder.
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna 
>  wrote:
> >
> > http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Ek-Oscar-Lo-Ek-
> Muft-Gulzar/articleshow/4187879.cms
> > 
> > With
> > all the bouquets my  home has literally become  'Gulzar'. The 
> Rahman-Gulzar jodi
> > can truly  be  captioned 
> > Gulzar More Pics 
> > Jai
> > ho.â 
> > 
> > Speaking on  A R Rahmanâs two
> > Oscars,  Gulzar Saab chuckles mischievously.  âItâs  like the 
> song I
> > wrote  for Guru  for him  Ek lo ek muft. He  got  one Oscar and then  
> the other
> > one was a  bonus. Happily Iâm part   of the second
> > one.â 
> > 
> > Gulzar Saab   was not in  Los
> > Angeles when the  double Oscar   for  Slumdog Millionaire  including 
> one for  a 
> > song Jai ho  written  by  the  poet-extraordinaire was
> > announced. 
> > 
> > In fact  he wasnât even 
> > watching the Oscars when  the Oscar  for Jai ho
> > announced. 
> > 
> > âForget about me. I  feel 
> > very proud  of
> > Rahman ... always have always will. I think Rahman brought a change 
> to  Indian film songs,
> > and for years.  He gave a new form to the  film song. This  
> recognition at the 
> > Oscars  proves  that he has made a  world  of  difference  to the 
> Hindi film
> > song.  Otherwise classical Indian  music  was always known globally 
> even before
> > the fim song.â 
> > 
> > Gulzar Saab reminisces on Rahman. 
> > âI  started  noticing his pathbreaking numbers when he  did his 
> first
> > score with me in Dil  Se. But  even  before that  he was doing 
> pioneering work. 
> > When I  heard  the announcement  for  his first  Oscar I got a  lump 
> in  my 
> > throat. It was enough  for  me. I got  up  and left  the room. I  
> didnât 
> > know   my song Jai ho  won  the Oscar. My son-in-law  Govind   came 
> and hugged
> > me  and said, âItâs  won a  double Oscar  . One for your 
> > song.â 
> > 
> > Gulzar Saab feels the double Oscar 
> > is  a benchmark  for our cinema. âIt makes  Indian cinema   a part  
> of
> > world cinema, just like there are Asian awards that make us part of 
> Asian
> > cinema. Oscars  certainly  put us  under a  global gaze. Since  the 
> Oscars are
> > American our Indian films never before  went into mainstream 
> categories. Slumdog
> > Millionaire has opened up doors  for  our cinema
> > .â 
> > 
> > Gulzar Saab  is  also very  proud of
> > the Oscar  given  to  Resul Pookutty  for  sound mixing. âRahmanâ
> s 
> > Oscar we all expected. Iâm happy to be part  of  his second Oscar. 
> But
> > Resulâs recognition  is  a breakthrough for all technicians in   
> Indian
> > cinema.â 
> > 
> > Gulzar Saab  would also  like make
> > mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   
> âNo
> > one  else is mentioning  him. Heâs an integral part of Jai ho. Of 
> course,
> > Rahman is  the most important part  of  the  song. But after that 
> Sukhwinder and
> > I   are also important  components  in  the
> > song.â 
> > 
> > So why  wasnât he  at  the 
> > Oscars  ceremony? 
> > Because,â
> > Gulzar Saab deadpans, âI didnât have a  black coat  and no 
> lawyer 
> > was  willing to  lend  me a size  that  fitted. I was too nervous to  
> attend
> > without  a black coat.â 
> > 
> > Press him a little further he  comes
> > out  with   the truth, âMy right shoulder got hurt  while playing 
> tennis.
> > I pulled a muscle  two weeks ago.  Iâm going through therapy. Iâ
> ve 
> > a tennis tournament on March 1. Hopefully, my physiotherapist  will 
> allow me. 
> > Iâll play  even if I lose. But I didnât want  us to lose at the
> > Oscars.â
> >
>

[arr] Mr. Fair says. "If I could have a little bit of time with A.R. Rahman, it would be like a master class."

'Slumdog' Remix The Oscar-winning song 'Jai Ho' is reworked with help from a
Pussycat Doll

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Article
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Re: Kala Bandar - Shawl mein lapet ke Joota Marna (Re: [arr] Re: Today, ARR's music sounded a little sweeter.........)

2009-02-26 Thread partha sarathi

Hi All,

Also guys, if you all have noticed in "Rehna Tu" there is this beat on drums 
between 3:14 and 3:18 and that was just awesome. The very thought of that 
particular beat is just amazing and that is ARR-MY GOD. 

Regards
P'ARR'THA (Partha)

--- On Thu, 26/2/09, rayrai2k  wrote:
From: rayrai2k 
Subject: Kala Bandar - Shawl mein lapet ke Joota Marna (Re: [arr] Re: Today, 
ARR's music sounded a little sweeter.)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 7:37 PM












I was expecting this to happen. 

The most amazing part in Kaala Bander was the portion where the

machine voice comes in like the part of lyrics

>> I heard he is a cyborg 

>>> NOWAY 

and a line which says nuclear bomb and theres a blast sound following

it. This is one such creativity of AR which makes him unique. Almost

everybody starts liking AR's music because of such reasons but they

fail to realize the apparent reason and hence the saying continues

"more you hear his music, more you love it".



Many good music directors will have the songs arranged and programmed

But I feel AR has a unique observation towards the lyrics and the

underlying scene depending on which he adds sounds to make the music

more authentic. 



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, V S Rawat  wrote:

>

> On 2/25/2009 11:48 PM India Time, _Anish Gupte_ wrote:

> 

> > all songs of delhi 6 are classics..except perhaps the kala bandar 

> > song..anywyay. .genda phool is sumthing different!

> 

> Genda Phool would be ARR's most complete album, every song has a 

> different flavor.

> 

> I was previously ignoring Kala Bandar as such type of songs are not my 

> cup of tea, but after seeing the film, and finding that this song is

the 

> theme song of the film and the sudden switch when they graduate from 

> hip-hop-rap- pop-masti of first stanza to the sadness, riots, communal 

> tensions of third stanza has taken over me.

> 

> The lyrics of the songs which might sound funny in the first

hearings or 

> in hearing this just an isolated song, are actually a satire, a

taunt on 

> the current social scenario.

> 

> And that is the greatness of our man that he has put all those

taunts in 

> such a humorous way in this song that no body would feel hurt, yet, the 

> thinking ones would get the message. It is called "Shawl mein lapet ke 

> Joota Marna".

> 

> I am now liking this song much more than all other songs of the album, 

> may be because such issues are more close to my heart than the values 

> conveyed in other songs of the album.

> 

> --

> Rawat

> 

> > On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Rajesh Kumar  > > wrote:

> > 

> > 

> > Guys,

> > 

> > I also agree with your views..

> > between i love this song

> > "Ghenda Phool" from Dilli6..

> > even than Masakali..

> > What do you guys say?

> > 

> > Rajesh

> > 

> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com

> > , "jibandevta"



> > wrote:

> >  >

> >  > Very correctly said Jahanzeb !!!

> >  > Well explained message by you..

> >  > I too was weeping with joy and pride when i listened

> >  > 'Chupke se'[from Saathiya] and 'arziyaan'[delhi6]

> >  > repeatedly..

> >  >

> >  > We all fans were praying for him keeping our fingers crossed.

> >  > All sleepless nights and anxieties have turned into sweetest

> >  > moments!!

> >  >

> >  > -jiban

> >  >

> >  >

> >  > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com

> > , "Jahanzeb Farooq"

> >  >  wrote:

> >  > >

> >  > > i also had the same feelings as i played the first song the

> > morning

> >  > > following his win (it was "Kismat se" from Pukar). there were

> > these

> >  > > pleasant feelings of pride, joy and satisfaction. "i am

listening

> >  > to

> >  > > compositions of Oscar winning composer A.R.Rahman!" .

never felt

> >  > like

> >  > > this before. and when she sings "preet meri pehchani tum

ne, meri

> >  > > qadar to jani tum ne", it was all smiles on my face

connecting it

> >  > to

> >  > > ARR and the world.

> >  > >

> >  > > people here who were saying nothing will change if he

does not

> > win,

> >  > > that was completely wrong. an award has changed the shape

of his

> >  > > credibility (not for us his fans but for others), his

career and

> >  > his

> >  > > future. God bless ARR.

> >  > >

> >  > >

> >  > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com

> > , "Chord" 

wrote:

> >  > > >

> >  > > > For me, winning the Oscars is only icing on a very

large cake.

> >  > As a

> >  > > > long time Rahman fan, it's tremendous joy and pleasure in

> > seeing

> >

[arr] Jiya Se Jiya now.

2009-02-26 Thread arr_raghu

Now is the perfect timing to release 
Jiya Se Jiya at least on iTunes. 
It will race to the charts in no time.
If Nokia is any thinking this way, it must happen.
  

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Raghu B P  wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
> still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
> his first album [only audio cd].
> 
> Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
> I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.
> 
> love ARR
> Raghu
>

[arr] Re: Fwd: Pics I took ystday

2009-02-26 Thread sath.murthy


Vithur,

Attachments: (to view, click Attachments under left navigation bar)

This is what it says above the attachments, but i dont see any
"Attachments" under left navigation bar.

I am still having problems in viewing all kind of attachments..

Sath.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur  wrote:
>
> Some Snaps of ARR taken yesterday by a brother of ours by name ANISH
MOHAN.
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: anish mohan anishmati...@...
> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM
> Subject: Pics I took ystday
> To: Vithur vith...@...
>
>
> Hi bro...
> Delightful moments :)
> Please post them at yahoo for his other fans too.
> Thanks
> Anish
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>

[arr] ARR's SunTV Program Video Link

2009-02-26 Thread Sath Murthy

Thought of sharing this with you all. 

http://www.tubetamil.com/view_video.php?viewkey=15b8585779bf0ea5b461

Sath.

[arr] Dhun - ARR / Rajiv Menon - Another Musical in making

2009-02-26 Thread Sath Murthy

Hello Friends,

Get ready for another musical by ARR. Dir Rajiv Menon. Movie Name... Dhun 
... Starring Abhishek and Aishwarya Rai... going to floors by June.

http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/2009/02/26/12594/index.html

Minsara kanavu... KK long wait is coming to an end.

Sath Murthy.

[arr] Listen to a clip from the remixed version of "Jai Ho":

2009-02-26 Thread pratik_svora

Hi evryone,
I dont know if it is being posted here
Ignore if you already heard.

below is the link for clip of REMIXED JAI HO.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123568984902087603.html?mod=article-
outset-box


Pratik

[arr] Re: We will lose ARR's Music

2009-02-26 Thread rivjot

'Lost' to Bollywood in 2000, 'Lost' to Hollywood in 2009, what are you
talking about mate? We can never lose Rahman sir. He and his music
will always reside in our hearts. With globalization and his music
getting recognized worldwide, Rahman & we fans are gaining not losing
anything. I hope he does more Hollywood projects so that whole world
can know more about his talent.  

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live
 wrote:
>
> With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India,  arr
told today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome
time in LA, some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
> 
> we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him
to Hollywood films.
> It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens
to this and show some mercy to us.
>

[arr] The awards legitimize our music : Rahman

2009-02-26 Thread Vinayakam Murugan

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/The_awards_legitimise_our_music_Rahman/articleshow/4197799.cms
CHENNAI: If you were trying to grab a bite at a prominent hotel in
Vadapalani a little after four on Thursday evening, chances of getting
your order
on time would have been remote. For the staff, including chefs and managers,
had lined up to watch AR Rahman give his first press conference after his
return from the Oscars.

Thanking his fans and well-wishers for their prayers and blessings, Rahman
said, "It's been an incredible
journeyfrom
Roja' to Slumdog Millionaire'. I've realised that when you work without
thinking about awards and money, it pays off."

Having composed the track with hardly any time on hands, the 43-year-old,
said he did not have the slightest expectation of winning two Oscars. "I
thought maybe I had a five per cent chance of winning the award," he said.
Lagaan' was one
movie
which
could have probably won an Oscar, he added later.

But the lack of expectations didn't make it any easier to sleep the night
before the Oscars. "I was a zombie that Sunday. I had had just three hours
of sleep and I had to report for rehearsal. When they announced my name that
evening, I didn't even have time to react. All this while, India had been
the only country not to have won an Oscar for
music.
This award legitimises our music and the aspirations of hundreds of other
musicians," he said.

Rahman's Jai Ho' was composed as an after-thought for Slumdog Millionaire'.
"Originally, that section of the film was shot to the
song
Aaj
Ki Raat' (from Don'). But since the song was from another movie, it wouldn't
have been accepted under the original score category for the Oscars. So I
created Jai Ho'," said Rahman,w ho won two Oscars for Best Song and Best
Original Score.

The maestro already has a couple of
Hollywood
projects,
but the schedules haven't been laid out. Putting to rest rumours that he
might shift his focus to Hollywood, Rahman said, "If a good film comes by, I
will surely take it up. Music doesn't have a language. I manage to achieve
creative freedom in Hindi, English and Tamil though the latter does seem to
have an edge."

Ever since Jai Ho' has been winning awards on the international scene, there
has been talk that the track isn't the maestro's best yet. On Thursday
evening however, Rahman, put to rest the allegation, saying, "This was a
song that catered to the sensibilities of the western audience. It was
something different for them. It may not have appealed here. But I have
created no masterpieces. In this case, Danny's film was like a beautiful
woman. My music was just an ornament that added to its beauty."

Acceptance speeches at the Oscars have often been ripped off to its minutest
details. Thursday evening was no exception. Rahman's poignant remarks of
choosing love over hate at every instance in his life were repeatedly
questioned. "It is a philosophy that I hold close to my life. All my life I
have pursued it. There have been enough incidents to separate people of this
country& Hindu-Muslim, north-south divide& I want to connect people through
music," Rahman said.

Warm Regards
~~~
Vinayak

theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com

[arr] Re: Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

2009-02-26 Thread rivjot

Yes Raghu, CD is still available. One of my friend in Hyderabad bought
it last month. 

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Raghu B P  wrote:
>
> Hi Guys,
> 
> I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
> still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
> his first album [only audio cd].
> 
> Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
> I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.
> 
> love ARR
> Raghu
>

[arr] An enjoyably eclectic musical score by freshly minted Oscar winner A.R. Rahman

Delhi-6  (India) By JOE
LEYDON

Read other reviews about this
film
Powered By [image: MRQE Review]
A UTV Motion 
Picturesrelease
of a Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra
Picturesproduction.
Produced by Rakeysh
Omprakash 
Mehra,
Ronnie 
Screwvala.
Executive producer, Smith Baliga. Co-producers, P.S. Bharathi, Zarina
Mehta,
Deven Khote, Siddharth Roy
Kapur
.
Directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra. Screenplay, Mehar, Prasoon
Joshi,
Kamlesh 
Pandey
.

*With:* Abhishek
Bachchan,
Sonam 
Kapoor,
Om 
Puri,
Waheeda Rahman, Rishi
Kapoor,
Atul 
Kulkarni,
Divya 
Dutta,
Cyrus Sahukar, Vijay
Raaz
.
(Hindi, English dialogue)


*The narrative equivalent of urban sprawl undermines "Delhi-6," Rakeysh
Omprakash Mehra's admirably ambitious but ultimately frustrating musical
dramedy about a U.S.-born Indian's first-time visit to his ancestral city.
Even by the anything-goes standards of typical Bollywood fare, Mehra's bumpy
extravaganza feels unfocused and overextended as it haphazardly dumps clumps
of social commentary about religious tensions, generational clashes and
caste-system abuses into a familiar masala of dance and romance, songs and
sentimentality, broad comedy and soapy melodrama. An enjoyably eclectic
musical score by freshly minted Oscar winner A.R.
Rahman("Slumdog
Millionaire")
isn't nearly enough to tie it all together. *

Abhishek Bachchan -- often looking like a younger, hunkier Alfred
Molina--
is agreeably earnest as Roshan, the American son of Indian expats who
brings his ailing grandmother (Waheeda Rahman) back to her former home in
the Chandni Chowk section of Old Delhi.

At first, Roshan maintains the bemused reserve of a curious tourist while
noting the idiosyncratic customs and culture of his parents' homeland. (His
habit of snapping photos with his cell phone evolves into a running gag.) He
gets into trouble only when he directly involves himself in everyday dramas,
such as when he objects to the behavior of a corrupt cop
(VijayRaaz)
-- and is briefly jailed for his impudence -- or when he defies
tradition by extending kindness to an "untouchable" street sweeper (Divya
Dutta).

Roshan takes a very serious interest in Bittu (sexy, willowy Sonam Kapoor),
a local who yearns to enter a nationally televised talent competition --
"Slumdog Idol," anyone? -- even as her disapproving father (the ubiquitous
Om Puri) plots to limit her options with an arranged marriage. But budding
romance is overshadowed by faith-based conflict as long-forgotten disputes
between Hindu and Muslim neighbors are reignited by reported sightings of a
marauding "mad monkey" thought to be of supernatural origin.

Mehra demonstrates an impressive sense of showmanship during the pic's
musical highlights -- a lavish fantasy sequence that transports Delhi
residents to Times Square is nothing short of spectacular -- and draws
winning performances from many members of his cast. Production values are
suitably sharp.

But Mehra allows too many distractions to cloud his warts-and-all portrait
of a populace united by an exuberant love of life, yet divided by petty
disputes and hidebound attitudes. Worse, his tonal gear-shifting in the
final third of "Delhi-6" comes too late and too clumsily.

As a result, Mehra

[arr] Observe ARR 's Interviews

As we keep observing his Interviews again, again and again, one thing which
we can observe is that He is becoming more, more and more spiritual, and his
talk is more sublime and spiritual.

There is something new that he tells always which is thought provoking,
idealistic.

He is a true Messiah ( Messenger of Love and Peace )

All ARR interviews sound very different from that of any other celebrity. I
desire that even the Media pays special attention to all the answers, and
understand his true nature and take an oath to ask sensible , non-
irritating questions

( Like Yday in the Headlines today Interview, the Interviewer asked him his
favourite Sound tracks, for which he replied that he was little irritated
hearing the same question again and again)

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] "This is the most important one, the climax of them all,” Rahman told India-West

  Jai Ho! India Triumphs as ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ Wins 8 Oscars   By LISA
TSERING  indiawest.com February 26, 2009 02:43:00 PM
http://www.indiawest.com/readmore.aspx?id=940&sid=1

LOS ANGELES — Hollywood, step aside; India has finally arrived. The
freshness and vivid emotions of “Slumdog Millionaire” proved a welcome tonic
to musty Old Hollywood as Danny Boyle’s love story dominated the Academy
Awards Feb. 22 with eight prizes for best picture, best directing (Danny
Boyle), best film editing (Chris Dickens), best sound mixing (Rasul
Pookutty), best adapted screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), best song and best
original score (A.R. Rahman), and best cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle).

The audience at the Kodak Theatre lept to its feet to honor Boyle and his
team, as Bollywood legends A.R. Rahman and Anil Kapoor shared the crowded
stage with Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, assistant director Loveleen
Tandan, the film’s technicians and its disarming child stars (more coverage
in Section C).

 “In culture, fusion is a wonderful thing,” said Boyle after his win. “I
felt that, working with A.R. Things melding together like this is amazing.

“I sort of opened up a new cinematic pathway for Indian directors. At least,
that's what they're telling me,” added Boyle. “So that could be incredibly
exciting. If you get all these immensely talented directors and actors in
India work, if you can get Hollywood and Bollywood combined, you’ve got a
whole new genre of cinema, and that, to me, is amazing.”

The awards also rained down on a very deserving A.R. Rahman, who took two
awards, for best song (“O Saya”) and best original score. Rahman also
performed “Jai Ho” and “O Saya” accompanied by a drum ensemble, vocalist
Maryam Toller, and a troupe of local Indian American dancers clad in hot
pink. Pop singer John Legend, who performed Peter Gabriel’s nominated song
from “Wall-E,” also joined Rahman onstage.

“This is the most important one, the climax of them all,” Rahman told
India-West on the red carpet on the way inside the awards. “All of the
people in India wish me love and prayers. I want them not to be heartbroken
if I don’t get it, and I want them to enjoy it if I get it.” Later,
backstage, he confided, “I had low expectations when I came to the Oscars!”

Anil Kapoor observed, “It’s great, especially, to see the small films which
have made it. It’s a great year for world cinema and a great year for
independent cinema.”

The child actors who starred in “Slumdog” — Rubina Ali, Tanay Chheda, Tanvi
Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Ayush Khedekar and Azharuddin Ismail — drew rapturous
applause on the red carpet (see separate story).

What made “Slumdog” pack such a wallop with Academy voters was not just its
brilliantly colorful and passionate content, but the fact that the film
represented a rags to riches back-story of its own. Fox Searchlight acquired
the film from art house distributor Warner Independent Pictures when WIP was
folded up by its parent company. Made at a cost of $14 million, “Slumdog”
was expected to pass the $100 million mark by India-West’s press time on
Tuesday.

“One of the lovely things about this evening that the Academy has given us
is that it’s a triumph for this kind of film really, and it is
independent-minded and it’s working against the odds in a way,” said
producer Christian Colson backstage after the win.

“The studios are under pressure, but the studios have got to protect
[smaller projects]. Because that’s where everybody starts.”

But the film’s full-throated romanticism also appealed to voters, as
screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, adapting Vikas Swarup’s novel “Q&A,” molded
Swarup’s rags-to-rupees story into more of a love story.

“I learned to stop being English about things like love,” Beaufoy said after
receiving the award. “If you make a film in England about love, it’s hugely
complicated. It’s all about marriage therapy; it’s all about subtext. It’s
all about saying what the weather is like, and you’re secretly telling
someone you love them.

“You know what the English are like; they’re very repressed people. Let’s be
honest; you don’t get that in India.”

Added Boyle, “It is a love story, but it is heavily disguised. What I loved
about his script was this: apparently, the spine of the story appears to be
a game show, but as you peel that back, it’s a love story, which is deeper
and more profound than a game show.”

Colson lightheartedly rubbished rumors that Dev Patel and Freida Pinto had
become romantically linked. “Dev and Freida have been extraordinary,
shouldering the responsibility to promote the film. We’ve seen them grow up
before our eyes. The rumors are definitely not true — unless they’re lying
to us!”

This year’s three-and-a-half-hour-long Oscars ceremony was reworked from
years past to appeal to younger viewers by bringing in celebrities like
Beyonce, Seth Rogan, Amanda Seyfried, Miley Cyrus, Vanessa Hudgens and Zac
Efron, perhaps to offset the older-skewed appeal of the Best Picture
no

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-26 Thread partha sarathi

Hi All,

I was watching the news in HEADLINES TODAY on the Oscar day after our GOD 
received the award, Sukhi called up all the journalists for press meet and 
these were his comments for which I have completely lost respect for him. It 
seems he did not watch the OSCAR ceremony live on TV as he was fast asleep.

He said "I am wondering how ARR could manage the performance without me".

I think our GOD 'ARR' should not consider these kind of artists in his future 
projects. People with this kind of attitude should be taught a lesson.

I don't have the link for this video.


--- On Fri, 27/2/09, Anil Nair  wrote:
From: Anil Nair 
Subject: Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, 27 February, 2009, 12:40 AM












I don't think they were denied a VISA - that would be too strong a 
statement :-)
 
The travel required a letter from the Academy stating the purpose/nature of the 
visit which didnt arrive on time (or didnt arrive at all).
 
So I guess they couldn't proceed without that
 
-A


On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Vithur  wrote:






He was denied a VISA and didnt travel... Didnt you read it ? 



On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM, praka_here  wrote:








guys why was sukhwinder missing at the oscar ceremony...he was
supposed to be there isnt it??and has any news channel interviewed
him 

if so pls post it.. !!





-- 
regards,
Vithur








-- 
-A
http://viewsnmuse. blogspot. com


 

  




 

















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[arr] The only person who seemed very happy with the crowds was the local tea seller

Crowd goes wild as Rahman reaches home
27 Feb 2009, 0345 hrs IST, Kamini Mathai, TNN

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CHENNAI: There were two moments on the morning of February 23 that all of
Chennai was waiting for to watch AR Rahman collect the first Academy Award for
Best Original Score and a second one for Best
Song.
The morning of February 26 was the third moment they had been waiting for AR
Rahman's return home.

Crowds gathered around AR Rahman's house on Subbraya Nagar 4th Street and
burst 1,000 and 10,000 wallahs, flower pots and atom bombs, beat drums, and
danced koothu.
While the rest of Kodambakkam bore a deserted look, as it should at 2.30 am
on a weekday, this street was full of life with posters, photographs and
excerpts of his speech at the Oscar ceremony (the favourite line was Ella
puhazhum iraivanukke'.
Christmas lights were draped on trees leading to the street, while a canopy
of lights was created from the beginning of his street right to Rahman's
house.

Rahman's assistants set up a stage, complete with live orchestra that
drummed out his tunes until his arrival around 3 am.

When AR stepped out of his car with his mother and sister to walk into his
house, it didn't matter to the fans that they could just about manage a
glimpse of their Isai Puyal'
(musicalstorm)
through the fortress of police, assistants and friends. In a matter
of moments, AR was whisked inside the high walls of his house, but the crowd
stayed on as they had been promised earlier in the morning that their
favourite composer would come out and address them.

After nearly 45 minutes, percussionist Sivamani emerged, obviously having
been sent out to keep the crowds occupied while AR addressed the press
inside his home. And for once in his life Sivamani actually managed to
control a crowd with his
music,
instead of sending them wild like he usually does. He had them moving to
various pieces that he drummed out and when that was done and AR was not
ready to come out, he decided to talk to them. He told them how happy AR was
about the Oscar and how it was the people of Tamil Nadu who had helped them
all get where they are. Then he started screaming out Ella puhazhum...' and
waiting for the crowd to scream back Iraivanukke'.

The only person who seemed very happy with the crowds was the local tea
seller, who made a profit of Rs 1,500 selling tea and cigarettes to the
waiting fans.

Finally, a little after 4 am, AR made an appearance and the crowd went wild.
He spoke for a while, showed them his Oscars, and then ended with, you
guessed it, Jai Ho!'. A fitting finale for the crowds and the fourth moment
they had been waiting for.

kamini.mat...@timesgroup.com

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Crowd-goes-wild-as-Rahman-reaches-home/articleshow/4197858.cms
--
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Re: iTunes sets a page for AR under "iTunes Essentials" with 73 best tracks

2009-02-26 Thread SURESH

I dont know this is possible or not!
I think there is no other better time to release complete ARR score on
iTunes (Telugu, Tamil, Hindi and English including albums, BGMs (if
any))! 
ARR can make zillions for the foundation!





--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Madhavan Rajan 
wrote:
>
> This was released today Feb 24, 2009 in iTunes US.
> 
>
http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewMix?id=305250456&s=143441&wm=1
> 
> 
> 1 Jai Ho 5:19:00 A.R. Rahman, Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah &
Mahalaxmi Iyer
> Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture) $0.99 2 Chhoti
Si Aasha
> 4:57:00 Minmini Mani Ratnam's Roja - The Rose (Original Soundtrack)
$0.99 3
> Ennavale Adi 5:11:00 Unnikrishnan, Prabhu Deva, Nagma Kathalan $0.99 4
> Guzarish 5:29:00 Javed Ali, Sonu Nigam & A.R. Rahman Ghajini (Soundtrack
> from the Motion Picture) - EP $0.99 5 Saathiya 5:59:00 Sonu Nigam
Saathiya
> $0.99 6 Yuhi Chala Chal 7:28:00 Hariharan, Kailash Kher & Udit Narayan
> Swades (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) $0.99 7 Kannum Kannum
4:09:00
> Manu Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 8 Rangeela Rangeela 5:16:00
> Sujatha, Amir Khan, Urmila Rangeela $0.99 9 Chaiyya Chaiyya 6:54:00
> Sukhwinder Singh & Sapana Awasthi Dil Se $0.99 10 Nachley 5:40:00 Daler
> Mehndi & Kunal Ganjawala Lakeer - Forbidden Lines (Soundtrack from the
> Motion Picture) $0.99 11 Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi 3:40:00 A.R. Rahman &
> Rashid Ali Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na $0.99 12 O... Saya 3:33:00 A.R. Rahman &
> M.I.A. Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture) $0.99 13
Gulfisha
> 4:43:00 Sonu Niigaam, Sunidhi Chauhan & A.R. Rahman Ada (Original Motion
> Picture Soundtrack) $0.99 14 Mukkala Mukkabla 5:24:00 Mano, Swarnalatha,
> Prabhu Deva, Nagma Kathalan $0.99 15 Antha Arabi 5:14:00 A. R. Rehman,
> Aravindswami, Manisha Koirala Bombay $0.99 16 Masakali 4:50:00 Mohit
Chauhan
> & A.R. Rahman Delhi-6 (Soundtrack from the Motion Picture) $0.99 17
Ithuthan
> Kaadhal Enbadha 5:09:00 Sujatha Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 18
> Jashn e Bahaaraa 5:17:00 A. R. Rahman Jodhaa Akbar $0.99 19 Storm
3:00:00
> Craig Armstrong & AR Rahman Elizabeth - The Golden Age (Music from the
> Motion Picture) $0.99 20 Yeh Haseen Vadiyan Yeh Khula Aasman 5:19:00
S. P.
> Balasubramanyam & Chitra Mani Ratnam's Roja - The Rose (Original
Soundtrack)
> $0.99 21 Kandukondain Kandukodain 5:19:00 Hariharan & Mahalaxmi, Abbas &
> Aishwarya Rai Kandukondain Kandukondain $0.99 22 Thee Thee 4:57:00
Carolene
> Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 23 Margazhi Poove 6:20:00 Shobha
> Shankar, Vinith, Sonali May Maadham $0.99 24 Kehna Hi Kya 5:53:00 Chitra
> Bombay (Original Soundtrack) $0.99 25 Roja Janeman 5:05:00 S. P.
> Balasubramanyam & Chitra Mani Ratnam's Roja - The Rose (Original
Soundtrack)
> $0.99 26 Dheemi Dheemi 5:15:00 Hariharan 1947 Earth $0.99 27 Chupke Se
> 6:06:00 Sadhana Sargam, Murtuza, Qadir Saathiya $0.99 28 Ringa Ringa
4:15:00
> A.R. Rahman, Alka Yagnik & Ila Arun Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the
> Motion Picture) $0.99 29 Dil Se Re 6:45:00 A. R. Rahman Dil Se $0.99 30
> Mustafa, Mustafa 6:03:00 A.R. Rahman Duniya Dilwalon Ki $0.99 31 Behka
> 5:13:00 A.R. Rahman & Karthik Ghajini (Soundtrack from the Motion
Picture) -
> EP $0.99 32 O Humdum Suniyo Re 3:59:00 Kk, Shaan, Kunal, Pravin Mani
> Saathiya $0.99 33 Mukkambe Mukkambe 4:41:00 Mano & Chitra Super Police &
> Gangmaster $0.99 34 Urvasi Urvasi 5:40:00 A. R. Rahman, Suresh
Peter, Prabhu
> Deva, Nagma Kathalan $0.99 35 Jiya Jale 5:07:00 Lata Mangeshkar &
> M.G.Shreekumar Dil Se $0.99 36 Kannaamoochchi 5:12:00 K. J. Yesudas &
> Chithra, Ajith Kumar, Tabu & Aishwarya Rai Kandukondain Kandukondain
$0.99
> 37 Ottagathai Kattikko 5:14:00 Spb, S Janaki, Arujun, Madhubala
Gentleman
> $0.99 38 Kathal Sadugudu 4:37:00 S . P. B. Charan & Naveen, Madhavan &
> Shalini Alai Payuthey $0.99 39 Super Police 6:00:00 Suresh Peter &
Chitra
> Super Police & Gangmaster $0.99 40 Pappu Cant Dance 4:26:00 Aslam, Benny
> Dayal, Tanvi, Darshana, Satish Subramanium, Anupama, Blazee & A.R.
Rahman
> Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na $0.99 41 Liquid Dance 2:58:00 A.R. Rahman, Palakkad
> Sriram & Madhumitha Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture)
> $0.99 42 Columbus 4:55:00 A. R. Rehman, Prashanth, Aishwarya Rai
Jeans $0.99
> 43 Tu Meri Dost Hain 6:13:00 Shreya Ghoshal, Benny Dayal & A. R. Rahman
> Yuvvraaj $0.99 44 Fanaa 4:41:00 A.R. Rahman Yuva $0.99 45 Koncham Nilavu
> 5:50:00 Anupama Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 46 Telephone Mani
> 6:16:00 Hariharan, Harini, Kamal Hasan, Manisha Koirala Indian $0.99 47
> Thaniae Thaniae 5:33:00 S. Janaki, Amir Khan, Urmila Rangeela $0.99 48
> Azhagu 4:24:00 Unni Menon Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 49 En
Veetu
> Thottathil 4:04:00 Spb, Sujatha, Arujun, Madhubala Gentleman $0.99
50 Kabhi
> Neem Neem 4:56:00 Madhushree, A R Rahman Yuva $0.99 51 Raasathi 4:36:00
> Shahul Hameed Thiruda Thiruda & Pudiya Mugam $0.99 52 E Ajnabi
5:49:00 Udit
> Narayan & Mahalaxshmi Dil Se $0.99 53 Khamoshiyan

[arr] "When you work without thinking about awards and money, it pays off." - ARR

The awards legitimise our music: Rahman
27 Feb 2009, 0422 hrs IST, Lakshmy Ramanathan, TNN

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CHENNAI: If you were trying to grab a bite at a prominent hotel in
Vadapalani a little after four on Thursday evening, chances of getting your
order on time would have been remote. For the staff, including chefs and
managers, had lined up to watch AR Rahman give his first press conference
after his return from the Oscars.

Thanking his fans and well-wishers for their prayers and blessings, Rahman
said, "It's been an incredible journey from Roja' to Slumdog Millionaire'.
I've realised that when you work without thinking about awards and money, it
pays off."

Having composed the track with hardly any time on hands, the 43-year-old,
said he did not have the slightest expectation of winning two Oscars. "I
thought maybe I had a five per cent chance of winning the award," he said.
Lagaan' was one movie which could have probably won an Oscar, he added
later.

But the lack of expectations didn't make it any easier to sleep the night
before the Oscars. "I was a zombie that Sunday. I had had just three hours
of sleep and I had to report for rehearsal. When they announced my name that
evening, I didn't even have time to react. All this while, India had been
the only country not to have won an Oscar for music. This award legitimises
our music and the aspirations of hundreds of other musicians," he said.

Rahman's Jai Ho' was composed as an after-thought for Slumdog Millionaire'.
"Originally, that section of the film was shot to the song Aaj Ki Raat'
(from Don'). But since the song was from another movie, it wouldn't have
been accepted under the original score category for the Oscars. So I created
Jai Ho'," said Rahman,w ho won two Oscars for Best Song and Best Original
Score.

The maestro already has a couple of Hollywood projects, but the schedules
haven't been laid out. Putting to rest rumours that he might shift his focus
to Hollywood, Rahman said, "If a good film comes by, I will surely take it
up. Music doesn't have a language. I manage to achieve creative freedom in
Hindi, English and Tamil though the latter does seem to have an edge."

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/The_awards_legitimise_our_music_Rahman/articleshow/4197799.cms

--
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Rahman picked up a mike handed to him and shouted " Jai Ho"

Rousing welcome for Rahman at airport
27 Feb 2009, 0346 hrs IST, TNN

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CHENNAI: They started coming to the airport by 9 pm to welcome their hero
of the moment, A R Rahman, who was scheduled to arrive more than five hours
later.

Fans, well-wishers and gawkers gathered outside the Anna International
Airport to wait for the musician who was returning to Chennai early on
Thursday morning, after winning two Academy Awards for Best Original Score
and Best Song for Slumdog Millionaire'.

"This is a historic occasion and I do not want to miss it," said Vinay, a
student, who arrived at 9 pm because he could not get confirmation as to
when Rahman's flight was landing.

Police and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel had a hard
time controlling the enthusiastic, almost rowdy, crowd. Percussionist
Sivamani gave an impromptu performance to in front of the terminal to
entertain and control the surging crowd.

Leone, Anirudh and Vivek, who have their own band, said, "We just want to
see himit's okay if we don't get close to himand be here when he returns
from the awards ceremony. Rahman was our inspiration to start our band. We
were sure he would win."

Rahman flew from Los Angeles to London and then to Chennai via Dubai. When
he finally emerged from the airport at 2.30 pm, thousands of fans, young and
old, chanted Jai Ho!' and surged forward in an attempt to see him. People
broke into dances from dappankoothu to karagaattam as they cheered Rahman.
State minister of Information Parithi Ilamvazhuthi who was at the airport to
receive the musician on behalf of the state government was jostled about by
the waiting crowd when Rahman emerged from the arrival hall.

Obliging the roared demand from the crowd, Rahman picked up a mike handed to
him by Sivamani and shouted Jai Ho', sending his fans already overwrought
fans into delirium.

He was then whisked into a waiting car and driven to his house in
Kodambakkam. Several fans ran after the convoy, shouting Rahman, Rahman'.
More cries of Jai Ho!' rent the air as people stayed on refusing to leave
the airport.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Rousing-welcome-for-Rahman-at-airport/articleshow/4197857.cms
--
regards,
Vithur

[arr] My dream is to connect people with music: Rahman

*My dream is to connect people with music: Rahman *

CHENNAI: Every passenger who came out of the Chennai airport in the wee
hours of Thursday would have been surprised to see a wide awake crowd
greeting them with drumbeats and screams.

It was a rehearsal to welcome the man whose luggage included two identical
statuettes – 13.5 inches tall weighing 8.5 pounds.

When the display screen flashed the arrival of Emirates flight EK-542, the
entrance of the arrival hall was besieged. The excitement was just
beginning.

Around 50 persons, who had bought passes to enter the airport, managed to
reach the entrance of the aerobridge. They were the first to catch a glimpse
of Kodambakkam’s pride, who summed up his life’s journey on the world stage
as: “All my life I had a choice between hate and love. I chose love and I am
here.”

At a press conference later in the evening, A.R. Rahman explained that this
choice was the governing philosophy of his life.

“Every decision in my life has been like that.” Especially, in a world
divided by religious, caste and regional identities, the message of love
seemed appropriate. “My dream is to connect people with music.”

He had not expected ‘Jai Ho’ to win; rather, he had no expectations. The
approach of not thinking about awards, money and fortune while making music
seemed to work for him, he said.

Replying to the grouse of some Indian audiences that ‘Jai Ho’ was nowhere
near his best work, he said, “Your sensibility found other tracks good,” and
Western sensibilities loved Slumdog’s tunes. He said that Slumdog was his
“career best” when it came to music for a Hollywood audience.

And the lyrics ‘Jai Ho’ had a phonetic appeal that transcended any language
barriers. “The song is a release of extraordinary energy.” After an
exhausting journey through ups and downs, the movie ends with a “burst of
joy” in this song.

As to why some Indian audiences did not think highly of the movie, he said
that though he disagreed, people were entitled to their views.
Starting point

 He hoped that the future would see more Indians lifting the Oscar.

“I think this is a starting point.” Indian movies could make it with “a
motivation to do something extraordinary and some planning,” he said, adding
that where a film came from did not matter on the world arena as long as it
was good.

Responding to a question as to why he chose not to highlight the Sri Lankan
issue at the award ceremony, he said that it was not the appropriate place
to do so. He said that he supported the cause of peace and his song “Vellai
Pookkal” from *Kannathil Mutthamittal *echoed those sentiments.

His next projects include offers for two to three Hollywood films, details
of which he could not reveal because of confidentiality agreements.

Back home, his family was busy sending back bottles of congratulatory
champagne flooding his house.

He said that Maestro Illayaraja had wished him through an email sent by his
son Yuvan Shankar Raja.

And in case you are wondering where he is keeping those prized Golden
statuettes, peek into his studio.
http://www.hindu.com/2009/02/27/stories/2009022753850400.htm

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] The Three P's

ARR is an Embodiment of 3 Ps' which one must develop in life.

1. Purity
2. Patience
3. Persverance

Right from the time, he landed in Chennai and till yesterday evening, he has
ben very patiently giving interviews to Media. And almost everyone has been
repeating the same set of questions to him again, again and again. Yet,
without any trace of getting irritated, he answered them with his typical
smile and paid attention to all their questions and gave immediate answers.

A True ARR Admirer must also imbibe these 3 Ps in life , so make
himself/herself sublime and noble. He and his music helps us to develop
these instantaneously.

( Just my opinion )

-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Heartfelt

2009-02-26 Thread Aravind AM

Hi anil,

I'm touched to see you mention that ppl like Gops, vijay vithur, I and others 
have been a very important part of your life!! Thanks!!!

In whatever little help help i've been doing  by sharing stuff with ARR fans 
through this group, if we've impacted at least a few people's lives, it is all 
thanks to ARR and to our beloved Gopal, who started this group!!

Aravind

  My Blog: http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com
Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com
 
 

--- On Wed, 25/2/09, Ajay Nair  wrote:
From: Ajay Nair 
Subject: [arr] Heartfelt
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 11:51 PM












This is going to be long but would like to keep it sweet.

For past many days i have been seeing a lot of aggression and dis containment 
towards anybody or anything that has been anti Rahman(music & his movies) or to 
some extent a personal opinion of the respective personality who has said so.

Rahman and his music has been a very strong influence in our lives and 
whomsoever who has followed it, but let us be gracious enough to accept  that 
maybe for X,Y,Z it may not have been or it will never be.In the same length & 
breadth  another individual(singer, composer, director) in their respective 
field would have defenitely touched upon their lives. 

Music can never be judged to the appreciation that an Oscaror Golden Globe will 
have its final say, but how effective that has
 been to make you feel enlightened and transformed in that particular vision 
the creator wanted to make us believe and the satisfaction we want to derive.

Any Music Director and his respective contribution to music should not be 
looked down in this forum, as we must appreciate that he made it on his 
own...Maybe that person is not dignity personified like a la Shankar Mahadevan, 
but when has the craft superceded the creator. Its as debatable as Shane Warne 
being a womaniser, but we love him not being so but for his achievements on the 
cricket field.

A ghazal singer for whatever wrong reasons & insecurity has made those 
comments: but there are innumerable people in this universe who listen to his 
songs for his voice, and feel the pain and relate to his lyrics everyday & 
night.

We are a fortunate lot that we have followed a person who has shown us a path 
that forgiveness and striving for the best should be our motto and it is us
 who should raise our bar not as good music listeners, but to be as better 
human beings.

In his own golden words that he chose hate over love, we should be embaraseed 
that we have been criminal and corrupt in our thoughts for others irrespective 
of the person(media, reviwers, press, fellowmates etc etc) who has been 
affirmative on our thoughts many times but sometimes negative.

Let us try to be better human beings and understand each others pain, rather 
than defending our own views and always sticking to it and being adamant.

Woof..quite a long mail and not sweet too...hopefully someone will have the 
patience to read it in the first place as it is not on a blog and neither a 
review.

But you guys here have been an extremely important part of my life everyday. 
Gopal, Vithur, Chord, Pavan, Jahanzeb, Arvind, Moin Ul Haque, Shah Nawas, A R 
Rajib and a lot and all of fellow community members.

My heartfelt thanks to all of you
 for touching my heart and providing me with every information that i need 
regarding a phenomenon called Rahman.

Regards,
Ajay Nair.


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[arr] ARR RAHMAN IN TODAY'S DINAMALAR

2009-02-26 Thread Tamiliniyan

http://img.dinamalar.com/data/images_news/fpn_photos/images/4.jpg

His neighbors wait for his arraival :-) .Does anyone live in his neighborhood ?
http://img.dinamalar.com/data/images_news/fpn_photos/images/5.jpg

[arr] Voices of Angels

2009-02-26 Thread Chord

ARR is the composer who makes best use of the vocal sound IMO.  In so
many of his compositions, he uses these beautiful choirs and other
harmonic vocal effects that create such an ethereal and heavenly
effect on the listener, or at least for me.   It's one of his
signature traits in each of his songs.  The hums, ooohs, aaahs, so
beautifully textured and harmonized.  Gives me goose pimples and
pleasure chills just thinking about this beautiful aspect of his music.

ARR - No Words.  Just Love.

[arr] Re: doubt on grammy awards

2009-02-26 Thread Nagaraj

Didnt Paper Planes get nominated?

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Vinod Raju"  wrote:
>
>  Because this awards was for the period Oct 1, 2007 to Sep 30, 
2008.
>  SdM should be in contention for the next edition of Grammy.
> 
> 
>  -Vinod
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, devan ss  
> wrote:
> >
> > any one please explain why a.r.rahman was not selected for the 
> grammy awards. I read that peter gabriel and thomas newman got the 
> grammy awards for their song "down to earth" in wall-e. So why 
> rahman was not nominated.
> > 
> > 
> >   Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to 
> http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
> >
>

Re: [arr] official fans

Absolutely Agree with you Mahima.

" All Are One : Be Alike to Everyone" - Jesus Christ

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:23 PM, Mahima Sengupta <
mahiya_is_mind_blow...@yahoo.com> wrote:

> How does one designate themselves as an official fan? What happens to
> people who got to hear him for the first time only now for various reasons?
> How could you deny such a person who begins to like his music and him as a
> person at that very instant? Does being a fan of a person for a longer
> period make him a official fan? Don't you think its plain ego coming into
> play?
> Lets receive each and every person who likes  ARR as a person and his music
> with open arms. Lets not create a heirarchy here.
> Thank you. Pardon me if I have said anything out of place
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, Vithur * wrote:
>
> From: Vithur 
> Subject: Re: [arr] official fans
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4:31 PM
>
>
>  Ya. The Award is you get to access more than 500 mails on ARR on an
> average daily, which others are not entitled to. Lol
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Shah Navas  gmail.com
> > wrote:
>
>>   is there an award for being an offcial fan? :P
>>
>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Vithur > com
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>Official fans ? whats that ?
>>>
>>> A good Human being even without listening to ARR music would qualify to
>>> be his Fan.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Vinayakam Murugan >> com > wrote:
>>>
   We are not a religious sect or a political party to accredit people.
 Let more people listen to him. Him winning the Oscars is exciting because 
 he
 will reach a wider audience and he will have more variety and freedom in 
 his
 scores.


 Warm Regards
  ~~~
 Vinayak

 theregoesanotherday .blogspot. 
 com



 On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandeep venkatachari >>> yahoo.com > wrote:

>  Very interesting point that you made, even i felt the same a few
> years back when people started loving rahman post RDB. .
>
> Well this is pretty simple, we have become more *possesive* about our
> legend and with hollywood accepting him with open arms and more fans from
> hollywood will emerge and thus the feeling of *RAHMAN IS OURS* will
> take a new turn.
>
> But what i realised is, hes OUR RAHMAN, the man who made us
> Proud... . the  peace keeper, the genius.. . let the world
> listen to him.
>
> reg
> RAHMAN-FAN-BY- HEART ! ! !!
>
>
>  "The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was
> small"
>
>
> sandeep.v
>
>
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, chitrageetam  yahoo.com
> >* wrote:
>
> From: chitrageetam >
> Subject: [arr] official fans
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com 
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:52 AM
>
>
>  Sounds crazy but..think about this..
> To be an engineer or a doctor, we need to study for years and get
> certificate. Not everybody can call themselves lawyers overnight.
>
> After the Oscars all of a sudden everybody seem to call themselves a
> rahman fan.
> It has become a fashion..everybody is acting as if they have been
> following rahman for a long time. In this situation how are ardent
> fans who are really with him for 15+ years differentiate themselves.
> If we say I am rahman fan, it started sounding like a rat race, as if
> i too have become fan after his oscars..
> To solve this, Is there any more scientific way to tell that we are
> official fans?
> Having a sizeable Original CD collection is one thing, but
> really there must be a more accredited way to do it.
>
> Please post your ideas.
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com ,
> prakash jerome 
> wrote:
> >
> > yes i need a t shirt too
> > --- On Wed, 25/2/09, K. Kumar  wrote:
> > From: K. Kumar 
> > Subject: Re: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards
> > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com 
> > Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 4:16 PM
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > hey can it be posted here? can we have a look as well..
> >  HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!!
> >
> > From: tg vinodh 
> > To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Monday, 23 February 2009 10:29:09
> > Subject: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > I need this T-Shirt urgently!!! ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Vinodh TG
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogr

Re: [arr] SDM North America front page roundup

things have bee been sane here. its an undeniable truth and fact that we
have been mocking the west for almost everything in our day to day
life. everyone's intention is to achieve the best and ARR has achieved it.
it took decades for India to get introduced to the "sound" of music and
later came ARR to reveal that sound and energy to our motherland with his
unique flavor and creativity. by that time, that "sound"was already decades
old in the west.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Ramesh R  wrote:

>   Cool link! There's a stark difference between how it's covered in the
> newspapers (not the tabloids) abroad and in India. The former is quite
> sensible. The latter is pure hysterical.
> TimesOfIndia takes the cheese cake-- "India breaks sound barrier" and the
> even cheesier  "OscAR Rahman: Raja of Roja now rules the O-zone layer". If
> you ever needed proof that TOI is a tabloid masquerading as a newspaper,
> there you have it.
> It's certainly a laudable achievement for many involved in the project. By
> all means give them their recognition. But also put things in perspective.
> There are so many problems plaguing India. It's just insane to forget about
> all that and devote an entire front page to the Oscar win. Are we such a
> nation of poor achievers that even a win for some from the entertainment
> industry gets such a massive celebration? I find it weird.
>
> Shekhar Kapur said it 
> well
> -
> "So why don't I see that the West celebrates when one of their artists
> becomes popular here in India ? Why don't we see headlines in the LA times
> then ? ... Why do we admire the West so much. Even in my career I thought
> that Bandit Queen was a far far better film, a more heartfelt film, and a
> much more meaningful film than Elizabeth or any of the other films I made in
> the West. But in India I was suddenly celebrated as a film maker after
> Elizabeth. I even was awarded a Padma Shree after that film. Why ? Because
> the film was nominated for 7 Oscars, and Bandit Queen was not. When will we
> stop being aspirational towards the West ?"
>
> And already the clamoring for a Bharat Ratna has begun! Keep things sane
> and in perspective folks.
>
> RR
>
>
> --
> *From:* Anantha 
> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:36:15 AM
> *Subject:* [arr] SDM North America front page roundup
>
> http://www.sajaforum.org/2009/02/slumdog-frontpage-roundup.html
>
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

I think its available still in Planet M, Anna Nagar in Chennai.

Shall find out and Tell. Heard that even Roja Cassettes are available there

On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 7:32 AM, Raghu B P  wrote:

>   Hi Guys,
>
> I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
> still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
> his first album [only audio cd].
>
> Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
> I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.
>
> love ARR
> Raghu
> 
>

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Re: Time for Indian movies to go global?

2009-02-26 Thread Chord

Excellent writeup.  Agree with your views.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shah Navas  wrote:
>
> Now I hope there would be reverse effect. . Like Kamal said it is
time for
> Indian movies to go global.
> But as a matter of fact there's nothing truly global. Everybody
> has affiliations and preferences and a social/personal context based on
> which they view things. Not interests, only emotions are global - love,
> peace, happiness, compassion and so on. It's a challenge to make a
movies
> that connects across many cultures incorporating those emotions. SDM
> achieved it. Many Indian directors have the potential to make such
movies
> and have made such movies in the past.
> 
> There are many naysayers of popular Indian movies 'terming' it as
'masala'.
> Yes, some are downright stupid, but so are movies in any languages
and there
> are 'intelligent' movies in any language. Movies are primarily a
medium of
> entertainment and art, message is just a by-product.
> 
> Not everyone in the world think that Western movies are the best;
they cater
> to certain sensibilities. Degree of fusion has been and will continually
> increase in any field, films being no exception.
> 
> Indian movies have been borrowing heavily from western movies and
Hollywood
> has always been open to innovation. I feel, now other non-english film
> industries will also increase collaboration and there will certainly be
> influences. Rahman himself is doing a Indo-Japanese movie.
> 
> Yes, the barriers are getting broken. But that should not destroy
our own
> identity. Loosing a language is loosing millenniums of knowledge. Sadly,
> that is what is happening to many cultures and languages.
> 
> The whole challenge will be not to loose our own identity in this
immense
> crossovers which is happening. For example, there's is no one
tamil/hindi
> movie recently which has 100% native language dialogues. Classical music
> have almost ceased being part of mainstream movies.
> 
> Well this is a larger issue every country is facing - the side
effects of
> globalisation. Hope the debate of sustainable globalisation evolves a
> practical framework for a harmonious global culture, without loosing
> essential local culture.
> 
> Rahman is a step in that direction. He is firmly rooted to Raagas, but
> doesn't limit himself there. He seamlessly crosses every boundaries in
> creating a global sound.
> 
> Rahman sets the right example.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 2009/2/26 Mahima Sengupta 
> 
> >   I fully agree with you there Mr. Anand  though I won't qauntify.
I thin
> > many a times His efforts are getting wasted in a badly made movie.
Both
> > Hindi and Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet
ARR's.
> >
> > --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, Anand Bharathan * wrote:
> >
> > From: Anand Bharathan 
> > Subject: RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
> > To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> > Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:43 PM
> >
> >   Just my take. Ideally I would like to see ARR doing not more than 5
> > movies a year (I international, 3 Hindi and 1 Tamil). He is known
more for
> > quality than quantity and I am sure he will keep this in mind in
spite of
> > going to be inundated with offers. I guess the likes of Karan
Johar and
> > Aditya Chopra would now want to work with him just to get their
names tagged
> > with a Academy Award winner though they might probably  live to
regret they
> > never got a chance . As for scoring in Tamil, first the directors
over there
> > would need to pull up their socks and raise their standards to the
level of
> > AG, ROM or MR before ARR can do more projects. I don't want to see
a talent
> > like ARR getting involved in crap projects in Tamil. My major
worry is how
> > he is going to manage the different time zones. I hope he gets
enough rest.
> >
> >
> >
> > I think ARR is a kind of whiz kid blessed by his spirituality and
in which
> > ever industry he arrived (Kolly, Bolly or Holly) he did so with a
bang so he
> > is going to continue to do so in future. In terms of awards, there
is really
> > nothing more to achieve except as said in one interview the Nobel
Peace
> > prize which I am sure he will do one day as well. Peace through
music.. If
> > it happens, what a day that will be.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > *From:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:arrahmanfan
s...@yahoogroups.com]
> > *On Behalf Of *live for arr Live
> > *Sent:* 26 February, 2009 3:38 PM
> > *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> > *Subject:* [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
> >
> >
> >
> > With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India,  arr
told
> > today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome
time in LA,
> > some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
> >
> >
> >
> > we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to
> > Hollywood films.
> >
> > It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR
listens to
> > this and show some mercy to us.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >  
>

Re: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

2009-02-26 Thread Bergin Roy

Its available on amazon.com

Bergin

www.berginroy.com

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-Original Message-
From: Raghu B P 

Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 07:32:04 
To: 
Subject: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?


Hi Guys,

I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
his first album [only audio cd].

Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.

love ARR
Raghu

[arr] Name your top ten ARR songs in the past 3 years

2009-02-26 Thread Chord

>From 2006-2009 (RDB to D6)

Not in order:

Dil Gira Dafatan
Tere Bina
Man Mohanna
Zindagi
Tu Bin Bataye
Jaage
Rehna Tu
Khwaja Mere Khwaja
Muskura
Man Chandre

Of course, I've left out many songs and albums that I really love too.
 But, those above are the absolute cream of the crop for me.

Re: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

2009-02-26 Thread karthik subramanian

Should be available at Landmark. I saw one the last time I was there

From: Raghu B P 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 7:32:04 AM
Subject: [arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

Hi Guys,

I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
his first album [only audio cd].

Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.

love ARR
Raghu

Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now

ya some years would be okay but 80+ is ridiculous. people become too old by
then or may never exist to get it.
can't ARR break the barrier and become the youngest one to receive bharat
ratna? its always possible.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Niraj Sinha wrote:

>
> While A R Rahman brought glory to India, we shouldn't forget Bharat Ratna
> is given for contribution to Indian music, may we remember that Pandit
> Bhimsen Joshi has been given BR this year when he is post 80 yrs old and his
> contribution to Indian Classical music is enormous. For that matter Abhinav
> Bindra the first person to get us gold in Olympics also didn't get Bharat
> Ratna this year and won't get in future either. I think we should wait for
> some years.
>
>  --
> *From:* Srini Santhanam 
> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:44:10 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now
>
>  Just give him some time.. he is just 42 and already won most of the
> awards that anyone can aspire for..
> Its sure that he is going to be a Bharat Ratna award winner some day - lets
> just wish its phased out a bit so that we can relish each one of this..
>
> Cheers,
> Srini
>
>  On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:49 PM, rajab great wrote:
>
>
>   jai ho.. yup he should be given..
>
> --- On *Mon, 2/23/09, Mohamed Owaish * wrote:
>
>
> From: Mohamed Owaish 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:58 PM
>
>
>   yah absolutely correct...
>
> --- On *Sun, 22/2/09, sath.murthy * wrote:
>
> From: sath.murthy 
> Subject: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 11:12 PM
>
>
> Hope Indian Govt. give the Bharat Ratna award to AR Rahman after his
> stupendous success at oscars and other awards.
>
> Sath.
>
>
>
> --
> Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them 
> now..
>
>
>
>
>
>  
>

[arr] ARR on TIME magazine

2009-02-26 Thread Tamiliniyan

I loved the interview and the photo of our ARR :-)


http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1876545,00.html

[arr] Scans of Ads in today's papers, wishing Rahman

2009-02-26 Thread Aravind AM

Hi all,

Here are the scans

Wishes from Chiyan Vikram, director KS Ravikumar 
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish1.gif
Wishes from Moser Baer
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish2.gif
Wishes from AVM productions
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish3.gif
Wishes from Director Sasikumar and Subramaniapuram Team
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish4.gif
Wishes from Actor Vijay and his dad
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish5.gif
Wishes from VTV team
http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n260/aravind_am/wish6.gif

Cheers,
Aravind

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Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com
 
 


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[arr] My Small contribution for ARR fans group - Part II

2009-02-26 Thread ilovearrmusic

Hi friends

Thanks for who all are appreciated  for my contributionNow Part II
available

UK,NEPAL,SRILANKA .News papers  available in news paper folder!

One wallpaper created by me and few pic created by me:) check in
Collection folder

Checkout Interesting ARR in cartoon !

Please send me your views


*  Cartoon/

*  News_Paper/

*  Pic_collection/

*  Wallpaper/

soon i will update More interesting things:)

thank you

anbudan
pyarilal

Re: [arr] Download Link For Video of ARR's arrival at chennai airport [SivajiTV]

2009-02-26 Thread Najeera Banu

BROKEN LINK

From: A.R.Rajib 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 27 February 2009 10:06:52
Subject: [arr] Download Link For Video of ARR's arrival at chennai airport 
[SivajiTV]

http://www.sivajitv .com/videos/ it001122/ A.R.Rahmaan% 20At%20chennai. 
flv&OBT_fname= A.R.Rahmaan+ At+chennai. flv

Use Any Download Managers To Download This :)

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Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and @rocketmail. 
Hurry before someone else does!
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[arr] Download Akon Feat ARR Video [Mediafire]

2009-02-26 Thread A.R.Rajib

http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?ymzmxq52ujz

For Those People Who Cant Watch The Video At Youtube Because Of
Copyright :s

This Video Is Ripped From Youtube... Untouched Totally :D

Say Thanks Brothers :D

[arr] Download Link For ARR's Stage Performance And Award Receiving @ Oscars [Blip.Tv]

2009-02-26 Thread A.R.Rajib

http://a6.video.blip.tv/077315610/Princelydk-ARRahmansOscarAwards2009944.flv&OBT_fname=Princelydk-ARRahmansOscarAwards2009944.flv


Quality Is preety Good ...Someone Please Post HDTV Version...


Say Thanks My Big Brothers... And Use Any Download Manager To Download :D

[arr] Is Roja tamil audio cd still available?

2009-02-26 Thread Raghu B P

Hi Guys,

I might have heard the songs a zillion times on the cassette player,
still I am not satified. Now as a mark of respect for ARR I wanna buy
his first album [only audio cd].

Planetm or any other source? If not available can anyone make a copy,
I shall pay in whatever way you guys tell me.

love ARR
Raghu

[arr] Download Link For Video of ARR's arrival at chennai airport [SivajiTV]

2009-02-26 Thread A.R.Rajib

http://www.sivajitv.com/videos/it001122/A.R.Rahmaan%20At%20chennai.flv&OBT_fname=A.R.Rahmaan+At+chennai.flv

Use Any Download Managers To Download This :)

Re: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie

2009-02-26 Thread Aaditya(Addy) *COOL*

http://www.behindwoods.com/features/visitors-1/a-r-rahman-24-02-09.html
 












A.R.Rahman - No 6 in the world



By Behindwoods Visitor Ram Anand 



The views expressed in this column is that of the visitor. Behindwoods.com 
doesn't hold responsible for its content.




Hi Behindwoods Team,

The Oscar buzz is known all over now, but here's some exciting news for not 
only ARR fans, but for all his critiques and those who have been ignorant about 
the Indian music arena.

AR Rahman now ranks No.6 in the All-Time Best-Selling Recording Artists list in 
the world. The only artists who have sold more albums than him are The Beatles, 
Michael Jackson, Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and DC/C. Considering his age and 
speed in which he is progressing, it is not impossible for him to become No.1 
sooner.
 




ARR has sold nearly 1/2 billion albums and cassettes so far.

And here's another fact to be proud of-- he is the only film Composer in the 
list which has 250 evergreen all-time musicians from all over the world.
Regards,
Ram Anand (Malaysia)
ram_dhan...@hotmail.com



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Re: [arr] Rahman's interview in Kairali

2009-02-26 Thread neena kochhar

Its Noor-Un-Ala-Noor from Meenaxi - A tale of three cities sung by murtuza and 
qadir khan. Film was made in 2004 by M F Hussein the famous painter. In fact 
the lyrics are by MF Hussein also.
Neen 

--- On Thu, 26/2/09, Vijay  wrote:

From: Vijay 
Subject: [arr] Rahman's interview in Kairali
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 3:26 PM

Dear fans,
what is the song which comes in the end of this video

http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lQjTAdV6l_ E&feature= related

Re: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie

On 2/26/2009 11:04 PM India Time, _pratap_ wrote:

> I don't think this is true. It is not in Danny's wikipedia or IMDB page...

wiki and imdb are no official pages about any personality. Any person 
can get registered at these sites and update information that he picks 
from here and there. I myself have updated 1000s of pages at Wiki.

Like, when you somehow get that information confirmed by some method 
that Danny is doing Bollywood Hero, you can go update that at wiki which 
is a free membership, whereas imdb updation requires paid membership.

--
Rawat

Re: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music

On 2/26/2009 5:08 PM India Time, _live for arr Live_ wrote:

> With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India,  arr told 
> today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome time in 
> LA, some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
>  
> we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to 
> Hollywood films.
> It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens to 
> this and show some mercy to us.

Whether ARR goes to stay at Los Angeles or to Moon or to Mars, he would 
never refuse to do a movie for Mani, Shankar, Aamir, and several others.

In this era of net, world is a global village and physical distance 
matters very less.

--
Rawat

Re: [arr] Fwd: Pics I took ystday

On 2/26/2009 10:26 PM India Time, _Vithur_ wrote:

> Some Snaps of ARR taken yesterday by a brother of ours by name ANISH MOHAN.

I hated seeing the words anish mohan appearing at ARR's face in such an 
ugly manner.

--
Rawat

> -- Forwarded message --
> From: *anish mohan* mailto:anishmati...@gmail.com>>
> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM
> Subject: Pics I took ystday
> To: Vithur mailto:vith...@gmail.com>>
> 
> 
> Hi bro...
>  Delightful moments :)
> Please post them at yahoo for his other fans too.
> Thanks
> Anish
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> regards,
> Vithur

Re: [arr] Michael Jackson falls for A R Rahman

On 2/26/2009 7:31 PM India Time, _ilovearrmusic_ wrote:

> Michael Jackson falls for A R Rahman

That revives the memories of lost Ekam Satyam.

With ARR having got so much international recognition, I hope MJ might 
feel encouraged now to release Ekam Satyam.

--
Rawat

Re: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music

2009-02-26 Thread vijayaraj -

I think ARR should give equal importance to kolly,bolly and hollywood.
Its not a point of doing more movies in hindi or tamil.There are a lot of 
talented directors.He should select his movies accordingly.If he likes the 
story he should do it  irrespective of the director,languages etc.(As i say 
this I still miss him in tamil...)

Vijay.






From: Mahima Sengupta 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, 26 February, 2009 4:58:36 PM
Subject: RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music


I fully agree with you there Mr. Anand  though I won't qauntify. I thin many a 
times His efforts are getting wasted in a badly made movie. Both Hindi and 
Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet ARR's. 

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, Anand Bharathan  wrote:

From: Anand Bharathan 
Subject: RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:43 PM


Just my take. Ideally I would like to see ARR doing not more
than 5 movies a year (I international, 3 Hindi and 1 Tamil). He is known more
for quality than quantity and I am sure he will keep this in mind in spite of 
going
to be inundated with offers. I guess the likes of Karan Johar and Aditya Chopra
would now want to work with him just to get their names tagged with a Academy
Award winner though they might probably  live to regret they never got a
chance . As for scoring in Tamil, first the directors over there would need to
pull up their socks and raise their standards to the level of AG, ROM or MR
before ARR can do more projects. I don’t want to see a talent like ARR
getting involved in crap projects in Tamil. My major worry is how he is going
to manage the different time zones. I hope he gets enough rest.
 
I think ARR is a kind of whiz kid blessed by his spirituality
and in which ever industry he arrived (Kolly, Bolly or Holly) he did so with a
bang so he is going to continue to do so in future. In terms of awards, there
is really nothing more to achieve except as said in one interview the Nobel
Peace prize which I am sure he will do one day as well. Peace through music.. If
it happens, what a day that will be.
 
 
From:arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:arrahmanfan s...@yahoogroups. com] 
On Behalf
Of live for arr Live
Sent: 26 February, 2009 3:38 PM
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Subject: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
 
With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to
India,  arr told today morning to one of the news channels, that he will
be ome time in LA, some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
 
we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will
lose him to Hollywood films.
It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR
listens to this and show some mercy to us.
  

   


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Re: [arr] ARR on MTV : glimpse on some future international projects

On 2/26/2009 5:44 PM India Time, _Shah Navas_ wrote:

> This is one of those rare interviews where ARR mentions that 60% of his 
> films are blockbusters!

I think Naushad's percentage would be much higher.

-- 
Rawat

Re: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music

On 2/26/2009 10:28 PM India Time, _Mahima Sengupta_ wrote:

> I fully agree with you there Mr. Anand  though I won't qauntify. I thin 
> many a times His efforts are getting wasted in a badly made movie. Both 
> Hindi and Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet ARR's.

"Both Hindi and Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet 
ARR's."

Beautifully said, Mahima. Now we are an Oscar standard country, but i am 
sad to concede that several things in our Hindi and other regional film 
industries don't just measure up. We need to improve them drastically.

Of course, every country, every language, even Hollywood must be 
producing enough number of trash every year that doesn't reach us so we 
don't come to know, Still I find that they do produce enough no. of good 
movies to uphold their world leadership.

Whereas in India, a movie is considered big or gets popularity only is 
some top 2-3 actors are in it, and not because of the content.

--
Rawat

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Re: [arr] Re: iTunes sets a page for AR under "iTunes Essentials" with 73 best tracks

On 2/26/2009 4:50 PM India Time, _Jahanzeb Farooq_ wrote:

> it says (in ARR intro section) "his triple GRAMMY nominated Slumdog 
> Millionaire score". great, I never knew Oscar and Grammy are same. 
> lol.

I wish God turns their mistake to come true. :-) :-) :-)

--
Rawat

[arr] Re: Hi!

2009-02-26 Thread Jahanzeb Farooq

hi, welcome to the group.

yes i completely agree with you, Delhi 6 is one of ARR's all time 
bests.


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "anishsgupte"  
wrote:
>
> Hi everyone!!..i've just joined this group today...i am a big rahman
> fan..and am really impressed with his work in the 2008...but
> undoubtedly delhi-6 has to be his most accomplished and impressive
> work in recent times...
>

[arr] Re: Your reaction when you heard Jai Ho for first time..

2009-02-26 Thread Jahanzeb Farooq

i heard it on youtube where someone uploaded recorded on his mobile. i 
was so excited and thrilled to listen it. in fact i was so excited 
that was literally dancing with it. it was an absolute winner in the 
very first listening. and the next two days i listened it record 
number of times. the melody and those opening strings are sooo catchy 
and sukhwinder's voice has completely rocked the song. it is a 
complete party and feel-happy song. though i also admit that when i 
listened it in better 320 quality the effect was not as solid as 
before, may be because the low quality version (the cinema version) 
has higher bass. anyways it is a rocking song and rocking experience.

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, $ Pavan Kumar $  
wrote:
>
> What was it like for you?
>  
> For me, I first heard Jai Ho in some online site , very bad quality, 
The words were not clear..the only words which were loud and clear 
were "Jai Ho". I thought it was by rahman..First reaction 
> was like "Wow..Amazing" The song was high on energy, Thumping beats 
and it sounded like winner..
>  
> Then when I heard good quality one..It was a averege song by Rahman 
standards...As days passed by..the song grew on me and I absolutely 
loved sukhwinder's rendition...
>  
> After the oscars..Wherever I go..Its Jai Ho every where..Jai 
Ho might not be his best, but  in weeks to come it will be called as 
Rahman's most famous and most heard song...
>  
> Jai Ho..
>  
>  
>  
>

Re: [arr] official fans

2009-02-26 Thread Adithya Sairam

my parents have told me not to do this but i am anyway. I am 13 years old and 
have grown up listening to rahman's music on sun music alive. my mom siad the 
fist song i listened to was chinna chinna asai. till now, i have every track 
and album of rahman's music. all i am looking for is a hq version of ek 
mohabbat one love and we can make it better doansian. Please, if anyone has 
this, post it. those who have not heard it please do. dont post the one os 
rahmanism.com beacuse i already have that. check out this website. 
www.rahmanism.com. They have everything. and again, please post those 2 songs. 

Thanks
Adithya

From: Mahima Sengupta 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 12:53:59 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] official fans

How does one designate themselves as an official fan? What happens to people 
who got to hear him for the first time only now for various reasons? How could 
you deny such a person who begins to like his music and him as a person at that 
very instant? Does being a fan of a person for a longer period make him a 
official fan? Don't you think its plain ego coming into play?
Lets receive each and every person who likes  ARR as a person and his music 
with open arms. Lets not create a heirarchy here.
Thank you. Pardon me if I have said anything out of place

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, Vithur  wrote:

From: Vithur 
Subject: Re: [arr] official fans
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4:31 PM

Ya. The Award is you get to access more than 500 mails on ARR on an average 
daily, which others are not entitled to. Lol

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Shah Navas  wrote:

is there an award for being an offcial fan? :P

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Vithur  wrote:

Official fans ? whats that ? 

A good Human being even without listening to ARR music would qualify to be his 
Fan. 

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Vinayakam Murugan  
wrote:

We are not a religious sect or a political party to accredit people. Let more 
people listen to him. Him winning the Oscars is exciting because he will reach 
a wider audience and he will have more variety and freedom in his scores. 

Warm Regards
 ~~~
Vinayak

theregoesanotherday .blogspot. com 

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandeep venkatachari  
wrote:

Very interesting point that you made, even i felt the same a few years back 
when people started loving rahman post RDB. . 

Well this is pretty simple, we have become more possesive about our legend and 
with hollywood accepting him with open arms and more fans from hollywood will 
emerge and thus the feeling of RAHMAN IS OURS will take a new turn.

But what i realised is, hes OUR RAHMAN, the man who made us Proud... . the  
peace keeper, the genius.. . let the world listen to him.

reg
RAHMAN-FAN-BY- HEART ! ! !!

"The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small"

sandeep.v

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, chitrageetam  wrote:

From: chitrageetam 
Subject: [arr] official fans
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:52 AM 

Sounds crazy but..think about this..
To be an engineer or a doctor, we need to study for years and get
certificate. Not everybody can call themselves lawyers overnight. 

After the Oscars all of a sudden everybody seem to call themselves a
rahman fan.
It has become a fashion..everybody is acting as if they have been
following rahman for a long time. In this situation how are ardent
fans who are really with him for 15+ years differentiate themselves.
If we say I am rahman fan, it started sounding like a rat race, as if
i too have become fan after his oscars..
To solve this, Is there any more scientific way to tell that we are
official fans? 
Having a sizeable Original CD collection is one thing, but 
really there must be a more accredited way to do it.

Please post your ideas.

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, prakash jerome 
wrote:
>
> yes i need a t shirt too
> --- On Wed, 25/2/09, K. Kumar  wrote:
> From: K. Kumar 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 4:16 PM
> 
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> 
> hey can it be posted here? can we have a look as well..
>  HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!!
> 
> From: tg vinodh 
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Monday, 23 February 2009 10:29:09
> Subject: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards
> 
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> 
> I need this T-Shirt urgently!!! ;-)
> 
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> 
> Regards,
> 
> Vinodh TG
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, surya santosh 
wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Guys and Gals, we have posted a forum in A.R.Rahman fans in orkut.
> 
> Its about having our mastero on t-shirt with the t

[arr] Kamal speaks about Rahman's talent

2009-02-26 Thread Mohamed Ameer

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/gallery/events/17586.html


Cheers
 
Ameer
 
"Search is more important than Destination"
                                                        - A R Rahman

Re: [arr] How many Non-Indians in this group?

2009-02-26 Thread Amr Gamal

hi
Im Amr from Yemen it is acountry in the ME near UAE-Dubai..
Im a memeber may be for 5 years..
the first soundtrack I have listened was Dil Se -- one of my indian friends 
gave it to me and after I have listened to it I start to search 4 his other 
soundtrack and I got them all and now I'm a die heart fan of him

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, pratap  wrote:

From: pratap 
Subject: [arr] How many Non-Indians in this group?
To: "ARR FAN CLUB" 
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4:13 PM










How many Non-Indians in this group? I mean racially Non-Indian. Introduce 
yourself to the group. Like where you are from, how long have you been a 
member, and how did you get to know about A.R. Rahman and stuff like that? We 
would like to about you guys

Re: [arr] SDM North America front page roundup

unfortunately, none point-out ARR explicitly :(

2009/2/26 Anantha 

>   http://www.sajaforum.org/2009/02/slumdog-frontpage-roundup.html
>
> --
> Ananthanarayanan K. Subramanian
> ---
> பிறவி பிழை கிரிக்கெட் திருத்தம்
> http://superstarksa.com
> http://uberdesi.com
> http://flickr.com/photos/superstarksa
>  
>

Re: [arr] Did Michael Jackson wished A.R. Rahman

http://music.ndtv.com/Music_Story.aspx?id=ENTEN20090084917&type=musicindia
wud answe ur q.

"I chose to live a life overriding differences between people, states,
language and religion. My fans should do the same. Hollywood stars Michael
Jackson and Penelope Cruz liked this attitude and told me its inherent love
affected them deeply," Rahman said.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 6:44 AM, pratap  wrote:

>   Did Michael Jackson wished A.R. Rahman??? Read this:
>
> "Between love and hate, I chose love. The actors and directors (present at
> the Kodak Theatre) liked the statement. Even Michael Jackson (pop star)
> liked it", he said with a smile. A festive atmosphere prevailed at the
> airport where Rahman was treated to a musical reception by his friend and
> popular percussionist, Sivamani, who played the drum
>
> Michael Jackson was not there during the Oscar ceremony. Does it mean MJ
> personally contacted AR and wished him or something???
>
>
> Full article
>
> Carnival greets AR Rahman at Chennai2/26/2009 8:19:18 AM
>AR Rahman at the Chennai Airport on Thursday
>
> Music maestro Allah Rakha Rahman, the first Indian to win two Oscars,
> returned to his home city Chennai to a rousing welcome by his fans and
> friends in the wee hours of Thursday (February 26).
> Rahman, who became the first Indian to win two Oscars, arrived at the
> Chennai airport from Dubai by an Emirates Airways flight around 2.30 AM.
>
> Arriving to the chants of 'Jai ho', the award winning song of "Slumdog
> Millionaire", by his fans and well-wishers, Rahman said he was completely
> overwhelmed and touched by the rousing reception. "They (fans) almost killed
> me with their love," he said in a lighter vein.
>
> A large number of people, who waited at the airport for the 'Mozart of
> Madras', cheered him up as he emerged out of the international terminal to
> the beats of drum specialist Sivamani and his troupe. Kerala's "Kottu Melam"
> (percussion instrument) artists gave a performance on behalf of the Indian
> Airlines.
>
> On bagging two Oscars, Rahman said, “It (winning Oscars) is not the climax
> of my career. It is a starting point for making a lot of difference in music
> and in the way people think about music." Rahman said that he wanted to use
> the occasion to give a message that between love and hate he always opted
> for the former.
>
> "Between love and hate, I chose love. The actors and directors (present at
> the Kodak Theatre) liked the statement. Even Michael Jackson (pop star)
> liked it", he said with a smile. A festive atmosphere prevailed at the
> airport where Rahman was treated to a musical reception by his friend and
> popular percussionist, Sivamani, who played the drum
>
> On behalf of the state government, Tamil Nadu Information Minister Parithi
> Ilamvazhuthi received Rahman with a bouquet at the airport terminal. A
> visibly happy Rahman waved at the crowd acknowledging their support before
> leaving for his home. After reaching his home town, the music genius spoke
> exclusively to TIMES NOW and expressed joy and said that there were more
> things to come, this is just the beginning for him. 
> **
>
>
>
> http://www.timesnow.tv/Newsdtls.aspx?NewsID=30543
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music

ARR very well knows what to do and what not to...

i wud love to see tons of international collaboration from now.

jai ho ARR!

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 3:38 AM, live for arr Live wrote:

>   With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India,  arr told
> today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome time in LA,
> some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
>
> we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to
> Hollywood films.
> It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens to
> this and show some mercy to us.
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] SDM North America front page roundup

2009-02-26 Thread Ramesh R

Cool link! There's a stark difference between how it's covered in the 
newspapers (not the tabloids) abroad and in India. The former is quite 
sensible. The latter is pure hysterical.
TimesOfIndia takes the cheese cake-- "India breaks sound barrier" and the even 
cheesier  "OscAR Rahman: Raja of Roja now rules the O-zone layer". If you ever 
needed proof that TOI is a tabloid masquerading as a newspaper, there you have 
it.
It's certainly a laudable achievement for many involved in the project. By all 
means give them their recognition. But also put things in perspective. There 
are so many problems plaguing India. It's just insane to forget about all that 
and devote an entire front page to the Oscar win. Are we such a nation of poor 
achievers that even a win for some from the entertainment industry gets such a 
massive celebration? I find it weird.

Shekhar Kapur said it well-

"So why don't I see that the West celebrates when one of their artists becomes 
popular here in India ? Why don't we see headlines in the LA times then ? ... 
Why do we admire the West so much. Even in my career I thought that Bandit 
Queen was a far far better film, a more heartfelt film, and a much more 
meaningful film than Elizabeth or any of the other films I made in the West. 
But in India I was suddenly celebrated as a film maker after Elizabeth. I even 
was awarded a Padma Shree after that film. Why ? Because the film was nominated 
for 7 Oscars, and Bandit Queen was not. When will we stop being aspirational 
towards the West ?"

And already the clamoring for a Bharat Ratna has begun! Keep things sane and in 
perspective folks.

RR





From: Anantha 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:36:15 AM
Subject: [arr] SDM North America front page roundup

  http://www.sajaforum.org/2009/02/slumdog-frontpage-roundup.html

Re: [arr] where is sukhwinder?????????

2009-02-26 Thread ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni .

I don't think they were denied a VISA - that would be too strong a statement
:-)

The travel required a letter from the Academy stating the purpose/nature of
the visit which didnt arrive on time (or didnt arrive at all).

So I guess they couldn't proceed without that

-A

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Vithur  wrote:

>   He was denied a VISA and didnt travel... Didnt you read it ?
>
> On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:48 PM, praka_here wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> guys why was sukhwinder missing at the oscar ceremony...he was
>> supposed to be there isnt it??and has any news channel interviewed
>> him 
>>
>> if so pls post it..!!
>>
>>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
>  
>



-- 
-A
http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com

[arr] Re: Ek Oscar Lo, Ek Muft: Gulzar

2009-02-26 Thread Jahanzeb Farooq

> Gulzar Saab  would also  like make mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang 
the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   No one  else is mentioning  him. He 
is an integral part of Jai ho. Of course, Rahman is  the most 
important part  of  the  song. But after that Sukhwinder and I   are 
also important  components  in  the song.

i completely agree. poor Sukhwinder is completely being ignored. come 
on people he is the main singer of the winner song, give him some 
importance. after ARR composed the song, this is he who rocked it and 
made it what it is today. he deserves much. and as i said already, ARR 
should have mentioned/thanked him while receiving the award. i think 
he forgot. i must say after ARR the person whom this song belongs the 
most is Sukhwinder.



--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Prakash Balaramkrishna 
 wrote:
>
> http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Entertainment/Ek-Oscar-Lo-Ek-
Muft-Gulzar/articleshow/4187879.cms
> 
> With
> all the bouquets my  home has literally become  'Gulzar'. The 
Rahman-Gulzar jodi
> can truly  be  captioned 
> Gulzar More Pics 
> Jai
> ho.â 
> 
> Speaking on  A R Rahmanâs two
> Oscars,  Gulzar Saab chuckles mischievously.  âItâs  like the 
song I
> wrote  for Guru  for him  Ek lo ek muft. He  got  one Oscar and then  
the other
> one was a  bonus. Happily Iâm part   of the second
> one.â 
> 
> Gulzar Saab   was not in  Los
> Angeles when the  double Oscar   for  Slumdog Millionaire  including 
one for  a 
> song Jai ho  written  by  the  poet-extraordinaire was
> announced. 
> 
> In fact  he wasnât even 
> watching the Oscars when  the Oscar  for Jai ho
> announced. 
> 
> âForget about me. I  feel 
> very proud  of
> Rahman ... always have always will. I think Rahman brought a change 
to  Indian film songs,
> and for years.  He gave a new form to the  film song. This  
recognition at the 
> Oscars  proves  that he has made a  world  of  difference  to the 
Hindi film
> song.  Otherwise classical Indian  music  was always known globally 
even before
> the fim song.â 
> 
> Gulzar Saab reminisces on Rahman. 
> âI  started  noticing his pathbreaking numbers when he  did his 
first
> score with me in Dil  Se. But  even  before that  he was doing 
pioneering work. 
> When I  heard  the announcement  for  his first  Oscar I got a  lump 
in  my 
> throat. It was enough  for  me. I got  up  and left  the room. I  
didnât 
> know   my song Jai ho  won  the Oscar. My son-in-law  Govind   came 
and hugged
> me  and said, âItâs  won a  double Oscar  . One for your 
> song.â 
> 
> Gulzar Saab feels the double Oscar 
> is  a benchmark  for our cinema. âIt makes  Indian cinema   a part  
of
> world cinema, just like there are Asian awards that make us part of 
Asian
> cinema. Oscars  certainly  put us  under a  global gaze. Since  the 
Oscars are
> American our Indian films never before  went into mainstream 
categories. Slumdog
> Millionaire has opened up doors  for  our cinema
> .â 
> 
> Gulzar Saab  is  also very  proud of
> the Oscar  given  to  Resul Pookutty  for  sound mixing. âRahmanâ
s 
> Oscar we all expected. Iâm happy to be part  of  his second Oscar. 
But
> Resulâs recognition  is  a breakthrough for all technicians in   
Indian
> cinema.â 
> 
> Gulzar Saab  would also  like make
> mention  of  Sukhwinder who  sang the Oscar-winning song  Jai ho.   
âNo
> one  else is mentioning  him. Heâs an integral part of Jai ho. Of 
course,
> Rahman is  the most important part  of  the  song. But after that 
Sukhwinder and
> I   are also important  components  in  the
> song.â 
> 
> So why  wasnât he  at  the 
> Oscars  ceremony? 
> Because,â
> Gulzar Saab deadpans, âI didnât have a  black coat  and no 
lawyer 
> was  willing to  lend  me a size  that  fitted. I was too nervous to  
attend
> without  a black coat.â 
> 
> Press him a little further he  comes
> out  with   the truth, âMy right shoulder got hurt  while playing 
tennis.
> I pulled a muscle  two weeks ago.  Iâm going through therapy. Iâ
ve 
> a tennis tournament on March 1. Hopefully, my physiotherapist  will 
allow me. 
> Iâll play  even if I lose. But I didnât want  us to lose at the
> Oscars.â
>

Re: [arr] Re: ARR Desihits interview

2009-02-26 Thread Sam

I liked what he said about Subash Ghai (with a chuckle)..! Good Interview!!

--- On Wed, 2/25/09, jayram.M.N  wrote:

From: jayram.M.N 
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR Desihits interview
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 2009, 3:35 PM






Hi,

Thanks for the link.

Really enjoyed the interview from A.R.Rahman Sir.

Regards, Jay

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "thiraj"  wrote:
>
> A Great interview with ARR by Ashanti Omkar
> Enjoy
> 
> http://www.desihits .com/radio/ show/southside- show-63-exclusiv e-ar-
> rahman-interview
>

Re: [arr] Gopal ,Could u share ur experience with AR

2009-02-26 Thread Shah Navas

Good try . . . :D

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 4:08 PM, aneeshksasi  wrote:

>
> Hai all, Gopal,
>
> Please share  ur experience with AR in our group.
>
> Regards
>
> ANEESH K S
>
>  
>

[arr] Re: Illayaraja is above Oscar - AR Rahman

Great to hear that!


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Ganesh.V"  
wrote:
>
> Illayaraja is above Oscar - AR Rahman
> 
> http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/movies/specials/2009/02/26-ilayaraja-
is- above-oscars-ar-rahman.html 
> AR
> Rahman said this in a press meet organized at Vadapalani(Chennai)
> Green-Park hotel where more than 400 members had turned up including
> pressmen, cinema artists, video cameramen and other technicians and
> this was telecasted live in most channels. 
> He also added that had
> IR tried a different strategy in promoting his music to the mass, he
> would have got an Oscar a long time ago and praised Illayaraja 
saying
> there is no boundries for Illayaraja's music and Oscar award is 
nothing
> compared to his genius in composing. 
> When asked if straight Indian
> movies could also win Oscar awards, Rahman said it is possible but
> there is a pattern/formula for impressing the jury at the Oscar and
> should our film makers crack that formula and play the right strings 
we
> could win Oscars for Indian movies as well.
> 
> Regards
> GV(orkut)
> 
> 
> 
>   Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to 
http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
>

[arr] Big collaboration from AR

2009-02-26 Thread Madhavan Rajan

AR today told in an interview to Headlines Today that you can expect a big
collaboration in 2 months apart from couple of Hollywood Offers. When asked
when can we get a chance to hear tamil songs like Sangamam, he said, mani's
movie (Ravan, I suppose) will have some good songs. Infact, he said, he,
Mr.Vairamuthu and Mani are back and in great form!
When asked if he will also get Grammy for India, he questioned "What, you
want me to be an ambassador to get all these awards? You got to work
naturally and these things will come automatically. I'm happy that Zakir
Hussain has won Grammy".

He also said, "if some one tells that SDM is a mediocre work to get an
oscar, it's childish. You can't say he didn't use this raag in this song
whereas the other song should have got oscar. The songs in SDM went well
with the script. The best is always yet to come".

When asked if he will completely shift to Hollywood, he said, "Place is not
important. I think you guys also follow the hollywood movies and I would
love you to hear my stuff in hollywood movies as well. But, I can't just
abandon this place. You all were loving me so much and I can't leave this
place after working for almost 18 years".

I'm writing this as I remember. Actually, there were lot of things that AR
spoke and he also sang Rehna Tu so beautifully!
-- 
Cheers,
Madhavan.R
Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

Re: [arr] Jai Ho - You are my destiny (Pussycat Dolls)

2009-02-26 Thread Madhavan Rajan

Yes, Universal Music has the rights; not sure when will get released on
CD. I bought the audio from iTunes. But the reviews are not good for this
remix. People were commenting that original was far better and AR shouldn't
have allowed for this rework which was way too hollywoodish.
Here you can get few shots from the video -
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605695/20090224/the_pussycat_dolls.jhtml

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Amith Chandhran
wrote:

>   As far as I know, a CD release is expected, just no idea when.
>
> Thanks,
>
> -
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 25, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Gopal Srinivasan wrote:
>
>>
>> Does anyone where I could buy this track outside of iTunes?
>>
>> Also, does anyone if this will show up on a CD?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Gopal.
>>
>
>  
>

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

[arr] Kylie Minogue to shoot music video with Akshay

2009-02-26 Thread K.P.Chowdary

http://entertainment.in.msn.com/bollywood/article.aspx?cp-documentid=1843834

[arr] Time for Indian movies to go global?

2009-02-26 Thread Shah Navas

Now I hope there would be reverse effect. . Like Kamal said it is time for
Indian movies to go global.
But as a matter of fact there's nothing truly global. Everybody
has affiliations and preferences and a social/personal context based on
which they view things. Not interests, only emotions are global - love,
peace, happiness, compassion and so on. It's a challenge to make a movies
that connects across many cultures incorporating those emotions. SDM
achieved it. Many Indian directors have the potential to make such movies
and have made such movies in the past.

There are many naysayers of popular Indian movies 'terming' it as 'masala'.
Yes, some are downright stupid, but so are movies in any languages and there
are 'intelligent' movies in any language. Movies are primarily a medium of
entertainment and art, message is just a by-product.

Not everyone in the world think that Western movies are the best; they cater
to certain sensibilities. Degree of fusion has been and will continually
increase in any field, films being no exception.

Indian movies have been borrowing heavily from western movies and Hollywood
has always been open to innovation. I feel, now other non-english film
industries will also increase collaboration and there will certainly be
influences. Rahman himself is doing a Indo-Japanese movie.

Yes, the barriers are getting broken. But that should not destroy our own
identity. Loosing a language is loosing millenniums of knowledge. Sadly,
that is what is happening to many cultures and languages.

The whole challenge will be not to loose our own identity in this immense
crossovers which is happening. For example, there's is no one tamil/hindi
movie recently which has 100% native language dialogues. Classical music
have almost ceased being part of mainstream movies.

Well this is a larger issue every country is facing - the side effects of
globalisation. Hope the debate of sustainable globalisation evolves a
practical framework for a harmonious global culture, without loosing
essential local culture.

Rahman is a step in that direction. He is firmly rooted to Raagas, but
doesn't limit himself there. He seamlessly crosses every boundaries in
creating a global sound.

Rahman sets the right example.

2009/2/26 Mahima Sengupta 

>   I fully agree with you there Mr. Anand  though I won't qauntify. I thin
> many a times His efforts are getting wasted in a badly made movie. Both
> Hindi and Tamil directors should improve their standards to meet ARR's.
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, Anand Bharathan * wrote:
>
> From: Anand Bharathan 
> Subject: RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 12:43 PM
>
>   Just my take. Ideally I would like to see ARR doing not more than 5
> movies a year (I international, 3 Hindi and 1 Tamil). He is known more for
> quality than quantity and I am sure he will keep this in mind in spite of
> going to be inundated with offers. I guess the likes of Karan Johar and
> Aditya Chopra would now want to work with him just to get their names tagged
> with a Academy Award winner though they might probably  live to regret they
> never got a chance . As for scoring in Tamil, first the directors over there
> would need to pull up their socks and raise their standards to the level of
> AG, ROM or MR before ARR can do more projects. I don’t want to see a talent
> like ARR getting involved in crap projects in Tamil. My major worry is how
> he is going to manage the different time zones. I hope he gets enough rest.
>
>
>
> I think ARR is a kind of whiz kid blessed by his spirituality and in which
> ever industry he arrived (Kolly, Bolly or Holly) he did so with a bang so he
> is going to continue to do so in future. In terms of awards, there is really
> nothing more to achieve except as said in one interview the Nobel Peace
> prize which I am sure he will do one day as well. Peace through music.. If
> it happens, what a day that will be.
>
>
>
>
>
> *From:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:arrahmanfan 
> s...@yahoogroups.com]
> *On Behalf Of *live for arr Live
> *Sent:* 26 February, 2009 3:38 PM
> *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> *Subject:* [arr] We will lose ARR's Music
>
>
>
> With OSCAr's victory on one hand and bringing glory to India,  arr told
> today morning to one of the news channels, that he will be ome time in LA,
> some time in Chennai nd some time in Mumbai.
>
>
>
> we lost ARR from 2000 to Hindi films and from 2009 we will lose him to
> Hollywood films.
>
> It's pity that we cannot hear more of him in Tamil. hope ARR listens to
> this and show some mercy to us.
>
>
>
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Fwd: Pics I took ystday

2009-02-26 Thread Abdul Basith

Thanx a lot..

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Vithur  wrote:

>Some Snaps of ARR taken yesterday by a brother of ours by name ANISH
> MOHAN.
>
>
>
> -- Forwarded message --
> From: anish mohan 
> Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM
> Subject: Pics I took ystday
> To: Vithur 
>
>
> Hi bro...
>  Delightful moments :)
> Please post them at yahoo for his other fans too.
> Thanks
> Anish
>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
>  
>



-- 
Kind Regards,
Abdul Basith

Re: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie

2009-02-26 Thread Madhavan Rajan

I will try to post a scan of Ahmedabad times news paper where I read this.
If you remember the guy Longines who choreographed the Jai Ho song, he told
the press that he is already been signed for the movie "Bollywood Hero" by
the same SDM producer; I'm assuming it's the movie which Danny was also
telling all these time abut his next project in Mumbai.

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 11:04 PM, pratap  wrote:

>   I don't think this is true. It is not in Danny's wikipedia or IMDB
> page...
>
> --- On *Thu, 2/26/09, Jahanzeb Farooq * wrote:
>
> From: Jahanzeb Farooq 
> Subject: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:46 AM
>
>  "Bollywood Hero"?? is that already announced?
> by the way what a cheesy title.
>
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com ,
> Madhavan Rajan 
> wrote:
> >
> > Is AR scoring music for SDM Producer's next movie "Bollywood Hero"?
> >
> > --
> > Cheers,
> > Madhavan.R
> > Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
> >
>
>
>  
>

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

Re: [arr] official fans

2009-02-26 Thread Mahima Sengupta

How does one designate themselves as an official fan? What happens to people 
who got to hear him for the first time only now for various reasons? How could 
you deny such a person who begins to like his music and him as a person at that 
very instant? Does being a fan of a person for a longer period make him a 
official fan? Don't you think its plain ego coming into play?
Lets receive each and every person who likes  ARR as a person and his music 
with open arms. Lets not create a heirarchy here.
Thank you. Pardon me if I have said anything out of place

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, Vithur  wrote:
From: Vithur 
Subject: Re: [arr] official fans
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 4:31 PM

Ya. The Award is you get to access more than 500 mails on ARR on an 
average daily, which others are not entitled to. Lol

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Shah Navas  wrote:

is there an award for being an offcial fan? :P

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 5:58 AM, Vithur  wrote:

Official fans ? whats that ? 

A good Human being even without listening to ARR music would qualify to be his 
Fan. 

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:09 AM, Vinayakam Murugan  
wrote:

We are not a religious sect or a political party to accredit people. Let more 
people listen to him. Him winning the Oscars is exciting because he will reach 
a wider audience and he will have more variety and freedom in his scores. 

Warm Regards
 ~~~
Vinayak

theregoesanotherday .blogspot. com 

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 8:54 AM, sandeep venkatachari  
wrote:

Very interesting point that you made, even i felt the same a few years back 
when people started loving rahman post RDB. . 

Well this is pretty simple, we have become more possesive about our legend and 
with hollywood accepting him with open arms and more fans from hollywood will 
emerge and thus the feeling of RAHMAN IS OURS will take a new turn.

But what i realised is, hes OUR RAHMAN, the man who made us Proud... . the  
peace keeper, the genius.. . let the world listen to him..

reg
RAHMAN-FAN-BY- HEART ! ! !!

"The biggest problem in the world could have been solved when it was small"

sandeep.v

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, chitrageetam  wrote:

From: chitrageetam 
Subject: [arr] official fans
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:52 AM 

Sounds crazy but..think about this..
To be an engineer or a doctor, we need to study for years and get
certificate. Not everybody can call themselves lawyers overnight. 

After the Oscars all of a sudden everybody seem to call themselves a

rahman fan.
It has become a fashion..everybody is acting as if they have been
following rahman for a long time. In this situation how are ardent
fans who are really with him for 15+ years differentiate themselves.

If we say I am rahman fan, it started sounding like a rat race, as if
i too have become fan after his oscars..
To solve this, Is there any more scientific way to tell that we are
official fans? 
Having a sizeable Original CD collection is one thing, but 

really there must be a more accredited way to do it.

Please post your ideas.

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, prakash jerome 

wrote:
>
> yes i need a t shirt too
> --- On Wed, 25/2/09, K. Kumar  wrote:
> From: K. Kumar 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards

> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Wednesday, 25 February, 2009, 4:16 PM
> 
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> 
> hey can it be posted here? can we have a look as well..
>  HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!!
> 
> From: tg vinodh 

> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Monday, 23 February 2009 10:29:09
> Subject: [arr] Re: T-Shirt Having A.R.Rahman with Awards
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> I need this T-Shirt urgently!!! ;-)
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> Regards,
> 
> Vinodh TG
> 
> 
> 
> --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, surya santosh 

wrote:
> 
> >
> 
> > Guys and Gals, we have posted a forum in A.R.Rahman fans in orkut.
> 
> Its about having our mastero on t-shirt with the three awards one with
> 
> golden globe ,bafta and oscar back side of the t-shirt would be having

> 
> jai ho rahman .so what do guys and gal say and i need a reply to
this 
> 
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> > 
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> > From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Go

> 
> to http://in.promos. yahoo.com/ groups/citygroup s/
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> New Email addresses available on Yahoo! 
> Get the Email name you've always wanted on the new @ymail and

@rocketmail.
> 
> Hurry before someone else does!
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> Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to
http://messenger. yahoo.com/ invite/

>

-- 
reg

Re: [arr] A.R Rahman On CNN-IBN - 10.30pm IST - Saturday - 28 Feb

2009-02-26 Thread $ Pavan Kumar $

A.R Rahman On CNN-IBN - 10.30pm IST - Saturday - 28 Feb

Watch it online --> 
http://www.in. com/videos/ watchvideo- cnn-ibn-1626373. html

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, $ Pavan Kumar $  wrote:

From: $ Pavan Kumar $ 
Subject: [arr] A.R Rahman On CNN-IBN - 10.30pm IST
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 8:26 AM

Catch Rahman interview in CNN - IBN at 10.30pm IST.

You can watch it live here :

http://www.in. com/videos/ watchvideo- cnn-ibn-1626373. html

[arr] (unknown)

2009-02-26 Thread Mani Music

hai rahman 
  i am big fan to you. i love your music so all the best


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Re: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie

2009-02-26 Thread pratap

I don't think this is true. It is not in Danny's wikipedia or IMDB page...

--- On Thu, 2/26/09, Jahanzeb Farooq  wrote:
From: Jahanzeb Farooq 
Subject: [arr] Re: Danny's next movie
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009, 7:46 AM












"Bollywood Hero"?? is that already announced? 

by the way what a cheesy title.



--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Madhavan Rajan  

wrote:

>

> Is AR scoring music for SDM Producer's next movie "Bollywood Hero"?

> 

> -- 

> Cheers,

> Madhavan.R

> Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!

>

Re: [arr] "I would continue to work in Tamil films - as much as I do in Hollywood"

2009-02-26 Thread Shah Navas

>>Maniratnam's Robot!
Hindustan times now. . . .Wonder when our media will reach those standards!

On Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Vithur  wrote:

>   A smiling yet modest AR Rahman, who made a triumphant return home on
> Thursday after winning two Oscars for the music of the film *Slumdog
> Millionaire*, said his victory would change apprehensions about Indian
> music in the West and was a starting point for him as well.
>
> "My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world
> where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us,"
> Rahman told reporters at the Kodak Theatre.
>
> "Let's forget about the East and West divide now - it's the closeness now
> that has happened. There used to be a lot of apprehensions earlier for
> Indian music in the West but this award has changed that perception."
>
> Rahman won two golden statuettes for *Slumdog Millionaire *for best
> original score and best original song for *Jai Ho*. They were among the
> eight Academy Awards bagged by the film by British director Danny Boyle
> about an underdog-wins story set in India.
>
> He also ruled out a political role for himself. "I am a musician first and
> last and have no apirations for any political activity or office," Rahman
> said while reacting to suggestions from reporters about accepting a
> nomination to the Rajya Sabha.
>
> Rahman skirted the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils caught in the crossfire
> between the army and the rebel Tamil Tigers.
>
> "Neither the Oscar ceremony nor this stage are forums to raise political
> issues. While I may be personally against any harm to any human being, I
> also feel that Tamils should get protection in a peaceful atmosphere in Sri
> Lanka, I am above politics," Rahman said.
>
> With his trademark humility and simplicity, the composer said the song, *Jai
> Ho*, which won an Oscar, may not have been his best to date.
>
> "It may not have been my best. However, the songs matched the sensibilities
> of Western audiences with its rhythm, burst of energy and joy and resulted
> in a huge impact," Rahman said.
>
> "The series of awards has got me so much of respect. All the legends like
> Mick Jagger and others talk to me like equals now - that's great. We can do
> collaborations and some extraordinary work in the future," he added.
>
> As for his future plans, he said: "I would continue to work in Tamil films
> - as much as I do in Hollywood - provided the projects excite me."
>
> Apart from two golden statuettes, Rahman also bagged the Golden Globes
> award and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) trophy for an
> original score in Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches drama *Slumdog Millionaire*.
>
>
> The film, that has won eight Oscars, has also been controversies' favourite
> child in India for highlighting the "impoverished underbelly" of the
> country.
>
> But Rahman said the film did not hurt anyone's sensibilities - either
> because of its name *Slumdog Millionaire *or for showing India's
> underbelly. "Dog is not an expletive," Rahman said.
>
> According to Rahman, the film focussed attention on Asia's biggest slum -
> Dharavi - in Mumbai and its children.
>
> "If they (the producers) had made the film with a dirty mind, it would not
> have got an Oscar. The film shows India in a positive light. It shows that
> India is a developing nation. It gives so much mileage to India," he said.
>
> He said: "I got the Oscar for all of them who wanted to get an Oscar in
> this country. So I got two of them. I want the future generation to feel
> confident that anyone can get an Oscar.
>
> "It's an important award. It's a starting point even in my career as the
> Oscar is for my work in the film and not my entire talent."
>
> "I am not saying that I am the biggest or anything. I am a composer and the
> only message that I want to give through my music is peace and harmony. One
> should have a good intention and work through it and they will definitely be
> successful."
>
> Rahman's future projects include a film with Mani Ratnam's *Robot* and *
> Blue*.
>
> Apart from Rahman, Resul Pookutty too won an Oscar for sound mixing in 
> *Slumdog
> Millionaire*.
>
> Rahman said his Oscars were akin to the national award he won for his
> maiden film *Roja*. "That award established me nationally and the Oscars
> have made me internationally known. Else, I am the same," Rahman said.
>
>
> http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=929e13ba-bce8-4a01-848c-2007fb8be88f&MatchID1=4934&TeamID1=3&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1248&MatchID2=4925&TeamID3=4&TeamID4=2&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1244&PrimaryID=4934&Headline=My+Oscars+will+connect+people%3a+AR+Rahman
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now

2009-02-26 Thread Niraj Sinha


While A R Rahman brought glory to India, we shouldn't forget Bharat Ratna is 
given for contribution to Indian music, may we remember that Pandit Bhimsen 
Joshi has been given BR this year when he is post 80 yrs old and his 
contribution to Indian Classical music is enormous. For that matter Abhinav 
Bindra the first person to get us gold in Olympics also didn't get Bharat Ratna 
this year and won't get in future either. I think we should wait for some years.




From: Srini Santhanam 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 7:44:10 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now


Just give him some time.. he is just 42 and already won most of the awards that 
anyone can aspire for.. 
Its sure that he is going to be a Bharat Ratna award winner some day - lets 
just wish its phased out a bit so that we can relish each one of this..

Cheers,
Srini


On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:49 PM, rajab great wrote:



jai ho.. yup he should be given..

--- On Mon, 2/23/09, Mohamed Owaish  wrote:


From: Mohamed Owaish 
Subject: Re: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Monday, February 23, 2009, 2:58 PM




yah absolutely correct... 

--- On Sun, 22/2/09, sath.murthy  wrote:

From: sath.murthy 
Subject: [arr] Indian Govt should give Bharat Ratna to AR Rahman now
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Sunday, 22 February, 2009, 11:12 PM



Hope Indian Govt. give the Bharat Ratna award to AR Rahman after his
stupendous success at oscars and other awards.

Sath.

 



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RE: [arr] Fwd: Pics I took ystday

2009-02-26 Thread Rajith Ramnivas


Oh God, you guys are really lucky. jealous of you.

 
Rajith Ramnivas 



 


To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
From: vith...@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 22:26:19 +0530
Subject: [arr] Fwd: Pics I took ystday






Some Snaps of ARR taken yesterday by a brother of ours by name ANISH MOHAN. 


 
-- Forwarded message --
From: anish mohan 
Date: Thu, Feb 26, 2009 at 9:44 PM
Subject: Pics I took ystday
To: Vithur 


Hi bro...
 Delightful moments :) 
Please post them at yahoo for his other fans too.
Thanks
Anish


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[arr] "I would continue to work in Tamil films - as much as I do in Hollywood"

A smiling yet modest AR Rahman, who made a triumphant return home on
Thursday after winning two Oscars for the music of the film *Slumdog
Millionaire*, said his victory would change apprehensions about Indian music
in the West and was a starting point for him as well.

"My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world
where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars have unified us,"
Rahman told reporters at the Kodak Theatre.

"Let's forget about the East and West divide now - it's the closeness now
that has happened. There used to be a lot of apprehensions earlier for
Indian music in the West but this award has changed that perception."

Rahman won two golden statuettes for *Slumdog Millionaire *for best original
score and best original song for *Jai Ho*. They were among the eight Academy
Awards bagged by the film by British director Danny Boyle about an
underdog-wins story set in India.

He also ruled out a political role for himself. "I am a musician first and
last and have no apirations for any political activity or office," Rahman
said while reacting to suggestions from reporters about accepting a
nomination to the Rajya Sabha.

Rahman skirted the issue of Sri Lankan Tamils caught in the crossfire
between the army and the rebel Tamil Tigers.

"Neither the Oscar ceremony nor this stage are forums to raise political
issues. While I may be personally against any harm to any human being, I
also feel that Tamils should get protection in a peaceful atmosphere in Sri
Lanka, I am above politics," Rahman said.

With his trademark humility and simplicity, the composer said the song, *Jai
Ho*, which won an Oscar, may not have been his best to date.

"It may not have been my best. However, the songs matched the sensibilities
of Western audiences with its rhythm, burst of energy and joy and resulted
in a huge impact," Rahman said.

"The series of awards has got me so much of respect. All the legends like
Mick Jagger and others talk to me like equals now - that's great. We can do
collaborations and some extraordinary work in the future," he added.

As for his future plans, he said: "I would continue to work in Tamil films -
as much as I do in Hollywood - provided the projects excite me."

Apart from two golden statuettes, Rahman also bagged the Golden Globes award
and British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) trophy for an
original score in Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches drama *Slumdog Millionaire*.

The film, that has won eight Oscars, has also been controversies' favourite
child in India for highlighting the "impoverished underbelly" of the
country.

But Rahman said the film did not hurt anyone's sensibilities - either
because of its name *Slumdog Millionaire *or for showing India's underbelly.
"Dog is not an expletive," Rahman said.

According to Rahman, the film focussed attention on Asia's biggest slum -
Dharavi - in Mumbai and its children.

"If they (the producers) had made the film with a dirty mind, it would not
have got an Oscar. The film shows India in a positive light. It shows that
India is a developing nation. It gives so much mileage to India," he said.

He said: "I got the Oscar for all of them who wanted to get an Oscar in this
country. So I got two of them. I want the future generation to feel
confident that anyone can get an Oscar.

"It's an important award. It's a starting point even in my career as the
Oscar is for my work in the film and not my entire talent."

"I am not saying that I am the biggest or anything. I am a composer and the
only message that I want to give through my music is peace and harmony. One
should have a good intention and work through it and they will definitely be
successful."

Rahman's future projects include a film with Mani Ratnam's *Robot* and *Blue
*.

Apart from Rahman, Resul Pookutty too won an Oscar for sound mixing in *Slumdog
Millionaire*.

Rahman said his Oscars were akin to the national award he won for his maiden
film *Roja*. "That award established me nationally and the Oscars have made
me internationally known. Else, I am the same," Rahman said.

http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=929e13ba-bce8-4a01-848c-2007fb8be88f&MatchID1=4934&TeamID1=3&TeamID2=1&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1248&MatchID2=4925&TeamID3=4&TeamID4=2&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1244&PrimaryID=4934&Headline=My+Oscars+will+connect+people%3a+AR+Rahman

--
regards,
Vithur

[arr] AR Rahman meets the press