[arr] Rahman voted Indiatoday.in Indian of the Year 2009
Music composer A.R. Rahman, who won 2 Oscars for his score in Slumdog Millionaire, was voted the Indian of the Year 2009 in an online poll conducted by www.indiatoday.in.Rahman got 27 per cent of the votes polled by visitors to the website. The Mozart of Madras was followed at some distance by Congress general secretary and Amethi MP Rahul Gandhi at 17.42 per cent (also the highest ranking politician) and cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar at 16.67 per cent.The top performing industrialist was Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata who got 12.5 per cent of the votes. Among other politicians, former Andhra Pradesh CM Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy, who died in a helicopter crash in September, scored 8.7 per cent of the votes followed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh at 7.9 per cent, Congress chief Sonia Gandhi at 4.2 per cent and BJP parliamentary party chairman L.K. Advani at 2.7 per cent.The only nominee not to get even a solitary vote was former Jharkhand CM Madhu Koda, who has been charged with massive corruption during his tenure.The other contenders were Telangana Rashtra Samithi chief K. Chandrasekhar Rao, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram, HRD Minister Kapil Sibal, Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray, item girl-turned-TV star Rakhi Sawant, killer opener Virender Sehwag, Unique ID card project chief Nandan Nilekani, badminton player Saina Nehwal, film actor Amitabh Bachchan and Team India skipper M.S. Dhon http://indiatoday.intoday.in/site/Story/77137/India/Rahman+voted+Indian+of+the+Year+2009.html
[arr] VTV print promos
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Anyone please share it any other locations.. Flickr is blocked here On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:43 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.comwrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/sets/72157623099632214/ A set of VTV print promos are uploaded here -- Regards MANAF WP SHJ Phone : - 06 - 5584373 Mobile:- 055 - 4146078
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As usual, request from UAE peoples. Please upload the images to PICASA, PHOTOBUCKET or any other photo sharing sites. FLICKR is not accessible in UAE From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, December 30, 2009 1:43:15 PM Subject: [arr] VTV print promos http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ sets/72157623099 632214/ A set of VTV print promos are uploaded here
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A suggestion... Giving a short promo of all the songs could make the impatient fans a little bit happier http://indian-music-bgm.blogspot.com/ Please do not add me in YM. I only use this account for the group... --- On Wed, 12/30/09, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] VTV print promos To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 1:43 AM http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ sets/72157623099 632214/ A set of VTV print promos are uploaded here
[arr] Dilli 6 tops Guruji's most searched albums of '09
MUMBAI: The popularity of web music searches is hardly unknown. As 2009 comes to an end, Guruji.com, a popular music search engine released a list for the 'Top Music Searches of 2009'. So what exactly is it that bollywood music lovers have been searching for? Rahman's Dilli 6 remains the top most searched album on the website, while Amit Trivedi's year opener Emotional Atyachaar takes the top spot on bollywood singles. A.R. Rahman's toe tapping hit 'Masakalli' and 'Hai Junoon' from New York. Also in the list are numbers like Dhan Te Nan, Marjani, Sapnon Se Bhare Naina, Tera Hone Laga hoon, Chiggy Wiggy, All Izz Well and Paisa Paisa in descending order. Guruji.com CEO Anurag Dod says, We have witnessed a surge in the traffic from across the country for all the latest songs and albums released in 2009 and of course the long tail - of obscure and difficult to find songs. This compilation gives us a holistic picture of the most searched for songs in the year 2009. The list has been compiled by taking in account the number of hits received from the metro cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, Pune, Calcutta, Chandigarh, Indore and Cochin by the Guruji music search users. As far as the top searched singers of the year goes, Atif Aslam and yesteryear singer Kishore Kumar took the fifth and fourth position respectively, Nausad and Geeta Dutt, the third and second, and interestingly K L Sehgal has captured the prestigious first place in this list. The above top five singers have been tracked quite often for their hits during 2009. Finally, the Guruji.com Best of 2009 also consists of a list of the most searched for 'Old favourites' as a special mention. This list of old classics is populated by Aradhana and Kashmir ki Kali in the fourth and third positions. The second position is populated by Padosan, while Abhimaan occupies the first place in this classic battle. With 2009 coming to a close, the other song steadily being searched for is All Izz Well from the movie 3 Idiots. Top songs searches Emotional attyachar Masakali Hai junoon Aahun Aahun Dhan Te Tan Marjani Sapnon Se Bhare Naina Tera Hone Laga hoon Chiggy Wiggy All Izz Well Paisa Paisa Top albums searches Delhi 6 New York Kaminey Love Aaj Kal Dev D Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani De Dana Dan Luck By Chance Billu 3 idiots Top singers K L Sehgal Geeta Dutt Nausad Kishore http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/news/dilli-6-tops-gurujis-most-searched-albums-09
Re: [arr] Hyd Meet
Hey lets meet in the first week or second week of JAN 2010.. On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 8:15 PM, Vinod Pisipati idlevin...@yahoo.co.inwrote: any updates for the meet...? how abt VTV audio release..? Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati -- The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepagehttp://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_yyi_1/*http://in.yahoo.com/. -- Friendship is not about finding the right person, but creating the right relationship. Its not how much we care in the beginning, but how much we care till the end. Sirish Musician.
Re: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu
Government is not going to do anything to curb piracy on its own. Government officials and their families themselves must be hearing pirated music and seeing pirated movies. Should we initiate something to drum up support for curbing piracy? Should we initiate something on places like onlinepetition.com giving worrisome these details like you mentioned, and seek people to sign on it and when a respectable number of people sign it, then we can get it published on newspapers to prompt government to do something about it. There are lakhs of members totalling from here, from orkut arr groups, from facebook, and other places, I think many of them will promptly willingly sign on such a petition. I think even a single PIL (public interest litigation) in Indian Supreme Court might make the Judiciary considering issuing directives to appropriate authority to initiate action on this front. Side by side, may be, we can start a blog in which we enlist websites that are openly giving music/ movies files for download or giving links for free download. If any authorized agency does feel moved to do anything on this count, then such a list will come handy for them to start working, by making such sites delete their pirated content. I thing doing at least soemething is need of the moment instead of just lamenting here on the prevalent state of affairs. Mentioned above are some minimal things that we can do within our limited time and putting minimum money for this cause. Anyone willing to participate in this effort may please come forward. A core group needs to be formed first to coordinate on such efforts. I wonder if Vijay would like to volunteer for playing a key role in this effort. -- Rawat On 12/30/2009 11:27 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: You got one part of the answer right, not the other part. The reason is definitely financial but it's financial feasibility and not financial challenges. The age of the CD is over. A market like India was never even there. The advent of unrestrained mp3 sharing on the internet and the rise of the CD as a medium coincided in India. Let me give you a statistic, shocking but true. How many CDs of Slumdog Millionaire do you think T-Series sold in India? All of 60,000. And T-Series printed Over 500,000 copies. For all the chest beating that we do on forums like this, the reality of the day is that nobody pays for music anymore. Who in his right mind would want to invest in manufacturing and distributing CDs upfront in such a market scenario? How many CDs of the Telugu dubbed version of a massive flop do you think will sell? 1000? Can you blame T-Series for not releasing the CD? Music labels make money only off mobile ringtones and ringback tones and TV and FM licensing in today's world. Whatever CDs they do release is purely promotional expenditure, it generates paltry, if any, income for them. There is minimal upfront cost in distributing mp3s through the likes of Amazon. That is the route any sensible business would take. I would be thankful that T-Series is at least progressive enough to provide us with that option rather than not release anything at all. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:10, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com mailto:riv...@yahoo.com wrote: It was up on amazon a while back, but will have to buy now, as CDs are not going to be available. Can somebody please answer why many of Rahman music are not releasing on CD? There are has been several instances in last few months.. makes me feel there are financial problems (how can there be financial problems associated with Rahman's music and how can money get into the way of music?). I am extremely confused and very eager to know the reason. Gops / Vijay, if possible, please give some explanation instead of just saying no physical CD release everytime. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com mailto:arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: The soundtrack is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDUU00/ref=dm_ty_alb There will be no physical CD release as things stand.
[arr] MSN Indian of the Year: ‘Jai Ho’ Rahman
http://news.in.msn.com/national/article.aspx?cp-documentid=3504102
MSN Indian of the Year: ‘Jai Ho’ Rahman
An overwhelming number of MSN viewers participated in the ‘Indian of the Year’
poll, giving a clear ‘Jai Ho’ mandate to music composer A R Rahman. 22 per cent
viewers voted for Rahman, as against 17% voting for the nearest contender
Sachin Tendulkar. Congress General Secretary Rahul Gandhi bagged the third slot
securing 16% votes. Nandan Nilekani and Moon man Madhavan Nair got 9% and 7%
respectively.
Here is what makes Mozart of Madras pride of India:
MSN India readers voted Allah Rakha Rahman or A R Rahman as we know him today
as the Indian of the Year 2009. Winning with a thumping majority, among a
line-up of leaders from politics, business and non-government sectors, the ace
music composer proved once again that his music transcends barriers and
generations to create a cult of its own. Known for being at ease equally with
hip-hop, reggae, traditional Indian music, western classical music and Sufi, A
R Rahman's music composition is unsurpassed and devoured by audience the world
over.
The Oscar winning music director has several national, regional and
international awards to his credit. Born in a devout Hindu family, early
struggles in life made him an atheist and subsequently, he embraced Islam
reviving his faith in the universal power.
Early starter
Rahman started music lessons at the tender age of four. Born to R K Sekhar, a
composer, arranger and conductor in Malayalam films, his inclination towards
music was but natural. At a very young age he began to experiment with the
synthesizer, which his father acquired from Singapore. Soon after his father
passed away, he joined Maestro Illayaraja's music troupe as a keyboard player.
After working for several films and jingles he won a scholarship to the Trinity
College of Music at Oxford University and graduated with a degree in Western
Classical Music. Once he got back, he continued working with the advertising
industry, while being an arranger for famous music directors. It was a chance
meeting with the veteran film director Mani Ratnam that changed his fortunes
for good.
Oscar glory
Thanks to Rahman, it was a dream run at the Oscars for India in 2009. Danny
Boyle's rags-to-riches romance set in India, 'Slumdog Millionaire', won eight
Oscar awards. Rahman won the Academy Awards for best original score ('Slumdog
Millionaire') and song (Jai Ho). Here is how Rahman summed up his tryst with
Oscar glory, I want to thank everyone. The essence of the film is optimism and
hope. All through my life I had the choice of love and hate...I chose love and
I am here.
World's top seller
Rahman debuted with 'Roja', and won both raving reviews and critical acclaim.
After a string of hits in Tamil films and Bollywood, he was invited to compose
music for Andrew Lloyd Weber's musical 'Bombay Dreams'. Soon he started
composing music for Hollywood films. Today he holds concerts across the world
and has been nominated for Grammy award. In a career spanning over a decade, he
has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks
worldwide, and over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's
all-time top selling recording artists. And there's more to come from this
gifted music composer who is only 43-year
[arr] 16th Annual Screen Awards Nominations announced.
http://in.movies.yahoo.com/news-detail/75301/3-Idiots-sweeps-Screen-Nominations.html The music composer nominations sees Pritam leading with three nominations, 'Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani', 'Love Aaj Kal' and 'Tum Mile', followed by A. R. Rahman for 'Delhi 6' and Vishal Bhardwaj for 'Kaminey'. The Best Background Score has nominations from Amit Truvedi (Dev D), Shantanu Moitra, Atul Raninga and Sanjay Wandreker (3 Idiots), Vishal Bhardwaj (Kaminey), Illayaraja (Paa) and Salim Suliaman (Rocket Singh – Salesman of The Year). The Best Female Playback Singher sees a spate of new voices being nominated like Kavita Seth (Iktaara from Wake Up Sid), Rekha Bhardwaj (Genda Phool from Delhi 6), Shreya Ghoshal (Zoobie Doobie, 3 Idiots), Shilpa Rao (Mudi Mudi, Paa) andSunidhi Chauhan (Mere Sang Chal Zara, New York).
[arr] Top 5 most influential Indians of the decade
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/people/Top-5-most-influential-Indians-of-the-decade/articleshow/5391658.cms Top 5 most influential Indians of the decadeCHARU AMAR30 December 2009, 12:00am IST Text Size: | Topics: celebrating decade Influential people Before the curtains fall on another eventful decade, we list down the most influential people of the ten years... Most influential Indians of the decade Twitter Facebook Share Email Print Save Comment 1. Sonia Gandhi She hailed from a different race and country, worshipped a different God and spoke a different language. But still, what she has done for India in the last ten years has made her a true Indian and fetched her a top position in the most talked about Indians of the decade. After remaining detached from the Indian political scene after the demise of Rajiv Gandhi, Sonia finally took the political plunge in 2004 and there has been no looking back since then. She has led the Congress to an unanticipated victory at the Lok Sabha election, chosen Manmohan Singh as the PM, willingly keeping away herself. Soon, the world realised that the partnership was ‘an all profit’ one and the two revived the Congress rule and have steered the country towards stability and constant growth. 2. Sachin Tendulkar Whoever thought Sachin’s rule was over has another one coming! He has bounced back and like how! It was in the year 2007, during the DLF cup in Malaysia that Sachin made a ‘well deserved’ comeback only to respond to the critics who believed that his career was inexorably sliding with his 40th ODI century. And soon the master blaster showed his ‘cricketing’ prowess once again! But it was the end of the decade that saw Sachin at his all time high. Not only did he complete his twenty shining years on the Indian cricket scene, but made it all the more special by shining bright as the highest scorer in both forms of match – ODI and Test Cricket! 3. Amitabh Bachchan When an ageing Bachchan was getting movies like Lal Badshah and Suryavansham to prove his worth, wisdom struck and AB became choosy about the roles he did. And in no time, Big B’s fans witnessed a phoenix-like rising. Star Plus brought Bachchan into the drawing rooms with Kaun Banega Crore Pati and since then the Superstar of the Millenia has not looked back. Movies like Mohobbatein, Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna, Black, Chini Kum and the recent Paa make Big B a living legend. 4. A R Rahman We already owe him a big one big for relentlessly bring to us the best in music, but his latest stint in Hollywood have given Rahman’s fans another reason to hero worship the gifted musician. After wooing music lovers in India, Rahman with his ‘Jai Ho’ composition for Slumdog Millionaire, not only bagged maximum nominations at the Academy Awards, but also brought home the Oscar for the ‘Best Music Score.’ The man has quietly raised the bar for the Indian music fraternity to outshine in the international arena. 5. Abhinav Bindra This shooter got the chance to live the dream that every Indian has cherished – of brining home the Olympic gold! The quiet and bespectacled Bindra brought laurels to the nation by getting his hands on the first ever individual Olympic Gold medal in 108 years. Thanks to him, the world salutes the Indian national flag and our anthem was played in the honour of his historic victory! Soon, the ordinary Bindra became extra-ordinary and the country got another reason to feel proud! charu.a...@indiatimes.co.in Regards, Ashok Singh Purohit The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[arr] Top 10 Bollywood songs of 2009
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/music/Top-10-Bollywood-songs-of-2009/articleshow/5391997.cms ollywood churns out hundreds of films and many more songs year after year, since music is an integral part of Indian cinema. The year gone by had chartbusters like Emosanal Attyachaar and Masakalli that thoroughly entertained listeners. Here’s a list of the 10 most happening songs of 2009 from various genres that created waves in the music industry and remained audiences’ favourites once released. The list shows that Pritam Chakraborty and AR Rahman rule the charts. Emosanal attyachaar Bollywood music got a boost in the very beginning of 2009 with the energetic and instantly likable number Emosanal Attyachaar. Crooned by Bony Chakravarthy, the song from Dev.D that echoed the music of marriage bands, was composed by Amit Trivedi. The quirky number became a favourite of the younger generation and stood out among other songs released during that period. Masakalli This expressive number from the film Delhi-6, sung by Mohit Chauhan, bowled people over. An AR Rahman composition, it’s a free flowing, addictive, fun song. Masakalli is still being played on music channels and radio and it’s expected to stay with music buffs for some time to come, owing to its joyful mood. Aahun aahun One of the biggest hits of the year was from the film Love Aaj Kal. It has an electrifying start with the strumming of the guitar, and is an amalgamation of a hit Punjabi pop song by singer Jazzy B, and Pritam Chakraborty’s composition. Sung by Neeraj Shridhar, Aahun Aahun keeps juggling between the two genres and gets people dancing. Dhan Te Nan Composed by Vishal Bhardwaj, this song from Kaminey is edgy and energetic. Sukhwinder Singh and Vishal Dadlani go behind the mike for the track. While Sukhwinder gives it a rustic flavour, Vishal adds the rock touch to the song. Dhan Te Nan has a certain magic that is engaging and holds the interest of the listener till the very end – the reason why it topped the music charts. Hai Junoon This song from New York caught the attention of young listeners for its hip and foot-tapping music. Sung by KK in his signature style and composed by Pritam Chakraborty, it topped the charts. Hadippa Mika Singh and Sunidhi Chauhan teamed up to sing Hadippa, which spells loads of energy. Its foot-tapping composition made it a hit dance number. The song from the film Dil Bole Hadippa was composed by Pritam Chakraborty and it sort of reinvented Punjabi folk, even though the film tanked. Chiggy Wiggy Bollywood showcased its international connect with the song Chiggy Wiggy from the not-so-hit film Blue as it was sung by international pop star Kylie Minogue, with ample support from Sonu Nigam. The first part of the song is in English and thus completely western, but Sonu enters with the dhol and brings in the Hindi flavour. This one is also Rahman’s composition, and even though many said it was far from his best work, with much criticism coming the way of Kylie Minogue and the film’s makers, the song clicked anyway. Tera Hone Laga Hoon Pakistani singer Atif Aslam yet again proved his prowess with this song in the recently released film Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani. One of the most romantic songs of the year, the duet also had Alisha Chinoi behind the mike. It’s a beautiful, soothing love ballad that tugs at your heartstrings. Once again, a Pritam composition. Aal Izz Well Last but not the least is Aal Izz Well from forthcoming 3 Idiots – the track has raw energy and youthful spunk. It’s a fun campus song that is filled with whistles in the background. Sung by Sonu Nigam, Swanand Kirkire and Shaan and composed by Shantanu Moitra, it was lapped up by music lovers as soon as it came out. Paisa Paisa The track from De Dana Dan has a Punjabi touch. The catchy number is again from Pritam’s stable and is a hit at the DJ consoles at weddings and parties already.
RE: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu
This is bad news, man. If CD sales are dwindling then what is going to happen to CD quality music? Where is the motivation for a MD to revolutionize on sound? I can understand the commercial aspects. I am not too concerned about a Telugu Blue or a Hindi Sivaji but what about the real stuff in future? From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Gopal Srinivasan Sent: 30 December, 2009 9:58 AM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu You got one part of the answer right, not the other part. The reason is definitely financial but it's financial feasibility and not financial challenges. The age of the CD is over. A market like India was never even there. The advent of unrestrained mp3 sharing on the internet and the rise of the CD as a medium coincided in India. Let me give you a statistic, shocking but true. How many CDs of Slumdog Millionaire do you think T-Series sold in India? All of 60,000. And T-Series printed Over 500,000 copies. For all the chest beating that we do on forums like this, the reality of the day is that nobody pays for music anymore. Who in his right mind would want to invest in manufacturing and distributing CDs upfront in such a market scenario? How many CDs of the Telugu dubbed version of a massive flop do you think will sell? 1000? Can you blame T-Series for not releasing the CD? Music labels make money only off mobile ringtones and ringback tones and TV and FM licensing in today's world. Whatever CDs they do release is purely promotional expenditure, it generates paltry, if any, income for them. There is minimal upfront cost in distributing mp3s through the likes of Amazon. That is the route any sensible business would take. I would be thankful that T-Series is at least progressive enough to provide us with that option rather than not release anything at all. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:10, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote: It was up on amazon a while back, but will have to buy now, as CDs are not going to be available. Can somebody please answer why many of Rahman music are not releasing on CD? There are has been several instances in last few months.. makes me feel there are financial problems (how can there be financial problems associated with Rahman's music and how can money get into the way of music?). I am extremely confused and very eager to know the reason. Gops / Vijay, if possible, please give some explanation instead of just saying no physical CD release everytime. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: The soundtrack is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDUU00/ref=dm_ty_alb There will be no physical CD release as things stand. Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? b Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links
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My badi meant blue telugu and not sivaji hindi.thanks gops for this -original message- Subject: Re: [arr] Blue Telugu From: Vithur vith...@gmail.com Date: 30/12/2009 10:13 haha... No physical CDs :( Things are changing a lot... On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 10:06 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.comwrote: The soundtrack is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDUU00/ref=dm_ty_alb There will be no physical CD release as things stand. -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Son Of A Preacher Man!
Hey guys, I am not sure if anyone has come across this but here is the trailer for documentary on the life of P.J. Morton. There is also a small interview with A.R.Rahman Sir. Enjoy it guys! Just wishing all you guys a Belated Merry Christmas and a God Blessed and Happy 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUlQXq1KCuQ Lot Of Love and Regards, Rohit George
RE: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu
I have few thoughts here. Indian's are by far very poor CD buyers. And only few agents were resposible for the CD sales as such in India and Rahman played a huge role in that. Now the market is very disoriented. None of them are able to tackle piracy and the only way is the surrender to the trend and release MP3s. This is actually like going back to stone age. If you look at the data (depending on the source), you might note that globally CD sales have fallen by as much as 15% (adjustments to recession included). India for the size that we are and that too with the world's largest film factory, with most number of songs, sells lesser CDs than denmark,sweden,norway. Basically countries smaller than most indian states. This is because, we like music and want it fast and we won't mind downloading from anywhere. Lets check it ourselves. Those who claim they have the entire collection of rahman's works, do we have all original ACDs or cassesetes as applicable? secondly, The whole listening fashion is changed to iPODs. So even if we buy a disc, we would most probably rip it and put them into an iPOD or make it part of a compilation MP3 disc. Thirdly, people are not so concious of 'fidilety'. Many actually don;t care about it, as long as the tracks sound loud! ( refer loudness war). And what they need, they get it from Mp3s. Lastly, a delay of indian release of some big ticket films is suicidal. Everyone had watched slumdog and everyone had the tracks when T-series decided to release. Same for couples retreat. Theres a huge opportunity loss here. If people as a market were concious of taste, then CD sales won't drop and Worldspace radio wont go bankrupt to shut shop. So...start buying CDs. Not only Rahman's. All the music you like. To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com From: catchg...@gmail.com Date: Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:27:33 +0530 Subject: Re: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu You got one part of the answer right, not the other part. The reason is definitely financial but it's financial feasibility and not financial challenges. The age of the CD is over. A market like India was never even there. The advent of unrestrained mp3 sharing on the internet and the rise of the CD as a medium coincided in India. Let me give you a statistic, shocking but true. How many CDs of Slumdog Millionaire do you think T-Series sold in India? All of 60,000. And T-Series printed Over 500,000 copies. For all the chest beating that we do on forums like this, the reality of the day is that nobody pays for music anymore. Who in his right mind would want to invest in manufacturing and distributing CDs upfront in such a market scenario? How many CDs of the Telugu dubbed version of a massive flop do you think will sell? 1000? Can you blame T-Series for not releasing the CD? Music labels make money only off mobile ringtones and ringback tones and TV and FM licensing in today's world. Whatever CDs they do release is purely promotional expenditure, it generates paltry, if any, income for them. There is minimal upfront cost in distributing mp3s through the likes of Amazon. That is the route any sensible business would take. I would be thankful that T-Series is at least progressive enough to provide us with that option rather than not release anything at all. On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 11:10, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote: It was up on amazon a while back, but will have to buy now, as CDs are not going to be available. Can somebody please answer why many of Rahman music are not releasing on CD? There are has been several instances in last few months.. makes me feel there are financial problems (how can there be financial problems associated with Rahman's music and how can money get into the way of music?). I am extremely confused and very eager to know the reason. Gops / Vijay, if possible, please give some explanation instead of just saying no physical CD release everytime. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: The soundtrack is available from http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002UDUU00/ref=dm_ty_alb There will be no physical CD release as things stand. Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? b Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: ad...@arrahmanfans.com To Subscribe: arrahmanfans-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To Unsubscribe: arrahmanfans-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links _ Windows 7: Simplify what you do everyday. Find the right PC for you. http://windows.microsoft.com/shop
Re: [arr] Re: Merry Christmas to all A.R.Rahman fans... A Small gift from me...
Thank you very much :) On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 8:16 AM, Rivjot riv...@yahoo.com wrote: That is a wonderful gift mate! Thank you very much :) Dinesh, you should totally rip more background scores --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Dinesh Scaran dinesh.theb...@... wrote: Merry Christmas to all ARR Fans ! On this auspicious day, i would like to feast u guys with some bits of ARR's music ... Well ofcource i cant take the credit from ARR... so its not really a gift from me.. but ARR himself.. haha... Click here to download : http://www.mediafire.com/?cz2wutm3mmg
[arr] VTV Pics ~ Images, Snaps, Promos from YG other sites! [1 Attachment]
Please find the attached rar file. It's about 10 MB. Hope it gets into the Groups.. after approved by Yahoo! Rahman fever His Music ~ My Mother Tongue - Forwarded Message From: mohammed sajin mnsa...@yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wed, 30 December, 2009 3:35:08 PM Subject: Re: [arr] VTV print promos As usual, request from UAE peoples. Please upload the images to PICASA, PHOTOBUCKET or any other photo sharing sites. FLICKR is not accessible in UAE From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com To: arrahmanfans arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Wed, December 30, 2009 1:43:15 PM Subject: [arr] VTV print promos http://www.flickr. com/photos/ arrahmanfans/ sets/72157623099 632214/ A set of VTV print promos are uploaded here The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[arr] Semi ARR : - All's well that doesn't end well
*All's well that doesn't end well* *Delhi-6 to rerelease a year later with a new tragic ending. The new version will have Abhishek Bachchan's character dying* A year after the release of the ill-received Delhi-6, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is set to release the film with a new tragic ending. The film was originally planned with Abhishek Bachchan’s character’s death at the end. Mehra, apparently with considerable pressure from his producer, UTV, decided to alter the ending to a happy one. Incidentally, Abhishek had strongly advised his director-friend against the ending. Delhi 6 A member of the cast says, “Abhishek and Rakeysh had many arguments on the subject. The producers felt that audiences will react adversely to Abhishek’s character dying. Although Rakeysh was unhappy with it, he shot the alternate ending.” Now a year later, the character Roshan will die in a new version of the film to be released very shortly. Confirming these developments, Rakeysh says, “I made a mistake. I should have gone with my original script with the tragic ending. Going by the reactions I got after I showed the newly edited film at the Venice Film Festival in September, I am sure this is the right version of Delhi-6.” The new version will coincide with Rakeysh embarking on his next directorial project, apparently the historical Mirza Sahibaan, which the director is now in the process of casting. Rakeysh Mehra Rakeysh is also set to begin a professional story bank within his production house. The director says, “While there is an acute shortage of writers in our cinema, new writers seem to have no access to the mainstream banners. We want to give these writers a chance to bring their talents to our company.” Rakeysh will also be introducing new directorial talent. “I am surprised at the number of new talented writer-directors who are coming to us with wonderful innovative ideas. I want to make these talented filmmakers a part of my team. I can’t make all the films that I want to. These directors can make some of them http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/20091230200912300239389872c1b1b7/Alls-well-that-doesnt-end-well.html Regards MANAF WP SHJ Phone : - 06 - 5584373 Mobile:- 055 - 4146078
RE: [arr] A R RAHMAN's song from couples retreat is a contender for oscar nomination
There are no local Singapore agents bringing the CD yet. I checked with HMV they say have to import for the cost of $32. To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com From: arrking4...@yahoo.com Date: Tue, 22 Dec 2009 14:53:49 +0800 Subject: Re: [arr] A R RAHMAN's song from couples retreat is a contender for oscar nomination is the ost out in singapore available at mustafa? HARDCORE RAHMANIAC TILL DA VERY END!!! --- On Fri, 18/12/09, ali ahad mindblower2...@yahoo.com wrote: From: ali ahad mindblower2...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] A R RAHMAN's song from couples retreat is a contender for oscar nomination To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, 18 December, 2009, 3:48 PM not five ..there will be only three nominees From: Sath Murthy sath.murthy@ yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 10:20:37 PM Subject: Re: [arr] A R RAHMAN's song from couples retreat is a contender for oscar nomination Hope n pray that Na Na makes to final 5... great track it is... From: ali ahad mindblower2003@ yahoo.com To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Thu, December 17, 2009 5:52:08 AM Subject: [arr] A R RAHMAN's song from couples retreat is a contender for oscar nomination Beverly Hills, CA — Sixty-three songs from eligible feature-length motion pictures are contending for nominations in the Original Song category for the 82nd Academy Awards®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today: “All Is Love” from “Where the Wild Things Are” “Almost Over You” from “My One and Only” “Almost There” from “The Princess and the Frog” “AyAyAyAy” from “The Maid” “Back to Tennessee” from “Hannah Montana The Movie” “Being Bad” from “Duplicity” “Blanco” from “Fast Furious” “Brothers in Arms” from “Brothers at War” “Butterfly Fly Away” from “Hannah Montana The Movie” “Cinema Italiano” from “Nine” “Colorblind” from “Invictus” “Depression Era” from “That Evening Sun” “Don’t Walk Away” from “Hannah Montana The Movie” “Dove of Peace” from “Bruno” “Down in New Orleans” from “The Princess and the Frog” “Fly Farm Blues” from “It Might Get Loud” “Forget Me” from “I Love You, Beth Cooper” “God Bless Us Everyone” from “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” “Here” from “Shrink” “Hideaway” from “Where the Wild Things Are” “Hoedown Throwdown” from “Hannah Montana The Movie” “I Bring What I Love” from “Youssou N’Dour: I Bring What I Love” “I See You” from “Avatar” “(I Want to) Come Home” from “Everybody’s Fine” “If You’re Wondering” from “The Lightkeepers” “Impossible Fantasy” from “Adventures of Power” “Innocent Child” from “Skin” “Invictus 9,000 Days” from “Invictus” “Legendary” from “Tyson” “Let Freedom Reign” from “Skin” “Loin de Paname” from “Paris 36” “Ma Belle Evangeline” from “The Princess and the Frog” “My One and Only” from “My One and Only” “Na Na” from “Couples Retreat” “Never Knew I Needed” from “The Princess and the Frog” “New Divide” from “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” “New Jersey Nights” from “Adventures of Power” “New York Is Where I Live” from “Did You Hear about the Morgans?” “No Time for Love” from “Simon Malou” “One Day” from “Post Grad” “Only You” from “The Young Victoria” “Other Father Song” from “Coraline” “Petey’s Song” from “Fantastic Mr. Fox” “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea” from “Ponyo” “Possibility” from “The Twilight Saga: New Moon” “Raining Sunshine” from “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” “Running Out of Empty (Make Ourselves at Home)” from “Lymelife” “Smoke without Fire” from “An Education” “Somebody Else” from “Crazy Heart” “Stu’s Song” from “The Hangover” “Take It All” from “Nine” “Through the Trees” from “Jennifer’s Body” “Trust Me” from “The Informant!” “Un Bouquet des Violettes” from “New York, I Love You” “We Are the Children of the World” from “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” “We Love Violence” from “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus” “The Weary Kind (Theme from Crazy Heart)” from “Crazy Heart” “When You Find Me” from “Adam” “Winter” from “Brothers” “The Word Is Love” from “Oy Vey! My Son Is Gay!” “You Got Me Wrapped around Your Little Finger” from “An Education” “You’ll Always Find Your Way Back Home” from “Hannah Montana The Movie” “You’ve Been a Friend to Me” from “Old Dogs” On Tuesday, January 12, the Academy will screen clips featuring each song, in random order, for voting members of the Music Branch in Los Angeles. Following the screenings, members will determine the nominees by an averaged point system vote. If no song receives an average score of 8.25 or more, there will be no nominees in the category. If only one song achieves that score, it and the song receiving the next highest score shall be the two nominees. If two or more songs (up to five) achieve that score, they shall be the nominees. A DVD copy of the song clips will be made available to those branch members who are unable to attend the
Re: [arr] Re: Sivaji - Hindi
I hope the same doesn't happen for Boys hindi... Why won't they release limited number of cd's under KM label, if no one came forward to buy the rights? Just don't want to invest again on a mobile phone when I invested on 5800 express music a year ago for connections!! On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:14 PM, vi...@kmmusiq.com wrote: Yes, there will be no physical release for sivaji hindi -original message- Subject: [arr] Re: Sivaji - Hindi From: Dinesh Scaran dinesh.theb...@hotmail.comdinesh.theboss%40hotmail.com Date: 29/12/2009 22:08 Serious?? No CD release for it? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, ab_wahabm ab_wah...@... wrote: I bought Nokia music xpress it comes with hindi sivaji songs. The songs seems to be average. -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
[arr] Re: Sivaji - Hindi
I remember AR once saying that he wouldn't use KM for movie soundtracks. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@... wrote: I hope the same doesn't happen for Boys hindi... Why won't they release limited number of cd's under KM label, if no one came forward to buy the rights? Just don't want to invest again on a mobile phone when I invested on 5800 express music a year ago for connections!! On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:14 PM, vi...@... wrote: Yes, there will be no physical release for sivaji hindi -original message- Subject: [arr] Re: Sivaji - Hindi From: Dinesh Scaran dinesh.theb...@...dinesh.theboss%40hotmail.com Date: 29/12/2009 22:08 Serious?? No CD release for it? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, ab_wahabm ab_wahabm@ wrote: I bought Nokia music xpress it comes with hindi sivaji songs. The songs seems to be average. -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
