Re: [arr] D6 lyrics query
The song is describing a city and not a human being. Actually it is describing a city as if it were a human being. And when he says that it has heart on the right and the left sides, he means to say that the city has a heart. It is emotional. If you listen to one line Bas ishq mohabbat pyar - only love, romance and more love! ;) The city is totally emotional is the bottomline. A poetic way of saying it is that it has heart all inside it. Nice and simple I thought. 2009/7/6 Gomzy™ gomtesh.upad...@gmail.com Well i could crack half of it. Dil -lhi.Dil on the left sidenot sure how how Dil is on the right side as well ! On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 9:01 PM, Mahima Sengupta mahiya_is_mind_blow...@yahoo.com wrote: LOL! ... well endowed person :P --- On *Sun, 7/5/09, nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com* wrote: From: nazeef mohammed nazeef.moham...@gmail.com Subject: [arr] D6 lyrics query To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, July 5, 2009, 1:06 PM That both sides of him have a heart! Whereas all of us have it only on one side! It's like saying baada dilwaala hai! -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] End of Aahaa FM's RAHMANIA SHOW
I was so disappointed too! Almost shocked I must say! Some very irritating Malini was hosting some show called 'Music Mantra' instead of 'Rahmania'! Is this a permanent end to Rahmania or has it been rescheduled to some other time? Anybody can help provide any info about this? Sad to have missed the Pune concert too. Love, Adi. 2009/6/2 Vithur vith...@gmail.com Thanks Aravind for all the shares... It was a wonderful show, when Raihanaaji was handling it. This is the right time for some other Radio Station to take over and start something new on AR. On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 8:20 AM, Aravind AM aravind...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi all, Aahaa FM suddenly stopped Rahmania show. I tuned in yesterday and was surprised to find some other show starting off! :( I still have a few more recordings, of last week, which I will upload shortly... All my existing recordings of Rahmania can be accessed from the usual location http://rahmania.4shared.com Aravind -- Rahmania show interviews: http://rahmania.4shared.com -- -- Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India Travel Click here!http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_Travel_1/*http://in.travel.yahoo.com/ -- regards, Vithur -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] A R Rahman squabbles with reporter
heh heh... Get real... Get real... 2009/3/21 uday kiran uk_heartb...@yahoo.co.in Nellore, March 20: Oscar winner and popular music composer A R Rahman allegedly squabbled with a media person at Venadu dargah in Tada mandal on Thursday while the latter was taking his photographs. Rahman is a regular visitor to the dargah and reached there at about 1 pm on Thursday from Chennai. When a vernacular reporter who belongs to the village tried to take photographs of Rahman, he reportedly instructed his followers to take away the camera from the reporter. There was a heated discussion between the scribe and supporters of Rahman for sometime and finally the camera was given back. Rahman immediately left the place after offering prayers. A large crowd gathered to have a glimpse of the musical maestro. http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=contenttask=viewid=331315Itemid=55cattitle=Entertainment Regards, Uday Kiran -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] ARR Fans Article today in Times of India
ok. So? 2009/3/16 afsal saheed afsalsah...@yahoo.co.in afsalsah...@yahoo.co.in -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Online link to buy Bombay dreams DVD
15 pounds! :D 2009/3/16 Adi n.adi...@gmail.com A H Rahman? These websites are just so awful in getting even their basic stuff right that it scares me to trust them with 75 pounds! 2009/3/14 Thulasi Ram karoke...@gmail.com http://shop.reallyuseful.com/Store/DII-5244-salaam+bombay+dreams+dvd.html thanx to kumar0305 for the videos -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] ARR Health concerns
Thanks. Even I heard from some people that he was ill. But no further information. Thanks Vithur for information! Appreciate this! 2009/3/11 Vithur vith...@gmail.com According to some closer sources, He was little unwell , but he is perfectly fine now... Allah Rakka Rahman... God Protects him as the eyelids protect the eye. Nothing to worry. Jai Ho!!! On Wed, Mar 11, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Leslie D dorai...@gmail.com wrote: I was reading in a news paper here in London that ARR has cancelled all his future work for forseeable future as he is unwell and totally bedridden. It also said that he has cancelled his planned trip to London for some work. Is it true guy? Does anybody have any update? -- regards, Vithur -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Re: ‘It’s tough to work with Rahman: A bhijeet
This reminds me of a saying in Kannada language: nayi bogaLidre devaloka
haLagolla
A literal translation of the above saying would mean Nothing will happen to
the God's world (heaven) if a dog barks.
First of all a few disclaimers: I am not calling anyone a dog or anyone God
here. These are just metaphors to get a point across.
So let us just let this Abhijeet sleep deeply. Why disturb ourselves and his
sleep too?!! :)
Love,
Adi.
2009/3/7 Dinesh dinesh.theb...@hotmail.com
yeah, i remember he said A.R.Rahman is the flop maker he dun want to be
a part of Rahman's flop music. (back in 2004/2005).
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
Chord purev...@... wrote:
Abhijit has put down Rahman before, so this is no surprise. Big mouth,
little said.
--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com,
Vithur vithurm@ wrote:
`It's tough to work with Rahman: Abhijeet 7 Mar 2009, 0002 hrs IST,
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Abhijeet Bhattacharya needs no introduction. He's worked with the best
in
the industry from R D Burman to A R Rahman. Nowadays he is seen more
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Abhijeet
TV as a reality show judge. Hyd Times catches up with the
singer
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who
is remembered for hits like Chand Taare from Yes Boss and is known as
the voice of Shah Rukh Khan.
There are so many untrained and unconventional singers these days. Is
it
tough to sustain the competition for senior singers like you?
Today everybody is a singer. He doesn't have to be in sur. Many of the
modern day singers are besuras. Ask them to sing live on stage, without
a CD
player and they can't do it. And looking at them, I think my standards
are
quite high and I feel proud. At one point of time there were singers
like
Kishore Kumar, Mohammed Rafi, Lata Manageshkar and now there are
hundreds of
singers who don't have an identity. Every singer sounds the same and
sings
the same. Now it's the
music
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equipment
that do most of the singing! Earlier, a song meant that it was a
concerted effort by not just the music director, lyricist and singer
but by
the film's producer, director and other technicians. But now, when I
sing, I
don't even know for whom I am
singing
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as
in the recording studio most of the times I find only the music
director's assistants. I don't even know who's the co-singer and then I
don't even realise when the song's come and gone in the market. Life's
moving very fast and certainly more so in the film
industry
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!
There's more things happening to singers' career now and they have the
option for getting into reality shows ...
Yes, there are greater options now. TV is a bigger medium and reality
shows
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promote
the new and genuinely talented. There's always employment in the
film industry, but I draw a line on what songs I have to sing.
Among the current music directors who's the toughest to work with?
AR Rehman. I haven't sung many songs for him. But it's really tough to
work
with him. Rahman likes to work in the night. When you are in deep
sleep,
suddenly his assistants come and knock the door and ask you to sing.
Now that Pak is in news again, your take on Pakistani singers ...
I have many friends and followers in Pakistan but I don't have a high
opinion of Pakistani singers. Our film industry is already bogged down
by so
many artists who come for employment and then it also has to take the
burden
of Pakistani artists, which is not fair to Indians. It's only a one-way
process because Indian artists can't go and perform there. Because they
don't have a platform. Set aside the political difference, both the
countries have cultural similarities but then exchange has to be two
way.
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Re: [arr] Gharshana TV serial
A Small clarification here. I am not aware of what Raghu is talking about, but Vithur's information here needs a small clarification. 'Gharshana' was the dubbed telugu version of 'Agni Natchatram' - the tamil movie by Mani Ratnam which had music by IR. Thanks. Love, Adi. 2009/3/2 Vithur vith...@gmail.com Are you sure this is a TV Serial and had Amala in it ?. As Far as I know Gharshana is a Telugu movie of Maniratnam, which was dubbed in Tamil as Idhayathai Thirudathey and had music by IR. ARR doing music for a Telugu Tv Serial !! Gops. Any info ? On Mon, Mar 2, 2009 at 9:59 PM, arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com wrote: Longtime some 15 yrs back, I happen to watch a telugu TV serial called Gharshana, i dont remember the channel name.. I do not know if it is dubbed from tamil, serial had some popular actress may be Amala Nagarjuna (not able to recollect) End credits says-Music by ARRahman.. Does anyone know more about this? -Raghu --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Ganesh.V gvalway...@... wrote: Wow great find guys. Thanks a ton for ur effort... Regards Ganesh.V --- On Mon, 2/3/09, Sriram S srirams_pa...@... wrote: From: Sriram S srirams_pa...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Awesome composition by ARR for SUN TV in his early days To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Cc: Sriram S srirams_pa...@... Date: Monday, 2 March, 2009, 11:06 AM This was the best ever TV programme on ARR I have watched till date. This was telecasted on Pongal day in 1995. The Programme was titled A R Rahman oru Kadhiraa illay Pudhiraa?. It was hosted by B.H. Abdul hameed. K. Balachander, Vairamuthu, SPB etc spoke about ARR for about 45 minutes. (Remember that this was during his early days where he has done only Roja, Pudiya mugam, Thiruda^2, Vandichola chinrasu, Duet, Kadhalan etc). SPB also told that in Japan they had printed T-shirts with Chinna Chinna Aasai as the slogan. ARR was wearing a Green Shirt (which was very common in all of his interviews during those days) and it was in his Panchathan studio. For the last 15 minutes of the interview, ARR was asked to compose something for the Sun TV viewers on occasion of Pongal. It was the first time (and last time i think) that ARR produced LIVE music . Couple of Nadaswaram and Thavil people were there in his studio and ARR gave them the swarams in verbal and asked them to play, and he recorded them as they played (This was done 2-3 times after some corrections) . He also gave notations to the Thavil person which was awesome to watch. In the end, ARR mixed it completely and played it for the viewers which was a TREAT to watch. I am searching for the interview (SUN TV has the rights for it). In those days there was no Internet or Youtube to get the interview next day. I have recorded the same in a Audio cassette during those days. Have to search it now. This one is a real treat for all RAHMANIACS and a must have !! Thanks, Sriram --- On Mon, 2/3/09, Sath Murthy sath.murthy@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Sath Murthy sath.murthy@ yahoo.com Subject: [arr] Awesome composition by ARR for SUN TV in his early days To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, 2 March, 2009, 9:55 AM ARR gave an interview to SUN TV (i guess during the release of Bombay) on a Pongal day. At the end of that interview, they asked ARR to compose a musical bit for the Pongal Occasion. Even though i heard that only one time, i was really hooked into that great composition by ARR. I guess the Tavil was played by a famous person (Pazhanichamy? ??). Just hear the fusion of Nadaswaram and Tavil. Just over a minute.. but... WOW... I searched for that in youtube and found it Kept on listening it today for a long long time. I hope that this has been shared already in the group, but i couldn't control myself from posting it again. http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=ECzpnlHyn98 Jai Ho ARR. Sath. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now. Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger at http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- regards, Vithur -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Let's keep in mind the attitudes and exposure of the elders
Sooper share Mugilan! Thanks! Great to know this! ARR's music is available to all those who are willing! Love, Adi. PS: We met during Bangalore concert, remember? At the gate?! :-) 2009/3/2 Mugilan Jeyaraman jmugi...@gmail.com Good Thoughts Chord. I completely agree. However, I guess, I have been really lucky in this regard :) The biggest ARR fan and the closest to me is my dad. He brought a Tape Recorder during the time Genteman was released. That was my first ever cassette. He bought it after he liked the songs. However, the next cassette we bought was Kizhaku Cheemayilae and it was on the day of the audio release. He brought it home with a lot of excitement I still clearly remember. With the song on side A starting Athaiku piranthavalae, I remember the smiling approvals we gave each other :) We still treasure all those audio cassettes. Infact for most of them, I can recollect the day we had bought it and the initial feedback we shared. During my school days, it was always my dad who tracked the audio release dates and kept coming home with the 1st day release cassettes. After I moved to chennai, I slowly took over, thanks to the Internet and arrahmanfans.com :) He still listens to most of his music. He loved Chinnamma Chillakama(Meenaxi). He loved O Saya from Slumdog! No Surprise, the first person I called after ARR won the oscars was my Dad. He was at his school. He is a teacher. Luckily he was in a break so I didnt have to wait to share the news :) Sorry abt a long mail. Somehow, whatever Chord shared, made me nostalgic about all the good times :) Thanks for reading. Regards, Mugilan. On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 11:04 PM, Chord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: After reading Jagjit Singh's, Pyarelal's and Ali Khan's comments about ARR and his music, it also struck me the big generational differences in terms of attitudes and exposure towards music. Personally, I have found that even with people I know, like my parents and their friends, their appreciation for music is within a narrow range. Anything outside that range is overlooked and not appreciated as much, and sometimes ridiculed. I have found that amongst many elders, there is a certain arrogance or haughtiness implying, we know what's best. This is a product of our culture revering elders and their wisdom by tradition in contrast to many seniors and elders feeling left out and disrespected by attitudinal changes in today's world reflecting less respect and reverie towards seniors. For example, when I gave my parents a copy of the D6 CD, they only liked the folk and semi-classical elements of the soundtrack. That's it. When I asked them about Jaane Tu, they said that they didn't like the music, although they love and appreciate ARR's other works that are more in line with their taste. Of course, even within elders, there will be a lot of variation in terms of taste and attitude, but overall, I feel that they are more narrow minded about music than we youngsters are OVERALL AS A GROUP, keeping in mind individual differences. Because ARR's music is so diverse and touching upon so many different genres, a large percentage of his work is not going to be appreciated by those with more narrow minded definitions of good music. Who knows, maybe when we reach that age, we too may reflect some of that narrow mindedness in terms of our exposure compared to what the youth may be listening to at that time. However, I have hope that because we youngsters have been exposed to such an array of world music through ARR and other artists, I think we will generally have a broader appreciation for music than previous generations. ARR has gifted us with something very important: tolerance and open mindedness for different types of music. Thank you ARR! -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Re: Music labels rush to cash in on Rahman's triumph
:-) Good one Raghu. I really hope they do. Love, Adi. 2009/3/2 arr_raghu arr_ra...@yahoo.com Yeah rright cashing on ARR's success.. Now, you labels better release the old arr stuff which have been hard to find. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Bivin Chandra bivinchan...@... wrote: MUMBAI: After A R Rahman brought home twin Oscars, music labels in India are leaving no stone unturned to cash in on the Rahman fever. T-Series has already launched a Rahman compilation last week. Others like Sony BMG, Saregama are working on similar lines and are planning early March launches for similar compilations. T-Series launched a three CD set two days before the Oscar awards and the album has been well received by music lovers. Says T-Series president - marketing media publishing (TV) Vinod Bhanushali, “The album tracks Rahman’s journey from Roja to Slumdog Millionaire as we own many of his titles like 1947 earth, Nayak, Doli sajake rakhna, and the recent titles acquired in the last two years- Yuvvraaj, Jaane tu ya jaane na, Ghajini and Delhi 6.†The label promoted the set across all television channels; and aired an interesting 90 second promo across all music and news channels. Sony BMG, on the other hand, is in talks with major music labels including Saregama, Times Music, Venus Records etc to acquire music rights of Rahman’s titles. Sony BMG would be tentatively be launching a compilation of Rahman’s hits in March. Sony BMG Marketing director Sanujeet Bhujabal says, “We are looking at most of his landmark works including songs from his Tamil soundtracks. Our compilation would include Rahman songs across Bollywood, Tamil numbers, albums etc. We already have some five to six Tamil titles which would be a part of the compilation.†A R Rahman and Sony BMG have been associated with his first album ‘Vande Mataram’. “We have been doing A R Rahman collections/compilations since the past couple of years for his fans. We feel it gives a nice platform to showcase AR Rahman’s range of music to all his fans worldwide,†says Bhujabal. Venus, which already has three earlier Rahman compilations in the market would be giving out their title track of ‘Dil se’ to Sony BMG, which is also in talks with Times Music for the rights of Rahman’s ‘Jana gana mana’, the only Rahman title with that label. Sony BMG is also obtaining the rights of ‘Saathiya’ and ‘Sapnay’ from Saregama. Saregama would also be launching a compilation by 10 March by buying rights from other music labels like Sony BMG, Venus, Universal etc. Saregama head, New Media and Publishing Gautam Sarakar denies that the label is trying to cash in on the slumdog ... http://www.radioandmusic.com/content/editorial/special-reports/music-labels-rush-cash-rahmans-triumph -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Himesh Reshammiya: I love Rahman. He is the best. He truly deserves it.
You may consider statements of Adnan Sami, Vishal or Aadesh as his own statements :) because anyway he is going to end up getting 'inspired' here as well. Its a deeply ingrained habit you see! They are the only music directors from the mail below! Couldn't resist that one!! ;) Love, Adi. 2009/2/25 Anantha Dreamer clanan...@gmail.com what is anu malik has to say abt this... :D Regards, Anantha the Dreamer http://arrtheboss.blogspot.com Laurence J. Peter - If two wrongs don't make a right, try three. On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 9:14 PM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: Great moment for Indian cinema and Indian talent. And that two of our most talented film artistes have won international recognition is remarkable. *Karan Johar:* It's a proud moment for our fraternity. This is just the beginning. Rahman and Resul are flag bearers for an entire movement in world cinema where India is going to play a major part. More power to them and thank you Rahman and Resul for this master-stroke of a flag-off. *Deepa Mehta:* It's just fabulous. I can't think of anyone more deserving. What a great day for Rahman. What a great day for India and Indians. We always knew Rahman was talented and brilliant. And now the world knows it. *Preity Zinta:* You've no idea how euphoric I'm feeling. I've been up and dancing all morning. I mean Rahman and Gulzar Saab are the jewelshttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2009/bollywood-rahman-resul-oscars-240209.html#of Indian cinema. They did my first ever song Jiya jale in Dil Se. And they've been doing consistently outstanding work. What Rahman did in *Slumdog Millionaire*http://wallpapers.oneindia.in/v/album18-Bollywood-Movies/2009/slumdog-millionaire/was to bring out a kind of clever fusion which just clicked with the world. I love him for it. The one that I'm happiest for is Resul. To be honest I knew little about his work until Slumdog. Dil Chahta Hai was the first Hindi filmhttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2009/bollywood-rahman-resul-oscars-240209.html#with live sound. Now of course sound in our cinema is finally making itself heard. It's sad but true that we very often wait for the West to recognize a genius. My heart had broken when I had seen how little kids were shown to be treated in Mumbai in *Slumdog Millionaire*. It was so true and so sad. Now my heart swells with pride. I'm so happy I don't know if I'm coming or going. *Shabana Azmi:* Rahman is a genius like no other. His music is informed by his spirituality. His success in the international arena was written in stone. No surprises there. Resul has brought the spotlight on the skill and prowess of Indian technicians. As a fellow student of the FTII I feel doubly proud. But for me the greatest thrill is that a small independent film rather than a big budget studio film has won the best filmhttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2009/bollywood-rahman-resul-oscars-240209.html#. I'm thrilled for my friendhttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2009/bollywood-rahman-resul-oscars-240209.html#Anil Kapoor. He has walked the path less travelled and is reaping the dividendshttp://entertainment.oneindia.in/bollywood/features/2009/bollywood-rahman-resul-oscars-240209.html#. Congrats to all of them including Loveleen Tandon. *Bipasha Basu:* I was so sure that he would get it. Long before he had won I had typed a text message saying A R Rahman has done it. I think Resul and Rahman have made all us Indians proud. What an amazing performance by Rahman. And his acceptance speeches were so real confident and dignified. I'm so happy. For the first time in my life I was late for work because I was watching the Oscars. *Shilpa Shetty:* I cried when I heard Resul's name being announced. Those tears of joy were for all of us. I felt I had won the Oscar. Resul and Rahman both deserved it. We waited long. But the wait has been worth it. *Urmila Matondkar:* It's a happy and proud moment for every Indian. Rahman's music scores were always of international standards. It's great to see him achieve this highest recognition possible. *Adnan Sami:* I'm over the moon. Apart from being a great musician Rahman is a great human being. He's made the entire musical fraternity proud, not to speak of India. I'll squeeze his cheeks when I see him. He's a darling. *Alka Yagnik:* Very, very well-deserved. Rahman and Resul have done us all very proud. They're our real heroes, the jewels in India's crown. I'm so fortunate to have been a part of the *Slumdog Millionaire* soundtrack. God bless both Rahman and Resul. Jai ho! *KK (singer):* Can't stop smiling. I'm so proud of Rahman and Resul. My heart swells with pride and love. God bless him. And may we Indians get more wings to fly in the global sky. *Vishal Bhardwaj:* We have done it! Gulzar Saab should have gone for it. If not for himself than for me and for his
Re: [arr] Re: Delhi-6 - Thumbs Down - Another musical by ARR got wasted
Already declared a disaster? I mean it's been just like what 30 mins since the morning show on the first day started!! :D 2009/2/20 sath.murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com The trend continues. Like most of the times, whenever the music by ARR becomes such a big blockbuster hit, the movie falters, and it falters big time. I couldn't believe that Rakeysh also fallen like this with a bad screenplay. ARR composed gems for this movie, but now the film has been declared a disaster. after Yuvaraaj, now its Delhi-6. Sath. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, rivjot riv...@... wrote: http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/movies/review/12980/index.html Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra thinks out of the box and it's more than evident now. First AKS, then RANG DE BASANTI, now DELHI 6. A two-liner of the story may give you an impression that it's similar to UTV's earlier outing SWADES, directed by Ashutosh Gowariker: An American of Indian origin returns to his roots and decides to stay back in India. But DELHI 6 bites more than it can chew. Set in old Delhi, the screenplay [Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, Prasoon Joshi, Kamlesh Pandey] takes its own sweet time to come to the point. In fact, the entire first half is dedicated to the sundry characters in the bylanes of old Delhi, where several stories run parallel with the main plot... The two warring brothers [Om Puri, Pawan Malhotra] and the wall that divides the two; the daughter of the house [Sonam Kapoor] aspires to be an 'Indian Idol' contestant; a moneylender's [Prem Chopra] wife has an illicit relationship with one of his lecherous debtors [Cyrus Sahukar]; an 'untouchable' [Divya Dutta] makes more sense than the so-called thekedaars of samaj; a friend of the family [Rishi Kapoor] has still not forgotten his first love [Tanvi Azmi]. Oh yes, there's also a 'Kaala Bandar' who spreads havoc in the locality. Really, Rakeysh tries to pack in multiple stories in those 2.18 hours. But, alas, the problem is that barring a few individualistic sequences, you don't carry the film home. The film is engaging in bits and spurts. Worse, it tends to get monotonous, preachy and boring and the end is so bizarre, you actually want to ask the writers, 'Hey guys, you okay?' Let's cut a long story short: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra misses the bus this time. DELHI 6 tells the story of a young American boy Roshan [Abhishek Bachchan] of Indian origin, who comes to India for the first time, to drop his ailing grandmother [Waheeda Rehman]. She wants to retire and spend the last leg of her life back home; dissolving into the soil she was born in. In America, having led a very western lifestyle, Roshan is not familiar with the sites and smells, the food and culture, the religion and beliefs, this huge melting pot that India is. He believes that Dadi had left her family and loved ones back in America, only to realize that how wrong he was. The warmth and affection of the neighbourhood embraces him with open arms. Amidst all this he meets the beautiful Bittu [Sonam Kapoor], who wants to break free from the typical Indian social structure, to whom Roshan is destined to lose his heart. That Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra is an accomplished storyteller is evident in several individualistic scenes. Note the scene when Vijay Raaz slaps Abhishek and Abhishek slaps him back. Also, portions in the second hour, when a Baba [Akhilendra Mishra] triggers off the Mandir-Masjid talk and divides the two communities, is very well structured. The sequences are disturbing and the writers and director succeed in exposing the fickle-minded people residing in the locality. But the screenplay isn't foolproof. The romantic track is the weakest link in the enterprise. The love story falls flat. Also, the ending is so abstract that an average moviegoer would find it difficult to comprehend what the actual culmination is. The sequence in the end, when Amitabh and Abhishek have a conversation, looks weird. In fact, ridiculous. What was the need to have this sequence? It makes no sense. Even the Ram Leela sequences, interspersed at regular intervals, are forced in the screenplay. Rakeysh's handling of the subject is exemplary at places. But the writing [faulty at times] as also the execution of the material isn't the type that would appeal to all sections of moviegoers. A.R. Rahman's music is outstanding; it's easily amongst his finest works. 'Masakali', 'Ye Dilli Hai Mere Yaar', 'Rehna Tu', 'Maula' and 'Genda Phool' are amazing tracks. Ditto for Prasoon Joshi's lyrics; they're gems. Binod Pradhan's cinematography is brilliant. Watch the Jama Masjid sequence [breath-taking] or the camera movements in the bylanes of old Delhi. Just one word to describe the output: Incredible! Abhishek doesn't work. Also, his American accent looks fake. Sonam is likable.
Re: [arr] Sakkarakatti Movie this Saturday
:P 2009/2/10 Vithur vith...@gmail.com Dear All, For the benefit of those, who missed the movie Sakkarakatti in the big screens , catch it on Sun TV, this coming Saturday evening at 5 PM. Dont miss it. IT has wonderful songs and mind blowing BGMs. Enjoy :P LOL -- regards, Vithur -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel (Re: [arr] 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song)
It's three nominations that have been given for two award categories. I understand we love ARR but even he cannot win three awards this Oscars! I am just saying so that you are not disappointed on Feb 23rd morning! :) 2009/2/10 Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com I liked all three songs that were nominated. I hope AR does a hattrick at Oscars (Bagging all three awards!). However, I will be happy even if Peter Gabriel wins his first Oscar. One more thing I would like to quote - Martin Scorcese has created better films than his own Departed, but academy honoured him for his work in Departed. So, let's not worry about the academy's choice and instead just say, if one wins Oscar it's for what he has given to the society till date. On Tue, Feb 10, 2009 at 1:52 PM, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: I heard Wall-E's Down to Earth by Peter Gabriel. I think that is the song nominated for Oscar in the category of SDM songs. The song seems good, but English music has had enumerable equally good or even better songs compared to that, whereas our man's SDM songs have a novelty value as international level music from India. And something in this song reminds me of some of Bryan Adams' songs and even his voice, not able to pinpoint which one. Anyone. -- Rawat On 2/10/2009 10:02 AM India Time, _Gopal Srinivasan_ wrote: 'Slumdog' vs. 'Wall-E' for best song No clear frontrunner among Oscar nominees By JON BURLINGAME For the third time in the past 20 years, music-branch voters chose only three tunes as best song nominees. Two are from the same movie, and two of the singers are world-class world-music recording artists. There is no clear-cut favorite this year, unlike, say, eight years ago when Bob Dylan's win for Things Have Changed was a foregone conclusion, or the year of Titanic and its ubiquitous Celine Dion song. What happens Feb. 22 depends several factors. First, the Slumdog phenomenon: Both of the key songs in Slumdog Millionaire are nominated, both co-written by leading Indian composer A.R. Rahman (who is also nominated for his original score). The soundtrack album is rising fast on the charts, so a Slumdog win would not surprise. But which song? Will voters remember that it was Jai Ho that was performed as an elaborately choreographed, Bollywood-style dance number in the Mumbai train station at the end of the movie? Jai Ho, with Indian lyrics by poet Gulzar, may be the most talked-about musical moment from year-end films. And Oscar voters, excited about the prospect of seeing the number re-created on the telecast, may be thinking about that when filling out their ballots. If it wins, it will be only the second foreign-language song to do so (after 2004's Al otro lado del rio from The Motorcycle Diaries). But Rahman's collaboration with London-born, Sri Lankan-raised Maya Arulpragasam -- better known to the pop world as M.I.A. -- on O... Saya may resonate with younger voters for its pounding rhythms, electronica sound and rap-style vocals. That song's used earlier in the film, as police chase poor youngsters from an airport tarmac through the streets. Slumdog's competition is the song from the end of the Disney-Pixar movie Wall-E, co-written by Thomas Newman (also nominated for his score) and Peter Gabriel. The nom is Gabriel's first despite having composed scores for such films as The Last Temptation of Christ and Rabbit-Proof Fence. Eight of the past 20 song statuettes have gone to tunes from animated movies (all Disney pics but one). And nine of the past 20 have gone to popular artists (including Gabriel's ex-Genesis bandmate Phil Collins, for Tarzan, another Disney toon). Also, Gabriel's human-rights and environmental activism would seem to coincide with the politics of many Acad voters. And, in recent years, voters have spread the Oscar wealth among multiple pics. A Slumdog score win could translate into a Wall-E song win. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117999867.html?categoryId=3275cs=1 -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] The Right Place, The Right Time
A justification that's still not convincing any Rahman fan. He still gets away making baselsess blanket statements. I respect his reviews a lot, but these articles about ARR just go to prove that he cannot get over his personal preferences of Ilayaraja and MSV. Sad, but true. Its like saying, Bardwaj Rangan is a genius but he is able to get his readership across because he is at the right place at the right time. Otherwise I guess he would be restricted to his circle not because he is not a genius but because the time was not right. Overall, as a Rahman fan, I agree the times are different and *maybe* a little more helpful to new music. I just don't understand the hue and cry about this. Why can't Ilayaraja, if he is as big a genius as Rahman is, make use of the same times and ride the wave? My take is this: In the case of Rahman, it's not new music that's being appreciated it's the original music that's being appreciated. Not to say that his precedents churned out banal music, but it's Rahman's originality that's being celebrated throughout. Originality coupled with melody is what is driving Rahman all the way. And Rahman has delivered time and again - consistently. It would be rare to find a rank bad composition among all his compositions. It is this pursuit of perfection that is being rewarded. Why cannot people just accept that Rahman has achieved what no other Indian has been able to despite wishing and hoping and dreaming to get there. And at some point that has to be attributed to the man himself and his greatness above his precedents. This denial does not worry me, but has me thinking if I am making the same mistake of giving too much importance to my personal preferences, as Baradwaj Rangan has, without looking at facts. The facts, anyway, point to a conclusion that's not contrarian to any of my views! Love, Adi. 2009/1/31 Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysn...@yahoo.com http://www.desipundit.com/baradwajrangan/2009/01/31/between-reviews-the-right-place-the-right-time/ *FEB 1, 2009 - WE HOPED FOR ONE OSCAR NOMINATION,* and he ended up with three. How else can one celebrate the awesomeness of AR Rahman's achievement than by appropriating the season's catchphrase-cliché: *Jai Ho*! I'm also happy for Resul Pookutty, a name I've been noticing in the titles of most prestige productions of late, and especially ecstatic for that genius wordsmith named Gulzar. Yes, please note that I said genius. I'm making a point of explicitly mentioning this because when I last wrote about another genius – Rahman (and his Golden Globe achievement) – I'd made a case for his success being a result of his being, at all times, at the right place and at the right time, and quite a few readers misread this as taking away from the composer's genius. That's the last thing I wanted to do – for the Tamil film industry has been blessed with at least three incontrovertible geniuses in the musical front. I do not have to affix the tag of genius before the names of MS Viswanathan, who came first, or Ilayaraja, who followed, or now Rahman – you only point out things that need pointing out, and calling these composers a genius is like declaring that the sky is blue. We've had several hit-makers, musicians who've churned out songs that were on our lips for a month or two before getting consigned to the trash heap of memory, but this Trinity – so to speak – has left a mark on how Tamil film music will be perceived by posterity. If that's not genius, I don't know what is. With the right-place-at-the-right-time thesis, I was simply alluding to the *circumstances *that allowed Rahman's genius to shine through to the extent that it has. My primary point is this: he arrived on the musical scene when the country was expanding, when the world was shrinking, and when he could be exactly who he wanted to be without worrying if enough listeners would *get *his music. During the age of MSV and Ilayaraja, Tamil film music was for Tamil Nadu and the Tamils scattered worldwide. Very few non-Tamils had a clue what this music was all about because the film industry, the music industry, the country, and indeed the world, was split up into isolated pockets of locally consumed culture. The audience for the music of those older composers was a vertical cross-section of Tamil Nadu, percolating from the cities downwards to the tiny little outposts whose names are familiar to us only through the films of Bharathiraja. And it is a mark of the genius of MSV and Ilayaraja that they were able to incorporate so many sounds and so many genres into their music – to pick examples out of a hat, think MSV's big-band stylings in *Ninaithathai nadathiye *or Ilayaraja's seamless assimilation of Carnatic and folk music in *Thanaa vandha sandhaname *– while still satisfying what you'd call the least-common-denominator listener, the Tamil equivalent of someone from the North who tapped his feet to massy Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Re: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations..Hurrayyyyyyyy
I second this feeling! :D I am ready to burst out of happiness here! :) And its all because of one man A R Rahman! 2009/1/22 Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2...@gmail.com We need to personally go and hug AR for this huge achievement!!! Jai Ho Rahman!!! Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:43 PM, sath.murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.comwrote: ARR has 2 songs out of 3 that are nominated for Original Song. He will win oscars for Jai Ho and Original Score. Hurray.. ARR will bring home 2 Oscars. Lets start our prayers.. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (Paramount and Warner Bros.),Alexandre Desplat - *Defiance* (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard - *Milk* (Focus Features), Danny Elfman - *Slumdog Millionaire* (Fox Searchlight), A.R. Rahman - *WALL-E* (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - *Down to Earth* from WALL-E (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel - *Jai Ho* from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar - *O Saya* from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight), Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam Sath. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@... wrote: Unbeleivable...amazing.. http://www.oscars.org/awards/81academyawards/nominees.html --- On Thu, 1/22/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@... wrote: From: $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@... Subject: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations..Hurra To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5:51 AM 3 Oscar Nominations. . Best score and Best Original song.. O saya and Jai ho both nominated... amazingg -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations..Hurrayyyyyyyy
He has been nominated in two categories alone. On 23/01/2009, nagarajan raghavendran rnag...@yahoo.com wrote: I have a feeling that ARR will win all the 3 categories. Our collective prayers were answered during GG.. It will happen again! Regards Nagi --- On Thu, 1/22/09, Loganandh N loga...@yahoo.co.in wrote: From: Loganandh N loga...@yahoo.co.in Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations..Hurra To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 11:57 PM IMDB UPDATES ARR'S PROFILE... http://www.imdb. com/name/ nm0006246/ --- On Thu, 1/22/09, haris zeenath hariszeenath@ yahoo.co. in wrote: From: haris zeenath hariszeenath@ yahoo.co. in Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations. .Hurra To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 11:02 PM JAI HO RAHMAAN SAAAB U GONA WIN... FOR SURE... --- On Thu, 22/1/09, puneet puneet...@yahoo. co.in wrote: From: puneet puneet...@yahoo. co.in Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations. .Hurra To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, 22 January, 2009, 8:27 PM Many Many CONGURATULATION to Gulzar Saab And Rahman for nominated for oscars.. ... --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Madhavan Rajan rsamadhu2002@ ... wrote: We need to personally go and hug AR for this huge achievement! !! Jai Ho Rahman!!! Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate! On Thu, Jan 22, 2009 at 7:43 PM, sath.murthy sath.murthy@ ... wrote: ARR has 2 songs out of 3 that are nominated for Original Song. He will win oscars for Jai Ho and Original Score. Hurray. . ARR will bring home 2 Oscars. Lets start our prayers.. Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original score) - *The Curious Case of Benjamin Button* (Paramount and Warner Bros.),Alexandre Desplat - *Defiance* (Paramount Vantage), James Newton Howard - *Milk* (Focus Features), Danny Elfman - *Slumdog Millionaire* (Fox Searchlight) , A.R. Rahman - *WALL-E* (Walt Disney), Thomas Newman Achievement in music written for motion pictures (Original song) - *Down to Earth* from WALL-E (Walt Disney), Music by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, Lyric by Peter Gabriel - *Jai Ho* from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) , Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar - *O Saya* from Slumdog Millionaire (Fox Searchlight) , Music and Lyric by A.R. Rahman andMaya Arulpragasam Sath. --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ wrote: Unbeleivable. ..amazing. . http://www.oscars. org/awards/ 81academyawards/ nominees. html --- On Thu, 1/22/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ wrote: From: $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ Subject: [arr] Rahman gets 3 Oscar Nominations. .Hurra To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5:51 AM 3 Oscar Nominations. . Best score and Best Original song.. O saya and Jai ho both nominated... amazingg Cricket on your mind? Visit the ultimate cricket website. Enter http://beta. cricket.yahoo. com -- Sent from my mobile device You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Can't believe this Behindwoods Review
Sath, appreciate your feelings. But do you really want to waste your energies on such reviews? Just let go and enjoy this one month of suspense that you may not be able to enjoy again! :) 2009/1/23 Sath Murthy sath.mur...@yahoo.com http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/slumdog-millionaire.html Overall, the movie is brilliant and lives up to the hype. *If only the credit roll song sequence was pictured properly or removed, it could have elevated the movie much more.* This tale about love has all it takes to become the biggest grossing foreign language movie in India. Can you beleive this? Jai Ho has been nominated for Oscar, here the reviewer says it should have been pictured properly or should be removed. This song had been a sensational hit, and the way it rolls at the end is picture perfect and most of the western reviews praised this ending of the movie. What does Harish. V think? Sath. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Message from ARR
Thank you ARR for everything! We are just so proud to be your honest and loyal fans. Thank you, thank you, thank you! (That's one for every nomination!) Please go on with your mission in life and we are all with you in everything throughout. We just want you to know that there are so many of us willing to do whatever it takes to help you accomplish your mission. Oscar awards may or may not happen, but we know that you are looking much beyond these awards. We understand and we would love to contribute too. Please let us know what is to be done. Just give us the direction and we shall plough along together. Thanks for being there for us and remembering us in these moments of ecstatic success. We feel special. We feel like one with all of us. Thanks Rahman. My eyes are moist as I write this and my heart heavy. You don't know me but I feel like I have known you for years and births together. I cherish this connection and will keep it up till my last breath. Wish you the best of everything Rahman! With lots of love, hope and ecstasy, Adi. 2009/1/23 Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.com on www.arrahman.com -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] DELHI 6 | CD COVER INLAY CARD: PIRACY!!!!
:( So disappointing! :( Anyway, thanks for the information! 2009/1/21 Arijit Debnath arijit...@gmail.com Hi Adi, If you see the images...you can see the hallmark of xDR in all of them xDR is a user responsible to uplaod all latest Rahman releases in a famous website known for pirated movies/music/pics/games etc. Thanks Arijit 2009/1/20 Adi n.adi...@gmail.com Hey Arijit, Do you mean that the cover is copied from somewhere as in the original inlay cover designers actually copied from a famous website? Is that what you are trying to say? I was actually very happy that this was the best inlay card I had seen so far of an ARR album! :( With love, Adi. 2009/1/21 Arijit Debnath arijit...@gmail.com Unfortunately the cover is also piratedfrom one famous piracy infected web sitefeeling dissapointing... Arijit 2009/1/20 Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@yahoo.co.uk Thanks to Sathya. http://picasaweb.google.com/findsathiya/Covers02?authkey=MQNbPnjh-_I# Krish. -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Music to your ears
Awesome interview. Typical Rahman stuff. Never takes any credit for anything he has not done. Mindblowing! 2009/1/20 Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@yahoo.com Music to your ears Dipti Nagpaul D'souza A.R. Rahman is getting used to the global hysteria around Slumdog Millionaire. Do the Golden Globe nomination and talk about a possible Oscar nomination for Slumdog Millionaire feel surreal? When I first made the music, I hadn't imagined that it would be such a huge success. But after watching the rough cut of the film that Danny Boyle sent me, I was optimistic. A lot has happened since and the music has won accolades. But honestly, I'm happier about the success of the film as a whole. How did you get the film? Danny had been tracking my music for some time. In fact, every time he liked a Bollywood score, it turned out to be mine. So he planned to have me do a part of the project. But I told him that I'd either do it all or none. And he understood that I was asking for it because I could not put half my heart into the project and give him one score. I wanted to give it my all. Also, Anil Kapoor's kids were instrumental in convincing the team to take me on for the project. How involved was Danny Boyle? To start with, I tried to see the film through his eyes. I found out what he liked and didn't like about Bollywood films and their music. After an initial discussion, I e-mailed him four different ideas. He liked three of the four options; we then started interacting more. I kept sending him stuff and made short trips to London to meet him and finish the project. You pushed the envelope with Slumdog..., giving it a racy edge. There was stuff I'd wanted to do for a long time, but could never try it in our film industry. When Slumdog Millionaire happened, I saw it as the perfect opportunity to utilise those ideas, especially since I'd been given so much freedom to experiment. I then added elements that would surprise the audience. Indians may find it too noisy. I don't think I can use this kind of music for our films because Indians like to listen to music again and again and this may not suit their palate. How did you manage to complete the music in three weeks? Danny was also concerned about it. You can say I concentrated the energy of three months into those three weeks. It was hard work indeed, and I didn't touch any other project at that time. It worked because we all really wanted it to work. Your work with M.I.A. in O saya is being applauded. How was it? The equation was great. And it all started with a joke. M.I.A. said, 'You do romantic and sentimental music and my work's very edgy. Let's do a role reversal.' I then sent her the music online — she didn't even know the track because though she was present at the initial sittings, she had to return since she was pregnant — and she sent me back her work. We then mixed it all together and it worked fabulously. What's your opinion of the film? After Bandit Queen, this is the first film I have so much hope for. I like the contemporary touch and the technicalities are commendable. The spirit of the city has been captured well though there's more resemblance to Mumbai of the past. Be it in music or screenplay, a right balance has been maintained. When the film was being made, Warner Bros, which has invested in it, was not even supposed to release it. Only a DVD release was scheduled. But then the response was so great that they decided to take it across. http://www.screenindia.com/news/music-to-your-ears/410712/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] DELHI 6 | CD COVER INLAY CARD: PIRACY!!!!
Hey Arijit, Do you mean that the cover is copied from somewhere as in the original inlay cover designers actually copied from a famous website? Is that what you are trying to say? I was actually very happy that this was the best inlay card I had seen so far of an ARR album! :( With love, Adi. 2009/1/21 Arijit Debnath arijit...@gmail.com Unfortunately the cover is also piratedfrom one famous piracy infected web sitefeeling dissapointing... Arijit 2009/1/20 Sreekrishnan R rahmanfe...@yahoo.co.uk Thanks to Sathya. http://picasaweb.google.com/findsathiya/Covers02?authkey=MQNbPnjh-_I# Krish. -- Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] golden globe banner for your eyes
Very nice! :) 2009/1/15 ar balaji ar_balaj...@yahoo.com Hai all of our AR Rahman fans We introduce ourself A.Karthik, R.Sharmendran, R.Senthil, we are in Ranipet town situated in vellore district, Tamilnadu. Rahman sir, Wins the Golden Globe award,so we decided to celebrate it, also the news not reached likely in our place. so that, we r create a digital banner and hanged it a music shop namely panchathan musicals, ranipet. this shop promoting only rahman sir original audios, strictly not others. now we share it with all of you enjoy the stills clicked by R.Senthil, and feedback its must. Also request you to all, forward the news to all indian peoples by your way, specially to tamil people. coordinate works by A. Karthick ideas finance support by R. Sharmendran stills clicked by R.Senthil yours warmly A Karthik, R Sharmendran, R Senthil -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer
Huh? If you are a music lover you would understand what's in SdM for it win forget nomination!! 2008/12/16 Ramesh R triscod...@yahoo.com I still don't see what's in the SdM score for it to be nominated but anyways it's nice to see ARR get recognition like this, and interact with other greats.
Re: [arr] Tragic news
May his soul rest in peace. May his family, friends, fans and admirers have the strength to overcome this loss. I, for one, believe that this is a big big loss for the sound engineering community as well as the music lovers community. All those crystal clear and minute sounds we used to hear in Rahman's music or many other's music was also because of this great man. Thanks Sridhar Anna. We miss you! 2008/12/1 Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] I am deeply distressed to report the tragic and untimely demise of H. Sridhar this morning. He suffered a cardiac arrest. This is a great loss not just to ARR but to the world of music and sound engineering. Gopal. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Disney foray into film production in India
Marmayogi? Is that the one they are talking about here? On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:32 PM, Matthew Islam [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Which film is this? This came out like a bolt out of the blue. Anyone? On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 4:01 AM, satish_srini [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: The 19th Step will be a lavish production with an Indo-Japanese cast. This is an interesting film because it's a multilingual which will primarily be in Tamil and it is one of those unique films that will potentially be a global film. It's got some elements of martial arts. We are proud to be associated with Kamal Haasan and A.R. Rahman. http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/01/stories/2008100157982200.htm -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] ARR Horror movi
Vaastu Shaastra was not by RGV. It was by someone else. On Mon, Sep 1, 2008 at 9:48 AM, anishshreya [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Dear Shaul, Actually Ram Gopal Varma had approached Arr for his Vastu Sastra but he declined. Then he approached Illayaraja but the mastero too declined. I am not sure why he did not compose the bgm for this movie. But i guess it will be a good platform / scope for his supremacy on bgm. Recently i saw a good question raised by ameer on arr. I think i can agree fully with ameer on why good movies based on story are not accepted by arr on common aspect but instead shows more interest in commercial movies? Arr should definitely do movies for talents like ameer and many more. Cheers Shashi --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, shahul hameed [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Yes, I have always thought of this.. Horror movies will have ample scope for RR.. On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 5:08 PM, Aaditya(Addy) *COOL* [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know that this topic had already been discussed long time back. But still i want to discuss the same topic again just seen RGV's Phoonk,film according to me film was okay (infact not good) but BGM's were bind blowing, i was wondering how it would had been if ARR had composed atleast one horror movie in his life time. The genre of music which ARR had never tried in his carrier. I am desperately waiting for ARR to compose one horror movie . What do you people feel about this ? -- Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India Messenger.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_1/*http://in.messe nger.yahoo.com/?wm=n/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Your Last song in this Life
:-) That's exactly why this question is being asked too! :-)) Btw, I have been unable to narrow down on a single song! So, let me continue thinking. On Tue, Aug 26, 2008 at 1:01 PM, maddysridharan [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: mine would be anbe sughama frm parthale paravasam... just close ur eyes.. and seriously, u'll find urselve in heaven...
Re: [arr] MagicalRahman.com on Times of India today
*What this also says is that fan sites have marketing potential which could be manipulated. *You can't expect any better reporting from ToI can you?! Somehow just can't bring myself to terms with such journalism. Pathetic! On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 11:29 AM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: *Virtual fandom Shouvik, a virtual fan from Hyderabad, thinks that being part of a fans community online helps you procure a lot of resources, which will be impossible as an individual. Plus it builds your contacts. He even designed what he describes as India's first community based fan club. Samata Biswas, a researcher, feels that it is impossible for people with busy schedules to be real time fans. You don't know where these clubs are, how to join, etc. Here you can just log in anytime and contribute. For the 3,00,000 strong A R Rahman Fans community in Orkut, virtual space is for meeting and organising. The community is used as a platform for the planning of their outdoor activities, which include free food distribution for the poor, concerts, and aid for the disabled kids. It also serves as a platform for raising money for these charity works by selling Rahman tees, Pray for me Brother colourbooks, etc. What this also says is that fan sites have marketing potential which could be manipulated. * http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=ArchiveSource=PageSkin=TOIBaseHref=TOIH/2008/08/20PageLabel=23EntityId=Ar02300ViewMode=HTMLGZ=T -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] ARR Text Image using his film names
This is awesome! The real effect is known when you actually select the text and realise that it really is all text! My jaw dropped on seeing it! Great work by whoever did this! Kudos! On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 10:42 AM, Madhav moorthi [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: Please check this link http://www.carnbikesdesign.com/arr/arr.html ** Madhav -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] (Interview) When I Met The Man Behind The Beats
Great interview Nazeef! :) Good that I did not contribute any questions to this interview - I would have spoilt the superb flow you have in your interview! Love, Adi.
Re: [arr] Semi ARR - ARR not composing for Krishna's next
I am so glad ARR gets to dissociate himself, busy schedule or whatever, from such pretentious directors who claim to make good movies but seldom do. In the same space ARR can whip up much better music by working with someone new like Rajkumar Hirani, etc. The movie that Krishna made JoK was really nowhere near what Tamil movies standards are nowadays. I mean for example: Mozhi and Chennai 600028 defined the year for me and Tamil movies set a new standard! I know that I don't decide who ARR works with, but atleast I can communicate my desire I guess! On Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:10 PM, yuva raj [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Krishna himself declared in an interview with RehainaJi in Aaa Ha FM, that as ARR is busy with a handful of projects, he did not want ARR to land in an embrassing situation, so he is going with a debutant and ARR would also knew that... Music Heals ARR Makes It. Yuva *Nagaraj [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: Arr is not composing director Krishna( Jillendru oru kathal)'s next venture yennai yen mayakkinayai. Its composed by a debutant.. Krishna is a gud director and his last movie had a different script..Anyways ARR has bigger prjs in pipeline.. ** *K.YUVARAJ B.E* *Mechanical.* ** *ph:04288 243245* *cel:98425 31352* email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]http://in.f84.mail.yahoo.com/ym/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- From Chandigarh to Chennai - find friends all over India. Click here.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_groups_10/*http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/citygroups/ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Sultan The Warrior
Taking this article at face value: With Rajnikanth in a project, nothing seems to happen at a realistic scale. I wonder what happens. Even on a commercial scale, I think this is a dumb decision. A 1-and-a-1/2 hour animation movie can be run twice the number of times a three hour full-length commercial feature film in one theatre having the same capacity. That means double the revenue per day than a regular format commercial film. Is it so difficult for the producers to figure this out? Does Rajnikanth's mere presence hijack people's intelligence also? I always thought Soundarya Rajnikanth was intelligent. I hope this article is wrong! On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 1:46 PM, K P Govind [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Soundarya to change the format of 'Sultan' PVS - 7/20/2008 [image: Soundarya to change the format of 'Sultan'] http://www.addthis.com/bookmark.php Soundarya Rajinikanth, the director of Sultan the Warrior, which is touted as a Rs 2- billion cartoon extravaganza profiling her father's life and work, is considering including in it the superstar's live action to increase the duration of the one-hour animation film to 2-1/2 hours and make it a regular commercial film. The live action, it is said, will appeal to all sections of the audience and not just children. Actress Ileana's name is mentioned to play opposite Rajinikanth in the 'live portion' and she is said to be very keen to sign the project. Many other actresses are in the race and no final decision has yet been taken, according to sources. Soundarya originally wanted to make the movie with animated Rajinikanth playing the protagonist. By increasing the duration of the film and making it a regular commercial film with Rajini's presence, the producers are said to be hoping to sell its rights for a price even higher than that Kuselan has fetched. The film is being produced jointly by Ocher Studios owned by Soundarya and Warner Brothers. A.R. Rahman has scored the music for the film and the graphics and visual effects have been done by Soundarya's team at Ochar. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks
My picks for the most under-rated albums of ARR would be: 1. Tehzeeb 2. Zubeidaa 3. Bose 4. Water 5. Bombay Dreams (in India) I am sure not many would agree with this. But then, my two cents. Thanks. On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 1:08 PM, : Avinash : [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey come on guys... Tehzeeb indeed had soulstirring songs. 'Sabaq Aisa' and 'Mujpe toofan uthaye' are still my favourite and part of my playlist. It's just amazing how ARR has fused simple ghazal in techno beats backed by nice Saxophone bits. The only problem with Tehzeeb (in those days) was it had weak storyline and Rahman introduced sudden techno gener (same like Yuva in those days) Regarding to the subject, I think Swades is most under rated / unnoticed album of ARR. Though 'Bose' and 'Meenaxi' are others, they weren't mainstream movies like Swades. The biggest disappointment for me is, ARR not getting any awards for Swades, even it was best deserved for National awards. 'Yeh jo des hai' alone had capability of fetching a national award. But anyway, people still enjoy and praise Swades album. ARR once said, that he is getting lot of appreciation from NRI's around the world for great music of Swades ~Avinash --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Leslie D [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I second your thought on Tehzeeb. May be something wrong with me. Never appreciated the music of that movie. Strange thing music .. Very difficult to identify what maximum people would like and there lies ARRs real success. He creates and identifies great music. On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 10:16 AM, harshal chavan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Kabhi na kabhi was good album ... I enjoyed all songs. Tehjeeb sorry to say but It dosnt appeal me till date. except song mehrbaan by asha. I think I have to listen it again after many years. Let see ! - Original Message From: Leslie D [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, June 20, 2008 12:38:04 PM Subject: Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks The only song I liked a bit was Mere yaara dildaara. Otherwise it felt like someone pretending to sound like ARR. That was the first time I ever regretted buying an ARR album. (I bought all the albums since Roja all the way till Rythm without even listening to a sing. Dont ask me why I started to buy only after listening. ) That was a good album by anyone elses standard but not ARR. It was a huge letdown. IMHO. Bose, Meenaxi, Water are what I would call underrated gems not this. On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 8:56 AM, Neetika raina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: yes!! it has given 2 evergreen favourite tracks of mine Tu Hi Tu Tum Ho Meri Nigahon Mein both are just out of the world.. I wonder if anyone still remember these songs! I enjoy Asha's voice in Mere Dil Ka too... I request all to listen to Tum ho meri nigahon mein once again... amazing raaga composition, superb ambience , great singing too ~love music love life Neetika - Original Message - From: Vikram Kumar [EMAIL PROTECTED] rahman%40vikramkumar.org To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.comarrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:33:14 PM GMT +05:30 Chennai, Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi Subject: Re: [arr] One of ARR's most underrated and best soundtracks No :-) On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:19 PM, vimaljk [EMAIL PROTECTED]vimaljk% 40yahoo.com wrote: Kabhi Na Kabhi!..anyone else agree? -- Regards, Vikram http://www.vikramkumar.org -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Time gap between albums
Nice thread here. Will add my two cents. Actually the music label companies should negotiate with each other to be sensible business-wise. They are eating into each other's pie here. Unknowingly, somewhere this kind of thing also supports piracy I guess. I think that the cost of the music CDs should be reduced to Rs. 50/- or thereabouts. This way the dependable youth can buy three music CDs for the cost of one and also have the satisfaction of having the original (ADA costed Rs. 160/- if I remember right). This results in a low-margin (the margin would still be around 50% though [not considering distribution costs]) high-volume game for the music owners without having to compromise on the release dates and also avoid piracy. Thus it would be two birds with one arrow to quote a cliche! :) Love, Adi. On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 8:29 AM, Aravind AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I agree that the release day is not totally in ARR's hands.. but, he can at least talk to the producers... for that matter, even the audio rights owners (the music label companies) can negotiate among themselves to avoid close releases! My point is that students who would have otherwise bought the album, dont buy it because of this reason! http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com --- On *Wed, 6/18/08, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] Time gap between albums To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 11:05 PM Hi Aravind I agree with you. But its not in ARR 's hands. People who want to buy will anyway buy arguing with parents, though not good in one sense. I think, downloading for College students, and people who are still dependents can be allowed... Though , they should refrain themselves from passing on the links to others On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 10:45 PM, Aravind AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] com[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, Just a thought here - I feel there should be sufficient time gap between 2 ARR releases... Though we feel elated on getting two albums separated by a few days, we should also look at the other side of the coin... one ARR album cannibalises the sales of the other one Two albums in one month (let alone in 1 day) will not be affordable to all. Not many would want to spend on two albums in one month Moreover, there are lots of students who are ARR fans, and they can't afford 2 albums. And of course, they can't wait... They download MP3s, and once they get MP3s, they never buy the album.. I know at least 4 friends of mine who are students, who used to buy all of ARR CDs. They couldnt afford both Ada and JTYJN, so they bought just JTYJN Reason: parents object to 2 albums in a month! These are no isolated cases, and i guess this must be happening everywhere.. . On a similar note, two movies of the same lead-actor never release on the same day. If two films of an actor are ready for release at about the same time, the producers of the two films negotiate and one of them postpones the release by a few weeks I've seen that happen many times in tamil film industry. Similarly, can't ARR can also intervene in audio release dates? I'm sure he will hav that much influence... Just my two cents.. Aravind -- regards, Vithur HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Re: Download: Nazrein Milaana Ring for your mobile
Awesome work! Thanks for sharing! On Sat, Jun 14, 2008 at 2:15 PM, sandeep tr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The zip file is password protected. The password is: arrahman ARR Rocks!! Thanks, Sandeep --- On *Sat, 6/14/08, sandeep tr [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: sandeep tr [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Download: Nazrein Milaana Ring for your mobile To: arr arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, June 14, 2008, 2:05 PM Hi All, I have edited the Nazrein Milana song from Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na to be used as a ringtone for your mobile. The ringtone is available for download at the following location. http://rapidshare.com/files/122328007/nazrein_milaana_ring.zip.html Just thought of sharing the ringtone with you all. ARR Rocks!! Thanks, Sandeep -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] can any one help?
The character's name in Bombay was Shaila Bano. I agree they sound similar :) and I would definitely bet on it being a coincidence than anything else! :) On Sun, Jun 1, 2008 at 2:30 AM, Ranjith K [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On the personal front, 1995 proved to be a momentous year for him. That year, on March 12, he got married to Saira Banu, sister-in-law of the Tamil actor Rahman and the daughter of a Madras based businessman. In April 1995, Bombay got released. The leading character's name was Saira Banu. Is that just a coincidence ? On Sat, May 31, 2008 at 10:41 PM, V S Rawat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 5/31/2008 4:22 PM India Time, _manjusha_ wrote: hai friends.. can any one send ARR's family photo[a recent one] who is she? (pic enclosed. got at first page of google images) http://indiauncut.com/uploads/images/ar-rahman-saira-banu.JPG -- Rawat -- regards, ranjith -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Youngest fans of A R Rahman
One of the most amazing videos regarding Rahman's music I have seen so far. Thanks for sharing. On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM, Pravinder Sheoran [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, I do not know if this has been posted before. Its a very cute video on you tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=314W-WjCIIk Pravinder. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Indiafm reviews Jaane Tu
Yeah, right. I agree. Much bigger money he must have got than he got for JA! Whatever man! JTYJN and Ada rock! ARR rocks! Floating in music right now! On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Mohamed Hashir [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: guys remember indiafm gave 2 stars to JA so this must be much bigger than JA --- On *Tue, 5/20/08, Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: From: Thulasi Ram [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [arr] Indiafm reviews Jaane Tu To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2008, 7:38 PM unbelievable review!!! On Tue, May 20, 2008 at 2:58 AM, Chord [EMAIL PROTECTED] com[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Tootsie Pop should have given it 4 stars based on how much he has praised each song, but instead, he undercuts with 3.5. Oh well, I'll take any positives for an ARR album we can get from that site. Overall, a fair review. http://www.indiafm. com/movies/ musicreview/ 12917/index. htmlhttp://www.indiafm.com/movies/musicreview/12917/index.html -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Being A.R. Rahman - CNN Video
Vithur, you have posted a particular part of the entire interview. I guess you did it with a reason. Because this part of the interview always gave me the goosebumps and left me teary eyed seeing Rahman's spirituality and humility. It's the way you take life.., imagine anyone making that statement at age 40. I am going to write a post about the spirituality around A R Rahman. I don't think he is just a music director, he is a spiritual guru. Music happens to be his route to help us attain divinity. Thanks Vithur. Love, Adi. On Wed, May 21, 2008 at 2:17 PM, Vithur [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://videos.nighi.com/video/video/show?id=549954:Video:40033 Just a repost regards, Vithur Whatever God wants to give, no one can deny; Whatever God wants to deny, no one can give. Be happy always -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
Re: [arr] Re: ARR RGV combo a possibilty again
As much as I might want them to pair up I also feel that the possibility is remote. Primarily because RGV has lost the faith of the producers by consistently churning out senseless movies and worse - movies that did not make commercial sense to the distributors and producers (I say that because there are a number of senseless movies that are commercial hits!). And to work with ARR, RGV will need to come up with a script that can win the producers' trust back. And unless he has that financial backing he will not be able to work with ARR. And let me now get out of my territory and tread some dangerous parts by suggesting that ARR might not want to lower his fees for RGV simply because of the risk that is involved in an RGV project (Proof: Daud). Atleast if the movie fails, the money can be used for the conservatory which is what ARR is doing by signing up endorsements (ToI), tie-ups (Nokia) and doing live concerts within couple of days of each other (Sharjah and ToI Chennai). Having said all this, I would be the first one to queue up outside a music store if the two paired up for a movie! :) I am a gone case, na?!! :) Adi. On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 10:33 AM, $ Pavan Kumar $ [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have a strong feeling that RGV would opt for rahman very soon..Hope it happens soon.. *Tapey3 [EMAIL PROTECTED]* wrote: I don't think RGV will opt for ARR. I doubt he'd be willing to wait so long for the music. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Prasad Varma [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I know RGV has fallen on bad times and his music sense of late has not been as tasteful as before but this is welcome news if the interview is real. http://www.naachgaana.com/2008/04/29/i-didnt-have-time-for-dasavatharam-rahman/ After Daud, Ram Gopal Varma and you haven¢t worked together. Why? It simply didn¢t happen but I¢m open to working with Ramu. I know that he hasn¢t given a big hit in recent times but that doesn¢t deter me. I¢m game whenever he approaches me. __ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ http://www.mymailsignature.com/ http://www.mymailsignature.com/?partner=ZGzeb001 -- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=51733/*http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
[arr] Re: Ballelakka means Vanakkam!
AFAIK, Ballailakka is the name of a vodka-based cocktail in Russia.
[arr] Rahman may give music to kirtans of Annamacharya
http://www.greatandhra.com/movies/news/mar2007/reha_music.php Tirupati: Tirumala-Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) wants to rope in composer A R Rehman to give music to the famous Annamacharya kirtans. Rehman would be the ambassador to popularise the kirtans among the youth. So we are planning to give the Rehman touch to at least some of the kirtans so that it would have an impact on the youth, said officiating director of project Bhuman Subramanyam Reddy Saint poet Annamacharya had composed nearly 32,000 songs in praise of the Lord of which only 12,000 are available. TTD would be observing the 504th death anniversary of Annamacharya from March 15 to 22. A spiritual-cultural event has been arranged at Tallapaka, the birth place of the poet in Kadapa district, where nearly 1000 students from Annamacharya Engineering College would take part in a community devotional singing programme.
[arr] Re:Water music release today
Just went through the photo feature. Without Rahman they can't do the music release in India (or for that matter anywhere) atleast. So, in all probability those photos don't relate to the music release in India. Went through the write-up. Now, that's a good reason to buy an i-Pod! ;) what say?!! :) :) Love, Adi. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
[arr] Connect: Rahman, Mozart and 1771
Hi, A quiz question for all you Rahman fans out there! Connect: Rahman, Mozart and 1771 Any guesses? Well, let me give you the answer. *Rahman* owns a car (Toyota Innova is a car or SUV?) whose registration number is *1771*. And the connection between *Mozart* and 1771 is: (taken from this link: http://www.mozart2006.net/eng/id/15780/direktlink.html) *Mozart's Biography* *1771* * * *Commissioned to write an opera for the Milan Carneval of 1772/1773 (Lucio Silla K. 135), father and son returned to Salzburg on March 28th, 1771.* * * *For 138 days they remained in the city on the Salzach, before once again leaving for Milan. There, on the occasion of the marriage of Archduke Ferdinand to Princess Maria Ricciarda Beatrice d'Este of Modena on October 17th, 1771, Mozart's Ascanio in Alba K. 111 was performed. On December 15th, 1771, they returned to Salzburg. Just one day later, Mozart's lord and patron, Prince Archbishop Sigismund Christoph of Schrattenbach, passed away. Mozart's Serenata dramatica Il Sogno di Scipione K. 126 was performed in honor of the new prince archbishop, Hieronymus Count Colloredo. This change in the political tide - Prince Archbishop Hieronymus was a strict, uncompromising and, in artistic matters, unenlightened ruler - rapidly had a noticeable effect on Mozart's travel activities.* Isn't this an amazing discovery? Thanks to my blog friend: Ramanan. He blogs at http://dandanaka.blogspot.com and also thanks to Pyarilal of www.pyarilal.com fame. Is this just a coincidence? Or is there any truth to this discovery? Love, Adi. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads
[arr] Re:A note on a pilgrimage
I think this write-up of Gopal's summarises the group's seriousness in our love for Rahman. A one and a half lakh plus of money is certainly no joke. And like Gopal said, we stood up when it mattered. And if there's anything else that we can do WE ARE ALWAYS READY. Right everybody?!! Thanks Gopal for handing over the cheque in-person. That's the kind of passion you as a leader of this group can show, then it only increases our faith in doing more for Rahman everytime. Also, Gopal, you have shown immense care in handling all the money and putting it across in the best fashion that could have been done. Kudos to you and for the noble initiative that you have taken! Really proud to be an A R Rahman fan! Love, Adi.
[arr] [Semi-ARR] Naresh Iyer Fans Yahoo Groups
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Re: [arr] Re: Ah Aah enhanced soundtrack release
I think this is not right on the company's part. We should do something about this. I mean to say that I would love to buy this album, but not without a r r's permission. If it doesn't have his Go Ahead then we should boycott this album. What say guys?! On 2/25/06, Vijay Iyer [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: this soundtrack is not endorsed by a r r ..aparently the music company guys ripped a dvd and posted it as bgms..Cheers Vij 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] BGM fest and Potters contest From arsaregama Log on to http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/arsaregama SPONSORED LINKS Country music artists New music artists Music artists New country music artists Christian music artists Unsigned music artist YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
[arr] Re: Filmfare nomination eludes ARR
If I know Filmfare awards, then it will go to Bunty aur babli. On 2/7/06, Neil Panchal [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wait...where is Rang De Basanti !?? Is it counted in the year 2005 (since the music was released in 05) ? If not then, Shantanu Moitra deserves it by far On 2/5/06, Mirza Munas [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: He is not the same ARR that we knew 10 years ago. Now, he doesn't have to prove things by winning Awards. :-) Rgds, Mirza. --- Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Nominations for the 51st Annual Filmfare Awards, 2005 Best Music Adnan Sami (Lucky - No Time for Love) Himesh Reshamiyya (Aashiq Banaya Aapne) Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy (Bunty Aur Babli) Shantanu Moitra (Parineeta) Vishal-Shekhar (Dus) ___ NEW Yahoo! Cars - sell your car and browse thousands of new and used cars online! http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/ 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS Country music artistshttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=Country+music+artistsw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=3I2AM8Iq6iC3VN_SJE9B1w New music artistshttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=New+music+artistsw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=JRf6gEL3GPCDb-3KJCO9kw Christian music artistshttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=Christian+music+artistsw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=PIWD7T6lsRCvfAJeCRiixg New country music artistshttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=New+country+music+artistsw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=8v2_C0P3Ewkz_dNabtE1eg Music artistshttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=Music+artistsw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=hPZy2ycYtdst_qGmC2WCvQ Unsigned music artisthttp://groups.yahoo.com/gads?t=msk=Unsigned+music+artistw1=Country+music+artistsw2=New+music+artistsw3=Christian+music+artistsw4=New+country+music+artistsw5=Music+artistsw6=Unsigned+music+artistc=6s=156.sig=Jwco7iIy1YCiMOkh-9KvVg -- YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS - Visit your group arrahmanfanshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans on the web. - To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED][EMAIL PROTECTED] - Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/. -- -- Neil Panchal Mechanical Engineering The Georgia Institute of Technology Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction. - Albert Einstein. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention; As your intention, so is your will; As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [arr] Re: Another poster of JOK
Near Arcot Road in Kodambakkam, I saw a poster with A R Rahman on it. ARR is sitting with a guitar in his hand and the characteristic smile! :) I just whizzed past the poster, couldn't get any more details. Anybody has that poster for us? On 1/8/06, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These are only launch posters. The filming has just commenced. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, sam_menon [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So may pix out already ?!?!?!?! Can we expect the audio soon? Like in another week?? ;) Any updates Gops? S --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/83626052/ 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention;As your intention, so is your will;As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS New music artists Christian music artists New country music artists Country music artists Music artists Unsigned music artist YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [arr] Times of India article on ARR
Amazing article! :) Of course, with its share of errors, but an amazing effort! On 1/6/06, Gajanan Balasubramaniam [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: those who cant really spend that much time online reading those 40 pages... download this doc. hope it is useful. ~ GOn 1/6/06, raghuram rao [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi, I appreciate their efforts to compose this. But I dont think it is handled properly. Ther are so many mistakes in the dates: First as Ajit mentioned they printed the Birth date wrong. Next They said that the Bombay dreams play ran in Londonfrom jun/july 2004 till Jan 2004(which is a blunder). It was from 2002 to 2004 If I am not wrong. They would have mentioned a bit of Tamil music as well. But SInce its an english Paper we can accept it. Ther was no sequence in the pages.But anyway atleast they did try to cover some thing which is appreciable. Ajit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: These people need to get the facts right. ARR is not turning 40, he's turning 39, and his birthday is not Dec 6, but Jan 6.http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1360574.cms My interest is in the future, because I am going to spend the rest of my life there. Yahoo! Photos Ring in the New Year with Photo Calendars. Add photos, events, holidays, whatever. 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS Music artists New country music artists New music artists Christian music artists Country music artists Unsigned music artist YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention;As your intention, so is your will;As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] SPONSORED LINKS Christian music artists New country music artists Country music artists New music artists Music artists Unsigned music artist YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
Re: [arr] Re: Aayo Re from Water is spellbinding...mindblowing.....
Kavitha, Beg your pardon! The Concert was worth lifetimes! ;) Here is my write-up on it: http://mysorean.blogspot.com/2005/10/r-rahman-i-love-you-too.html I met Mugilan at the gate. He was telling me that the concert was over on the rehearsal day itself when he met the Maestro! I couldn't agree with him more! :) Hey Mugilan, if you are reading this, lets connect up! :) Love, Adi. On 10/11/05, kavitha_blr_jk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: U should have also seen his expressionsIt was simply awesome...When u listen to his music now, u can actually visualize him performing liveconcert was an event worth a lifetime. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ajit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I bet this sounded nothing less than divine when performed live. Pure masterpiece and a lot of room to improv live too, I guess. I really hope they play this song when Rahman comes to Toronto next Spring, because that is when I am going! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Some of us had the good fortune of listening to the rehearsal and this song sounded phenomenal. Sukhvinder Singh sang brilliantly; with a lot of fervour. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Ajit [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Sakhi Aayo Re... Simple yet intricate, mesmerizing yet catchy. Only Rahman...only Rahman Despite terrible sound quality, did you guys notice the intricate keyboard playing by Rahman throughout the song? When Sukhwindar sings the jan janana janana... part really fast in monotone, notice how Rahman plays the keyboard really fast and intense in some raaga as a counter melody backup, most notibly during the second repetitions of the stanza (could not identify raaga yet due to poor sound, but could be Madhuvanti?). SIMPLY MINBDLOWING!! The effect is nothing short of divine. On top of that is the dancing two note piano loop that runs throughout the song. You will hear that most when the song starts. And then, Rahman adds keyboard layers using different swaras to create an absolutely incredible listening experience. God, please let the CD release before Nov 8. I can't wait that long! AMAZINGLY BRILLIANT SONG, and despite the weaving intricacies that run throughout the song, the melody, rhythm, and instrumentations are all very simple, folkish, and catchy. Only Rahman.only Rahman.. And I love how the percussion is added in the middle. Very typical and awesome of Rahman to add layers of instruments and percussion as a song progresses. Love the emphasis on the dhaga with added volume on many of the transition stanza zonesfeels like a live performance. Forgive my premature enthusiasm before the actual release of the album. Aayo Re is a MODERN CLASSIC along with Piya Ho. I love the rest of the songs too..pure and beautiful. This manonly Rahman..only Rahman. A.R.Rahman Live in Bangalore - October 8th, 2005 The Countdown Begins - Its D-day!!! 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group arrahmanfans on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. -- You are what your deepest desire is; As you desire, so is your intention;As your intention, so is your will;As is your will so is your deed; As is your deed, so is your destiny -The Upanishads A.R.Rahman Live in Bangalore - October 8th, 2005 The Countdown Begins - Its D-day!!! 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: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.
