[arr] 127 Hours - Initial reviews from Telluride Film festival.
snip Boyle reteams with A.R. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for their last collaboration (Slumdog Millionaire). Rahman's score for 127 Hours is more involved in the moments before and after Ralston became stuck in the canyon. I almost wish there were more of it, but it seems Boyle chose to play the dramatic moments more naturalistic (which is understandable). /snip Film Rating: 9.5 out of 10 http://www.slashfilm.com/2010/09/04/telluride-review-danny-boyles-127-hours/ snip Technically, Boyle is assisted by exemplary cinematography credited to both Enrique Chediak and Anthony Dod Mantle. A.R. Rahman, who famously collaborated with Boyle on Slumdog, is back for a second go around with new songs and compositions that eloquently fit the mood (most appear to feature Dido in the vocals). Rahaman is also pitch perfect in his score for the film's most dramatic moment, helping Boyle create the unexpectedly uplifting conclusion. All three will be key players in their categories as awards season progresses. /snip http://www.hitfix.com/blogs/awards-campaign-2009/posts/telluride-danny-boyles-127-hours-is-a-visceral-and-uplifting-experience Tears in Telluride for 127 Hours http://www.awardsdaily.com/2010/09/tears-in-telluride-for-127-hours/ Telluride 2010: Danny Boyle's '127 Hours' cuts an impressive swath http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/movies/2010/09/telluride-2010-danny-boyles-127-hours-storms-into-town.html -Vinod
Re: [arr] Rahman vs lucky actresses !!!
see.. how wonderful you guys are !!! I knew I was definitely missing some names and you completed it... great !!! Yes Rivjot, I indeed speak Telugu. I didn't want to misspell Tamil names and demean the beautiful language - I dont't understand much of Tamil, but Rahman makes it beautiful :) --- On Tue, 8/24/10, Gayathri gayathri_c...@yahoo.com wrote: From: Gayathri gayathri_c...@yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Rahman vs lucky actresses !!! To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 9:18 AM (IMO) This list contain 'original' movie names. E.g. Kandukondain Kandukondain instead of Priyuralu Pilichindi, Kadhalan instead of Premikudu etc Haha, yeah, for a moment I thought Priyuralu Pilichindi was a Telugu movie ARR composed for, which I was not aware of til date. It's only after I goggled did I find out that it was Kandukonden Kandukonden ;)) On the other hand, you missed Simran and Trisha. Simran acted in 5 films with ARR's compositions:- Jodi, New, Kannathil Muthammital, Parthale Paravasam and Udhaya, while Trisha acted in - Enaku 20 Unaku 18, Aaithe Ezhuthu, Vinnaithandi Varuvaya. Tabu was also in Kandukonden Kandukonden and Jyothika has Star and Thenali to her record. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Rivjot riv...@... wrote: Vinod, I can just tell that you are Telugu :P (IMO) This list contain 'original' movie names. E.g. Kandukondain Kandukondain instead of Priyuralu Pilichindi, Kadhalan instead of Premikudu etc .. or one can mention all the movies Hindi / Tamil / Telugu for the same title, but it should definitely not just be the list of Telugu movies. PS: Madhubala was in Iruvar, Yodha, Mr Romeo as well. Nagma also in Love Birds. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, vinod sagar dvsagar_2603@ wrote: This thought just occurred to me and I set out to prepare a small list of them :o) Its always been a actresses privilege to feature in a movie that has music by the living legend A.R.Rahman But only a few actresses have been lucky enough to be donning the leading role and swaying to Rahman's Tunes in more than one movie. Please correct me if I'm wrong or if I've missed out any names as I'm not well versed with Tamil movies Aishwarya leads the pack: 1. Iddaru (Iruvar) 2. Jeans 3. Priyuralu Pilichindi 4. Taal 5. Guru 6. Jodha Akbar 7. Raavan 8. Robo Manisha Koirala 1.Bombay 2. Indian 3. Dil se 4. Oke Okkadu 5. Baba Rani Mukherjee 1. Nayak 2. Saathiya 3. Mangal Pandey 4. Yuva Urmila Matondkar 1. Rangeela 2. Daud 3. Tehzeeb Tabu 1. Prema Desham 2. Meenaxi 3. Thakshak Nandita Das 1. 1947 Earth 2. Fire Meena 1. Muthu 2. Rhythm Madhubala 1. Roja 2. Gentleman Genelia 1. Boys 2. Jaane tu ya jaane na Shriya 1. Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu 2. Sivaji - the boss Nagma 1. Premikudu 2. Super Police Jyothika 1. Doli Sajake Rakhna 2. Nuvvu Nenu Prema (SOK) Sonali Bendre 1. Dil Hi Dil Mein 2. Bombay - Humma Humma Song PS: Actors list is in the making :o)
Re: [arr] endhiran still not available in kerala
its available in Trivandrum Warm Regards Thanks Vinod Kumar .H On Sun, Aug 1, 2010 at 8:56 AM, prasad s prasad_s...@yahoo.co.in wrote: pathetic that a big budget film like this cant launch its music on its nearby state. this makes bad as everybody in this part may forced to take pirated by doing such.
[arr] New career option? ;)
Original music and additional camera operator: A.R. Rahman. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX7rfAP4SCA
[arr] ENDHIRAN (ROBOT) - Think Music
Most awaited album in the history of India cinema ENDHIRAN (ROBOT) TAMIL TELUGU audio only on THINK MUSICVINOD KUMAR.H
[arr] Kan Vizhithal (Shauk Hai in Tamil) anybody ?
Does anyone have it ?? Can you please share.. No point looking up in the stores I guess, since it is unreleased :) -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] Raja Sen's Raavan review- Unforgivably boring
://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=ravi+kissen] and Govinda [ Images http://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=govinda ], who grab it with both hands and emerge as the best things in the film, by far, while Abhishek Bachchan speaks any which way he chooses, especially when slapping himself. There is one scene when Bachchan, speaking of burning with envy, transcends this poor picture and shines on his own, but outside of that this is a squandered vanity project for the actor. Aishwarya Rai -- her alabaster skin muddied and bruised, her eye makeup crucially immaculate -- screeches her way through the proceedings, contorting her face as if to convince us it has something to do with histrionics. Unfortunately, both that and the aforementioned squealing have more to do with tortured balloon animals, and there are several ear-splitting occasions when one wishes Mani'd dispense with the school-level allegory and let that pretty balloon abruptly pop. As for Vikram, the National Award-winning actor we all expected great things from, he gets the rawest deal of the lot, a cardboard cop who scowls, runs in slow-mo, and models Aviator sunglasses. The film's first half is choppy and bewildering but tight, while the second sprawls all over the place, overlong and exhausting. Sivan's frames are indeed grand, but there isn't *one* great shot to take away from the film. Even the world-conquering A R Rahman [ Imageshttp://search.rediff.com/imgsrch/default.php?MT=a+r+rahman] can't save the day, and it's heartbreaking to see the legendary cinematographer-director-composer trio give us such forgettable song sequences. *Raavan*'s deadliest sin, however, isn't in the clumsy dialogue, hammy acting or lame, oversimplified adaptation. All of that can be forgiven if the tale engages us, and we never watched Ramanand Sagar's endless television show for its subtlety. Where *Raavan* truly and tragically fails us is in taking one of our greatest epics, and making it unforgivably boring. It's profoundly sad to see a filmmaker of Ratnam's calibre reduced to this. Yet hope beats immortal. Perhaps we should just wait till he takes on Shiva. *Also Read: New Yorker Aseem Chhabra's very different review*http://movies.rediff.com/report/2010/jun/18/aseem-chhabra-reviews-raavan.htm Rediff Rating: -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] What is your mobile ringtone..?? [1 Attachment]
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Re: [arr] ARR - Hyderabad
so when r v meeting..? regards vindy
[arr] ARR - Hyderabad
its been long time we've met...how abt a gathering again... how abt on release of raavan movie..? Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati 8121122338
[arr] ARR Info plz..
any idea when will puli ravan - telugu, tamil wil b releasing..?
Re: [arr] An open request to A.R.Rahman
I vote ! :) Can we keep this chain flowing with all the votes ? And then possible Gops/Vijay can forward to Rahman sir :D On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 6:13 AM, kay kay kandikiranku...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, i vote i dying o listen to female version of aromale!!! Thanks bro for ur request ! Cheers, KK www.kaykayphotography.com On Wed, Mar 10, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Aakarsh aakarsh...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi! Please release the female version of Aaromale. While the male version is ethereal, the female version is heavenly. Please. I am sure all the members here would vote for it. Regards *Aakarsh * ** * http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com/* -- Cheers, kiran Kumar kandi http://www.flickr.com/photos/kirankaykay/ www.kaykayphotography.com -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] (ARR) Female Version of AAromale BGM....!!!
Can some please shut chimbu Trisha up ... and give me aaromale alone ! :) On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 11:54 PM, KJ rajkesha...@gmail.com wrote: you the man thanks dude :) On Fri, Mar 5, 2010 at 9:00 PM, hibath rahman rahman...@yahoo.com wrote: Hi Folks, ripped version of Female Aaromale.. TRy this link. http://www.4shared.com/file/234809368/4b4ff76c/Vinnaithaandi_Varuvaaya-_aarom.html -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] Aaromale...just goin crazy!!!(Raga Bageshree)
I always wondered why Rahman keeps himself away from the rock genre. Now I am happy :). Agreed with u swapnil, awesomeness is an understatement. Loved the part in the chorus (@2:39) when they break in between ... I know I say this everytime when an ARR album releases ... but .. Thank You Rahman !! On Tue, Jan 12, 2010 at 7:28 AM, ~ s...@ps ~ swaps15...@yahoo.com wrote: Aaromale... Hell of a track...dunno how 2 describe it! Kudos to ARR for crafting such a wonderful song..n yes..i think Alphonse hs dun an incredible job croonin it... The initial guitar strains give me goosebums...n the best part of the song is the Chorus..its really addictive..cant get out off my mind!Hooked on completely Its actually based on Raga Audav Bageshree (Sa Ga Ma Dha Ni Sa)..if u rem...in L.A.Concert, Hariharan sang a bandish b4 Pacchai nirame...Tore bina mora jiya kaise jiyun...its the same raga Thanx ARR for givin us such a satisfyin albumluv Omana Penne,Mannippaya...every bit of it! Swaps -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS
I think that this is what happens when they release the audio in London one month early, but do not care to take into account the huge fan base in india !! I've always wondered the rationale behind releasing the audio... and what it means.. when the audio is released it MUST be available to the listeners without any delay... any delay may cause the listeners to lose interest or even forget abt it or (as is in this case) download/share the audio from illegal sources... as far as i go its the producers to blame for not making the audio available for all.. Take me for instance, being a die hard rahmaniac, its been my principle to buy only original cds of all Rahman's albums... but the wait for couples retreat and vtv has been such that I am too tempted to download from the net... if this is the case with me, then i can imagine what would be going through other listeners !! Vinod --- On Sun, 1/10/10, sameer kasim sameer_1...@hotmail.com wrote: From: sameer kasim sameer_1...@hotmail.com Subject: [arr] WHERE DID THEY THESE SONGS To: AR RAHMAN arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 1:24 PM really very bad scenario this is, to upload all song even before the release... but more dangerouse thing is... where did they get this songs... To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com From: vith...@gmail. com Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:42:59 +0530 Subject: Re: [arr] VTV Songs on the Net People who are doing this , by illegally circulating this should be punished. God will punish them, Lets be loyal to ARR and to all musicians, .. Really feel bad about this... Sleepless Nights and Hard work of ARR go in vain. ! :( On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 9:15 AM, sreekrishnan_ v sreekrishnan_ v...@yahoo.co. in wrote: Please do not report/pass on the links to any one outside and instead report these to some one like Gops privately so that we can have him take it with Sony. i just did the same and hoping to see couple of sources taken down. Additionally, i think we are one of the very powerful and active community around and am very sure if we follow this practice, it will be of great help for the people in the music industry especially the musicians. Personally i'd prefer to pin this piracy down before we land on to Endhiran and Raavan - if not immediately ! Thanks to all the fans --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ChanderR chandersai_2k@ ... wrote: That's correct! It's a pity that it's out even before it's official release. On 10/01/2010, at 7:40 AM, pradeepviswanathan pradeepviswanathan. r...@... wrote: Guys, VTV songs are out on the net completely!! ! -- regards, Vithur Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. Sign up now.
Re: [arr] WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS
I disagree Gopal.. follow these link (one among a lot) http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/tamil/article/52773.html http://www.businessofcinema.com/news.php?newsid=14960 the audio of vtv was launched in london last month, december (20th Dec to be precise)... we are in jan 2010 (pls do not go the extent of calculating days and argue that its not been 30/31 days to confirm as one whole month) ... still no sight of the audio cds !!! I will always be a die-hard rahmaniac but given the in-sensitiveness of producers i'd rather expect rahman's albums be released on his own KM label, than the commercial mindset of the producers, and i mean it !! When a movie is released WORLDWIDE, it means that all the theatres worldwide start to show the movie in the theater from that day onwards, isn't it and they do this after making sure that the copies of the movie are available in all the theatres. Latest example being AVATAR (Only an example), it doesn't mean when the home dvd's are available for general public !!! again, if the produers are not sure about the security of the songs, then why go ahead and release them in an alien country than the native country ?? VTV is a tamil album and it must be available first in a tamil-dominated area than in london !!! I have nothing against Rahman, he's a living legend, but against the promoters, producers, music companies (or whatever u call them) Vinod --- On Sun, 1/10/10, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] WHERE DID THEY GET THESE SONGS To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 2:34 PM Please get your facts right before launching into a diatribe. The music was not released in London a month early. Nor have they been released on any digital distribution medium like Amazon or iTunes. The CDs have to be dispatched ahead of the release date (the 12th) in order to ensure a simultaneous release everywhere (without which too, fans would bay for the label's blood). Unfortunately, the distribution and retail trade in parts of India, South and South East Asia as well as Tamil-dominated pockets of Europe don't have the most secure systems and processes in place to prevent pilfering of CDs. On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 14:24, vinod sagar dvsagar_2603@ yahoo.com wrote: I think that this is what happens when they release the audio in London one month early, but do not care to take into account the huge fan base in india !! I've always wondered the rationale behind releasing the audio... and what it means.. when the audio is released it MUST be available to the listeners without any delay... any delay may cause the listeners to lose interest or even forget abt it or (as is in this case) download/share the audio from illegal sources... as far as i go its the producers to blame for not making the audio available for all.. Take me for instance, being a die hard rahmaniac, its been my principle to buy only original cds of all Rahman's albums... but the wait for couples retreat and vtv has been such that I am too tempted to download from the net... if this is the case with me, then i can imagine what would be going through other listeners !! Vinod --- On Sun, 1/10/10, sameer kasim sameer_1324@ hotmail.com wrote: From: sameer kasim sameer_1324@ hotmail.com Subject: [arr] WHERE DID THEY THESE SONGS To: AR RAHMAN arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010, 1:24 PM really very bad scenario this is, to upload all song even before the release... but more dangerouse thing is... where did they get this songs... To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com From: vith...@gmail. com Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 09:42:59 +0530 Subject: Re: [arr] VTV Songs on the Net People who are doing this , by illegally circulating this should be punished. God will punish them, Lets be loyal to ARR and to all musicians, .. Really feel bad about this... Sleepless Nights and Hard work of ARR go in vain. ! :( On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 9:15 AM, sreekrishnan_ v sreekrishnan_ v...@yahoo.co. in wrote: Please do not report/pass on the links to any one outside and instead report these to some one like Gops privately so that we can have him take it with Sony. i just did the same and hoping to see couple of sources taken down. Additionally, i think we are one of the very powerful and active community around and am very sure if we follow this practice, it will be of great help for the people in the music industry especially the musicians. Personally i'd prefer to pin this piracy down before we land on to Endhiran and Raavan - if not immediately ! Thanks to all the fans --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, ChanderR chandersai_2k@ ... wrote: That's correct! It's a pity that it's out
[arr] Hyd Meet
any updates for the meet...? how abt VTV audio release..? Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
Re: [arr] Re: HYDERABAD Fans Meet.... next meet on 6th Dec
coollets spend more time that day...will b der rahmaniacs Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
Re: [arr] HYDERABAD Fans Meet.... Guys plzz reply
am in too...plz confirm the date n time call me 8121122338 The INTERNET now has a personality. YOURS! See your Yahoo! Homepage. http://in.yahoo.com/
[arr] Hyd concert - Hits and Misses
Hi All, I want to share my thoughts on the hyd concert... being a huge fan of rahman myself i feel a bit guilty to admit that this was my first concert... I must also admit that after this concert i felt both disappointed and happy: Misses: * All through the concert I felt that this was a Team B of rahman performing, with no frontline singers like Hariharan, SPB, Udit Narayan, Sonu Nigam etc and missed some of the all time great hits which rahman created * The parking facility was horrible (though it was out of rahman's scope, but well within the scope of the organisers). I had to park my car about 2.5 kms from the venue and take a bus arranged by the organisers, with ppl jostling with each other to get onto the bus which was already crammed * The lighting on the approach road to the concert was very bad * The sitting arrangement was not good too, I feel that the stage could have been built on a higher ground, cos people had to clamor for a higher ground to have a look at the stage. Some even put together a number of chairs on each other to get a better view, this blocked the view of the people sitting behind and resulting in arguments with the security personnel * I had to spend a lot of time of the concert looking for a better place to sit to get a good view and experience the sound (changed 4 places) * There was no facility to get drinking water at the parking lot and we were left high and dry before and after the show * Even before going to the show I wished O Saya to be performed (I've always felt that this song deserved the oscar than Jai Ho) Hits * The opening was awesome * It was rahman's show all the way, with all him performing most of the songs... felt good * Rehna Tu by rahman was simply superb * Humma Humma, Mustafa Mustafa were too good, should have seen the crowds swaying !! * Songs I had wished that could be to be played once again - Jiya Se Jiya, Liquid Dance, Ringa Ringa, Kehne Ko Jashn Bahaare Hai (whole in hindi), Rehna Tu, Taxi Taxi, Jai Ho * The fireworks at the end of the show was a treat to the eye, but it had a bad timing when Jai Ho and Maa Tujhe Salaam were being performed. The sounds and the lights of the fireworks was a distraction from these two great songs * The huge screen in the backdrop of the stage was spell binding with its crystal clear clarity and high contrast... really awesome * Blazee and Suzanne amazed me with their sheer energy, they brought the crowd onto their feet All in all, the concert was great and I enjoyed it a lot, won't forget this (first) concert ever !! Finally, the songs that I missed at the concert, Bombay Theme, Rubaroo, Paatshala (RDB), Chanda re (Sapnay), Yeh jo des hai tera (swades), Ishq Bina (taal), Dil ka Rishta (Yuvvraaj), Maaro Maaro (Boys), Chikbuk Raile (Gentleman), New York Nagaram (SOK), Mukkala Muqabala (Premikudu, kadhalan), Pachadanamey, Saathiya (Sakhi, saathiya) Bye Vinod
[arr] Re: Watch Perfect Bride on Star Plus
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyoyLSBQoMw The song could be heard from 3:53. Sona se bhi sona lage Salona mera yaar hai -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinayakam Murugan mvinaya...@... wrote: Hello Guys Watch Perfect Bride on Star Plus as fast as you can. They are showing teasers of a song from Raavan. The song is . amazing. Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak http://www.flickr.com/photos/rightplacerighttime/
Re: [arr] T-Shirts at the Hyderabad concert
@ Gopal/Vithur: Since it is an official thing, I think the t-shirts could be made available for the whole group. Any idea if this would/could be done ? On Sat, Oct 24, 2009 at 9:28 AM, Vithur vith...@gmail.com wrote: These are T Shirts which have been approved by AR himself. Lets be a part of this initiative and make it a success. On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 1:51 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail.comwrote: Official T-Shirts of the ARR foundation are available for sale at the venue of the Hyderabad concert. Proceeds from the sale will go to the Foundation. The T-Shirts can be purchased from four stalls at the venue of the concert. -- regards, Vithur -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
Well said Rawat.. u hit the nail on its head !! This is what I meant when i said chiggy wiggy is not a hit... Jai Ho was played, discussed, listened, reviewed etc etc not in Indian fora but internationally... Now, given the acclaim that Rahman has got (deservedly), chiggy wiggy was expected to be an international hit... similar to Jai Ho (Well, its another story that I feel O'Saya deserved the oscar than jai ho). And it was also expected that the song be received on the similar lines of jai ho... But look at what we are pointing to... a few commercial institution's ratings to prove that chiggy wiggy is a hit ?? frankly a true Rahman fan knows from heart if the song has clicked the right notes or not, isnt it ? (eg.. when I played Sakhi (Saathiya) songs to my friends, everyone had written off the songs as bland... but I knew it deep in my heart how grt those songs were... and it turned out to be so)... I have seen the videos of jai ho being played in almost all the dance competitions worldwide, sung by small kids in the west, used as themes, made videos of, used by the prisoners.. etc etc... just check youtube and u'll know I have worked in London and from that experience I know that Kylie has got a huge fan base in the west (her popularity went even higher when she was diagnosied with cancer, I was in london at that time and know the coverage that the media had given to her and the response/support she received from the public). With this popularity of kylie, I naturally expected chiggy wiggy to be a hit among not only Indians but also the western audience (we are anyways used to hit after hit from the legend, rahman). I don't expect Blue to be a hit in the west (movie, not the songs, the other songs are awesome !!), after watching Into the Deep which was a hit of 2005 . So, its not fair to just point to some radio channels ratings and say chiggy wiggy is a hit !! Lets accept it. But, as it was said earlier in the discussion, maybe after the movie is released chiggy wiggy may turn out to be a hit on the screen... P.S.: Even I haven't heard of Indian Airplay earlier. Radio Mirchi is a mere commercial radio station whose ratings are really questionable. In the past I have seen Radio Mirchi give top ratings to the songs to which it is the Official Partner (even if the songs were pathetic) Bye Vinod --- On Wed, 9/30/09, V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com wrote: From: V S Rawat vsra...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, September 30, 2009, 11:08 PM On 9/30/2009 8:54 PM India Time, _ichord_ wrote: Chiggy Wiggy a failure? It has reached number 1 on radio mirchi and number 4 on Indian airplay. Well, if that's a failure, I wouldn't mind such failures from ARR now and thenLOL! Let's remember that popularity of a song is not really related with the brilliance of the song. Or at best, popularity is inversely proportional with brilliance. - I had never heard of Indian Airplay list before its mention in this list yesterday. - Radio Mirchi is a private professional channel. There is no logic how they select songs to be played, whether they are charging money or favor or ads from the movie/ music right holders. There is no farmaishi program on Mirchi that might have suggested that listeners are really asking them to play a particular song. And they as well as all private channels do play all the latest songs, without exception, round the clock. Does anyone have any data of how many Water or D6 song reached in Radio Mirchi top 10 to prove the greatness of these songs and how many of Pritam and Himesh songs reached Radio Mirchi top 10 to make them great songs? Let's don't rely on unauthenticated meaningless data to prove ARR's greatness. ARR is great on his own accord even if a rare song of him is not up to his mark. -- Rawat --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, Jahanzeb jahanzebtippu@ ... wrote: The song has harmed the reputation of ARR also, me think. It is less than mediocre by ARR's standards. It lacks creativity that was so visible in each of 800+ songs of ARR. If this is what our man is going to give after Oscars, and with an international popular, he was far better before Oscars and with Indian singers. this is 100% EXACTLY what i also think. couldn't agree more. as i have already said i would say again that it is ARR's failure (one of very rares). - Jahanzeb --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, V S Rawat vsrawat@ wrote: On 9/29/2009 8:52 PM India Time, _ravi_ wrote: And does it really matters about an article written by any person who just wants to fill space in a daily and agree to the senses? That was quiet absurd when the writer in the daily claimed that Blue was a flop bcs of songs (or one song in particular) as if every movie
[arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion
Hi All, Everyone here, including me, had some great expectations from Kylie Rahman's collaboration and expected the song to be a hit. Though its unfair to expect a repeat of Chaiyya Chaiyya, which revived the career of Sukhvinder, still I expected something new I dared not to write any comment earlier, bcos I wanted ample time to get this song to grow on me, before I write anything... After all these days of listening , I have this opinion... just an opinion mind you... I think that the real culprit is Sonu Nigam !! His voice is so artificial and make-believe... yes I am using word artificial and make-believe... because listen to chiggy wiggy from 3:27 onwards you'll know what i mean... I found his voice more original in Satrangi re from 01:03 onwards... I strongly feel Daler Mehndi or Sukhvinder singh would have been a better choice.. maybe even KK... but not Sonu, his voice doesn't suit for this song !! The other reason is the rhythm (I dont know what they call it, beat, rhythm whatever) that Rahman has used, the one which has already been popular. Right from the beginning, whenever I listen to this song I feel like listening to Pritam's Zara Zara.. Chiggy Wiggy would have been a super-hit if it had been done before Zara Zara... Cos Zara Zara caught peoples imagination with the sensuous swaying of Katrina Kaif to the music of Pritam.. The next culprit is the sound quality, I think the recording engineer wanted the listener to hear all the sounds of the song at the same time... I feel that the sounds that were supposed to be in the background were brought forward along with all the percussions and the lead voices (This is the case with all the songs of Blue, H.Sridhar's loss is very evident here) .. it feels really horrible when listened on a high end sound system.. its even more horrible on small time audio systems, especially in office cabs !! Donno why, but after sonu's voice takes over the song, I couldnt help but wanted the song to end quickly !!! And when the song ends, it felt very peaceful, as if after the storm... I feel let down, when my colleagues at office talk abt chiggy wiggy and compare it with Zara Zara... I realised that everyone feels that chiggy wiggy is an extension of zara zara As for the sound quality of the songs in Blue... I have a high end audio system in my car, with blaupunkt woofer(its awesome !) pioneer 2 din head unit, blaupunkt 800 watt amplifier, jbl speakers... I expected the songs of blue to blow me over with the sound... but it was too jarry... Fanaa from Yuva is the benchmark that i use in my car.. the beats in Fanaa are simply superb and it puts the woofer to its ultimate test, literally... I play this song at volume level of 8 with A/c on (my system supports 30 i think). Believe me, U have to listen to Fanaa in my car and experience the quality !!! But with Blue I feel that the recording quality is so horrible that I cant play any song beyond the volume level of 3 !!! Blue Theme and Fiqraana are exceptional and have a awesome beat, but the Bass recording is too bad (I am a novice at the technical terms used in the music production, so pls excuse me) That's it for now.. will write more later bye !! Vinod
Re: [arr] Rahman is Back
Back with a blast ? When was he gone ?! On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 6:47 PM, vijesh shah vju_shah2...@yahoo.co.inwrote: after listening to couples retreat i can say the BOSS is back with a blast. Its an amazing album. sajna is very haunting nd emotional... awesum sir. U rock hope he bags another oscar dis yr t Jai Ho...!! -- Now, send attachments up to 25MB with Yahoo! India Mail. Learn howhttp://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_galaxy_2/*http://in.overview..mail.yahoo.com/photos . -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
[arr] Musings of a Rahmaniac!
Couldn't help but write this .. I know this is nothing new for everyone out here .. But after CR , I just couldn't hold on to my fingers. It is not a review of CR. I have given up reviewing Rahman's music! http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/musings-of-a-rahmaniac/ Musings of a Rahmaniac I don’t know where to start. And I am sure there would be no ending. People follow music religiously. And there are others who take up music as a profession and/or as a hobby. They learn music in different forms. Perform in various stages. Make a living out of it. And there are others who just listen to music. People have different tastes when it comes to music. Some like classical, some like rock, some like reggae and some like jazz. But there are a set of people who would listen to anything that comes their way. But when it comes to listening to a man’s composition, they would leave aside everything else. These people would dedicate their lives for one cause – being a Rahmaniac. There is only one religion that they follow – Rahman’s music. They call him “Boss”. And no points for guessing who their God is. I know, it is crazy calling a human being God. But craziness comes to them naturally. The amount of pride these people take in being a Rahmaniac is bewildering. They would have first hand information of his compositions. What movies he has signed, what song is coming next, researching deep into each one of his compositions – they take all this up as their duty. Following Rahman in his concerts, buying original CDs on the first day of music release, posting their thoughts in various groups are all part of their duties. They do it blindly. Once you are a Rahmaniac, there is no looking back. You have to catch up with every composition of his’. And defending every composition of his too when people accuse that the songs are not up to Rahman’s standard. It is mighty hard for them to accept that any Rahman composition can be “ordinary”. Ask them what the one thing is that you want to do in life”. The answer would be simple –Meet the Boss! One of the things you would notice about rahmaniacs is all of them would have their status message reflecting his song names/movie names etc. It is not to show off their craziness. They do not know any other way in which they can express the happiness, bliss, eternal piece they feel while listening to a his album. And the pleasure you get when you play the CD for the first time, is unmatched. The CD would be played in loop. And on each round of listening, the music grows on you. Slow nectar, they call it. There are other songs/compositions too which would be like cocaine – would shoot up to the brain straight. These people need no drugs to follow the music. His music in itself would take the effect. So what is bringing out this huge outpour of emotions into words. The Oscars ? The Golden Globe? I guess not. Something better has happened in the year 2009. It started with a certain song called Arziyan. Life had a new meaning to it. People say you have to die to go to heaven. I tell them I have been their atleast a thousand times – each time I hear Arziyan. I thought that had to be the best composition of the year. But along came Passage. The moment I heard Tango, I was paralyzed. I could not understand the emotion that I was going through. From happiness to fear to anger to sorrow, I felt them all together at a single point. And by the time the harmonica, violin and the keyboard had stopped playing, I was transported. I did not want to open my eyes. I did not want to come back to the real world. But then I had to. Since I knew that more was coming my way. A (re)treat was coming my way. And today, the day on which “Couples Retreat” is unveiled, I thank God, the real one, for having had me live in this era – The era in which A.R.Rahman lived. And to Boss – all I can say is “Un isai mattum illayendral, naan endro endro irandiruppen” Signed A Rahmaniac - Have Fun, Vinod R Iyer http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] Re: Unveiling the soundtrack of Couples Retreat
huraaay .. Life just got better :) Let's Play !! Cheers On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:34 AM, Arun KB Ganesh ergu...@gmail.com wrote: I second you Chord ! Truly great stuff ... On Fri, Sep 25, 2009 at 8:29 AM, ichord purev...@yahoo.com wrote: Oh MY GOD!!! Gopal! Thanks so much! I wish every ARR soundtrack could be unveiled like this! The MUSIC IS ABSOLUTELY MINDBLOWINGCOMPLETELY BLOWING AWAY MY EXPECTATIONS! Check out the sounds guys, the instruments, the beauty of ARR right here!! Great, I was just about to fall asleep, and now I can't Thank you, thank you --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: http://www.couplesretreatsoundtrack.com/ -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
[arr] Re: Mrs. Bharat Bala remembers King of Pop , âEkam Satyamâ
http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99jun29/world.htm#3 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gayathri Chandrakasan gayathri_c...@... wrote: I had the same doubt too. Even ARR has not mentioned anything about Ekam Sathyam or having done a concert with MJ. And if it was true that ARR, Prabhu Deva and Shobana had performed on the same stage as MJ, the whole event would definitely had been in the limelight. But til' today I have yet to see any videos in regards to the concert. --- On Sat, 6/27/09, pratap pratap_elen...@... wrote: From: pratap pratap_elen...@... Subject: Re: [arr] Mrs. Bharat Bala remembers King of Pop , âEkam Satyamâ To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 9:24 PM I don't understand something. Why until now there is not even a single video anywhere showing ARR performing in the concert or MJ dancing for this song in that concert? http://indian- music-bgm. blogspot. com/ http://www.facebook .com/elensar5233 --- On Sat, 6/27/09, Sreekrishnan R rahmanfever@ yahoo.co. uk wrote: From: Sreekrishnan R rahmanfever@ yahoo.co. uk Subject: [arr] Mrs. Bharat Bala remembers King of Pop , âEkam Satyamâ To: We, the fans ! arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Saturday, June 27, 2009, 7:06 PM Many years ago, Michael Jackson had collaborated with A R Rahman [Images] in a song called Ekam Satyam. The album was produced by Bharat Bala and his wife Kanika Myer. Kanika goes back in time and recounts her memories of meeting with the pop icon: Michael heard A R Rahman's Vande Mataram -- which we had produced -- and wanted to work with Rahman and us. He was good friends with S P Hinduja, Chairman of The Hinduja Group, and got in touch with us through him. He wanted to dance on an Indian song. So we recorded the song Ekam Satyam and took it to to him. I met him for the first time in Paris. It was a great honour to meet and produce a song for him. He was very humble and creative. When he heard the song, he was very thrilled. In fact, when he put on the headphones to listen to the song, he started tapping his feet and tapping his band on his thigh in rhythm with the beats. He was enjoying himself. It was nice to see the way he heard the song. He wanted us to take this song to Munich where a fundraiser concert was organised for the Red Cross by Nelson Mandela in 1999. Michael Jackson asked us to bring Indian dancers for the concert. So we took Indian dancers, as well as Prabhu Deva and Shobhana. Before the concert, we met again to get his costume measurements. We wanted him to wear Indian costumes and he readily agreed. On the day of the concert, I wanted to take a video of him backstage. He was very cool and not nervous at all. He was very passionate about what he was doing. He loved music so much. One interesting thing about Michael Jackson was that he was vegetarian, and loved Indian food. He took an Indian chef to Munich. He loved Indian culture, Indian food and the song and dance in our films. I love his songs but my favourite is so You are not alone, They don't care about us, Heal the world, Childhood, Thriller and Man in the Mirror. I miss him a lot. I cannot forget my first meeting with him till date. http://movies. rediff.com/ look/2009/ jun/ 26/mj-loved- indian-food. htm  Rahman fever His Music ~ My Mother Tongue ICC World Twenty20 England '09 exclusively on YAHOO! CRICKET
Re: [arr] Kozhikode concert track list
The Buck stops here ! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKsYBsqsXlk Rahman says Sukhi will be a part of the tour in northern india.. On Tue, May 5, 2009 at 7:20 AM, Chris Raj chris78_...@yahoo.com wrote: No! Would like to see more ARR and suki combination in future! amritha raam wrote: Does absence of some singer always warrant a difference of opinion between ARR and the singer? Are'nt we jumping to unnecessary conclusions? --- On Mon, 4/5/09, Chris Raj chris78_raj@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Chris Raj chris78_raj@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [arr] Kozhikode concert track list To: mindblower2003@ yahoo.com mindblower2003@ yahoo.com Cc: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, 4 May, 2009, 10:15 PM Why suki has been ignored by Rahman since from Oscar performance. I Strongly belive Suki role is important in the Track quot;Jai HOquot;. Any issue between boss and suki still Existing! ? _ chris ali ahad wrote: i think SP, Sukhwinder and udit should join him in his concerts...they will defenetly ignite the show more --- On Mon, 5/4/09, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ yahoo.com wrote: From: $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancum...@yahoo..com Subject: Re: [arr] Kozhikode concert track list To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 7:46 PM It was a huge turnout...and the response from the crowd was amazing.. This was my 4th Rahman concert and for me personally, it was ok..It didnt start off well..lot of errors, poor sound, lyrics were forgotten to name a few.. but ended with a bang..Mustafa Mustafa just set the whole stadium on fire and it continued till the endBut we as a group had loads of fun..pre and post concert...it was a memorable experience. And ya..as gops said..the crowd in the gallery was having loads of fun :P --- On Mon, 5/4/09, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com Subject: Re: [arr] Kozhikode concert track list To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com Date: Monday, May 4, 2009, 7:28 AM Massive, the response was astounding. The stadium was packed to its gills. And the crowd in the galleries was having loads of fun ;-) On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 19:49, Bergin Roy ber...@berginroy. com wrote: Wow, I missed it :( What was the crowd size? - Bergin On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@gmail. com wrote: Opening Act (DJ Medley) - Was severely curtailed Mausam and Escape - Asad on Sitar; Sanjeev, Raashid and Keith on Guitars O Saya - ARR, Chorus Athiradi - ARR, Sayonara Padagali Chandi - George Peter, Benny Dayal Tu Muskura - Sadhana Sargam (Bit) Roja Janeman - Sadhana Sargam, Hari Masakali - Raja Hassan Jiya se Jiya - ARR Style - Blaaze Liquid Dance - Tracked Guzarish - Javed Ali Netru Illatha - Chitra Malargale - Chitra, Hari Kabhi Aditi - Raashid Rehna Tu - ARR, Chorus Taal Se Taal ( western ) - Tracked Ringa Ringa - Neeti Mohan, Sayonara Kala bandar - Benny, Blaaze (Medley) Gangster Blues - Blaaze, Tanvi (Medley) New - Blaaze, Benny, Chorus (Medley) Azeem O Shaan - ARR (Medley) Rukumani - Chorus (Medley) Veera Pandi - ARR, Chorus (Medley) Latika's theme/Dreams on Fire - Suzanne Khwaja mere Khwaja - ARR, Javed Ali, Aslam, Raja Hassan Arziyan - ARR, JAved Ali, Aslam, Raja Hassan Manasu Manasinte - Chitra (from Chotanikkara Amma, composed by RK Shekar) Kannalane - Chitra Jiya Jale - Chitra Aye hairaten - Sadhana Sargam, Hari Vaaji Vaaji - Hari, Sadhana Mustafa - ARR Dhaka laga bukka - ARR (Bit) Pappu Cant Dance - Benny, Chorus Aye Bachu - Suzanne Urvasi - ARR Taxi Taxi - Benny, Blaaze, Chorus Humma - ARR Jai Ho - ARR, Tanvi, Chorus Vandemataram - ARR, All artistes Yeh Delhi Hai Mere Yaar and Baba Rap were dropped -- www.berginroy. com Own a website.Get an unlimited package.Pay next to nothing.* Click here!. -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
[arr] Rekha Baradwaj on ARR
Y*ou have worked with A R Rahman in Delhi 6. How was that experience?* I sang *Genda Phool* in *Delhi 6*, and am also singing in Mani Ratnam's * Raavan*. I recorded *Genda Phool* during the day but the song in *Raavan*, I had to record at night. I did not get time to practice for that. It's not that Rahman works only at night. If there is work pressure, he records during the day too. But he prefers dubbing during the night. Rahman was very nice to me. He sings a song and shows you. He also gives you a detailed briefing -- like if he wants to hear your laughter in the song, and all those details. He appreciates your work if you have sung well and pushes you to do better. http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2009/apr/13sd5-rekha-bhardwaj-on-music-and-more.htm
[arr] Hindi Cinema Recognition 2008 - Winners
Best Male Singer (Solo or Duo) - A R Rahman (Khwaja Mere Khwaja; Jodha Akbar) Best Composer - A R Rahman ( Jaane Tu ya jaane) Source: http://passionforcinema.com/hindi-cinema-recognition-2008-winners/
[arr] Rahman sir shud do sumthing..
hi.. theres a serial called chi la sow sravanthi in gemini tv (telugu) they are using most of our ARR sir's bgms in der serial as bgms...till now i've heard them using jodha akbar, slumdog millionaire, swades, ghajini and few more... plz do sumthin..can v file a case against them...how can v spread this msg to arr sir n his producers...violation of copyrights can ban their serial... Thanks Regards Vinod Pisipati Download prohibited? No problem. CHAT from any browser, without download. Go to http://in.webmessenger.yahoo.com/
[arr] Re: ARR's felicitaion by Chennai musicians - No vids/pics avaialble
http://www.behindwoods.com/hindi-tamil-galleries/a-r-rahman-04/a-r-rahman-01.html --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live livefor...@... wrote: CMU (chennai musicians union) felectitated ARR last Sunday. Ony 5 pics are available in all websites which ever i seen. Only 1 video avaialble of ARR being felecitated by Ilayaraja in the internet... when will other pics be avl? will it be telecasted in sun tv? i am waiting to see other musicians talk about ARR. it will be great to watch..
[arr] Re: SdM Soundtrack - Billboard Top 200
Thats great news!!! And the movie is at No.1 in US Box Office for second consecutive day today. http://www.boxofficemojo.com/daily/chart Jai Ho! --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, balajirajagopal balajirajago...@... wrote: Guys - Last week, the SdM soundtrack had bounced back in the Charts from 48 to 22. This week, thanks to the Oscar bounty, it has become the highest gainer on the charts and moved from 22 to an incredible 4th on the Charts. Remember - Billboard Top 200 charts is directly sourced from the Retail charts which means the SdM soundtrack is a huge commercial success in the US! Jai ho!
[arr] Re: osc'ARR' Winning n Performing Video-HDTV Rip Download!
Hats off Sathya. Thanks a lot. -Vinod On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 8:47 PM, mobile freak kuldude...@... wrote: Hi bro's.. Download the prestigious osc'ARR' award winning videos in HDTV resolution with the following links.. Resolution:1280*720 .. Latika's theme-Orchestral version! Latika's theme-Orchestral version Performed at the oscar night (prelude to Best original score) Screen Shots: .. http://i42.tinypic.com/1zeb19c.jpg ... http://i43.tinypic.com/nvz0d0.jpg http://i43.tinypic..com/nvz0d0.jpg http://i41.tinypic.com/33jh02b.jpg Video: http://www.mediafire.com/?mmtznjw3yql ... Best original score! Best original score: Screen Shots: ... Nominees: ... http://i41.tinypic.com/2qu2pup.jpg ... http://i44.tinypic.com/2dcg7br.jpg ... Video: http://www.mediafire.com/?ojitnndhumn Performance of Jai Ho n O..Saya! Performance of Jai Ho n O..Saya: Screen Shots: ... http://i42.tinypic.com/zxp8hd.jpg . http://i40.tinypic.com/2rolrfm.jpg Video: http://www.mediafire.com/?zeubcymznmz Best original song! Best original song: ... Screen Shots: http://i42.tinypic.com/2iraj5z.jpg http://i40.tinypic.com/28wc850.jpg http://i44.tinypic.com/264gvu0.jpg Video: http://www.mediafire.com/?zcwhmynmy2m Jai ho osc'ARR'! .. Regards, Sathya! -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yah oo.com/invite/ -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Rahman must win at Filmfare: Vishal Dadlani
Rahman must win at Filmfare: Vishal Dadlani 28 Feb 2009, 1812 hrs IST, MONIKA RAWAL As the Filmfare Awards frenzy sets in tonight, musical duo Vishal- Shekhar is maintaining their calm. Vishal Dadlani (TOI Photo) Sans any apprehensions about their nomination for Best Music Director for Dostana , a confident Vishal Dadlani said, There are no butterfly moments in stomach as such. We are not thinking much about it. Is it just due to the fact that the competition stands pretty close with A R Rahman being nominated for three films including Jodha Akbar, Jaane Tu... and Ghajini ? It's not about hoping for an award for ourselves. I know Rahman will win and he has to, asserts Vishal. Impressed by Rahman's international glory, Vishal clearly declares him as the ultimate winner. Thumbs up to Rahman, he is the best man of all. He just brought two Oscars to India. He has taken India to the international platform and by all counts, he deserves this award. Though Rahman's Oscar success might be attributed to the Hollywood venture yet it's his music in totality that speaks for him. Vishal clarifies, It doesn't make a difference that he got Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire... and in Filmfare, he's been nominated for other films. You have to see Rahman's body of work to realize that he truly deserves this Filmfare award. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifestyle/Specials/Rahman-must- win-at-Filmfare-Vishal-Dadlani/articleshow/4205292.cms
[arr] Re: Ive always been an A R Rahman fan: Aishwarya Rai
Hope they release Provoked score soon. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: I¡Çve always been an A R Rahman fan: Aishwarya Rai Kolkata, Feb. 27 (ANI): Bollywood actor and former beauty queen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan said on Thursday that she has always been a fan of double-Oscar winner A. R. Rahman, and feels fortunate that maximum of her films featured maestro¡Çs music. ¡ÈWorking with Rahman has been an absolute pleasure. It¡Çs not just from Taal to Guru, but it¡Çs from ¡ÆIruvar¡Ç till ¡ÆRavana¡Ç. In fact, maximum of my films have enjoyed the music of Rahman and as a music lover and fan, I have always admired his music and he is a gifted musician,¡É Rai said, while addressing a press conference in Kolkata. The Bollywood actress, who was in Kolkata for the shooting of her upcoming flick ¡ÆRavana¡Ç, said she was elated at Rehman¡Çs double win at the Oscars for ¡ÆSlumdog Millionaire¡Ç. Rai added, though Rahman was very much celebrated in India but winning Oscar meant the global recognition, which was special. Talking about Hollywood flick ¡ÆThe Pink Panther 2¡ì, Rai said the experience of working with actor Steve Martin has been enriching. ¡ÈWorking with Steve Martin was a good experience since he is the institution of comedy. We grew up watching his movies. So when it came to working with him and since he had already worked in Pink Panther before, so you know the kind of film you are going to be a part of. I am very happy that I got a chance to work with all these great actors because I feel experience is the greatest teacher of all,¡É the Bollywood star said. Comparing her character in ¡ÆRavana¡Ç with the one in hardcore Hollywood flick, Pink Panther, the former Miss World said her characters in both the films were quite challenging. ¡ÈThese are very different. One is Mani Ratnam and the other Pink Panther. So you can assume what the audience can expect. Those who watch English movie know about Pink Panther. Mani Ratnam is the kind of filmmaker we know he is, so he will present that kind of cinema only,¡É Rai opined. (ANI) http://www.sindhtoday.net/entertainment/68953.htm -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: doubt on grammy awards
Because this awards was for the period Oct 1, 2007 to Sep 30, 2008. SdM should be in contention for the next edition of Grammy. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, devan ss musilov4ud...@... wrote: any one please explain why a.r.rahman was not selected for the grammy awards. I read that peter gabriel and thomas newman got the grammy awards for their song down to earth in wall-e. So why rahman was not nominated. Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
[arr] Slumdog Millionaire to be made into a broadway musical
`Slumdog Millionaire' to be made into Broadway musical Spicezee Bureau Mumbai, Feb 25: If the makers of `Slumdog Millionaire' have it their way then very soon every child born in the slums will have a rag to riches story to boast about. After an acclaimed book, an Oscar sweeping film, `Slumdog Millionaire' filmmakers are now gearing up to take over Broadway as they plan a stage musical of the 8 Oscar winning film. The project has been taken up with the wise intentions of securing a sound future for the children featured in the film. The receipts raised from the musical will be transferred to the funds set up for the betterment of Mumbai's slum kids. Producer Christian Colson, who is determined to bring about a change, had earlier set up a fund that has already generated close to a whooping Rs 3.6 crore for the children. And if plans for cover versions of Rahman's songs are realised, the money raised could multiply manifold; Christian was quoted as telling the The Times, London. The funds would then be pumped back into Mumbai where the movie was filmed. The dream team of the film is also looking at various alternatives to safeguard the future of two children from the slums Azharuddin Mohammed, 10, and nine-year-old Rubina Qureshi. Well with an awe-inspiring movie and an acclaimed book, we are surely looking forward to the musical `Slumdog Millionaire'. http://www.spicezee.com/articles/story24025.htm
[arr] SDM album breaks into itunes charts across the globe
COUNTRY - RANK === US - 1 UK - 4 FRANCE - 5 AUSTRALIA - 5 BELGIUM - 2 CANADA - 3 GREECE - 1 IRELAND - 3 LUXEMBOURG - 3 NEW ZEALAND - 8 NORWAY - 4 PORTUGAL - 1 SPAIN -3 SWITZERLAND - 5 http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10albums.html
[arr] ARR had narrowly missed an accident before Oscars
Shocking to hear this from ARR himself talking to Headlines Today after his arrival at Chennai airport. Apparently, a huge chandelier fell down close to ARR when he and his team were rehearsing in the Kodak theatre ahead of the Oscars night, and he had a miraculous escape. I almost skipped a beat hearing this. Lets thank the good heavens for taking care of our beloved man. -Vinod
Re: [arr] filmfare count 23?
And thats an all-time record for most number of Filmfare wins. The Filmfare lead tally A.R.Rahman - 23 Kamal Haasan - 19 Gulzar - 18 Javed Akhtar - 15 Yash Chopra - 14 Shah Rukh Khan - 14 Amithabh Bachchan - 12 Bimal Roy - 11 -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@... wrote: That's an unpardonable error. I wonder how it went missing. Thanks for spotting it. Indeed, it's 23. Gopal. --- arr_raghu arr_ra...@... wrote: Is Tamil Kannathil missing in the list? --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: It's 22. Best Music - Roja (Tamil, 1993) Best Music - Gentleman (Tamil, 1994) R D Burman Award for Best New Musical Talent - Roja (Hindi, 1995) Best Music - Kadhalan (Tamil, 1995) Best Music - Rangeela (Hindi, 1996) Best Music - Bombay (Tamil, 1996) Best Music - Kadhal Desam (Tamil, 1997) Best Music - Minsara Kanavu (Tamil, 1998) Best Music - Dil Se.. (Hindi, 1999) Best Music - Jeans (Tamil, 1999) Best Music - Taal (Hindi, 2000) Best Music - Mudhalvan (Tamil, 2000) Best Music - Alai Payuthey (Tamil, 2001) Best Music - Lagaan (Hindi, 2002) Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh (Hindi, 2003) Best Music - Saathiya (Hindi, 2003) Best Background Score - Swades (Hindi, 2005) Best Music - Rang De Basanti (Hindi, 2007) Best Music - Sillunu Oru Kadhal (Tamil, 2007) Best Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008) Best Background Score - Guru (Hindi, 2008) Best Music - Shivaji (Tamil, 2008) All years are year of award and not year of release. --- arr_raghu arr_raghu@ wrote: what is ARR's filmfare count till now? Is it 23? it must increase in 3 days.
[arr] Re: Oscars 2009 - Request for archival material
I have also managed to get what all was available in Bangalore. Plus a few pdf front page scans. Mostly Malayalam, Kannada. Will share the scans soon. Jai Ho.. Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Dinesh Vaidya dnshvai...@... wrote: Dear Gopal Here are some which I got yesterday ( most of them will be in duplication to Amith's list, so we can archive the original prints too ) 1. Times of India (Pune edition) 2. DNA (Pune Edition) 3. Sakaal Times (Pune Edition ) 4. Hindustan Times (Mumbai Late city Edition) 5. Lokasatta (Marathi - Pune Edition) 6. Maharashtra Times (Marathi - Mumbai Edition) 7. Prabhat (Marathi - Pune Edition) 8. Saamna (Marathi - Pune Edition) 9. Pudhari (Marathi - Pune Edition) 10. Mumbai Choupher ( Marathi - Mumbai Edition ) 11. Kesari (Marathi - Pune Edition ) 12. Economic Times ( Pune Edition ) 13. Business Standard ( no idea which city ) 14. The Asian Age (Mumbai Edition ) 15. Pratahkaal (Hindi - Mumbai Edition ) 16. Aapla Wartahar (Marathi - Mumbai Edition ) 17. Punya Nagari ( Marathi - Ghodbandar ( Vij special !) Edition ) 18. Aapla Mahanagar ( Marathi - Mumbai Edition ) 19. Hamara Mahanagar ( Hindi - Mumbai Edition ) 20. Navbharat ( Hindi - Mumbai Edition ) 21. Prahaar ( Marathi - Mumbai Edition ) 22. Daily Thanthi ( Tamil - Edition No Idea ) 23. Mathrubhumi ( Malyalam - Edition No Idea ) 24. Eenadu ( Telugu - Edition no idea ) 25. Dinakaran ( Tamil - Edition no Idea ) 26. Sakshi ( Telugu ? ) 27. Sakaal ( Marathi - Pune Edition ) 28. Indian Express ( Pune Edition ) In addition, I am getting Bangla newspaper courtesy my neighbour + Durba must have collected in Silchar. Also some Gujarathi newspapers, again, courtesy my neighbour. Each and every newspaper has printed in bold letters, the classic Rahman statement about his choice between Hate and LOVE. Sensible guys. How about other fans allover the world ? Let's pool in the information and be part of Gopal's efforts.. Jai Ho ! Dinesh Vaidya Pune. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Amith Chandhran amithchandhran@ wrote: Thanks Gopal, I could manage to get these ones. 1. Saakshi Telugu 2. Mumbai Samachar Gujrati 3. Navashakti Marathi 4. Mumbai Prahaar Marathi 5. Prahaar Marathi 6. Saamana Marathi 7. Udhayawani Kannada 8. Financial Chronicle English 9. Saamana Hindi 10. Business Line English (The Hindu) 11. Malayala Manorama Malayalam (AR with a mustache photo inside) 12. The Financial Express English 13. Business Standard English 14. Hamara Mahanagar Hindi 15. Indian Express English 16. Hindustan Times - English 17. The Age - Mumbai English 18. The Wall Street Journal English 19. Lokmat Marathi 20. The Asian Age 21. Loksatta marathi 22. Times Of India English 23. Mumbai Mirror English 24. Sakaal Marathi Will share the scans soon. Thanks, - On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 1:56 AM, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@wrote: Friends, This is a request for collecting all archival material (articles and photographs) published in today's newspapers. I have collected most of what has appeared in the English print media. It's likely I have missed some (The Statesman and The Tribune, for instance, do not have electronic editions). Please focus specifically on regional language newspapers. Also keep a lookout for magazines that will begin to hit the stands in a day or two. Scans of this material will be appreciated for archival purposes. Thanks, Gopal.
[arr] Slumdog score mixed with Hollywood clips (Youtube)
Some imaginative youtube clips with Slumdog score mixed with popular hollywood movie clips. Enjoy this while we celebrate Slumdog Best Score win :-) O Saya for Run Lola Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6CzfN3s2RYfeature=channel_page Mausam and Escape for Wanted http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rX3afF3Ode0feature=channel_page Riots for 300 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJaJzIx9FrAfeature=channel_page -Vinod
[arr] The battle for Oscars top tune
The battle for Oscar's top tune BRYAN BORZYKOWSKI, FOR METRO CANADA February 17, 2009 12:25 Most people tune into the Academy Awards for the glitz, glamour and the best picture trophy, but for music lovers the real show is all about best original song. This year's battle for Oscar is a little less fierce than in past years two songs penned by Indian-born songwriter A.R. Rahman for Slumdog Millionare are up against a tune by Peter Gabriel from Wall- E but the songs might be the most interesting to vie for the prize yet. That's thanks to Rahman, whose songs O Saya, which features Sri Lankan songstress M.I.A. on vocals, and Jai Ho brilliantly fuse American-electro sounds with traditional Indian melodies, a musical combination that's never graced an Academy Award stage. While it's a good bet one of Rahman's tunes will win, Peter Gabriel's Down To Earth a fun, but relatively laid-back affair has history on its side. Some of the more recent winners haven't been boisterous over-the-top tunes like Slumdog's are, but rather quiet, introspective singer-songwriter sounds. Last year's winner Falling Slowly was a passionate duet by The Frames' Glen Hansard and Czech songstress Markéta Irglová. It was a victory for indie rock fans, but not so much for outside of the box artists. Melissa Ethridge, Jorge Dexler, Bob Dylan and Phil Collins have all taken home a trophy too, and while the songs were award-worthy, they all fit a similar singer-songwriter mold. If it's not guys or gals with guitars (or, in the '80s, pianos), it's ensemble musical numbers. Songs from the Little Mermaid, Fame, Mary Poppins and Dirty Dancing have all won Oscars; the most nominations and wins belongs to Sammy Cahn, a Broadway lyricist. Despite the fact that plenty of the music world's most acclaimed tunes have won best original song (Take My Breath Away, I Just Called to Say I Love you, Que Sera Sera have all been victorious), some of the most memorable winners have come from unlikely artists. It's hard to forget Three Six Mafia's thrilling 2005 performance of Hustle and Flow's It's Hard Out There For a Pimp and their even more stunning win, becoming the first African-American music group to ever take home an Oscar. And, although they didn't snag the main prize, Beyoncé's pitch perfect, '60s-style pairing with Jennifer Hudson on Dreamgirls' Listen was easily one of Oscars' most memorable duets ever. So while Peter Gabriel could follow in the footsteps of many other big name solo artists Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Carly Simon, Neil Young and Elton John have all been up for the award Rahman's brilliant fusion of multi-cultural musical styles, and the fact that he's somehow not up against Springsteen's remarkable track for The Wrestler, likely means his name will be called on Sunday. Even if one of his tunes is triumphant, though, it's doubtful we'll see an influx of cross-cultural sounds in the future. But, unlike the Grammy's, this will be one night where the best song will win. http://www.metronews.ca/halifax/entertainment/article/183075
[arr] Re: A R Rahman's first collaboration with Thamarai?
Injarango of Tenali, to as recent as Kelamal song of ATM. But this one, if it happens, will be the first full movie for Thamarai with ARR. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, noorulwahid noorulwa...@... wrote: Is Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (or in that case, Chennaiyil Oru Mazhaikkalam, if it has Thamarai) the first movie for ARR with Thamarai as the lyricist? Before working on Gautham Menon's movies, has ARR worked with lyricist Thamarai?
[arr] The Jai Ho Page
http://www.arr4music.com/jaiho.htm Hope you will like it. Thanks, Vinod
Re: [arr] Re: Triple Filmfare nomination
It is really disappointing to see people ignoring his talent as a singer. May be we should send them a voice only version of Khwaja mere Khwaja to the jury ! Ye jo des hai tera, tere bina, lukha chuppi and now Khwaja ... Rahman Rules, Vinod R Iyer. On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 4:03 PM, balajirajagopal balajirajago...@yahoo.comwrote: Hi Bergin - If I am not mistaken, FF do not have the habit of having a final set of nominees for the best BGM. Instead, a week before the awards, the technical awards winners are announced and best BGM is one of the awards in this list. As for the best playback male, ARR is not in the final list of nominees, which is Farhan Aktha - Socha Hai (Rock on) KK - Khuda Jaane (Bachna Ae Haseeno) KK - Zara si dil mein (Jannat) Rashid Ali - Kabhi Kabhi Aditi (JTYJN) Sonu Nigam - Inn Lamhon ke (JA) Sukhwinder Singh - Haule Haule (Rab ne bana di jodi) Cheers! Balaji P.S--- Full list of the various nomination categories with the nominees is given in today's Times of India (The Bangalore edition had it and I guess the other editions will have it as well!) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com, Bergin Roy ber...@... wrote: I'm little disappointed that Yuvraaj couldnt get a place there. As AR often says, the film has to do good, for the music to recognition. Good music sometimes go unnoticed like this :( But anyways happy to get 3 nominations. - Bergin On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 11:28 PM, Thulasi Ram karoke...@... wrote: Congrats ARR... ARR deserves it and he rules... On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Gopal Srinivasan catchg...@...wrote: Best Music A.R.Rahman Ghajini A.R.Rahman Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na A.R.Rahman Jodhaa Akbar Pritam Chakraborty Race Shankar Ehsaan Loy Rock On Vishal Shekar Dostana I can hear the sniggers Filmfare, what's that? -- www.berginroy.com -- Have Fun, Vinod http://the-other-side-of-mirror.blogspot.com http://myworldofmnm.wordpress.com
Re: [arr] The Jai Ho Page
I took it from a video of Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Yuvvraaj special, which had Vijay Prakash singing Manmohini on stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-SoT1S-R7Y Here's an old video of Vijay Prakash as a participant in 1999 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ENZ1QLE66z0 He is an awesome singer, and I hope AR will use him more often in future. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Shamil Sharif shamil...@... wrote: picture of vijay prakash look like shaan?? AR Rahman - His music for ears for years From: Vinod Raju vi...@... To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:41:54 PM Subject: [arr] The Jai Ho Page http://www.arr4musi c.com/jaiho. htm Hope you will like it. Thanks, Vinod
[arr] Best of ARR moves to No.4 in UK iTunes chart
UK 1) Slumdog Millionaire (Music from the Motion Picture) 2) Twilight (Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3) Notorious (Music from and Inspired By the Original Motion Picture) 4) The Best of AR Rahman (25 Classic Hits from the Composer of `Slumdog Millionaire') 5) Cult TV Themes http://www.apple.com/euro/itunes/charts/top10soundtrackalbums.html
[arr] [semi-ARR] Peter Gabriel pulls out from Oscar nominated song performance
Peter Gabriel withdraws from Oscars Musician will not perform nominated song By PHIL GALLO Posted: Thurs., Feb. 12, 2009, 5:19pm PT Peter Gabriel has withdrawn from performing at the Academy Awards, hoping the Soweto Gospel Choir will be booked to perform his nominated song Down to Earth from Wall-E. Gabriel was told he would perform for only 60-65 seconds in a medley of the nominated songs. When he said yes to performing the song he co-wrote with Thomas Newman, he was under the impression they would be able to perform the song in its entirety. He does not believe the song will work in such a truncated form. It's a bit unfortunate, he said in a video on his website. The songwriters are a very small part of the filmmaking process but we still work bloody hard and deserve (a bigger part in the ceremony). Calling himself an old fart who can afford to make a little protest, Gabriel's hope is that the Oscarcast producers will reconsider the move next year and reinstate full performances of songs. The Feb. 22 show is a maiden voyage for producers Laurence Mark and Bill Condon. Gabriel still intends to attend the ceremony. The Academy had no comment. http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1118000100.html? nav=newscategoryid=1982cs=1
[arr] Re: [Semi ARR] Slumdog's screenplay
Thanks Dev for pointing to this. I just finished reading QA, and I can safely say the movie is a terrific adaptation of the book. Much much better than the book. Hats off to Beaufoy and Boyle. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, devMannemela devm...@... wrote: If you like reading screenplays, here is Slumdog's script.. (one of the earlier drafts) http://www.foxsearchlight.com/awards/media/slumdog.pdf
[arr] Re: The poet of Darshan Do Ghanshyam is ...
This is not a secret anymore, buddy. Its all over the place since Dec. Few of our fellow countrymen have taken pains to post this in virtually every website which talks about SdM, including imdb and rottentomatoes. Virtually every forum which discussed SdM also had posts on this. Couple this with the systematic bashing of the film and its crew including ARR from a select crowd, we can clearly see a pattern aimed at felling SdM at the Oscars. Guess this had to be expected, especially when the film is up against The Reader, whose producer is notorious in the past for such sabotage attempts. I have a compilation of such posts and more, which I plan to post somewhere after the Oscars are in SdM's kitty. :-) -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat vsra...@... wrote: Now we're into the serious money. For two hundred and fifty thousand rupees, ladies and gentlemen, a quarter of a million rupees... The song Darshan Do Ghanshyam was written by which famous Indian poet? Was it A) Surdas. B) Tulsidas. C) Mira Bai. D) Kabir. Remember you still have two lifelines- fifty-fifty and Phone A Friend. Tempted to use one? -- And the correct Answer is: E) None of these. -- Yes. The film is facing yet another controversy, a genuine one this time. The song was not written by any of the above four legendary poets suggested in the answers. It was not a historical or legendary song at all. It was just a film song. (sorry for appearing to indicate as if film song are in lesser vain. No, they are not. but I hope you get the idea). It was written for the Goel Cine Corporation's 1957 film Narsi Bhagat, composed by MD Ravi, rendered by singers Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey and Sudha Malhotra And the poet is - Gopal Singh Nepali. So, please give back all the cheques you had been given so far, and go back to your home. You have lost. Next contestant please. (The film ends here.) -- ha ha ha. What an oops!, what a slip, what a mistake. Very Interesting. It will remain a rare faux pas on Indian Silver Screen that would be quoted for ever. The way those who have scene Devanand, Nanda starrer Hum Dono might recall that in the song Allah Tero naam, Ishwar tero naam, at one place, Lata ji voice follows another pattern whereas the face of the screen (Nanda?) that was supposed to be singing this song, her lips were following a different pattern altogether. Anyway. Local newspaper reports that film makers have agreed that this was a mistake. btw, I checked the draft script link posted in this list today and found that it was not a mistake of the original author, or the script writer. That draft doesn't mention the song Darshan Do Ghanshyam. On page 33, that question is about some song Chalo Ri Murali. (I have removed all references of the film name so that oscar voters don't find this mail of mine highlighting the error. :-) Of course, they would find it elsewhere.) Enjoy. -- Rawat -- http://www.musicindiaonline.com/lr/17/6358/ Movie Name: Narsi Bhagat (1957) Singer: Hemant Kumar, Manna Dey, Sudha Malhotra Music Director: Ravi Lyrics: Nepali G S Year: 1957 Producer: Goel Cine Corporation Director: Devendra Goel Actors: Lalita Pawar, Nirupa Roy, Pratima Devi, Shahu Modak Theme: Religious Darashan Do Ghanashyam Nath Mori, A.Nkhiya.N Pyasi Re Man Ma.Ndir Ki Jyoti Jagado, Ghat Ghat Basi Re Ma.Ndir Ma.Ndir Murat Teri Phir Bhi Naa Dikhe Surat Teri Yug Bite Na Ai Milan Ki Puranamasi Re ... Dvar Daya Ka Jab Tu Khole Pa.Ncham Sur Me.N Gu.Nga Bole A.Ndha Dekhe La.Nga.Da Chal Kar Pahu.Nche Kasi Re ... Pani Pi Kar Pyas Bujhau.N Naino.N Ko Kaise Samajhau.N A.Nkh Michauli Chho.Do Ab Man Ke Basi Re ... Niba.Rl Ke Bal Dhan Nidha.Rn Ke Tum Rakh Vale Bhakt Jano.N Ke Tere Bhajan Me.N Sab Sukh Pau.N Mite Udasi Re ... Nam Jape Par Tujhe Na Jane Unako Bhi Tu Apana Mane Terii Daya Ka A.Nt Nahi.N Hai He Dukh Nashi Re ... Aj Phaisala Tere Dvar Par Meri Jit Hai Teri Har Par Har Jit Hai Teri Mai.N To Charan Upasi Re ... Dvar Kha.Da Kab Se Matavala Ma.Nge Tum Se Har Tumhari Narasi Ki Ye Binati Sunalo Bhakt Vilasi Re ... Laj Na Lut Jaye Prabhu Teri Nath Karo Na Daya Me.N Deri Tin Lok Chho.D Kar Ao Ga.Nga Nivasi Re ... --
[arr] Cinematographers praise 'Slumdog'
Cinematographers praise 'Slumdog' D.p.s sound off on year's most compelling work By ROBERT KOEHLER Posted: Tue., Feb. 10, 2009, 2:57pm PT Unanimous praise was heaped on 'Slumdog Millionaire.' More Features Cinematographers praise 'Slumdog' D.p.s sound off on year's most compelling work 02/10/2009 Few if any groups in the film business are as famously collegial as cinematographers: It's not for nothing that the American Society of Cinematographers' Hollywood headquarters is dubbed The Clubhouse. So what do some of the high achievers in this small, tight circle -- some of them Oscar nominees and winners -- think of their peers' work in 2008? What images remained in their minds days, weeks, months after viewing? If a highly unscientific survey of a handful of cinematographers is any indication, one trend continues to hold stubborn traction: It's Slumdog Millionaire's world, and the rest of us are just living in it. Anthony Dod Mantle, the British-born d.p. whose intensely colored, half-digital, half-film work on Slumdog has become the cherry on top of a career as the cameraman of choice for the Dogma 95 group of Danish directors (Lars von Trier and Thomas Vinterberg, among others), is easily the most mentioned name, along with a notably large representation of other European-based peers. Work on studio films lagged far behind in the mentions; as Oscar- winning There Will Be Blood cinematographer Robert Elswit puts it, There wasn't much work out of Hollywood this year that grabbed anybody. Along with Elswit, opinions are sampled from his fellow Oscar nominees from 2007: Roger Deakins (No Country for Old Men, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and with a new nom, shared with Chris Menges, for The Reader), Janusz Kaminski (The Diving Bell and the Butterfly) and Seamus McGarvey (Atonement) as well as two-time Oscar nominee and Camerimage lifetime achievement award winner Stephen Goldblatt. The international span of this group of five is reflected in a remarkably global range of choices, which in turn reflects that world-class cinematography is now being practiced worldwide. Mantle's Slumdog was the biggest technical achievement of the year, says Deakins, because even though part of the film was shot on a 2K digital camera and part on 35mm, my eye could never detect the difference. Even though there's a stark difference in the visual information and resolution between the two, with 35 still much greater than 2K, it was quite a feat to maintain a consistent quality of image throughout. Adds Kaminski: I like cinematography that feels alive, and Anthony's work felt that way for me. The shooting got the sense of the Mumbai streets, the reality of the gameshow, the nostalgia of the romance. Goldblatt agrees, noting that Slumdog was a very adventurous mix of media, fun and beautiful and very courageous. I've worked in India as a photographer and know how tough it is there, so I was quite impressed with the results. McGarvey loved how Anthony thought about how the various formats he shot in would serve each milieu in the story, so that the images never patronized the characters. It was such a ride. http://www.variety.com/index.asp? layout=awardcentraljump=contendersid=oscars_cinematographer2articl eid=VR111739
[arr] Re: Mr.R.K.Shekhar's compositions
More = http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/malayalam/m/music_director.994 --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Superb bro... THANKS. :-) On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM, sathya_arr4eva kuldude...@...wrote: Yu can hear Sekhar sir's few tracks from here bro :-) http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/5967/R+K+Sekhar In the memory of the Late shekar sir! http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBtW- OuoI/IHo/67eKW1007RE/vvb.jpg . http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBe73IiaI/IHQ/MfZd6w_ms5E /boss%20%281193%29.jpg . http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBkcuTaqI/IHY/pVLxsRHyXzc /boss%20%281194%29.jpg . http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBpb- KrZI/IHg/2HEzvgDMZGI/395526529_051667d66b_o.JPG . Biography of sekhar sir: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaRD3tyOWI/III/MnlvaW0Kr2k /tytrty.jpg Regards, Sathya! -- regards, Vithur
[arr] Re: Mr.R.K.Shekhar's compositions
Just dug up RK Sekhar's full filmography, which I had posted long back in this group. R K Shekhar Filmography Pazhassi Raja (1964) - His debut film Ayisha Anadha Shilpangal Yogamullaval Aradi Manninte Janmi Kandavarundo? Taxi Car Miss Mary Thiruvabharanam Kapalika Pattabhishekham Nadeenadanmare Avashyamundu Thamarathoni Pen Pada Priyae Ninakku Vendi Velicham Akale Kuttichathan Swimming Pool Chottanikkara Amma http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/message/22782 -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Superb bro... THANKS. :-) On Wed, Feb 11, 2009 at 10:23 PM, sathya_arr4eva kuldude...@...wrote: Yu can hear Sekhar sir's few tracks from here bro :-) http://www.hummaa.com/music/artist/5967/R+K+Sekhar In the memory of the Late shekar sir! http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBtW- OuoI/IHo/67eKW1007RE/vvb.jpg . http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBe73IiaI/IHQ/MfZd6w_ms5E /boss%20%281193%29.jpg . http://lh3.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBkcuTaqI/IHY/pVLxsRHyXzc /boss%20%281194%29.jpg . http://lh6.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaBpb- KrZI/IHg/2HEzvgDMZGI/395526529_051667d66b_o.JPG . Biography of sekhar sir: http://lh4.ggpht.com/_UH5DGyV9FAo/SYaRD3tyOWI/III/MnlvaW0Kr2k /tytrty.jpg Regards, Sathya! -- regards, Vithur
[ARR] A Rare interviw of Rahman from Surabhi
Pls excuse me if this has been posted earlier... but i stumbled upon this one of the earliest interview of rahman observe how his name has been mentioned as Abdul Rahman (imagine how new rahman was at the time of this interview) If the below link doesn't work... type the keyword rahman rare interview in youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PmIEyI5PbVkeurl=http://www.orkut.co.in/FavoriteVideoView.aspx?uid=15950771336807500679ad=1234264934uit=/Home.aspxfeature=player_embedded Vinod
[arr] BAFTA - Winners Photo 2009
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/winners-photo-2009,674,BA.html
Re: [arr] Boyle/Colson never thanks Rahman during acceptance speeches??!!
This is atrocious thinking. Please understand that its not possible to mention every name at every show. And the SdM crew, as we can see clearly, have been really gracious in the way they carried themselves at all these award shows. Moreover Boyle and Colson HAS mentioned AR innumerous times in past (to the extend of boredom), even at award acceptances also. Colson had ended a number of his speeches saying Jai Ho. Then why all this fuss now? -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Thulasi Ram karoke...@... wrote: people u mentioned r not part of SDM. the question was when those respected people can mention other artists associated with SDM, then y not ARR? this was a pattern observed in many award functions now. so the question was raised. i c nothing contradictory here! On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 9:51 PM, Leslie D dorai...@... wrote: Some of the questions that I have 1. Did Tansen congratulate ARR for GG? 2. Did Shekar Kapoor congratulate ARR for Bafta. I know he did for GG but did he do for Bafta? 3. Why did ARR not congratulate Mani for Bafta? After all Mani introduced him to film music. God !!! I have so many questions on who congratulated whom .. Anybody has the time to answer all of them ??? On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 3:35 AM, jayaram81 jmohanr...@... wrote: Is it true that neither Danny Boyle nor Christian Colson thanked Rahman during any of their award acceptance speeches for SdM?
[arr] Re: SDM/ARR not nominated for Grammy??
Because this awards was for the period Oct 1, 2007 to Sep 30, 2008. SdM should be in contention for the next edition of Grammy. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, live for arr Live livefor...@... wrote: Friends, Why was SDM or ARR not nominated for Grammy awards?? please tell me the reason
[arr] Watch BAFTA Awards LIVE online
http://www.justin.tv/baftas09 Red carpet should start around 11:30pm IST. Awards cerememony is scheduled from 12:15am to 02:45am IST Lets wish all the best to ARR and SDM. -Vinod
Re: [arr] FOX pushes Jai Ho for Best Song
Jai Ho for me -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Mohamed Hashir arrhas...@... wrote: hands down On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 2:23 PM, Aravind AM aravind...@... wrote: I guess many in the group will say so! even I'd like O Saaya to win! Aravomd http://arrahmaniac.blogspot.com Download Rahmania show interviews at http://rahmania.4shared.com --- On *Sun, 8/2/09, Vinayakam Murugan mvinaya...@...* wrote: From: Vinayakam Murugan mvinaya...@... Subject: Re: [arr] FOX pushes Jai Ho for Best Song To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, 8 February, 2009, 2:00 PM same here. Warm Regards ~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday .blogspot. comhttp://theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com/ On Sat, Feb 7, 2009 at 8:25 PM, $ Pavan Kumar $ pawancumarr@ yahoo.compawancum...@... wrote: I would personally like to see O Saya win the award more than Jai Ho.. --- On *Sat, 2/7/09, Vinod Raju vi...@arr4music. comvi...@... * wrote: From: Vinod Raju vi...@arr4music. com vi...@... Subject: [arr] FOX pushes Jai Ho for Best Song To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009, 7:28 PM 'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune for best song, not that one Over the last few days Oscars voters received a campaign CD featuring two of Slumdog Millionaire' s three music nominations: best song (Jai Ho) and score. Missing from the CD was Slumdog Millionaire' s other contender for best song (O Saya). Fox Searchlight is daring to choose between its Oscar children. The studio wants voters to focus their Slumdog Millionaire love on one song, fearing that the vote might split otherwise, causing both to lose. So this is good strategy, although poor politics. Inevitably, the studio is inviting a chorus of discontent from the folks behind the song not being hyped. In this case, the strategy is probably wise because Jai Ho is the obvious favorite. It's the big, magical dance finale of Slumdog Millionaire. Voters may not know it by name, though, and may easily confuse it with the other tune since the titles of both are in Hindi. Now they'll probably get the hint after being prodded by the studio. What's unfortunate about this decision is that O Saya is written by one of the coolest music artists on the planet right now. M.I.A. is nominated for record of the year at this Sunday's Grammys (Paper Planes). There's always the possibility, of course, that this strategy might backfire with those bull-headed, contrary-minded academy members. After all, Paramount Classics made it clear in 2005 that it wanted an Oscar nomination for the title tune to Hustle Flow, but ended up getting one for It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp which won! However, that's a rarity and that occurred prior to Oscar nominations being unveiled, not afterward. Such favoritism being shown at this late point in the derby trot is extraordinary. When Disney nabbed bids for three songs from Enchanted, it was clear that That's How You Know the big dance spectacular staged in Central Park was the movie's best shot to win, but it got the same amount of attention and campaign push as So Close and Happy Working Song. All three lost to Falling Slowly from Once. DreamWorks didn't single out one of Dreamgirls three nominees Listen, Patience, Love You I Do and lost the Oscar to Melissa Etheridge's I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth. Not all multiple nominees lose because of voting splitting, though. The Lion King (1994) had three nominations for song and triumphed for Can You Feel the Love Tonight? http://goldderby. latimes.com/ awards_goldderby /2009/02/ slumdog- http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/slumdog- million.html -- Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Invite them now.http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_6/*http://messenger.yah oo.com/invite/
[arr] Re: Watch BAFTA Awards LIVE online
http://www.bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html Clips for Best Music nominations from BAFTA website. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap pratap_elen...@... wrote: Thank you very much for the link Vinod... Anyone have any idea when will it be in Malaysia? I mean the time, wat time will it be when the ceremony starts in Malaysia? --- On Sun, 2/8/09, Vinod Raju vi...@... wrote: From: Vinod Raju vi...@... Subject: [arr] Watch BAFTA Awards LIVE online To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 2:36 AM http://www.justin. tv/baftas09 Red carpet should start around 11:30pm IST. Awards cerememony is scheduled from 12:15am to 02:45am IST Lets wish all the best to ARR and SDM. -Vinod
[arr] ARR winning BAFTA - Good Quality Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDeHIh979SM
[arr] Re: ARR Sir's competitor for Best Song wins Grammy
This is very significant win indeed for Down to Earth. There is the threat of vote split against Jai Ho at Oscars. Also, Jai Ho is yet to win a Best song award yet in this season, whereas Down to earth has won quite a few awards. Down to earth has environmental messages in the lyrics, which is another plus. All these notwithstanding, I still believe (and hope, with fingers crossed) that the hugely popular Jai Ho will see it through on the Big O night.. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, sachinmathews sachinmath...@... wrote: i'm keeping my fingers crossed and tied Down To Earth (From Wall-E) Peter Gabriel Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel) wins the Grammy for the Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media! and most of the songs that win this award and are nominated for the Best Song at Oscars wins the latter too!!! So guys say a lil' prayer and keep ur fingers crossed and tied too
[arr] SDM wins WGA
http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/07/slumdog-laps-the- field-again/
[arr] FOX pushes Jai Ho for Best Song
'Slumdog Millionaire' to Oscars voters: Choose this tune for best song, not that one Over the last few days Oscars voters received a campaign CD featuring two of Slumdog Millionaire's three music nominations: best song (Jai Ho) and score. Missing from the CD was Slumdog Millionaire's other contender for best song (O Saya). Fox Searchlight is daring to choose between its Oscar children. The studio wants voters to focus their Slumdog Millionaire love on one song, fearing that the vote might split otherwise, causing both to lose. So this is good strategy, although poor politics. Inevitably, the studio is inviting a chorus of discontent from the folks behind the song not being hyped. In this case, the strategy is probably wise because Jai Ho is the obvious favorite. It's the big, magical dance finale of Slumdog Millionaire. Voters may not know it by name, though, and may easily confuse it with the other tune since the titles of both are in Hindi. Now they'll probably get the hint after being prodded by the studio. What's unfortunate about this decision is that O Saya is written by one of the coolest music artists on the planet right now. M.I.A. is nominated for record of the year at this Sunday's Grammys (Paper Planes). There's always the possibility, of course, that this strategy might backfire with those bull-headed, contrary-minded academy members. After all, Paramount Classics made it clear in 2005 that it wanted an Oscar nomination for the title tune to Hustle Flow, but ended up getting one for It's Hard Out Here for a Pimp which won! However, that's a rarity and that occurred prior to Oscar nominations being unveiled, not afterward. Such favoritism being shown at this late point in the derby trot is extraordinary. When Disney nabbed bids for three songs from Enchanted, it was clear that That's How You Know the big dance spectacular staged in Central Park was the movie's best shot to win, but it got the same amount of attention and campaign push as So Close and Happy Working Song. All three lost to Falling Slowly from Once. DreamWorks didn't single out one of Dreamgirls three nominees Listen, Patience, Love You I Do and lost the Oscar to Melissa Etheridge's I Need to Wake Up from An Inconvenient Truth. Not all multiple nominees lose because of voting splitting, though. The Lion King (1994) had three nominations for song and triumphed for Can You Feel the Love Tonight? http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/slumdog- million.html
[ARR] Ustad Amjad Ali Khan on Rahman - A.R. Rahman is doing a great job in orchestrating music in the international arena
I think that Ustad's observation is just a brief answer to all those who are questioning Rahman these days... well... suddenly every Tom Dick and Harry is trying to find fault with Rahman Source: http://www.deccanchronicle.com/headlines/%E2%80%98tv-channels-have-ruined-indian-art%E2%80%99-600 Ustadji says he wonders why India can’t produce orchestra of a high order despite having stalwarts in different genres of music. “Maybe it’s due to our individualistic approach. It amazes me how in the West, 150 musicians can play in sync and produce such melodies. But our A.R. Rahman is doing a great job in orchestrating music in the international arena.” Read the complete article: TV channels have ruined Indian art Hyderabadis are in for a special treat soon, as ‘Sarod Samrat’ Ustad Amjad Ali Khan will be performing at a unique concert in the city. Elaborating on the concert, Ustadji says, “The Scottish Chamber Orchestra requested me for a sarod symphony in their orchestral piece. The 100-pipers’ Samagaam is going to be a beautiful blend of European classical music with the Indian. Musical instruments such as the flute, violin, guitar, sarod will be used in the composition.” Ustadji says he wonders why India can’t produce orchestra of a high order despite having stalwarts in different genres of music. “Maybe it’s due to our individualistic approach. It amazes me how in the West, 150 musicians can play in sync and produce such melodies. But our A.R. Rahman is doing a great job in orchestrating music in the international arena.” While most classical music stalwarts complain about youngsters’ aversion to classical music, this maestro blames it on television. “Around 200 TV channels have almost ruined our traditional art because they only promote filmy culture. Pure melody has taken a backseat while music with any kind of lyrics is ruling the world now.” But Ustadji does admire the spirit of the youth. “Today’s music loving youth got to be multi-faceted. They must be composers, orchestraters, performers, presenters, all rolled in to one,” he says. May be that’s why despite carrying on their father’s legacy, Ustadji’s sons Amaan and Ayaan Ali are now acting as leads in a JP Dutta film. “My sons are never ashamed to say namaste in Indian style. At the same time, they use ‘hi! bye!’ in their friends’ circle.” No doubt this “balancing of tradition with westernisation” has made the duo youth icons, thanks to their upbringing. “Yes, being unemployed people, my wife and I found ample time to bring up our children as responsible human beings,” he quips. The sarod maestro confesses he never had any bookish education but believed in the oral tradition of learning from his gurus. “Education couldn’t create compassion in a human being, it failed to make the world realise that there’s only one common God. Even terrorists have formal education. These terror attacks across the globe makes me ashamed for being a human being,” says Khan Sahab. However, Ustadji is hopeful that “Barack Obama and his Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will surely work towards establishing peace and harmony all over the world.” Despite all the negativity and disquiet around, the down-to-earth sarod wizard, who still considers himself a “learner,” says, “Love of people is my greatest asset. I am made by India. For someone like me, who has surrendered himself to God, to music, to time, tomorrow is like a dark tunnel, with the hope of sunrays, someday.” Talking of negativity, the stalwart quips, “Slumdog Millionaire has scared and upset me even though I congratulate the work of the artistes. But I feel, instead of just highlighting the misery of the slum dwellers, the cast and crew should donate the award money to improve the life of these people.” The maestro signs off on a positive note adding that Hyderabadi audience always delights him. “The confluence of Hindu-Muslim culture is amazing here and is palpable even in music. I wish the city retains its old wold charm forever,” he says. Vinod
[ARR] If I were to Interview Rahman - Questions I would ask
I was just thinking if I were to interview Rahman, what question I wud ask. Here's a part of the questions I thought of.. they are not exhaustive... some more are to come.. hope you to add some... pls excuse me if i thought of a question which was already answered :o) 1. You and Mehboob made a great combination, proved with the success of Bombay and Vandemataram, why is that we do not see you working together again ? 2. Music Directors often say that they have n number of tunes in their repository (one Telugu MD I heard said that he had 10,000 song tunes with him). Is this the same with you as well. Or do you think music and tunes come spontaneously ? 3. Why is it that whenever we listen to your music in different systems (eg. Headphones, 5.1, Stereo etc), we discover new sounds that we had not heard before in that song. For example in the song Ishq Bina Ishq Bina from Taal you had mixed the sound of a CPU speaker between 5:15 and 5:17. Do you mix them in your songs as a puzzle - to be solved by the listners ? 4. What according to you is the best music set-up to listen, discover and enjoy your songs completely, with all the special effects. 5. When I was a teenager back in the 90s I saw one of your interviews on TV. In that interview you had said that a lot of Directors are not happy with your music, but the music went on to become hits. Did those directors ever come back to you again ? 6. You had expressed your wish to do music for a film like Shankarabharanam. Do you think that you will ever get to work on such a movie in today's trend of commercial cinema? 7. We have seen many of your greatest tunes not getting the praise they deserve because either they were part of a non-commercial movie of a one that flopped (eg: Ada, Zubeida, Bose-TFH, Meenaxi, Tehzeeb, one 2 k 4, Gang Master, Palnati Pourusham etc). But when you use any part of these overlooked songs in other movies, critics slam you to be repetitive, how do you repond to it. 8. Do you think your style of music has indirectly put any pressure on other music directors to keep-up with you and make music similar to yours ? 9. We all know that you are a very busy person, do you regularly listen to music of other music directors by your instincts or when someone recommends it. 10. You had once said that you can make enough songs for 5 movies with the Background music created in one movie. We see that some of the current music directors are copying from your back-ground music (Eg: vishal shekar from Swades to salaam nameste- my dil goes mmm.. caught by an active fan in the yahoo group). How do you feel when other music directors copy your songs. (We don't know how many of your background scores have inspired other MDs yet :o) 11. Shivamani once said that you were the first music director in India who insisted on printing the names of artists on the cassette and cd credits (eg keyboard player, sound engineer, flute etc). That was a great gesture, but how open was the music industry to this concept ? 12. How successful have you been in convincing the industry about the music royalities issue ? 13. When the music of Lagaan, Jodha Akbar, Rang de Basanti, Zubeida, Thakshak, The legend of bhagat singh etc... was released, early critics wrote them off with comments such as Not expected from Rahman. But a few years after their release, these albums are suddenly considered master pieces in Indian music history. Do you think that this is the mind setup of the critics or if something is wrong somewhere ? 14. It happpens only with your music that the more you listen to it the more you like it, why? 15. a) A lot of today's top music artists swear by the statement that it is ONLY because of you that they are what today. b)Until Roja, the producers never dared to experiment to with new music directors c) Until you, the artists never got any credit on the music cassette/CD inlays d) You are one who has taken the initiative in demanding the royalities to the music director from music companies e) You took Indian music to the global arena f) Your name itself sells music either with the music lovers or the music companies Of all the above examples you are a trendsetter. How does it feel, do you feel more burdened with expectations ? Vinod
[arr] Write-up on Oscar night song nominees' performances
February 4, 2009, 7:20 pm L.A. Dispatch: A Little Oscar Pay to Play By Michael Cieply On Oscar night, Peter Gabriel may see his song from Wall-E sandwiched between two from Slumdog Millionaire. (Sandro Campardo/European Pressphoto Agency)Pay to play at the Oscars? Say it isn't so!!! Well, it is, a little. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has for some years asked the companies behind the nominated songs to help defray the cost of production numbers. A query to academy officials about just how long this has been going on drew no response. But it worked that way back in 2007, for instance, with the big numbers from Dreamgirls, a movie which happened to be directed and written by Bill Condon, the current executive producer of the Oscar show. And it's going on this year, too, but with a twist. In and around Oscarland, a great debate is currently churning not just about what should be done with the songs in the refurbished Academy Awards show being produced by Mr. Condon and Lawrence Mark, but who should foot the bill. One plan being floated is to compress all three songs into a production number that could be as short as four minutes, according to people who are participating in the debate but spoke on condition of anonymity to protect their place at the table. Under this scenario, Down to Earth, by Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman, from Wall-E, could be wind up sandwiched between the two nominees from Slumdog Millionaire, Jai Ho (by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar) and O Saya, (by Mr. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam, a.k.a. M.I.A.) Mr. Gabriel's agent at the William Morris Agency declined to comment. Not everyone in the Walt Disney camp is thrilled at the idea of underwriting a truncated segment the total cost could run into the hundreds of thousands of dollars. But that's OK, because not everyone in and around Fox Searchlight, which is distributing Slumdog Millionaire in the U. S., is eager to pay for a dual performance that would benefit owners of the soundtrack rights and worldwide film distributors as much as or more than Fox. On top of which, some in the Fox camp have figured out that Disney, at least, would be shoveling money in the direction of another Disney unit, ABC, which broadcasts the Oscars. As of Wednesday afternoon, it was still not clear who would be performing exactly how much of the songs, or who would pay. Now, aren't you glad you're not an Oscar producer? http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/04/la-dispatch-a- little-oscar-pay-to-play/
[arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
One more here:- http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84591135/AFP --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinod Raju vi...@... wrote: A.R. Rahman, nominated for for the best original song and original score for the movie Slumdog Millionaire, arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills Calif., on Monday, Feb 2, 2009. Couple of pics here - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592Oue HgLwMZQD963OICO0
[arr] http://www.highheelconfidential.com/a-r-rahman-oscar-nominees-luncheon/
Setting An Example: Now that A.R. has done it, will we see Freida and the others follow his footstep and wear something traditional? We'll just have to keep our fingers crossed and wait and watch! ;) http://www.highheelconfidential.com/a-r-rahman-oscar-nominees- luncheon/
[arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
A.R. Rahman, nominated for for the best original song and original score for the movie Slumdog Millionaire, arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills Calif., on Monday, Feb 2, 2009. Couple of pics here - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592Oue HgLwMZQD963OICO0
[arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
Nominees' group photo. AWESOME !!! http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/02/oscarsgroupshot_med.jpg (Regular Hi-Res) http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp- content/uploads/2009/02/oscarsgroupshot_large.jpg (Super Hi-Res) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinod Raju vi...@... wrote: A.R. Rahman, nominated for for the best original song and original score for the movie Slumdog Millionaire, arrives at the Academy Award luncheon in Beverly Hills Calif., on Monday, Feb 2, 2009. Couple of pics here - http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592Oue HgLwMZQD963OICO0
[arr] 'Significant' part of Slumdog Millionaire profits will return to slums
From Times Online January 29, 2009 'Significant' part of Slumdog Millionaire profits will return to slums Tim Teeman An ambitious plan to pump significant profits from the film Slumdog Millionaire back into the Mumbai slums where the film is set has been revealed by Danny Boyle, the film's director. Boyle said investors, who are set to benefit from millions in box office profits, were planning to meet in London next week to discuss how much money to put into a special fund and how best to distribute the cash. We want to set it up as soon as possible. What absolutely mustn't happen is that the money disappears, or people think this is a PR stunt, Boyle said. Boyle and Christian Colson, one of Slumdog's producers, revealed the plan after mounting criticism of the film's alleged financial exploitation of its child stars and its portrayal of Indian slum life. The multi-award winning and nominated film follows the occasionally brutal rags-to-riches story of an Indian slum dweller. Boyle insisted that the fund was not being set up in response to criticism of the film. This is our chance to give something back to an extraordinary city which has helped us produce an extraordinary film. We came up with it once we realised what a success the film was becoming after the Golden Globes, he said. Slumdog won four Globes: best drama, best director, best screenplay and best original score. The aim of the fund would be to help underprivileged children, Boyle said. He would not be drawn on specific figures. The fund would distribute money to projects in Mumbai and perhaps the rest of India. The men strenuously denied claims carried in the press that the children, who still live in shacks alongside Mumbai's railway, had been exploited. Colson said Rubina Ali, who played the young Latika, and Azharuddin Ismail, who played Salim, were paid three times the amount of an annual adult salary for what amounted to a month's work. A substantial lump sum (the men would not be specific) would be paid to the children once they reached 18 and completed their studies. It's a carrot to encourage them to stay at school, Colson said. The feverish media interest in the children has meant that they have had to be removed from school in Mumbai and returned to their original village homes, he added. Since the children began their education last June, at the film- makers' expense, the transformation of them has been eye-watering, claimed Boyle, who added he was determined to protect them from anything that might distort or harm their future opportunities. Colson said a conscious decision not to shower the children with money from the movie had been made. They would not be able psychologically and practically to handle that, Colson said. Our plan is to ameliorate their lives. The men also responded to the controversy over the film's title. Referring to people living in slums as dogs is a violation of human rights, claimed Tateshwar Vishwakarma, an Indian social activist, who has called for effigies of Boyle to be burnt in protest. Protest is a way of life in India, Boyle said. It's an extraordinary democracy. You just hope it won't become violent. My concern is that it doesn't hurt the kids and that my own children don't see anything like that. It's distressing. Boyle said the word slumdog wasn't intended as an insult. It's meant as `underdog', the romantic idea of a guy succeeding on his own terms against all kinds of adversity. We tried to reflect as much of the city as we could. It's a place of extremes. The feel- good element comes from Mumbai having this extraordinary resilience and effervescence of energy. Like New York, it's a city that grabs you by the throat and says `Welcome'. I am proud of it. Colson said: Whatever criticism is levelled against the film, we made it in good faith. Boyle claimed he had no expectations of Baftas or Oscars - quoting Benjamin Franklin's In this world nothing is certain but death or taxes - but Slumdog remains a hot awards favourite. Yesterday, at the Richard Attenborough Film Awards, it won film of the year, director of the year and rising star of the year for its lead male actor, Dev Patel. http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/fil m/article5614162.ece
[arr] Danny Boyle wins Directors Guild award
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3if2f60011563 fe80f08d058da69b652d0
[arr] Delhi-6 Genda Phool promo
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=U-2wCCkWhhk
[arr] Mehra on D6 audio sales
.I am proud and glad to share that the songs of D6 are already a rage and T-series, our publishers, flooded with repeat orders from their distributors the very next day from when it was launched in the market. http://delhi6blog.com/
[arr] The conspiracy raging against 'Slumdog Millionaire'
The conspiracy raging against 'Slumdog Millionaire' Final ballots for the 81st Academy Awards should land in Oscar voters mailboxes beginning today, so it's only natural that the final shots should be fired as well. Most of the damning allegations are being hurled against Fox Searchlight's Slumdog Millionaire, rather obvious since the film is the unquestioned front-runner and an easy target for rivals. As noted earlier in this column, forces were at work in India trying to disparage Danny Boyle's surprise hit and awards magnet leading to a front page L.A. Times story last Saturday pointing out some of the negative criticism essentially saying the film is a white man's vision of a slum-ridden India. Today, a story kicking around since early in the season about the treatment of some of the local Indian child actors reared its ugly head again with allegations that the film's producers and distributors paid them dirt cheap wages and have not been concerned with their welfare. Director Boyle, producer Christian Colson and Fox quickly prepared and issued a statement not only refuting those charges but pointing out exactly what measures have been taken to protect and insure each child's welfare and future. It wasn't so much the story (it almost never is) but the suspicious circumstances around its reemergence on the very day Oscar ballots were being mailed. Impressively taking a cue from the Obama campaign, Fox Searchlight strategists immediately got control of the story putting a statement out that carefully answered each allegation. Rather than ignoring it and hoping it would go away (a favorite, but usually failed public relations strategy by wuss publicists), they took an aggressive stance to crush the story in its tracks before it could do serious damage or be misinterpreted by Academy voters. This kind of thing has been going on in modern Oscar campaigns now for years, particularly since the Denzel Washington boxing picture The Hurricane got pummeled for accuracy and was swept out of the race before it began. The most famous example was the case against Ron Howard's A Beautiful Mind. The case turned into a front page New York Times story. Having been burned with Hurricane, Universal wasted no time in taking on the mud slinging against Beautiful Mind and eventually wound up winning four Oscars including best picture. I spoke to a senior Fox executive who said he found these tactics appearing against Slumdog to be reprehensible. He added that it's a sad state of affairs for the industry that the race for Oscar has to come down to this level. The exec does not believe this story was just a coincidence of timing and theorized that there were probably other factors that had something to do with fanning the flames against Slumdog at a critical time in the Academy process. He offered no concrete proof, however, of his conspiracy theories because there does not seem to be an iota of evidence to that end but did name names anyway (ones we won't repeat here). The Searchlight contingent isn't letting the pressure get to them and were even thrown a celebratory party by Fox Co-Chairman Jim Gianopulos Wednesday evening. Meanwhile, others are busy offering new theories as to how front- runner Slumdog can't possibly win in the end. At least two different consultants this week have tried to downplay the effect of the various guild awards this year (Slumdog has already won Producers Guild of America and Screen Actors Guild awards with Directors Guild of America lurking in the wings on Saturday) saying the memberships of the guilds no longer dovetail with the Academy and therefore can't be relied on to accurately foretell the ultimate Oscar victor (unless of course YOUR movie is the one that is WINNING!!!). Watch 'Button' overtake 'Slumdog' for the big prize. Because it's the kind of film career movie people would prefer seeing as best pic during their watch, one publicist with a definite dog in the hunt predicted. I've heard similar things from The Reader and Frost Nixon camps as well, so take it with a grain of salt and a glass of Milk. The publicist DID add a reminder of his vote-telling prowess as he waxed nostalgic for his prediction earlier this month that The Dark Knight wouldn't make the mix. He was right on that but can The Curious Case of Benjamin Button make a real case now as a potential upset winner over Slumdog? The case of Crash doing the impossible and overtaking Brokeback Mountain is the great hope other film camps point to the most but it's frustrating in the least to see one movie repeatedly win. The Boyle flick has so far prevailed at the National Board Of Review, Critics Choice, Golden Globes, SAG and PGA awards. Just DGA, Writers Guild of America and the British Academy of Film and Television Arts awards still offer head-to-head contests to come. Could a momentum changer be in store offering a final twist to a topsy
Re: [arr] Oscars not ultimate recognition - Amitabh Bachchan
Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful of times, and have won on a couple of occasions. WINNERS --- Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON] Best Costume Design (1982) - Gandhi (Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo) [WON] NOMINEES Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan Best Original Score (1982) - Gandhi (Ravi Shankar, George Fenton) Best Documentary Short Subject (1979) - Vidhu Vinod Chopra (An Encounter with Faces) Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist Water was nominated in 2005 for Best Foreign Film, but it was Canada's official submission. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap pratap_elen...@... wrote: So, there's already some who had won an Oscar for India before.. I thought A.R. Rahman will be the 1st:( --- On Fri, 1/23/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysn...@... wrote: From: Prakash Balaramkrishna prakysn...@... Subject: [arr] Oscars not ultimate recognition - Amitabh Bachchan To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, January 23, 2009, 5:35 AM http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/Oscars_ not_ultimate_ recognition_ says_Bachchan/ articleshow/ 4022389.cms AIPUR: Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan on Friday said Oscar awards should not be considered as the ultimate recognition for artists, although he was glad that those working behind the scenes were finally getting their due credit. You people have taken the Oscar as the best recognition and award, Bachchan said when asked if there was dearth of good Indian movies as very few had managed to get into the Oscar race. They are great in their place and we are so in our place. It is not that Oscar awards are the ultimate recognition, he told an audience during the release of the book Bachchanalia at the Jaipur Literature Festival here. Oscar has its own place...we do not disrespect it If they wish to give us an Oscar they can do it...if not, it would be even better, he said. India cinema has always stood first, stands first, is the best, Oscar has its own place, Bachchan said at the interaction. However, he added he was happy that the artists who were working behind the scenes were finally getting their due recognition, also emphasizing the nomination of sound director Rasool Pookutty for an Oscar was also important, besides that of Rahman and Gulzar. It is encouraging when we see that the media, which conducts the film award ceremonies in India has started recognizing the worth of background artists. Rasool, a sound engineer from India being nominated for the Oscar awards is definitely wonderful news and makes me terribly happy for him, Bachchan said. Moreover, I hope that Rahman, who has already done India immensely proud brings back a second Oscar to the country, he said, a day after Indians bagged six Oscar nominations The 66-year-old legendary actor also chose to clarify his remarks over Danny Boyle's film Slumdog Millionaire that bagged 10 Oscar nominations. Bachchan said he believed the film was an artist's creative presentation and everyone had the right of expression. He clarified he had not in his blog said the film was negative in depicting the poverty of India. The words (criticizing the film) were not mine. In fact, in my blog I had analyzed some comments on the film put on my blog by the readers. I have since then spoken to both Anil Kapoor and Danny Boyle and clarified my position, Bachchan said. On why he did not attend a nomination function despite an invite from Anil Kapoor, he said he was busy and conveyed his good wishes and congratulations to the entire team of Slumdog Millionaire. Asked whether Indian movies were fulfilling the aspirations of viewers and reviewers abroad, Bachchan said he was very happy as Indian films were catering to amount 2.5 billion people. Look at cinema from the beginning, 50-70 years ago, it was not well respected... no one wanted to join the film line then, now Indian cinema has grown tremendously, enveloped all of us. Criticism and cynicism at the international level gives us a satisfaction of growing Indian cinema's standard. We are a pioneer in film creativity and talent is no way inferior...if given an opportunity, we can make brilliant films for foreign competition, he said. Indian movies have now got greater acceptability. .. more and more movies are being screened in foreign countries like Japan, US and China, Bachchan said. Praising the 10 Oscar nominations for Slumdog Millionaire, Bachchan said Bhanu Athaiya, the costume designer of film Gandhi, was the first to get the Oscar award ...there are people who work behind the making
[arr] SdM gets two Sound editing nominations at 2009 MPSE Golden Reel Awards
2009 MPSE (Motion Picture Sound Editors) Golden Reel Award nominations:- BEST SOUND EDITING: MUSIC IN A FEATURE FILM Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Produced by: Christian Colson, Paul Ritchie, Paul Smith Tessa Ross Directed by: Danny Boyle Nominees Supervising Music Editor: Niv Adira Additional Crew Music Mixer: Andy Richards Composer: A. R. Rahman Re-Recording Mixer: Ian Tapp Other nominees in this category - Bedtime Stories, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Dark Knight, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Iron Man, Nick Norah's Infinite Playlist http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/nominations/2009nominees/Music.pdf BEST SOUND EDITING: SOUND EFFECTS, FOLEY, DIALOGUE AND ADR IN A FOREIGN FEATURE FILM Slumdog Millionaire Fox Searchlight Produced by: Christian Colson, Paul Ritchie, Paul Smith Tessa Ross Directed by: Danny Boyle Nominees Supervising Sound Editor: Glenn Freemantle Supervising Sound Editor: Tom Tayers Sound Designer: Glenn Freemantle Sound Designer: Tom Sayers Supervising Foley Editor: Hugo Adams Supervising Dialogue Editor: Gillian Dodders Supervising ADR Editor: Gillian Dodders Foley Artist: Peter Burgis Foley Artist: Ricky Butt Foley Artist: Jack Stew Sound Effects Editor: Niv Adiri Sound Effects Editor: Ben Barker Dialogue Editor: Lee Herrick Additional Crew Assistant Sound Editor: Danny Freemantle Mixer: Resul Pookutty Re-Recording Mixer: Ian Tapp Effects Re-Recording Mixer: Richard Pryke Assistant Re-Recording Mixer: Adam Scrivener Other nominees in this category - Australia, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian, Hellboy II: The Golden Army, In Bruges, Quantum of Solace, Slumdog Millionaire, Sukiyaki Western Django http://www.mpse.org/goldenreels/nominations/2009nominees/Foreign.pdf Awards will be announced on 21 Feb -Vinod
[arr] Slumdog Millionaire on The Oprah Winfrey Show
Sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire is up for 10 Oscars® this year, including Best Picture. Don't let the title throw you off, Oprah says. If you are ready to be swept away by one of the most original love stories of the yearone of the most original love stories we've ever seenyou must give yourself the gift of Slumdog Millionaire. MORE @ http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20090123_tows_fridays/7
[arr] Re: On the front page - Oscar nominations
Technically they are still right. In case of a tie for first place between O Saya and Jai Ho, both will get the award. So, ARR is in running for 3 Oscars :-) -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, arr_raghu arr_ra...@... wrote: Thanks for Newspapers Gopal.. but are these national newspaper headings misleading people? ARR is not running for 3 Oscars.. the nominations he got are 3.. but he is running for only 2. If everything goes right.. he gets 2. are they somehow missing the point? never mind.. let them advertise ARR for 3 Oscars! Lets cash it. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/sets/72157612881402914/
[arr] Re: On the front page - Oscar nominations
In the event of a tie for first place in the final balloting, awards shall be given for both achievements. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule05.html --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Gomzy gomtesh.upad...@... wrote: I dont think there can ever ties at the oscars. On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Vinod Raju vi...@... wrote: Technically they are still right. In case of a tie for first place between O Saya and Jai Ho, both will get the award. So, ARR is in running for 3 Oscars :-) -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, arr_raghu arr_raghu@ wrote: Thanks for Newspapers Gopal.. but are these national newspaper headings misleading people? ARR is not running for 3 Oscars.. the nominations he got are 3.. but he is running for only 2. If everything goes right.. he gets 2. are they somehow missing the point? never mind.. let them advertise ARR for 3 Oscars! Lets cash it. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com arrahmanfans% 40yahoogroups.com, Gopal Srinivasan catchgops@ wrote: http://www.flickr.com/photos/arrahmanfans/sets/72157612881402914/
[arr] Re: Reminder - OSCAR Nominations to be announced on Jan 22nd 7 PM IST
I think it will be shown live on http://www.oscars.com/ -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . sriramiye...@... wrote: For years, Star Movies has telecasted the Oscars in India. But I doubt whether they'd telecast the nominations. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sriram S srirams_param@ wrote: Â Any idea, which channel will it be telecasted? Is it on Star Movies? Â - Sriram Explore your hobbies and interests. Go to http://in.promos.yahoo.com/groups/
[arr] Story behind Delhi6 title song shoot
From Rakyesh Mehra's Delhi6 blog http://delhi6blog.com/ Dilli 6 January 15th, 2009 This is the title song of the film. It was one of the most interesting songs to shoot as we had to let Abhishek and Sonam loose on the streets of old Delhi and yes they could not be in disguise. Lots of innovative ways were thought of. Lots of brainstorming. Lots of security in plain clothes dressed as local Delhi people were put on the street. None of that worked because once Abhishek and Sonam stepped out of the car crowds of thousands would gather. The shot I was looking for was Sonam walking a street and Abhishek jogging through the same street as any other ordinary person. Thrice the shoot failed. None of us gave up and we were fourth time lucky. r
[arr] Slumdog Millionaire - Spanish trailer
http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=2LJZAuN5J9M
[arr] Delhi 6 - Theatrical Trailer
Delhi 6 - Theatrical Trailer - Posted by UTV Motion Pictures. http://in.youtube.com/watch?v=le66i-Cjmxw -Vinod
[arr] BAFTA nomination for A.R.Rahman (Best Music)
2009 British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA Awards) MUSIC THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON Alexandre Desplat THE DARK KNIGHT Hans Zimmer, James Newton Howard MAMMA MIA! Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE A. R. Rahman WALLE Thomas Newman Slumdog has been nominated in 8 other categories Full list of nominees = http://bafta.org/awards/film/film-nominations-in-2009,657,BA.html
[arr] Re: ARR bags 2 awards at Annual Star Screen Awards ( Or one ?)
Indiafm has changed their original list as below :-) Best Background Music A. R. Rahman - Jodhaa Akbar Best Music A. R. Rahman - Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/15/4732/index.html --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, ramakrisha laxmana subramanian siva gopala acharya iyer .aiyooo amma idli wada dosa sambar chatni . sriramiye...@... wrote: No doubts - Best Music - AR - Jodhaa Akbar Best BGM - AR - Jodhaa Akbar --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, rivjot rivjot@ wrote: I wanted to ask same thing. It is confusing, diff websites saying diff things.. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Dinesh Vaidya dnshvaidya@ wrote: 9X NEWS channel reported following contrasting update, Best music - Shankar Ehsaan Loy for Rock On Best background score is still in the name of ARR. Websites reporting about the awards are divided lot, all of them are taking ARR's name as winner but half are showing it against Best music and remaining ones for Best background score. I think 9X news item is accurate. Any others to confirm this ? Best regards Dinesh Vaidya Pune --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vinod Raju vinod@ wrote: Best Music (Jodhaa Akbar) Best Background Score (Jodhaa Akbar) Lost Best Singer to KK. Info collected from the below 2 links= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/15/4732/index.html http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/star-screen-awards- 2008- winners/ -Vinod
[arr] ARR bags 2 awards at Annual Star Screen Awards
Best Music (Jodhaa Akbar) Best Background Score (Jodhaa Akbar) Lost Best Singer to KK. Info collected from the below 2 links= http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2009/01/15/4732/index.html http://www.indicine.com/movies/bollywood/star-screen-awards-2008- winners/ -Vinod
[arr] Global Post on A.R.Rahman - From Bollywood to Hollywood
From Bollywood to Hollywood The Mozart from Madras is ready for his close up after winning a Golden Globe for Slumdog Millionaire. By Jason Overdorf - GlobalPost Published: January 12, 2009 08:44 ET Updated: January 12, 2009 12:41 ET NEW DELHI Calling India's A.R. Rahman who won a Golden Globe award for the score of Slumdog Millionaire last night the best composer you've never heard of is beyond understatement. Known locally as the Mozart from Madras, Rahman has sold over 200 million albums worldwide: more than Madonna and Britney Spears combined. But the truth of the matter is you probably can't hum one of his songs. That's about to change. There are a number of gifts that single [Rahman] out as special. His handling of rhythmical elements is astonishing and his solutions very South Indian, said Ken Hunt, one of the authors of the upcoming third edition of The Rough Guide to World Music. His melodies are catchy, clever and reveal a command of theatrical music techniques, Hunt adds. He was pretty much ready for the big time from the get- go. And now the big time is ready for him. With a multicultural soundtrack unlike anything he's ever done for Bollywood, the 43-year- old composer-singer-producer might be on his way to becoming America's hottest new hand on the mixing board. Indian-origin DJs in New York and London have been saying it for years, but now it just may be true. Brown is the new black. As far as Indians are concerned, it's about time. Audiences here, where Slumdog Millionaire has not yet been released, have been overjoyed by the film's surprise victories at the Critics' Choice and Golden Globe awards. Here's one tribute: Only three Indian films ever have been nominated for an Oscar in the foreign language category, Mother India (1957), Salaam Bombay! (1988) and Lagaan (2001). None took home the prize. So even though Slumdog written by Simon Beaufoy and directed by Danny Boyle is not technically an Indian production, or even a Bollywood-style film, the accolades for Rahman have provided some validation for the larger-than-life musicals that Indians often simply call our films. Rahman, who started to learn the piano at the age of 4, is something of a Slumdog Millionaire himself. After his father died, he was forced to start work as a keyboard player to support his family at just 11 years old. He later dropped out of high school to pursue his music career. About that same time, he converted from Hinduism to Islam, a brave choice in a country where Muslims often face persecution. But he says Islam set [him] free. From his humble beginnings, Rahman swiftly became one of Bollywood's biggest money spinners a kind of Indian Quincy Jones virtually owning the industry for more than a decade. His hits, like Chaiya Chaiya, Chhoti Si Asha and Thee Thee, have as much enduring appeal as any Beatles standard, and not only for Bollywood fans. A.R. Rahman is nothing short of a melodic genius, Andrew Lloyd Webber has said. I admire his unique sense of harmony, his staggering rhythms and his melodies that take an unexpected twist that no Western composer would dream of. Bollywood insiders know that kind of staggering genius can make or break a film in India. In Indian cinema, the music is such an important part of it that music can save a mediocre film, says film critic Jai Arjun Singh. With Rahman, it happens frequently. That's not an overstatement. Marketers use song-and-dance numbers from movies for the trailers, videos on Channel V and MTV drive repeat business, and soundtrack sales and music video rights account for a significant part of the picture's revenue. That's why Indian producers swear by him. He has demonstrated fusion of west and east more than most musicians over the world, said Ronnie Screwvala, chief executive of UTV Motion Pictures, one of India's most successful film production companies. All our tent pole [productions] have always been Rahman [films]from Swades to Rang De Basanti to Jodha Akhbar and Delhi 6. Nevertheless, though he performed with Michael Jackson and wrote the music for Webber's Broadway musical Bombay Dreams and the stage production of the Lord of the Rings, Rahman was virtually unknown to Western fans until last night. Now he has to be considered a frontrunner for an Oscar, and a raft of offers from record companies and producers in the U.S. music industry. Here comes the close up. http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/india/090112/bollywood-hollywood
[arr] Re:delhi 6 tracklist out!!!
Rajat Dholakia is a respected music composer, who won National Award in 1991 for Dharavi. He is acting in Delhi-6 as Paagal Fakir. One possibility is that this song is picturised on Dholakia's character, and the song involves creative contribution from him, so he has been credited along with ARR. Another possibility is that indiafm has goofed it up as they do often. :-) -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, shinu ..a shinu...@... wrote: whos this rajat dholakhia??? Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
[arr] ARR all over Indiafm's Annual Music Awards
Best Soundtrack - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
Music Company of the Year - T-Series
Music Director of the Year - A.R.Rahman
Best Male Playback Singer - Sukhwinder Singh ('Haule Haule' - RNBDJ)
Best Female Playback Singer - Shreya Ghoshal ('Teri Ore' - SIK)
Best Lyricist - Javed Akhtar ('Jashn-E-Bahaara' - Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Music Video - ('Azeem O Shaan Shahenshah' - Jodhaa Akbar)
Best Song - 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi' (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane)
http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/slideshow/2009/01/12/322/index.html
[arr] 2 more Best Picture wins for SdM
North Texas Film Critics Association Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire Best Director - Danny Boyle Iowa Film Critics Awards Best Picture - Slumdog Millionaire Best Director - Danny Boyle No music section in both the awards -Vinod
[arr] Re: Shame on IndiaFm and Glamsham.com
Here is a theory going round, that perhaps explains why a section of the media are trying to downplay the SdM feat. Chandni Chowk to China is releasing this weekend. Slumdog Millionaire is releasing next weekend (Jan 23rd), and with all the publicity and award buzz that the film is getting, it can take a bumper opening in India. And hamper the second weekend prospects of CC2C. A section of the trade/media is banking on CC2C to break Ghajini's BO records. -Vinod --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jahanzeb Farooq jahanzebti...@... wrote: plz let me know the emails of their editors. i could not find on sites. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, stok krishna stokkrishna@ wrote: Congrats to Rahman sir, it is the time to celebrate but some people still not recognize it as celebration. These are Indiafm.com and Glamsham.com. Shame on these so called premier site of the bollywood. Shame on the editor. Where every news site in India is going gaga over this achievement of Rahman Sir. Every news site showing it on Home page. There is no highlight of Rahman Sir wining the Golden Globe Award I have sent my mail to editor as my protest. Guys we all should protest this nonsense to this nonsense to editor of nonsense site. God Bless Rahman Sir and You all
[arr] ARR wins Golden Globe
He did thank the 1 billion indians :) Vinod
[arr] SdM @ Awards - The Road Ahead
Great win for ARR and SdM. But remember, it isnt over till the fat lady sings..And she is singing only on March 22nd ;-), THE BIG DAY..when The Oscars will be announced. There is still long way to go for SdM. Coming up are the various guild awards which are extremely important as most of those guys are Academy members having voting rights. Its extremely important for the movie to sustain its momentum till the Oscar night. Important dates Producers Guild - 24 Jan Screen Actors Guild - 25 Jan Directors Guild - 31 Jan Writers Guild - 7 Feb Another interesting trivia, tad disappointing to SdM fans - Last 4 consecutive years, the Best Picture winner at Golden Globes missed the bus at 0scars - Atonement (2007), Babel (2006), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Aviator (2004). Hope SdM will rewrite Oscar history. It has to.. since, ..Its written! :-) All SdM awards tracked @ http://www.arr4music.com/sdm.htm -Vinod
[arr] Re: ARR wins Golden Globe
As usual he humbly thanked all of them It would have been even nice if he would have thanked Late H.Sridhar too... I was thinking this at BFCA also. I am pretty sure that he is reserving that for Oscars. Even he might do that before performing Jai Ho on stage. -Vinod
Re: [arr] SdM @ Awards - The Road Ahead
Oops sorry it was a typo. Its indeed Feb 22. Thanks for correcting it. -- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Vithur vith...@... wrote: Isnt it Feb 22 nd ? The Day of the Oscars. On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 10:29 AM, Vinod Raju vi...@... wrote: Great win for ARR and SdM. But remember, it isnt over till the fat lady sings..And she is singing only on March 22nd ;-), THE BIG DAY..when The Oscars will be announced. There is still long way to go for SdM. Coming up are the various guild awards which are extremely important as most of those guys are Academy members having voting rights. Its extremely important for the movie to sustain its momentum till the Oscar night. Important dates Producers Guild - 24 Jan Screen Actors Guild - 25 Jan Directors Guild - 31 Jan Writers Guild - 7 Feb Another interesting trivia, tad disappointing to SdM fans - Last 4 consecutive years, the Best Picture winner at Golden Globes missed the bus at 0scars - Atonement (2007), Babel (2006), Brokeback Mountain (2005), The Aviator (2004). Hope SdM will rewrite Oscar history. It has to.. since, ..Its written! :-) All SdM awards tracked @ http://www.arr4music.com/sdm.htm -Vinod -- regards, Vithur
