Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
On 7/20/05 7:43 PM India Time, _Ravisdev_ wrote: > Idiot Subhash Jha doesnt know probably that Jodha Akbar is also a > periodic movie and the BOSS is doing music for it. Good catch Ravisdev. Omission of this film does put a q.mark on the authenticity of the article. > I dont agree ARR would never do periodic music. Bcos he very well > understand that those are the only wher he can show that he is totally > different from others. If, for a moment, you consider interview to be authentic, (by ARR) you would realize that he is not unhappy with his music. He agrees that he gave his best for period movies. What he is saying that his music was not treated well by the directors of period movies. The songs were placed in the background, or were dropped altogether, or were partly used. Thus he feels that the audiences do not get to see the songs which would have improved the spread of his music. I do not agree with ARR on this generalisation about period movies. 1. Dil Se was NOT a period movie, but it had ai ajanabi pushed to background and partly used, and it had thayya thayya dropped. 2. Swades was NOT a period movie, but it has aahistaa dropped. -- on the other hand 3. Lagaan was a period movie, but it did full justice to each and every song. 4. Legend of Bhagat Singh was a period movie, but it also did full justice to each and every song. Thus, I would consider 4 as enough examples to render this generalisation incorrect. ARR should generalize on the basis of directors who spoil his songs, and who do not. Then, he should go by hard statistics. Even if Manirathnam or Gowarikar spoil ARR's one or two songs, their intention should not be doubted, because they treat most of the songs pretty respectably. Deepa Mehta had spoiled almost every song in 1947Earth. Let's wait for water. Subhash Ghai has an excellent sense of music, but he is a spent force as a director/ visualizer, thus he is unable to properly handle ARR's songs, even is he wishes. Shankar has always treated ARR's song in the best way, hence if Shankar makes a period movie, he can be expected to treat the songs well. Shyam Benegal has totally spoiled ARR's music in Bose. He does not deserve to work with ARR in future. In any case, Bose was a stupidly made movie. so on. > I remeber ARR saying that the recent masla movies > doesnt give scope to his experiments. > Dont know why reporters are liars these days -- Rawat This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
Idiot Subhash Jha doesnt know probably that Jodha Akbar is also a periodic movie and the BOSS is doing music for it. I dont agree ARR would never do periodic music. Bcos he very well understand that those are the only wher he can show that he is totally different from others. I remeber ARR saying that the recent masla movies doesnt give scope to his experiments. Dont know why reporters are liars these days Guruprasad S wrote: at last ARR understands that his classy music for period movies may win the critics hearts but will not take him anywhere when it comes to audience... hope shekar kapur's movie will be his last period movie On 19/07/05, karthik.s <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Great.. Too much of any thing is bad...I guess, ARR's experiment with period films have reached a saturation point... I had this in mind for long but could not utter as I thought that the Man himself will know much better that we all do. Let ARR give himself atleast 3 years from now to get away from period filmsRemember he still has got to do an Album on Bharathiyar's songs, Marudhanayakam (Don't jump on me...it will happen with ARR also..in inner concious says), Mahabaratha Trilogy etc.. But for now, it should be contemporary films.. Bye Karthik -Original Message- From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Guruprasad S Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:04 AM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR this is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen Rahman talk this way!! On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind.. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp? sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in Bollywood Subhash K Jha Not that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to, given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films. Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947: Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs were either pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still, used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I had worked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal. It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the time being." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindi assignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basanti and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'm quite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in the just-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offered three film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact that Aamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I really gelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work in Lagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Water is ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs and not the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music that Rahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple of Pakistani songs w
Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
On 7/19/05 10:33 AM India Time, _Avin DCosta_ wrote: Thanks a million Mr DCosta, for posting this wonderful interview. > Subhash K Jha > > I've worked hard on each of > these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The ends results of music were good. The films were poor. Hence ARR repute as a genius is still holding. > The songs were > either pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still, > used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? I also felt equally frustrated. I consider 1947 Earth to his best ever album, but the film had butchered his songs as never before and after. > Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman > seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss > pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by > the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed > the song's impact." Here I differ slightly. I think Subhash Ghai is a spent force. Even he had shot that song on the lead pair, he would not have been able to bring any magic in it. It takes ones like Shankar to bring the magic out of songs. Recall the disheartened views of the fans at the time of release of nayak audio. So many were dis-satisfied with ruukhii suukhii roTii etc. but after seeing it, it appeared a lovely song. Manirathnam flip-flops when it comes to picturisation of songs. Yuva songs were nothing special in picturization but, say, Dil Se songs were beautifully picturised. For that matter, ai ajanabii was pushed to background and thayyaa thayyaa was dropped from the film. -- Rawat This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
ya, you are right, Rahman does not talk like that, nor he admire himself, and also he does not criticise directors who they picturized his songs. I am very doubtful about this interview. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Guruprasad S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen > Rahman talk this way!! > > On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman > > is finally speaking our fans mind.. > > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp? > > sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 > > > > No more period films for me now! > > > > Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in Bollywood > > > > Subhash K Jha > > > > Not that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to, > > given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. > > But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films. > > Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947: > > Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The > > Forgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of > > these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs were > > either pushed into the background or not used at all or worse still, > > used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? > > Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman > > seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss > > pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by > > the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed > > the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The Forgotten > > Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I had > > worked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. > > But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal. > > It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the time > > being." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now > > looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindi > > assignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basanti > > and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'm > > quite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be > > last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in the > > just-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offered > > three film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's > > The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact that > > Aamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I really > > gelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work in > > Lagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak > > about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Water > > is ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs and > > not the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies > > surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for a > > project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And > > it took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music that > > Rahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo > > hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple of > > Pakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murder > > recently." > > > > * What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some > > people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away > > > > Rahman's problems with Bollywood: > > * Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend > > Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) > > * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' > > in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair > > * The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of Shyam > > Benegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten > > Music," Rahman jokes > > > > Source: Mumbai Mirror > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence > > and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in > > Mangal Pandey - The Rising > > http://www.risingthefilm.com > > http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com > > Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 > > > > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > > Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > > Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This August, Discover the Birth
Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
If this is not his interview or not..that must be the way he should plan his future now. period films are not bad but if the music fails like this..then it has to be taken seriously and again hamaara Rahmanji..at the end of the day, it will make you proud 'cause u are the only one who has done so many period films. and pls don't go back..must do this kind of films atleast 1 in 10 musicals you produce. your name will be definitely there in history when bollywood films will be counted once.Vandemataram-Rahman, Bose-Rahman, Lagaan-Rahman, Swades-Rahman(non periodic..but still be remembered once, as this happened to Satyajit Ray's Pather Panchali too!!) Bhagat singh-Rahman, Water-Rahman, Iruvar-Rahman..a never ending list.. Go-Ahead Rahmanji...You were, is and will be the BEST forever..Inshallah. BRgds Joby. On 7/19/05, Guruprasad S <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > this is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen > Rahman talk this way!! > > > On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi, > > Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman > > is finally speaking our fans mind.. > > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp? > > sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 > > > > No more period films for me now! > > > > Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in Bollywood > > > > Subhash K Jha > > > > Not that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to, > > given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. > > But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films. > > Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947: > > Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The > > Forgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of > > these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs were > > either pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still, > > used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? > > Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman > > seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss > > pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by > > the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed > > the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The Forgotten > > Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I had > > worked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. > > But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal. > > It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the time > > being." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now > > looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindi > > assignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basanti > > and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'm > > quite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be > > last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in the > > just-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offered > > three film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's > > The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact that > > Aamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I really > > gelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work in > > Lagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak > > about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Water > > is ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs and > > not the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies > > surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for a > > project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And > > it took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music that > > Rahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo > > hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple of > > Pakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murder > > recently." > > > > * What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some > > people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away > > > > Rahman's problems with Bollywood: > > * Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend > > Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) > > * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' > > in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair > > * The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of Shyam > > Benegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten > > Music," Rahman jokes > > > > Source: Mumbai Mirror > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This August, Discover the Birth of Your Indepe
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at last ARR understands that his classy music for period movies may win the critics hearts but will not take him anywhere when it comes to audience... hope shekar kapur's movie will be his last period movieOn 19/07/05, karthik.s <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: Great.. Too much of any thing is bad...I guess, ARR's experiment with period films have reached a saturation point... I had this in mind for long but could not utter as I thought that the Man himself will know much better that we all do. Let ARR give himself atleast 3 years from now to get away from period filmsRemember he still has got to do an Album on Bharathiyar's songs, Marudhanayakam (Don't jump on me...it will happen with ARR also..in inner concious says), Mahabaratha Trilogy etc.. But for now, it should be contemporary films.. Bye Karthik -Original Message-From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Guruprasad SSent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:04 AMTo: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [arr] No more period films for ARRthis is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen Rahman talk this way!! On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind..http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp?sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in BollywoodSubhash K JhaNot that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to,given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films.Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947:Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: TheForgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs wereeither pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still,used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do?Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain isspal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung bythe lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killedthe song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The ForgottenHero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I hadworked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal.It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the timebeing." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindiassignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basantiand Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'mquite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in thejust-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offeredthree film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe'sThe Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact thatAamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I reallygelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work inLagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Wateris ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs andnot the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for aproject that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. Andit took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music thatRahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple ofPakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murderrecently."* What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath awayRahman's problems with Bollywood:* Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The LegendOf Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan'in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair* The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of ShyamBenegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," Rahma
RE: [arr] No more period films for ARR
Great.. Too much of any thing is bad...I guess, ARR's experiment with period films have reached a saturation point... I had this in mind for long but could not utter as I thought that the Man himself will know much better that we all do. Let ARR give himself atleast 3 years from now to get away from period filmsRemember he still has got to do an Album on Bharathiyar's songs, Marudhanayakam (Don't jump on me...it will happen with ARR also..in inner concious says), Mahabaratha Trilogy etc.. But for now, it should be contemporary films.. Bye Karthik -Original Message-From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Guruprasad SSent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 11:04 AMTo: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.comSubject: Re: [arr] No more period films for ARRthis is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen Rahman talk this way!! On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind..http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp?sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in BollywoodSubhash K JhaNot that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to,given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films.Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947:Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: TheForgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs wereeither pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still,used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do?Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain isspal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung bythe lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killedthe song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The ForgottenHero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I hadworked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal.It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the timebeing." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindiassignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basantiand Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'mquite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in thejust-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offeredthree film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe'sThe Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact thatAamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I reallygelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work inLagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Wateris ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs andnot the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for aproject that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. Andit took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music thatRahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple ofPakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murderrecently."* What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath awayRahman's problems with Bollywood:* Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The LegendOf Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan'in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair* The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of ShyamBenegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," Rahman jokesSource: Mumbai Mirror This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 200
Re: [arr] No more period films for ARR
this is all true but this doesnt sound like an ARR interview... never seen Rahman talk this way!!On 19/07/05, Avin DCosta < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind..http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp?sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in BollywoodSubhash K JhaNot that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to,given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films.Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947:Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: TheForgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs wereeither pushed into the background or not used at all…or worse still,used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do?Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain isspal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung bythe lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The ForgottenHero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I hadworked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal.It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the timebeing." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindiassignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basantiand Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'mquite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in thejust-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offeredthree film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact thatAamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I reallygelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work inLagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Wateris ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs andnot the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for aproject that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. Andit took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music thatRahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple ofPakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murderrecently."* What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath awayRahman's problems with Bollywood:* Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The LegendOf Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan'in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair* The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of ShyamBenegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," Rahman jokesSource: Mumbai MirrorThis August, Discover the Birth of Your Independenceand The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music inMangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.comhttp://www.mangalpandeythefilm.comMusic released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic.Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community.Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.comAdmin: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED]To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS Visit your group "arr
[arr] No more period films for ARR
Hi, Read this interview on todays "Mumbai Mirror", It seems like Rahman is finally speaking our fans mind.. http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mmpaper.asp? sectid=10&articleid=71820052310574377182005231039578 No more period films for me now! Urges A R Rahman, currently unhappy with his treatment in Bollywood Subhash K Jha Not that A R Rahman sounds bitter. And not that he can afford to, given his status of one of the leading Asian composers of his times. But Rahman is rather uncertain about his future in Hindi films. Reason? "Too many period films in Hindi. Take the case of 1947: Earth, Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna among the many. I've worked hard on each of these themes. But the end-result hasn't been worth it. The songs were either pushed into the background or not used at all or worse still, used badly. I feel very frustrated by this. But what can I do? Composing tunes is my job. How they are used isn't up to me." Rahman seems unhappy with the way Subhash Ghai used his track 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' in Kisna. "Though it was a love ballad it wasn't sung by the lead pair at all. It was placed in the background. That killed the song's impact." But the worst experience was Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," jokes Rehman. "I had worked really hard on the music. But it all totaled to zero finally. But after Zubeida and Bose I'm doing another film with Shyam Benegal. It's a full-on musical. But please, no more period films for the time being." Having had his fill of blasts from the past, Rahman is now looking at a more contemporary kind of music. "All my Hindi assignments at the moment including Rakesh Mehra's Rang De Basanti and Abbas Tyrewala's romantic film are contemporary subjects. I'm quite done with period films for now. I think Mangal Pandey would be last film of that ilk." Righfully proud of his compositions in the just-released Mangal Pandey, Rahman reveals how he had been offered three film about freedom fighters/warriors including Roland Joffe's The Invaders. "But I finally chose Mangal Pandey. Yeah, the fact that Aamir Khan was in it did influence my decision. Aamir and I really gelled well during Lagaan. In fact I'm really proud of my work in Lagaan and 1947-Earth which also starred Aamir." Going on to speak about the second part of Deepa Mehta's trilogy, the third part Water is ready. It's the first project where Rahman has done the songs and not the background music. "I moved away because of the controversies surrounding the film. What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away." Has there been anything in Hindi music that Rahman has liked lately? "Yeah I like M M Kreem's music. His `Jadoo hai nasha hai' in Jism was a surprise. And I like a couple of Pakistani songs which have been used in Hindi films like Murder recently." * What's the point of creating music for a project that makes some people unhappy? But I saw Water recently. And it took my breath away Rahman's problems with Bollywood: * Gets offered for too many period films (Zubeida, Lagaan, The Legend Of Bhagat Singh, Water, Bose: The Forgotten Hero, Kisna) * Subhash Ghai under-played his love ballad 'Hum hain iss pal yahan' in Kisna by not picturising it on the lead pair * The producers did not adequately promote the soundtrack of Shyam Benegal's Bose: The Forgotten Hero. "It's become Bose: The Forgotten Music," Rahman jokes Source: Mumbai Mirror This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
