Re: [arr] Oscar 2010

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AFAIK nominations aren't even announced yet and AR's song is just shortlisted 
with other 60 odd songs, rite? Don't these guys understand the difference 
between nomination and shortlisting?

 
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Inshallah, ARR will achieve the coveted award for the consecutive time. Lets 
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Re: [arr] Oscar 2010

[Mohamed Amin]

Inshallah, ARR will achieve the coveted award for the consecutive time. Lets 
pray for that.

tks with regards,
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[arr] Oscar 2010

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[arr] INDIA'S 20 EVENTS FOR THE 1ST TIME - ARR OSCAR WIN

[raamkumar vaidyanathan]

The Week Magazine has Listed out India's Top 20 events...
Which include ARR'S OSCAR WIN

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[arr] Oscar winners A R Rehman and Rasool Pookutty will also be attending the Videocon IIFA Weekend

[Vithur]

*Who is attending IIFA?*

*The event is going to be talked about for who flies down for the
celebrations. Those who stay away might be scorned for penny-pinching, no
matter how busy their lifestyles might be. Stars can always make a
concession, though most don't seem to be in a party mood. *

*Which celebs are going to be present at IFFA?*
In spite of biggies like SRK, Akshay Kumar and Salman Khan giving a miss to
the IIFA , still is a huge star studded list of attendees like Hrithik and
Suzanne Roshan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Sushmita
Sen, Lara Dutta, Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut, Arjun and
Meher Rampal, Boman Irani, Riteish Deshmukh, Anoushka Sharma, Javed Akhtar,
Shabana Azmi, David Dhawan, Rakesh Roshan, Ashutosh Govarikar, Randhir
Kapoor, Govinda, Neelam, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Mugdha Ghodse, Ritesh Sidhwani,
Malaika Arora Khan, and Amrita Rao.

*That is some list!*
Hold your horses, here's more dope on the glitterati.
Also attending will be Rajesh Khanna, Zayed Khan, Sophie Choudhury and
fashion designers - Rocky S, Manav Gangwani, Anamika Khanna and Farah Ali
Khan.

*Will the real winners please stand up.*
Oscar winners A R Rehman and Rasool Pookutty will also be attending the
Videocon IIFA Weekend and this is a good chance for IIFA to make sure the
world tunes in to see where musician Rahman is partying.

*Last minute drop-outs.*
This list is incomplete without Jaya Bachchan who has chosen to stay back
home. But guess what is keeping her home? She will be taking care of close
friend Amar Singh, who is hospitalised. Wasn't his family enough to take
care for two days?

Hmnn, strange are the ways of celeb committments.

http://www.starboxoffice.com/newsDetails.aspx?xfile=2009/June/News_20090610_60
-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman o n CNN’s Talk Asia

[Gopal Srinivasan]

The show will be aired on CNN on 20 May at 6 pm IST with repeats from
21 - 27 May.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 10:35, Vithur  wrote:
>
>
> Not yet Known Gopal... Info yet to be known.. shall keep you posted for
> sure.
>
> On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Gopal Srinivasan 
> wrote:
>>
>> When does this air?
>>
>> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 22:30, Vithur  wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named
>> > as
>> > one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine: A R Rahman
>> > has
>> > risen to global prominence with his work on Slumdog Millionaire, which
>> > saw
>> > him become the first Indian to win two Academy Awards. The soundtrack
>> > also
>> > spawned the worldwide hit “Jai Ho”, which was covered by The Pussycat
>> > Dolls.
>> >
>> > This week, Talk Asia travels to Rahman’s home in Chennai, where the
>> > media-shy composer sits down for an expansive interview with CNN’s
>> > Anjali
>> > Rao. He also opens the doors to his recording studio, revealing the
>> > composing process which has lead to a glittering music career. Finally,
>> > Rahman takes Talk Asia on a tour of his new conservatory, where he hopes
>> > to
>> > create India’s first philharmonic orchestra.
>> >
>> > The star composer discusses his inspiration in writing the music for
>> > 'Slumdog,' discusses criticism of the film in India and shares the
>> > experience of giving an Oscar acceptance speech. He also introduces
>> > viewers
>> > to his two latest and most prized possessions - his Oscar statuettes.
>> >
>> > Rahman explains how his accolades are also recognition for India. He
>> > says,
>> > “I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly
>> > deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India
>> > so
>> > many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry,
>> > Malayalam,
>> > then Bengali, so in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations
>> > and so
>> > it’s here.
>> >
>> > He is critical, however, of the use of “Jai Ho” in India’s election
>> > campaigning. “I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and
>> > then
>> > all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I
>> > hate politics I just want people to serve the people. I want
>> > governments,
>> > whichever government comes in to be unbiased and say there should be
>> > justice
>> > in the country and that’s my purpose in life.”
>> >
>> > Rahman also discusses his early years of writing radio jingles, before
>> > he
>> > shot to stardom with the film “Roja”, which revolutionized film
>> > soundtracks.
>> > He has since collaborated with music superstars like Michael Jackson and
>> > Kylie Minogue and shares the experiences.
>> >
>> > Anjali Rao presses him on his next project, post-Oscars. “I have a
>> > couple of
>> > offers from Hollywood
>> >
>> > . Pure American movies which I thought for the heck of it let’s do it
>> > and a
>> > couple of other surprises that you’ll know very soon if it works out.
>> > Big
>> > surprises I think.”
>> >
>> > Video of the interview will be available online at www.cnn.com/talkasia
>> > after the first airing.
>> >
>> > http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k9/may/mayrel32.php
>> >
>> > --
>> > regards,
>> > Vithur
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
>>
>> 
>>
>> Are you searching for a reason, to be kind?
>> 
>> Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic.
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>
>
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
> 




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Re: [arr] Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman o n CNN’s Talk Asia

[Vithur]

Not yet Known Gopal... Info yet to be known.. shall keep you posted for
sure.

On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:49 AM, Gopal Srinivasan wrote:

> When does this air?
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 22:30, Vithur  wrote:
> >
> >
> > Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia
> >
> >
> >
> > MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named
> as
> > one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine: A R Rahman
> has
> > risen to global prominence with his work on Slumdog Millionaire, which
> saw
> > him become the first Indian to win two Academy Awards. The soundtrack
> also
> > spawned the worldwide hit “Jai Ho”, which was covered by The Pussycat
> Dolls.
> >
> > This week, Talk Asia travels to Rahman’s home in Chennai, where the
> > media-shy composer sits down for an expansive interview with CNN’s Anjali
> > Rao. He also opens the doors to his recording studio, revealing the
> > composing process which has lead to a glittering music career. Finally,
> > Rahman takes Talk Asia on a tour of his new conservatory, where he hopes
> to
> > create India’s first philharmonic orchestra.
> >
> > The star composer discusses his inspiration in writing the music for
> > 'Slumdog,' discusses criticism of the film in India and shares the
> > experience of giving an Oscar acceptance speech. He also introduces
> viewers
> > to his two latest and most prized possessions - his Oscar statuettes.
> >
> > Rahman explains how his accolades are also recognition for India. He
> says,
> > “I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly
> > deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India
> so
> > many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry,
> Malayalam,
> > then Bengali, so in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations and
> so
> > it’s here.
> >
> > He is critical, however, of the use of “Jai Ho” in India’s election
> > campaigning. “I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and
> then
> > all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I
> > hate politics I just want people to serve the people. I want governments,
> > whichever government comes in to be unbiased and say there should be
> justice
> > in the country and that’s my purpose in life.”
> >
> > Rahman also discusses his early years of writing radio jingles, before he
> > shot to stardom with the film “Roja”, which revolutionized film
> soundtracks.
> > He has since collaborated with music superstars like Michael Jackson and
> > Kylie Minogue and shares the experiences.
> >
> > Anjali Rao presses him on his next project, post-Oscars. “I have a couple
> of
> > offers from Hollywood
> >
> > . Pure American movies which I thought for the heck of it let’s do it and
> a
> > couple of other surprises that you’ll know very soon if it works out. Big
> > surprises I think.”
> >
> > Video of the interview will be available online at www.cnn.com/talkasia
> > after the first airing.
> >
> > http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k9/may/mayrel32.php
> >
> > --
> > regards,
> > Vithur
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
> 
>
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Re: [arr] Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman o n CNN’s Talk Asia

[Gopal Srinivasan]

When does this air?

On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 22:30, Vithur  wrote:
>
>
> Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia
>
>
>
> MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named as
> one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine: A R Rahman has
> risen to global prominence with his work on Slumdog Millionaire, which saw
> him become the first Indian to win two Academy Awards. The soundtrack also
> spawned the worldwide hit “Jai Ho”, which was covered by The Pussycat Dolls.
>
> This week, Talk Asia travels to Rahman’s home in Chennai, where the
> media-shy composer sits down for an expansive interview with CNN’s Anjali
> Rao. He also opens the doors to his recording studio, revealing the
> composing process which has lead to a glittering music career. Finally,
> Rahman takes Talk Asia on a tour of his new conservatory, where he hopes to
> create India’s first philharmonic orchestra.
>
> The star composer discusses his inspiration in writing the music for
> 'Slumdog,' discusses criticism of the film in India and shares the
> experience of giving an Oscar acceptance speech. He also introduces viewers
> to his two latest and most prized possessions - his Oscar statuettes.
>
> Rahman explains how his accolades are also recognition for India. He says,
> “I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly
> deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India so
> many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry, Malayalam,
> then Bengali, so in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations and so
> it’s here.
>
> He is critical, however, of the use of “Jai Ho” in India’s election
> campaigning. “I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then
> all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I
> hate politics I just want people to serve the people. I want governments,
> whichever government comes in to be unbiased and say there should be justice
> in the country and that’s my purpose in life.”
>
> Rahman also discusses his early years of writing radio jingles, before he
> shot to stardom with the film “Roja”, which revolutionized film soundtracks.
> He has since collaborated with music superstars like Michael Jackson and
> Kylie Minogue and shares the experiences.
>
> Anjali Rao presses him on his next project, post-Oscars. “I have a couple of
> offers from Hollywood
>
> . Pure American movies which I thought for the heck of it let’s do it and a
> couple of other surprises that you’ll know very soon if it works out. Big
> surprises I think.”
>
> Video of the interview will be available online at www.cnn.com/talkasia
> after the first airing.
>
> http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k9/may/mayrel32.php
>
> --
> regards,
> Vithur
>
>
>
> 




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[arr] Oscar-winning Music Maestro A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia

[Vithur]

*Oscar-winning 
MusicMaestro
A. R. Rahman on CNN’s Talk Asia
*


MUMBAI: He’s sold hundreds of millions of albums and was recently named as
one of the world’s most influential people by Time Magazine: A R Rahman has
risen to global prominence with his work on Slumdog Millionaire, which saw
him become the first Indian to win two Academy Awards. The soundtrack also
spawned the worldwide hit “Jai Ho”, which was covered by The Pussycat Dolls.

This week, Talk Asia travels to Rahman’s home in Chennai, where the
media-shy composer sits down for an expansive interview with CNN’s Anjali
Rao. He also opens the doors to his recording studio, revealing the
composing process which has lead to a glittering music career. Finally,
Rahman takes Talk Asia on a tour of his new conservatory, where he hopes to
create India’s first philharmonic orchestra.

The star composer discusses his inspiration in writing the music for
'Slumdog,' discusses criticism of the film in India and shares the
experience of giving an Oscar acceptance speech. He also introduces viewers
to his two latest and most prized possessions - his Oscar statuettes.

Rahman explains how his accolades are also recognition for India. He says,
“I got very emotional when saying this is for India, when you guys truly
deserve it because there are so many different film
industriesin
India so many different markets, Hindi
film industry,
Tamil film industry, Malayalam, then Bengali, so in a way I think
it culminates all their aspirations and so it’s here.

He is critical, however, of the use of “Jai Ho” in India’s election
campaigning. “I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then
all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I
hate politics I just want people to serve the people. I want governments,
whichever government comes in to be unbiased and say there should be justice
in the country and that’s my purpose in life.”

Rahman also discusses his early years of writing radio jingles, before he
shot to stardom with the film “Roja”, which revolutionized film soundtracks.
He has since collaborated with music superstars like Michael Jackson and
Kylie Minogue and shares the experiences.

Anjali Rao presses him on his next project, post-Oscars. “I have a couple of
offers from Hollywood
 . Pure
American movies which I thought for the heck of it let’s do it and a couple
of other surprises that you’ll know very soon if it works out. Big surprises
I think.”

Video of the interview will be available online at
www.cnn.com/talkasiaafter the first airing.
http://www.indiantelevision.com/release/y2k9/may/mayrel32.php

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Oscar-winning film's composer to head academy for music ( SEMI ARR)

[Vithur]

  Oscar-winning film's composer to head academy for music 7 May 2009, 0610
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   CHENNAI: First was A R Rahman's K M Conservatory a centre for aspiring
musicians. Now, the residential Swarnabhoomi Academy of Music will
open in  July
2010. Guitar' Prasanna, who scored the music for the Academy Award-winning
short film Smile Pinki', will be the president. Students will be taught
Indian and Western music by an international faculty.

"Even if you are trained in music, the dynamics of how every musician
approaches his music are very different. Although we have a tradition of
teaching within our cultural boundaries, we need to throw open such musical
education so a hundred students from different cultures can benefit. Our
educational approach should adapt itself to it. Only then can learning music
become holistic ," said Prasanna during a press conference on Wednesday.
Swarnabhoomi, coming up on 633 acres of land off the ECR, will include the
18,000-sq ft residential music school, said G R K Reddy, chairman and
managing director of the Marg Group, which is promoting the project.

In the first year, the Academy will offer a one-year diploma course."We have
plans of starting a four-year degree programme soon," said Reddy. "Today the
youth are heavily into music and we need to connect with them, and raise the
bar on music education."

The aim is to help musically-oriented students attain a higher level, and
internationally renowned musicians are being approached for delivering guest
lectures, said Prasanna. "Irrespective of style, you need to unlock the
musician in every student and help him in the journey of self-discovery, and
that is where the challenge lies for us," said Prasanna. He will be spending
most of his time in Chennai, putting together the curriculum.

As a curtain-raiser, a week-long international workshop on contemporary
music will be held from August 17. Further details can be had from
mu...@margswarnabhoomi.com
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Chennai/Oscar-winning-films-composer-to-head-academy-for-music/articleshow/4493042.cms

-- 
regards,
Vithur

RE: [ARR] Oscar-2010

[Chris Raj]

Chris Raj wrote: 
> Guys
>  Just want to know any chance of nomination/win
> For the coming year looks boss
> Would be working on couple of hollywood projects?! Any idea ? Sorry guys its 
> too early to think and ask! But am interested to know!
> -chris
>   



  

[arr] Oscar award winner A R Rahman has already completed 5 fantastic songs for film

[Vithur]

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Soundarya Rajinikanth, the director and producer of the film and her Ocher
Studios have finally fixed the date for the release of the film.

Originally it was said that Reliance Adlabs 'Big Pictures' would release the
film, but then it was said that Warner Brothers will be part of the project.

But media reports suggest that Soundarya not only wanted to complete the
project, but also distribute it under her own banner. But Ocher studios
Marketing Manager Karthik says that the film is a joint venture of Ocher and
Warner. He has also confirmed that the forthcoming Telugu projects are also
a joint venture.

Oscar award winner A R Rahman has already completed 5 fantastic songs for
film, but still the re-recording works are incomplete.

http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2009/sultan-rajinikanth-release-240409.html
-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] OSCAR RAHMAN - ULAGA NAYAGANE ~ ARR TALKIES

[raamkumar vaidyanathan]

Hi Rahmanics !
Ulaga nayagane - A song from Dasavatharam - Music Director - Himesh
Lyrics - vairamuthu sirIs a great song.. Its lyrics suits Rahmanji.. Though 
it was written for Kamal hasan.. Every time when i hear that song i feel its 
for ARR..
So i have made a video track with that song pl do get me  ur comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPRUzrhGz84
~AN ARR TALKIES PRODUCTION~


Regards, 
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RE: [arr] OScar felicitation for AR/March 28/Abdul kalam/Karunanidhi ????

[raja sekar]

Any news on this?

live for arr Live wrote: 
> Is this felicitation function on in chennai on March 28th??? 
>    
>  no updates on this after it was announced last month. 
>  



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[arr] OScar felicitation for AR/March 28/Abdul kalam/Karunanidhi ????

[live for arr Live]

Is this felicitation function on in chennai on March 28th???

no updates on this after it was announced last month. 


  

Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game

[GOPAL KRISHNAN]

Thank you pal, for the wonderful work
Keep it up
anandachetana


On 3/15/09, arunbharhath  wrote:
>
>   A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was
> developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman
> for "Jai Ho" song.
> You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game.
>
> How to Play ?
>
> Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will
> collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just
> a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan.
>
> Click To Play
>
> http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame
>
> Click To Download
> http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy
>
>
> Thanks To
> Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion
>
>
> Regards,
> U.ARUNBHARHATH
> 
>

[arr] Oscar fame A R Rahman had already composed 5 songs - Endhiran

[Vithur]

Once again Prabhu Deva is choreographing exclusive dancing movements for
Superstar Rajinikanth in *Endhiran*.

For Endhiran, Oscar fame A R Rahman had already composed 5 songs and all the
songs will be recorded at a Mumbai studio soon.

Three out of 5 songs have heavy dance movements and Prabhu Deva, Raju
Sundaram and Raghava Lawrence are the choreographers who have been assigned
3 songs.

According to Rajini, only these three choreographers can understood his body
movements and capabilities better than anybody else.

Upon the request of Rajinikanth, Prabhu Deva has been assigned the
introductory song for Rajini in *Endhiran*.

The latest we hear is that Prabhu is in Hyderabad Ramoji Rao studio doing a
very difficult song for Shankar’s *Endhiran*.

The grapevine goes that Rajini is playing a dual role in the film as a
scientist and a Robot. The buzz is that there is a song where two
Rajinikanths will come together for a brief period.

According to the sources, Prabhu Deva had designed two different dance
movements for Rajinikanth in the same song. But the ace dance master and the
superstar has pulled off the impossible, and it has turned out to be a
stunning one!
http://entertainment.oneindia.in/tamil/exclusive/2009/rajinikanth-endhiran-dance-190309.html
-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game

[Tamiliniyan]

http://movies.indiainfo.com/tamil/topstory/arrahman.html


--- On Sun, 3/15/09, Thulasi Ram  wrote:

> From: Thulasi Ram 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 12:33 PM
> nice attempt. i gave ARR 3 Oscars!
> 
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:40 AM, arunbharhath
> wrote:
> 
> >   A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online
> flash game was
> > developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar
> award for AR Rahman
> > for "Jai Ho" song.
> > You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman
> appears in the game.
> >
> > How to Play ?
> >
> > Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever
> pops up, he will
> > collect the award thrown by you and added to his award
> list, This game just
> > a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan.
> >
> > Click To Play
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame
> >
> > Click To Download
> > http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy
> >
> >
> > Thanks To
> > Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion
> >
> >
> > Regards,
> > U.ARUNBHARHATH
> >  
> >


  

Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game

[Thulasi Ram]

nice attempt. i gave ARR 3 Oscars!

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:40 AM, arunbharhath wrote:

>   A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was
> developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman
> for "Jai Ho" song.
> You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game.
>
> How to Play ?
>
> Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will
> collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just
> a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan.
>
> Click To Play
>
> http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame
>
> Click To Download
> http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy
>
>
> Thanks To
> Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion
>
>
> Regards,
> U.ARUNBHARHATH
>  
>

Re: [arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game

[Pradeepan R]

Sorry but I feel this is such a big disgrace !!

On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 6:40 AM, arunbharhath wrote:

>   A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was
> developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR Rahman
> for "Jai Ho" song.
> You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game.
>
> How to Play ?
>
> Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will
> collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game just
> a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan.
>
> Click To Play
>
> http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame
>
> Click To Download
> http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy
>
>
> Thanks To
> Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion
>
>
> Regards,
> U.ARUNBHARHATH
>  
>



-- 
Cheers,
Pradeepan.

"All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you
!"

[arr] Oscar Winner AR Rahman Game

[arunbharhath]

A glad news for AR Rahman fans a new small online flash game was
developed by a AR Rahman fan on the basis giving oscar award for AR
Rahman for "Jai Ho" song.
You can play by clicking Oscar award when AR Rahman appears in the game.

How to Play ?

Just throw the Oscar award to A R Rahman Where ever pops up, he will
collect the award thrown by you and added to his award list, This game
just a customization by a Dr.A.R. Rahman Fan.

Click To Play

http://tinyurl.com/arroscargame 

Click To Download
http://www.mediafire.com/?mdnmy0jydoy



Thanks To
Mr.Karthikeyan And Ehot discussion


Regards,
U.ARUNBHARHATH

[arr] Oscar winner A R Rahman has composed the tunes of th e film’s songs - Blue

[Vithur]

*Blue – Movie Preview and Slideshow*By ApunKaChoice
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 20:15 IST

*A treasure lays buried deep at the bottom of an ocean. There are many
people who want to get there by risking life, be it theirs or someone
else’s.

*‘Blue’ is touted as Bollywood’s first underwater, action adventure
thriller. Directed by Anthony
D'Souza, the
movie is inspired from Hollywood flicks like ‘The Deep’ or ‘Jaws’, but
it is not a copy.

Don’t miss the film’s slideshow (story in pix) at
Blue.

 


The film is about a lost treasure, which three friends try to find undersea.
Akshay Kumar  , Sanjay
Dutt  and Zayed
Khanplay the
respective roles.

But in this hunt for the treasure, there’s deceit and betrayal by someone in
the group.

Lara Dutta  is paired
with Sanjay Dutt in the film. The actress did not know deep sea diving
before signing the film and underwent a rigorous Scuba diving training to
prepare for her role.

The movie’s second heroine Katrina
Kaifdoesn’t
have a big role. But director D’Souza says Kat will surprise the
audiences with her role. Sunil
Shettyalso has
a brief role in the film.

Most of ‘Blue’ has been shot in the Bahamas. Akshay, Sanjay and Zayed swam
with real sharks while shooting their stunts in the film.

While shooting one such stunt under water, Akshay Kumar had a narrow escape
when he accidentally hit his head against the metal of a sunken ship and
began bleeding. Blood attracted the sharks, but before any mishap could
happen, the actor was safely pulled above water.

To tone up his muscles, Sanjay Dutt hired the services of a special body
building trainer from the US – Lawrence Gonsalves, who guided the actor on
losing his former beefy body and developing a leaner physique.

Special water-resistant make-up was required for the film’s leading lady
Lara Dutta. For that the producers roped in Hollywood make up artist
Nikoletta Skarlatos.

‘Blue’ also feature a special appearance by Australian pop sensation Kylie
Minogue who has not only sung for the film but also shot a sizzling video
with Akshay Kumar.

Oscar winner A R
Rahmanhas
composed the tunes of the film’s songs. In fact, Kylie Minogue agreed
to
sing and dance to her song in the film because she was captivated by
Rahman’s composition.

The movie apparently also has an underwater song picturized on the entire
cast.

With a budget of over Rs 100 crores, ‘Blue’ is touted as Bollywood’s most
expensive film to date. Made under the banner of Shri Ashtavinayak
Cinevision, the movie is set to release in May, 2009.

http://www.apunkachoice.com/scoop/bollywood/blue---movie-preview-and-slideshow.html
-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Oscar-winning 'Slumdog' soundtrack scores big with eclectic mix of music

[SURESH]

http://media.www.ramcigar.com/media/storage/paper366/news/2009/03/12/Entertainment/OscarWinning.slumdog.Soundtrack.Scores.Big.With.Eclectic.Mix.Of.Music-3669813.shtml


03/12/09 - Sure, a movie's prestige is based on the screenplay, directing, 
acting, location and a countless number of other variables, but equally as 
important is a movie's soundtrack.

While "Slumdog Millionaire" is a movie that separates itself from the trendy 
stoner flicks, lame family-friendly films and the continuous obsession with 
comic book movies, the soundtrack itself separates from everything mainstream 
as well.

The album, composed of tracks of all different styles, focuses its attention on 
the diversity found in world music, and because of the popularity of the movie, 
is able to bring that to a more widespread, popular audience.

The album is a collection of different songs that brings forth different 
sentiments and at times induces stress, anxiety and urgency, while other tracks 
can also foster feelings of peace, happiness and serenity.

As a separate product from the movie, Slumdog Millionaire would probably not be 
a high seller - and in a musical climate that seems to avoid changing styles, 
would most likely be outcast as an oddity.

But the soundtrack, put together by highly touted Indian film scorer, A.R. 
Rahman, won Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the track 
"Jai Ho."

The last song on the soundtrack, "Jai Ho" is used in a dance sequence for the 
end credits of the movie. It starts off with a thumping repetition of the 
chorus and breaks into a more ballad-like bridge with the same continuous 
repetition of the words "jai ho."

Because the soundtrack uses mostly original work composed by Rahman, MIA's 
"Paper Planes" is easily the most recognizable song on the album. In addition 
to the original, a remix of the song is included and makes for an interesting 
take on the hip-hop single with its main guitar riff, comparable to the 
one-time P. Diddy hit "Bad Boy for Life."

The album is polished and avoids anything sounding like raw musicianship, but 
the studio influence neither adds nor detracts to the album's likeability. 
Instead it makes it sound more like a soundtrack than a simple indie-released 
album.

The song order has no real significance to the album and doesn't seem to have 
much basis other than order of appearance in the movie. It doesn't try to group 
slow songs at one end of the album with faster songs at the other. And 
altogether, the album is balanced with a steady balance of songs with different 
tempos, moods, and style.

No song alone is an absolutely necessary part of the movie - such as Peter 
Gabriel's "In your Eyes" in the '80s flick, "Say Anything"- but together the 
soundtrack accompanies the film seamlessly and produces scenes that are more 
poignant and more effective in telling the story of "Slumdog Millionaire."

Easily, "Slumdog" director Danny Boyle could have easily chosen to have 
American tracks make up the soundtrack to appeal to a more widespread audience, 
but the choice to include Rahman in the musical process was pivotal to the 
movie's success as well as that of the soundtrack.

Re: [arr] Oscar Celebrations by COIMBATORE fans

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Great going guys..Any pics?

--- On Tue, 3/10/09, vky_tup  wrote:

From: vky_tup 
Subject: [arr] Oscar Celebrations by COIMBATORE fans
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 8:15 AM







Dear Rahmaniacs,

Sunday was one of the very best days of my life and
everyone who made their presence at DON BOSCO ANBU ILLAM at Ukkadam[Coimbatore] 
would have felt the same i bet. It was a splendid occassion where we all 
A.R.Rahman fans of coimbatore had gathered to share the joy and celebrate the 
oscar glory of our boss with the 125 children of the home, the purest hearts 
and the happiest souls i have come across ever with full of smiles and loads of 
love.

Usually we do our activities every month at a home owned by the
same trust but with a smaller strength. The children there are also by now very 
attached to us. But this time its oscar celebrations and it has to be little 
bigger. So we chose their main home which hosted some 125 children.

All our plans were to cut the cake and the celebrate with them
and provide all the 125 children and 10 staffs with a special and hearty 
dinner.They were much beyond our expectations. When we reached there by 6'o 
clock these kids greeted and welcomed us and mingled with us immediately. 

The first person to greet me was a very tiny one[may 4-5 years] who shook hand 
with me and took me by surprise asking "why was A.R.Rahman given two awards." 
The kind of love they showed on us was as if they knew us for years and all of 
us belonged to the same family.

They all together sang for us the the most celebrated track of
our boss "ella pugalum oruvan oruvanukkey" from atm.imagine some hundred plus 
ppl that too all children singing this one in unision. For a moment i thought 
their voice was gonna bring down the roof and reach the skies. Then two kids 
celebrating their birthday blew the candles off and cut the cakes meaning while 
all the ppl
around were yelling at the top of their voice ,"JAIHO!!!" and with that one my 
ears surely went deaf fora minute. They Jumped with us,danced with us and even 
lifted a few of us..

















  

Re: [arr] Oscar Celebrations by COIMBATORE fans

[Vithur]

Congratulations to one and all present there and making this a very
memorable meet.

Jai Ho and God Bless.




On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 8:45 PM, vky_tup  wrote:

>
> Dear Rahmaniacs,
>
> Sunday was one of the very best days of my life and
> everyone who made their presence at DON BOSCO ANBU ILLAM at
> Ukkadam[Coimbatore]would have felt the same i bet. It was a splendid
> occassion where we all A.R.Rahman fans of coimbatore had gathered to share
> the joy and celebrate the oscar glory of our boss with the 125 children of
> the home, the purest hearts and the happiest souls i have come across ever
> with full of smiles and loads of love.
>
> Usually we do our activities every month at a home owned by the
> same trust but with a smaller strength. The children there are also by now
> very attached to us. But this time its oscar celebrations and it has to be
> little bigger. So we chose their main home which hosted some 125 children.
>
> All our plans were to cut the cake and the celebrate with them
> and provide all the 125 children and 10 staffs with a special and hearty
> dinner.They were much beyond our expectations. When we reached there by 6'o
> clock these kids greeted and welcomed us and mingled with us immediately.
>
> The first person to greet me was a very tiny one[may 4-5 years] who shook
> hand with me and took me by surprise asking "why was A.R.Rahman given two
> awards." The kind of love they showed on us was as if they knew us for years
> and all of us belonged to the same family.
>
> They all together sang for us the the most celebrated track of
> our boss "ella pugalum oruvan oruvanukkey" from atm.imagine some hundred
> plus ppl that too all children singing this one in unision. For a moment i
> thought their voice was gonna bring down the roof and reach the skies. Then
> two kids celebrating their birthday blew the candles off and cut the cakes
> meaning while all the ppl
> around were yelling at the top of their voice ,"JAIHO!!!" and with that one
> my ears surely went deaf fora minute. They Jumped with us,danced with us and
> even lifted a few of us..
>
> 
>



-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Oscar Celebrations by COIMBATORE fans

[vky_tup]

Dear Rahmaniacs,

Sunday was one of the very best days of my life and
everyone who made their presence at DON BOSCO ANBU ILLAM at 
Ukkadam[Coimbatore]would have felt the same i bet. It was a splendid occassion 
where we all A.R.Rahman fans of coimbatore had gathered to share the joy and 
celebrate the oscar glory of our boss with the 125 children of the home, the 
purest hearts and the happiest souls i have come across ever with full of 
smiles and loads of love.

Usually we do our activities every month at a home owned by the
same trust but with a smaller strength. The children there are also by now very 
attached to us. But this time its oscar celebrations and it has to be little 
bigger. So we chose their main home which hosted some 125 children.

All our plans were to cut the cake and the celebrate with them
and provide all the 125 children and 10 staffs with a special and hearty 
dinner.They were much beyond our expectations. When we reached there by 6'o 
clock these kids greeted and welcomed us and mingled with us immediately. 

The first person to greet me was a very tiny one[may 4-5 years] who shook hand 
with me and took me by surprise asking "why was A.R.Rahman given two awards." 
The kind of love they showed on us was as if they knew us for years and all of 
us belonged to the same family.

They all together sang for us the the most celebrated track of
our boss "ella pugalum oruvan oruvanukkey" from atm.imagine some hundred plus 
ppl that too all children singing this one in unision. For a moment i thought 
their voice was gonna bring down the roof and reach the skies. Then two kids 
celebrating their birthday blew the candles off and cut the cakes meaning while 
all the ppl
around were yelling at the top of their voice ,"JAIHO!!!" and with that one my 
ears surely went deaf fora minute. They Jumped with us,danced with us and even 
lifted a few of us..

Re: [arr] Oscar Rahman going to hire voice to Super star!

[shahul hameed]

Please give only reliable info. You didnt even get the available facts right
then how are we to trust your other facts?

On Tue, Mar 10, 2009 at 6:21 AM, sandhiya vs  wrote:

>  *Oscar Rahman going to hire voice to super star!*
>
> *According to the Source a.r.rahman is composing music for super star's
> Endiran. Other than that, Oscar Rahman is going to hire is voice to super
> star for the movie Endiran! Its absolutely true.!*
>
> *Before that ,Rahman was hire his voice for super star song in sivaji.
> i.e., vaaji vaaji song!* **
>
>
>
>
>
> *  என்றும் அன்புடன்*
>'தமிழ்கவி'௧விசதீஷ்
>
>
> --
> Connect with friends all over the world. Get Yahoo! India 
> Messenger.
>
> 
>

[arr] Oscar Rahman going to hire voice to Super star!

[sandhiya vs]

Oscar Rahman going to hire voice to super star!
According to the Source a.r.rahman is composing music for super star's Endiran. 
Other than that, Oscar Rahman is going to hire is voice to super star for the 
movie Endiran! Its absolutely true.!
Before that ,Rahman was hire his voice for super star song in sivaji. i.e., 
vaaji vaaji song!

 
 
 


 







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  'தமிழ்கவி'௧விசதீஷ் 


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[arr] OSCAR A.R.Rahuman

[khaleel_starstar]

Congrats to the first Indian to Win not One Oscar but Two - even tried 
by sevaral Indians for several yrs. Just one Shot Double Century.

[arr] ARR Oscar Trivia...Must Read

[A.R.Rajib]

Third Asian to win two Academy Awards.
First Asian to win two Oscars in the same year.
First Asian to receive three Oscar nominations in the same year.

Rahman is first Asian nominated twice in same category for same film.
Rahman is first Asian to receive three Oscar nominations in same year.
Maya is first Asian nominated for both Oscar and Grammy Awards.


First and only Asian winners in the Original Song category.

Resul Pokutty...

First and only Asian to win for Sound Mixing.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Asian_Academy_Award_winners_and_nominees


WOW :D

[arr] Oscar winners were predicted by guild awards

[Prakash Balaramkrishna]

http://goldderby.latimes.com/awards_goldderby/2009/02/oscars-news-416.html

"Slumdog Millionaire" won eight Academy Awards. As is often the case at the 
Oscars, these wins followed up on equivalent kudos from the respective guilds, 
largely because the two sets of kudos share many of the same voters. But the 
scale is hugely different. There are, for example, 1,240 members of the 
academy's actors' branch, but more than 100,000 members of the Screen Actors 
Guild. The academy contains 374 directors, but 13,000 helmers belong to the DGA 
and most of them create TV shows, commercials and music videos instead of 
feature films.
"Slumdog Millionaire" won with the Producers Guild of America and the cast won 
with the Screen Actors Guild;
Helmer Danny Boyle won with the Directors Guild of America;
Script adapter Simon Beaufoy won with the Writers Guild of America;
Shooter Anthony Dod Mantle won with the American Society of Cinematographers;
Cutter Chris Dickens won with the American Cinema Editors; 
Sound mixers Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke and Ian Tapp won with the Cinema 
Audio Society.
There is no music guild that bestows equivalent kudos, but "Slumdog 
Millionaire" composer A.R. Rahman did win a raft of precursor awards for his 
score including the Golden Globe and the BAFTA. That his composition "Jai Ho" 
took best song was more of a surprise given that "Down to Earth" ("Wall-E") won 
both the Golden Globe and the Grammy.
Among the four Oscar acting champs, supporting actor winner Heath Ledger ("The 
Dark Knight") had taken almost every precursor prize leading up to last night.
Lead actor winner Sean Penn ("Milk") won with the Screen Actors Guild, as well 
as with the LA and Gotham critics and the Critics Choice. Penn lost the Golden 
Globe, BAFTA and Independent Spirit awards to Mickey Rourke ("The Wrestler").
Lead actress winner Kate Winslet ("The Reader") won supporting actress with the 
Screen Actors Guild as well as the Golden Globes before being bumped up to lead 
actress and winning the BAFTA.
Supporting actress winner Penelope Cruz ("Vicky Cristina Barcelona") won with 
the L.A. and Gotham critics, the National Board of Review, BAFTA, and the 
Independent Spirits.
Among the other Oscar winners, original scripter Dustin Lance Black ("Milk") 
won with the WGA; production designer Donald Graham Burt ("The Curious Case of 
Benjamin Button") won with the Art Directors Guild; costume designer Michael 
O'Conner won with the Costumes Design Guild; and the special effects team of 
Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron ("Benjamin Button") won 
with the Visual Effects Society.
David Watkin: cinematography winner, "Out of Africa" (1985)
James Whitmore: supporting actor nominee, "Battleground" (1949); lead actor 
nominee, "Give 'em Hell Harry" (1975)
Richard Widmark: supporting actor nominee, "Kiss of Death" (1947)
Stan Winston: makeup and visual effects winner, "Terminator 2" (1991); visual 
effects winner, "Jurassic Park" (1993); makeup nominee, "Heartbeeps" (1982), 
"Edward Scissorhands" (1990), "Batman Returns" (1992); visual effects nominee, 
"Predator" (1987), "The Lost World" (1997), "A.I." (2001).


  

[arr] Oscar would help do bigger things: A.R. Rahman

[Prakash Balaramkrishna]

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top_stories/2869/

New York, Feb 23 : An Oscar award would be a 'great honour' and help do 'bigger 
things', says Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman, a hot favourite to take home a 
trophy for his music in 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
"It would be a great honour," Rahman told the New York Times in a telephone 
interview from Los Angeles, where he was preparing to perform at the ceremony.
"It would help me to do bigger things."
Asked to elaborate, Rahman named "some Western directors he would like to work 
with". "Baz Luhrmann... Ridley Scott. I'm a big fan of Ridley."
The Times notes Rahman is "one of the most prolific and successful film 
composers in India". He has three nominations for Danny Boyle's "Slumdog 
Millionaire" - best original score and best original song, for "Jai Ho" and "O 
... Saya", a collaboration with the Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A.
Rahman, 43, has already won a Golden Globe for best score for "Slumdog 
Millionaire".
"I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind, while doing 
something unrelated," the maestro said. "You just grasp a film and start 
working, and something unpredictable comes out from a third element. The mind, 
the more active it is, the more productive it is."
Talking about his work on the most-talked about film of the recent times, 
Rahman said: "I kept three weeks aside. I moved to London and did the whole 
score there."
David Novak, an ethnomusicologist at the Heyman Center for the Humanities at 
Columbia University, said Rahman is "sort of the Peter Gabriel of the Indian 
film industry".

"He shifted things from a simple East-West mode to a multicultural, global 
mode, where India and its regional musics are part of a palette of sound from 
around the world," Novak added.
Andrew Lloyd Weber, who worked with the composer for the West End musical 
"Bombay Dreams", said, "I've long been impressed by his talent, and I'm so 
pleased that Hollywood has recognized it."
But Rahman said he was yet to prepare his Oscar acceptance speech ready as he 
was busy meeting various directors and record labels in Los Angeles.


  

[arr] Oscar Award News in Tamil

[umaheshwari24]

Dear A R Rahman Fans,

See the Oscar News about AR Rahman in Tamil in the following URL :

http://www.justamil.com/india.html


Regards,

Uma Maheshwari.

Re: [arr] Oscar

[karthik b]

Hi all,

For all these days I have been in such high curiosity whether he will win one 
or not... But now am so happy that he have won twoAm not in a position to 
reveal my emotions of happiness thru words.. But I think its same with most of 
the other members tooo... 

Proud to be a Rahmaniac, Proud to be a Chennaite, Proud to be an INDIAN   
Jai Ho... 

Always Rahmanic,
Karthik..





From: Shah Navas 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, 23 February, 2009 7:06:53 PM
Subject: [arr] Oscar


The Tamil film industry will now have to convince 'Oscar' Ravichandran to let 
go his title! :D 
   


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[arr] Oscar’s morning-after pill

[userind]

The only number in the entire show that was really astonishing and
Oscar worthy was the "Jai Ho" number by A. R. Rahman from "Slumdog
Millionaire". Perhaps he was the only one who hadn't been jaded into
disinterest and that's why his number was so moving.

Complete article -
http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090223-OPINION-90223020

Re: [arr] Oscar

[kishore parayath]

Ravichandran had changed his company name to "AASCAR" some months back..

[arr] Oscar

[Shah Navas]

The Tamil film industry will now have to convince 'Oscar' Ravichandran to
let go his title! :D

[arr] Oscar - Backstage interview with ARR.....HQ Video

[jojam]

Friends,

Please find the Backstage Interviews, photo shoot with our ARR in OSCAR.COM 
. Indeed he is so happy, his body language says that. He made us 
proud . God bless him Jai Ho..


If this info is already known please ignore the mail (I just found it and 
thought of sharing with you.before they remove it from there)
I like his outfit too.. (hate tuxedo's)

Thanks guys..Our carnival starts..



  

[arr] Oscar is proud to have ur (RAHMAN) name in its list.

[kenny_korg]

I'm so happy and no words to describe my happiness...
As i said before the two awards is waiting for Rahman to receive...
That was not over confident but my believe in Rahman
And i wish him to acheieve his real dream (zero poor's in world) and
hope he will get NOBLE award in near future.

I love u A.R. RAHMAN
Kenny Rogers

Re: [arr] Oscar Win

[RAJA N.S.]

congrats sir...you made india proudwe love you sir...its a great 
achivement..continue the great work sir...jai ho...may god bless you...


--- On Mon, 23/2/09, Dhinakaran  wrote:
From: Dhinakaran 
Subject: [arr] Oscar Win
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, 23 February, 2009, 9:44 AM












Congratulations! ! Sir...




 

  




 

















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[arr] Oscar Win

[Dhinakaran]

Congratulations!! Sir...

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Re: [arr] Oscar on Twitter...

[Tamiliniyan]

http://ontheredcarpet.com/ 

Can't wait for 6 PM PST :-)


--- On Sun, 2/22/09, Tamiliniyan  wrote:

> From: Tamiliniyan 
> Subject: [arr] Oscar on Twitter...
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 3:48 PM
> http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23oscars+OR+Oscars
> 
> 
> Just interviewed SDM team...
> 
> 
> --- On Sun, 2/22/09, pratap
>  wrote:
> 
> > From: pratap 
> > Subject: [arr] Chennai cheers for Rahman
> > To: "ARR FAN CLUB"
> 
> > Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 1:15 PM
> >
> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=57378


  

[arr] Oscar on Twitter...

[Tamiliniyan]

http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23oscars+OR+Oscars


Just interviewed SDM team...


--- On Sun, 2/22/09, pratap  wrote:

> From: pratap 
> Subject: [arr] Chennai cheers for Rahman
> To: "ARR FAN CLUB" 
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 2009, 1:15 PM
> http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/video/video.aspx?id=57378


  

[arr] Oscar Watch: Ten reason Why SM will win [Non-ARR]

[A.R.Rajib]

Oscar night is just a few days away and fans of Slumdog Millionaire
can't wait to find out how director Danny Boyle and his crew fare at
the Academy Awards, where they have a whopping 10 nominations.

And this enthusiasm for the `rags-to rajah' film is evidently echoed
throughout the world. Here is what US-based film critic David Thomson
had to say about the movie winning big at the awards in his column for
the New York Times:

David Thomson says, "The morning after its seven-Bafta triumph, here
are 10 reasons why Danny Boyle's crowd-pleaser is unsurpassable in the
race for the little gold men."

1: It is good enough to win – and it helps that it has poor
competition this year.

2: Like its hero, it is the dark-horse, outsider candidate that has
come out of nowhere with no stars.

3: In the crucial voting period, it is the film that continues to do
great business wherever it plays.

4: The people who like this film adore it – there is no other film in
contention that has such an enthusiastic following.

5: For years now, the Indian film industry has been a much discussed
but marginalized phenomenon. Now the western audience begins to see
what "Bollywood" is like and is reminded of old Hollywood.

6: The fable-like structure of the film has the strength and
simplicity of a fairytale.

7: The film is full of delightful newcomers.
It is all about money at a moment when no topic concerns us more.

9: The profound hatred or mistrust of corrupt wealth and the
consequent adoration of lucky poverty could not have a better dramatic
demonstration.

10: The new air of magical realism is about to crush photographic
realism in the movies.

About David Thomson: Born in London, David Thomson is a film critic
based in the United States and a regular columnist for The New York
Times. He is also the author of more than 20 books, including The New
Biographical Dictionary of Film, lauded as one of the best reference
works on the cinema.




http://www.starboxoffice.com/oscars/newsdetails.aspx?xfile=2009/February/News_20090219_143

[arr] Oscar Live

[Dilip Rc]

Hi all,

Please try this link for Oscar live.

http://oscar.com/



Long Live ARR
-Dilip.R.C.


  

[arr] Oscar would help do bigger things: A.R. Rahman

[Bivin Chandra]

New York, Feb 22 (IANS) An Oscar award would be a “great honour” and help do 
“bigger things”, says Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman, a hot favourite to take 
home a trophy for his music in “Slumdog Millionaire”.

“It would be a great honour,” Rahman told the New York Times in a telephone 
interview from Los Angeles, where he was preparing to perform at the ceremony.

“It would help me to do bigger things.”

Asked to elaborate, Rahman named “some Western directors he would like to work 
with”. “Baz Luhrmann… Ridley Scott. I’m a big fan of Ridley.”

The Times notes Rahman is “one of the most prolific and successful film 
composers in India”. He has three nominations for Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog 
Millionaire” - best original score and best original song, for “Jai Ho” and “O 
… Saya”, a collaboration with the Sri Lankan-British rapper M.I.A.

Rahman, 43, has already won a Golden Globe for best score for “Slumdog 
Millionaire”.

“I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind, while doing 
something unrelated,” the maestro said. “You just grasp a film and start 
working, and something unpredictable comes out from a third element. The mind, 
the more active it is, the more productive it is.”

Talking about his work on the most-talked about film of the recent times, 
Rahman said: “I kept three weeks aside. I moved to London and did the whole 
score there.”

David Novak, an ethnomusicologist at the Heyman Center for the Humanities at 
Columbia University, said Rahman is “sort of the Peter Gabriel of the Indian 
film industry”.

“He shifted things from a simple East-West mode to a multicultural, global 
mode, where India and its regional musics are part of a palette of sound from 
around the world,” Novak added.

Andrew Lloyd Weber, who worked with the composer for the West End musical 
“Bombay Dreams”, said, “I’ve long been impressed by his talent, and I’m so 
pleased that Hollywood has recognized it.”

But Rahman said he was yet to prepare his Oscar acceptance speech ready as he 
was busy meeting various directors and record labels in Los Angeles.

http://www.sindhtoday.net/entertainment/66725.htm



  

Re: [arr] Oscar winner guess competition

[Bergin Roy]

what ever you say... i couldnt take up the guess game. Had a hell lot 
of work that i had to skip lunch today.

And missed the oscar guess game. :(

- Bergin

www.berginroy.com

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, V S Rawat  wrote:
>
> On 2/20/2009 7:49 PM India Time, _Bergin Roy_ wrote:
> 
> > Guys,
> >  
> > Help me out! I have a Oscar guess competition at office that 
closes 
> > today 5.30 PM
> > Most correct guesses will get prize.
> 
> Satta laga rahe ho?
> 
> he he he. just kidding.
> 
> --
> Rawat
> 
> >  
> > Please help me with most categories you could come up with.
> > Cheers,
> > Bergin
> > -- 
> > www.berginroy.com 
>

Re: [arr] Oscar winner guess competition

[V S Rawat]

On 2/20/2009 7:49 PM India Time, _Bergin Roy_ wrote:

> Guys,
>  
> Help me out! I have a Oscar guess competition at office that closes 
> today 5.30 PM
> Most correct guesses will get prize.

Satta laga rahe ho?

he he he. just kidding.

--
Rawat

>  
> Please help me with most categories you could come up with.
> Cheers,
> Bergin
> -- 
> www.berginroy.com 

Re: [arr] Oscar winner guess competition

[mmykhel]

Make up and special effects

Benjamin button


Best Animation

Wall - E? ( My personal choice Kung fu panda - i enjoyed watching)

-Original Message-
From: Bergin Roy 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 9:19 am
Subject: [arr] Oscar winner guess competition








Guys,

?

Help me out! I have a Oscar guess competition at office that closes today 5.30 
PM

Most correct guesses will get prize. 

?

Please help me with most categories you could come up with.


Cheers,

Bergin
-- 
www.berginroy.com

[arr] Oscar winner guess competition

[Bergin Roy]

Guys,

Help me out! I have a Oscar guess competition at office that closes today
5.30 PM
Most correct guesses will get prize.

Please help me with most categories you could come up with.
Cheers,
Bergin
-- 
www.berginroy.com

[arr] Oscar Handicap 2009: The Technical Categories

[Gopal Srinivasan]

Best Score 
The score of a movie can instantly convey the feeling a director is going for 
in any given moment, and can continue to movie us for the rest of our lives. 
Over the past thirty years, some factors have shown a series of regular, if not 
prescient, voting patterns. (For the years this category was split into Best 
Dramatic Score and Best Musical or Comedy Score, between 1995 and 1998, we will 
be focusing on the Dramatic Scores.)
The Breakdowns 
1) Winners in this category have also been nominated for the Golden Globe 25 of 
the last 30 ceremonies (83.33%). Advantage: The Curious Case of Benjamin 
Button, Defiance, Slumdog Millionaire 
2) Scores for films that were not predominantly set in the modern day have won 
24 of 30 (80%). Advantage: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Defiance, Milk, 
WALL·E 
3) Best Score has gone to a film also nominated for Best Picture 21 of 30 
(70%). Advantages: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Milk, Slumdog 
Millionaire 
4) Being nominated for a Golden Globe might be a good harbinger, as seen in 
Example 1, but actually winning the Golden Globe for Best Score can apparently 
hurt your chances of wining an Oscar, as only 14 of the last 30 GG winners have 
gone on to win the Oscar (46.67%). Disadvantage: Slumdog Millionaire 
5) First time nominees in this category have won 13 of 30 (43.33%). 
Disadvantage: Slumdog Millionaire
By The Numbers 
While the numbers show a slight edge for Desplat's epic score, the Academy will 
often go for something different and unique when given the chance (see Chariots 
of Fire, 'Round Midnight, The Last Emperor, The Milagro Beanfield War, Il 
Postino, Life is Beautiful, The Red Violin, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, 
Frida or Atonement), so look for a Slumdog win here. 
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (Alexandre Desplat): +1, +2, +3, -4, -5 
(103 of 150, 68.67%) 
Defiance (James Newton Howard): +1, +2, -3, -4, -5 (91 of 150, 60.67%) 
Milk (Danny Elfman): -1, -2, +3, -4, -5 (65 of 150, 43.33%) 
Slumdog Millionaire (A.R. Rahman): +1, +2, +3, +4, +5 (97 of 150, 64.67%) 
WALL·E (Thomas Newman): -1, +2, -3, -4, -5 (71 of 150, 47.33%)
Personal prediction for Best Score: Slumdog Millionaire 
Personal choice amongst these nominees: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

http://www.filmjerk.com/news/article.php?id_new=567

[arr] Oscar Day Events-Chennai

[JOHN JEEVINTH]

We have planned to watch the Oscar along with felow Rahmaniacs..
Right now we are yet to decide on the venue for this combined viewing..
Any one from chennai who wants to join us are invied to do so
Once we have decided on the venue we wil keep u guys updated...

Request those who are intrested to drop a mail to 
johnjeevi...@gmail.com and we will get in touch with u...

[arr] Oscar or not, 'Slumdog Millionaire' is India, says Tharoor

[Vithur]

Oscar or not, 'Slumdog Millionaire' is India, says Tharoor

  *Kuala Lumpur, Feb.17 : Former UN Under Secretary General and well known
writer  Shashi
Tharoor has given the thumbs up to Danny Boyle's
movie'Slumdog
Millionaire', saying that for the first time in Hollywood and world
cinema history, Indian citizens are in contention for two Oscars - one for
best song and for A.R. Rahman's musical score.*

   He believes that it is only right that Indians should celebrate the
achievement, as they haven't often had much to root for at the Oscars,
Hollywood's annual celebration of cinematic success.

Only two Indian movies have been nominated in the Best Foreign
LanguageFilm
category in the last 50 years, and neither won. So, he says, that it
isn't surprising that Indians are taking a vicarious pleasure in the
triumphs of "mainstream" pictures with an Indian connection -- the seven
Oscars won by Richard Attenborough's
Gandhiin 1983,
for instance, or the success of The Sixth Sense, written and
directed by a Philadelphian of Indian descent, Manoj Night Shyamalan.

This year, the country's attention has been riveted by the surprise hit that
Slumdog Millionaire has become, says Tharoor.

"Set in India, with Indian characters, Indian actors and Indian themes --
which has been nominated in 10 categories. Directed by England's Danny
Boyle, and based on the page-turning novel Q and A by Indian diplomat Vikas
Swarup, the film has captured the hearts of audiences and critics around the
world with its tale of a child from the slums, a tea-boy in a call-centre
who wins a TV  quiz
show modelled on Who Wants to be a Millionaire," says Tharoor.

He describes the movie as "exuberant, exciting, gaudy and gritty in a way
that can only be called Dickensian".

He says that "Slumdog Millionaire" brings contemporary Mumbai to life from
the seamy side up, "and it does so with brio, compassion and all-round
cinematic excellence."

While accepting the criticism of the film, Tharoor says the film's searingly
authentic depiction of India's poverty and slum life, "is not an exercise in
the pornography of poverty."

"Slum life is depicted with integrity and dignity, and with a joie de vivre
that transcends its setting. It is easy to see why this movie would appeal
to international filmgoers in a way that a bleaker film like City of Joy,
which was set in the slums of Calcutta, could not," he adds.

"We Indians have learned to take human beings as they are, which is to say,
as grossly imperfect. And the film's hero, played by teenage British-Indian
actor Dev Patel with a look that combines intensity and expressiveness, and
yet seems utterly genuine, is as sincere a protagonist as you could hope to
find," he says, adding "if Slumdog Millionaire follows its four Golden
Globes and Screen Actors' Guild awards, and seven Bafta awards (the British
Oscars) with an Academy Award or three, most Indians are bound to
celebrate."

He concludes by saying that "Slumdog Millionaire is the work of an artist at
the peak of his powers. India is Boyle's palette, and Mumbai -- that teeming
"maximum city", with 19 million strivers on the make, jostling, scheming,
struggling and killing for success -- is his brush."

--- ANI
  http://www.newkerala.com/topstory-fullnews-94758.html

-- 
regards,
Vithur

[arr] Oscar Reflections: Original Score

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Film compositions differ from other musical genres in that they are responsible 
not only for evoking mood and feeling in listeners but for doing so in the 
extra dimension of the moving image. If cinema can be considered a marriage 
between sight and sound, then music is all the more crucial to its success; 
history provides powerful examples. Take away “Lara’s Theme” and watch “Doctor 
Zhivago” stripped of its sentimental beauty; omit Ennio Morricone’s score and 
watch “Once Upon a Time in the West” stripped of its operatic magnificence.
This year’s Academy Award nominees elevated the human spirit in fascinating 
ways. Just as James Newton Howard’s orchestral tribute to humanity in the face 
of war matched its stirring subject matter in “Defiance”, so Danny Elfman’s 
elegiac ode to the indefatigable human spirit did wonders for “Milk”. The 
haunting allure of Alexandre Desplat’s contribution to “The Curious Case of 
Benjamin Button” contrasted splendidly with A. R. Rahman’s breathless and 
buoyant soundtrack for “Slumdog Millionaire”. But none of these created as 
indelible of an impression on me than the score for “WALL·E”, composed by the 
brilliant Thomas Newman. More than any other score this year, “WALL·E” blurred 
the distinction between music and moving pictures in such a way that it proved 
even space-age animation can withhold as much power as films did before the 
advent of dialogue.
If there’s anything that could mute my enthusiasm for this year’s nominees, 
it’s a single glaring omission. I admit that I’m still flabbergasted by “The 
Dark Knight” being skipped over; of all the major film scores of 2008, Hans 
Zimmer and James Newton Howard’s symphony of escalation was by far the most 
interesting. It’s essentially a brilliant variation of their work on “Batman 
Begins”, replete with a deep, thunderous bass and rumbling strings mimicking 
unearthly sounds of anxiety and chaos. By snubbing the most boldly avant-garde 
score ever written for a blockbuster film, the Academy has unfortunately played 
things safe this year. Was it ever a crime for a superhero movie to have 
crossover appeal? In the case of “The Dark Knight”, apparently so.
David’s Pick: “WALL·E”
Oscar Prediction: “Slumdog Millionaire”
Best Film(s) Not Nominated: “The Dark Knight”, “Speed Racer”, ”Frost/Nixon”
 
http://blog.dailycal.org/arts/2009/02/post-559/


  

RE: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[serge belier]

Oh yes, Niven, please do it.
I live in Paris too, but I don't have CANAL+. It will be very appreciable if 
you can share it, please.
Thank you very much.
 
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Re: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[nivensamy]

Show will be live on canal plus french channel too. I will make it a
must to record the show and share.

Niven

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Bergin Roy  wrote:
>
> Actual time of the oscars is 8 PM EST on Sunday 22 Feb 2009,
> So by the Indian time would be 6.30 AM IST on Monday 23 Feb 2009
> 
> The red carpet would start by around 5.30 AM India time...
> 
> The same happened with Golden Globe too..
> 
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM, joby cherian  wrote:
> 
> >is this Indian time...
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:22 PM, rahuldavidbeckham <
> > rahuldavidbeck...@...> wrote:
> >
> >>   Hi! Guys
> >>
> >> Dont frget to tune into Star Movies on 23rd Feb at 6.30AM to
watch the
> >> Academy Awards.
> >>
> >> Im not sure but i think " The Red Carpet Preview Show " will start at
> >> 6.00 am .
> >>
> >> Guru Rox
> >>
> >> Jai Ho !!
> >>
> >> Rahul
> >>
> >>
> >  
> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> www.berginroy.com
>

Re: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[Bergin Roy]

Actual time of the oscars is 8 PM EST on Sunday 22 Feb 2009,
So by the Indian time would be 6.30 AM IST on Monday 23 Feb 2009

The red carpet would start by around 5.30 AM India time...

The same happened with Golden Globe too..

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 12:40 PM, joby cherian  wrote:

>is this Indian time...
>
> On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:22 PM, rahuldavidbeckham <
> rahuldavidbeck...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:
>
>>   Hi! Guys
>>
>> Dont frget to tune into Star Movies on 23rd Feb at 6.30AM to watch the
>> Academy Awards.
>>
>> Im not sure but i think " The Red Carpet Preview Show " will start at
>> 6.00 am .
>>
>> Guru Rox
>>
>> Jai Ho !!
>>
>> Rahul
>>
>>
>  
>



-- 
www.berginroy.com

Re: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[joby cherian]

is this Indian time...

On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 8:22 PM, rahuldavidbeckham <
rahuldavidbeck...@yahoo.co.in> wrote:

>   Hi! Guys
>
> Dont frget to tune into Star Movies on 23rd Feb at 6.30AM to watch the
> Academy Awards.
>
> Im not sure but i think " The Red Carpet Preview Show " will start at
> 6.00 am .
>
> Guru Rox
>
> Jai Ho !!
>
> Rahul
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[bergin]

Usually its 1 hour prior to the ceremony schedule.

Bergin

Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T

-Original Message-
From: "rahuldavidbeckham" 

Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:22:58 
To: 
Subject: [arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!


Hi! Guys

Dont frget to tune into Star Movies on 23rd Feb at 6.30AM to watch the
Academy Awards.

Im not sure but i think " The Red Carpet Preview Show " will start at
6.00 am .

Guru Rox

Jai Ho !!

Rahul

[arr] OSCAR - 6.30 AM 23rd Feb on Star Movies !!

[rahuldavidbeckham]

Hi! Guys

Dont frget to tune into Star Movies on 23rd Feb at 6.30AM to watch the
Academy Awards.

Im not sure but i think " The Red Carpet Preview Show " will start at
6.00 am .

Guru Rox

Jai Ho !!

Rahul

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon - Super High Resolution

[sandeep venkatachari]

Great!!

Rahman just a step away from the oscars(chk picture)! 

jai ho!!!11


--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap  
wrote:
>
> http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-
content/uploads/2009/02/oscarsgroupshot_large.jpg
> 
> --- On Wed, 2/4/09, neena kochhar  wrote:
> From: neena kochhar 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 2:53 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Thank you Bergin... your link works as well :-)
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Bergin Roy  wrote:
> 
> From: Bergin Roy 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 4:32 PM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> http://news. yahoo.com/ nphotos/Oscar- Nominees- Luncheon- Slumdog-
Milliona ire/ss/events/ en/020209oscarsl uncheon/im: /090202/482/ 
ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a /#photoViewer= /090202/482/ 
ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a
>  
> - Bergin
> www.berginroy. com
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: neena kochhar 
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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> 
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> http://www.google. %20com/hostednew s/%20ap/article/ %
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> but nope it does not message recieved = page can not be 
displayed... 
> no worries may it has been removed...
> Thanks for your help
> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  
wrote:
> 
> From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0
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> 
> 
> From: neena kochhar 
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> 
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> 
> 
> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:
> 
> From: Vinod Raju 
> Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF 
wyb3y592Oue
> HgLwMZQD963OICO0
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Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon - Super High Resolution

[neena kochhar]

Thank you Pratap :-) really nice

--- On Wed, 4/2/09, pratap  wrote:

From: pratap 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon - Super High Resolution
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 4 February, 2009, 12:30 PM










http://www.awardsda ily.com/wp- content/uploads/ 2009/02/oscarsgr 
oupshot_large. jpg

--- On Wed, 2/4/09, neena kochhar  wrote:

From: neena kochhar 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 2:53 AM








Thank you Bergin... your link works as well :-)



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Bergin Roy  wrote:

From: Bergin Roy 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 4:32 PM







http://news. yahoo.com/ nphotos/Oscar- Nominees- Luncheon- Slumdog-Milliona 
ire/ss/events/ en/020209oscarsl uncheon/im: /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 
a5f2daba24f7e22a /#photoViewer= /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a
 
- Bergin
www.berginroy. com
 






From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon








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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM






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From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon







Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM




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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0







 














  

[arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon - Super High Resolution

[arr_raghu]

ARR is standing just an arm length away..:)

--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, pratap  wrote:
>
>
http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oscarsgroupshot_large.jpg
> 
> --- On Wed, 2/4/09, neena kochhar  wrote:
> From: neena kochhar 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 2:53 AM
> 
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> Thank you Bergin... your link works as well :-)
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> 
> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Bergin Roy  wrote:
> 
> From: Bergin Roy 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 4:32 PM
> 
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> 
> http://news. yahoo.com/ nphotos/Oscar- Nominees- Luncheon-
Slumdog-Milliona ire/ss/events/ en/020209oscarsl uncheon/im:
/090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a /#photoViewer=
/090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a
>  
> - Bergin
> www.berginroy. com
>  
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: neena kochhar 
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
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> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna 
wrote:
> 
> From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM
> 
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> From: neena kochhar 
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
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> --- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:
> 
> From: Vinod Raju 
> Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF
wyb3y592Oue
> HgLwMZQD963OICO0
>

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon - Super High Resolution

[pratap]

http://www.awardsdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/oscarsgroupshot_large.jpg

--- On Wed, 2/4/09, neena kochhar  wrote:
From: neena kochhar 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 2:53 AM











Thank you Bergin... your link works as well :-)



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Bergin Roy  wrote:

From: Bergin Roy 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 4:32 PM







http://news. yahoo.com/ nphotos/Oscar- Nominees- Luncheon- Slumdog-Milliona 
ire/ss/events/ en/020209oscarsl uncheon/im: /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 
a5f2daba24f7e22a /#photoViewer= /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a
 
- Bergin
www.berginroy. com
 






From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon








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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM






Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon







Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM




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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0










  
  




 

















  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[neena kochhar]

Thank you Bergin... your link works as well :-)



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Bergin Roy  wrote:

From: Bergin Roy 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 4:32 PM









http://news. yahoo.com/ nphotos/Oscar- Nominees- Luncheon- Slumdog-Milliona 
ire/ss/events/ en/020209oscarsl uncheon/im: /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 
a5f2daba24f7e22a /#photoViewer= /090202/482/ ef436b91bb304fe7 a5f2daba24f7e22a
 
- Bergin
www.berginroy. com
 






From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon








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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM






Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon







Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM




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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0





 














  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[neena kochhar]

Thank you very much it opens and really happy to read it... and see 
pictures too... :-)

--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 5:01 PM








http://www.google. com/hostednews/ ap/article/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF 
wyb3y592OueHgLwM ZQD963OICO0






From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 9:05:14 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon








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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM






Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon







Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM




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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0






 














  

[arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Vinod Raju]

One more here:-
http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/84591135/AFP




--- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Vinod Raju"  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
>

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Bergin Roy]

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Oscar-Nominees-Luncheon-Slumdog-Millionaire/ss/events/en/020209oscarsluncheon/im:/090202/482/ef436b91bb304fe7a5f2daba24f7e22a/#photoViewer=/090202/482/ef436b91bb304fe7a5f2daba24f7e22a

- Bergin
www.berginroy.com






From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 10:35:14 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon


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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM


Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon


Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM


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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0

 

 
 


  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Prakash Balaramkrishna]

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592OueHgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 9:05:14 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

 
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no worries may it has been removed...
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--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM


Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





 From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon


Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM


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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0

 

 
 


  

[arr] Oscar Ceremony Perfomers

[Bergin Roy]

CEREMONY PERFORMERS:

"Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire"
A. R. Rahman, Gulzar & Sukhwinder Singh
More to be Announced
 
http://goldderbyforums.latimes.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2246025764/m/346100412



  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Gomzy™]

Neena try this

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592OueHgLwMZQD963OICO0


On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:35 PM, neena kochhar wrote:

>  yped in
>
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> but nope it does not message recieved = page can not be displayed...
> no worries may it has been removed...
> Thanks for your help
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna * wrote:
>
> From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
> Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM
>
>   Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0
>
>  --
> *From:* neena kochhar 
> *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
>
>Article not available :-(
>
>
>
> --- On *Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju * wrote:
>
> From: Vinod Raju 
> Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
> To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM
>
>  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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF 
> wyb3y592Oue<http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h1UH1OykYFwyb3y592Oue>
> HgLwMZQD963OICO0
>
>
>
>
> 
>

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[neena kochhar]

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but nope it does not message recieved = page can not be displayed... 
no worries may it has been removed...
Thanks for your help


--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Prakash Balaramkrishna  wrote:

From: Prakash Balaramkrishna 
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 10:42 AM








Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon







Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM




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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0



 














  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Prakash Balaramkrishna]

Include HgLwMZQD963OICO0





From: neena kochhar 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 3:56:06 PM
Subject: Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon


Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM


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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0

 



  

Re: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[neena kochhar]

Article not available :-(



--- On Tue, 3/2/09, Vinod Raju  wrote:

From: Vinod Raju 
Subject: [arr] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Tuesday, 3 February, 2009, 1:50 AM






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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
HgLwMZQD963OICO0

 














  

Re: [arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[rippein]

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/132/story/512371.html





From: Vinod Raju 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 3, 2009 11:15:14 AM
Subject: [arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon


Nominees' group photo. AWESOME !!!

http://www.awardsda ily.com/wp-
content/uploads/ 2009/02/oscarsgr oupshot_med. jpg (Regular Hi-Res)

http://www.awardsda ily.com/wp-
content/uploads/ 2009/02/oscarsgr oupshot_large. jpg (Super Hi-Res)

--- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com, "Vinod Raju"  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/ ALeqM5h1UH1OykYF wyb3y592Oue
> HgLwMZQD963OICO0
>




  <>

[arr] Re: ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Vinod Raju]

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"  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] ARR @ Oscar Nominees Luncheon

[Vinod Raju]

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] Oscar statuettes in the making

[Bergin Roy]

Will this land in Chennai???


Oscar statuettes cool off after being cast at R.S. Owens & Company on Jan. 27 
in Chicago. The company manufactures the Oscar statuettes which are presented 
at the annual Academy Awards, scheduled for Feb. 22, 2009. (Photo by Scott 
Olson/Getty Images) 


  

Re: [arr] Oscar nomination criteria?

[Vishnu Ram Prasad]

  THER HAVE BEEN TIMES THAT 3 SONGS AND SOMETIMES EVEN 4 TRACKS FROM 
THE SAME FILM GET NOMINATED BUT HAVE LOST TO A FILM WITH ONLY 1 NOMINATION. 
FINGERS-CROOSED FOR AR RAHMAN. THE OTHER NOMINATED SONG FROM WALL-E WASN'T AS 
GOOD AS SDM, BUT U CAN'T COUNT DE CHICKS BEFORE DEY HATCH.

   RAHMANIAC 
 





From: Bergin Roy 
To: ARRahmanfans 
Sent: Friday, 30 January, 2009 6:31:47 AM
Subject: [arr] Oscar nomination criteria?


Not sure if this was discussed earlier. May be i'm so ignorant on these...
 
i remember AR saying its not easy to be nominated.
* What is the criteria for a score or song to be eligible for oscar shortlist 
or nomination? 
* When was the previous occassion that more than 2 nomination bagged from the 
same film / artist?
* Are there any Asian composers that have won Oscar or more than 1 nominations?
 
Bergin
 


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[arr] Oscar nomination criteria?

[Bergin Roy]

Not sure if this was discussed earlier. May be i'm so ignorant on these...
 
i remember AR saying its not easy to be nominated.
* What is the criteria for a score or song to be eligible for oscar shortlist 
or nomination? 
* When was the previous occassion that more than 2 nomination bagged from the 
same film / artist?
* Are there any Asian composers that have won Oscar or more than 1 nominations?
 
Bergin


  

[arr] Oscar nominee profiles: Slumdog's A.R. Rahman

[A.R.Rajib]

When the Oscar nominations were announced Thursday, prolific Indian
film composer A.R. Rahman had already made history earlier in the
month as the first Indian national to win a Golden Globe. Thursday's
nominations proved that 2009 is certainly a good year for Rahman. This
hugely successful music composer is responsible for three of Slumdog
Millionaire's ten Oscar nominations, one for Best Original Score and
two for Best Song "Jai Ho" and "O Saya." The news of Slumdog and
Rahman's nominations came during the much anticipated Mumbai premiere
of Slumdog Millionaire Jan. 22.


Indian media focus on Rahman's nominations (AP Photo/Manish Swarup).

Whether the film will be successful in India remains to be seen. Some
Indian film critics have slammed the film's depiction of poverty in
Mumbai often stating that the film romanticizes or exploits this
nation's poverty while others critics have praised the film. Since
Slumdog's premiere in Mumbai was Thursday it has yet to be seen how
the nation as a whole will react. However, though critical reception
of the film has been mixed in India A.R. Rahman's three Oscar
nominations has been universally praised in the Indian Press, with the
Times of India proclaiming "Rah Rah Rahman."

Danny Boyle, A.R. Rahman, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto at Golden Globe
Awards (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

While this may be the first that many Americans are hearing of Rahman,
he has achieved great fame in India and has an impressive career long
before Slumdog Millionaire. Dubbed the "Mozart of Madras" by Time
Magazine, Rahman is a hugely successful music composer responsible for
the soundtracks of dozens of Indian films including Dil Se, Lagaan,
and Jodhaa Akbar. In 2007, CNN.com reported that Rahman had sold over
200 million albums worldwide. Since Rahman's "O Saya" and "Jai Ho" are
two out of the three nominated songs for the Best Song category, his
chances of walking away with an Oscar in 2009 are certainly high.
 Stay tuned for more Oscar nominee profiles!



http://www.examiner.com/x-1378-LA-Foreign-Film-Examiner~y2009m1d24-Oscar-nominee-profiles-AR-Rahman

[arr] oscar award

[sha habudeen]

hai all members  inform boss ARR  to pray  NAFIL  after mahrib prayer  regards 
shahabudeen


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Re: [arr] Oscar - Just one shot away. Inshallah, ARR will be back with the Oscars

[Srini Santhanam]

and 50 years into the future.. a promising musician from US might be  
nick named 'Rahman of Redlands'


My Nostradamus prediction :)


On Jan 24, 2009, at 1:04 AM, Mohamed Amin wrote:



Hi all,

please pray for ARR so that he reaches the coveted award. ARR is  
just one shot away.  Its a matter of pride and prestige for all of  
us here. ARR's story itself is much more interesting that Slum Dog  
Millionaire.  As a young boy, he was struggling to make the ends  
meet and now he will be getting Oscars. Inshallah. ARR's story must  
be a inspiration to all of us. A humble human being who believes  
GOD. From Chennai to LA. What a fabulous story but its a reality.


My dear fans, lets include ARR in all our prayers.

tks with regards,
Mohamed Amin

[arr] Oscar - Just one shot away. Inshallah, ARR will be back with the Oscars

[Mohamed Amin]

Hi all,
 
please pray for ARR so that he reaches the coveted award. ARR is just one shot 
away.  Its a matter of pride and prestige for all of us here. ARR's story 
itself is much more interesting that Slum Dog Millionaire.  As a young boy, he 
was struggling to make the ends meet and now he will be getting Oscars. 
Inshallah. ARR's story must be a inspiration to all of us. A humble human being 
who believes GOD. From Chennai to LA. What a fabulous story but its a reality.
 
My dear fans, lets include ARR in all our prayers. 
 
tks with regards,
Mohamed Amin


  

[arr] Oscar song race: The rules changed, but the song stays the same

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences changed the rules, but it 
didn't matter. When it came to the category of best original song, the results 
were as lackluster as they've ever been. A total of five songs could be 
nominated, and 49 were eligible, but academy voters were apparently stumped at 
three, and even had to pick two from the same film, "Slumdog Millionaire." 
To be sure, the songs that got in were all worthy contenders. The selections 
from "Slumdog," both by Indian composer A.R. Rahman, are inventive, 
contemporary choices that capture the Eastern and Western sensibilities of the 
film. "Jai Ho" is the big film-closing Bollywood number, and "O ... Saya," 
which features Rahman's collaboration with worldly electronic artist M.I.A., is 
a more urban, desperate cut. With its big beats, "O ... Saya" reflects the 
havoc of some sort of chaos being created in an alley, and it will be a delight 
to see it re-created on the Oscar stage on Feb. 22.
Rounding out the small field is Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman's "Down to Earth" 
from "Wall-E." Competing against two "Slumdog" cuts, "Down to Earth" may be the 
early favorite, as the two Rahman selections could split the vote. But that's 
nothing to cry foul over, as the song itself creates an entire buzzing 
orchestra with largely just two keyboards.
So what's the problem? 

Academy voters continue to flub what should be one of the more lively 
categories at the awards. With the songs getting performances on the awards 
telecast, an opportunity to showcase one of the less appreciated -- and more 
tuneful -- aspects of filmmaking is lost. Granted, the Oscar song performances 
are seldom some of the most riveting aspects of the overly long telecast, but 
that should change when the likes of M.I.A. are getting the microphone. 
Additionally, voters are stunningly short-sighted. Year in and year out, 
multiple songs from the same film are nominated. Two from "Slumdog" this year, 
three from "Enchanted" last year and three from "Dreamgirls" the year before. 
This was excusable, perhaps, last year, when voters were forced to watch the 
musically relevant film clips in succession at a theater in New York or Los 
Angeles. But that changed for 2008, when the academy declared that DVD clips of 
the songs would be made available for home viewing to those unable (read: 
uninterested) in attending the marathon viewing sessions. 
It's easy to vote for what you already know when cramped in a theater for an 
entire afternoon. But if voters have the opportunity to sit at home with a DVD 
of clips, surely they have the time to properly explore more than two or three 
films, especially considering that these voters are in a specific music 
branch.  
Additionally, the academy even took efforts to prevent one film from dominating 
the race.The number of songs eligible to be nominated from the same film was 
limited at two. But with voters this lazy, perhaps the rules need to be changed 
again, with a limit of song per film.
According to academy rules, voters rank each song on a scale of 1 to 10. Those 
tunes rated 8.25 or higher get a nomination. But this process should be changed 
for next year as well. Lower the bar from 8.25 to 7.25 -- or whatever it takes 
to get a full five songs nominated. Often, some of the most exciting songs of 
the year come from smaller films (see "Slumdog," "Once"), and these songwriters 
and composers should not be shortchanged by the Oscars.
As for the omissions, the most obvious would be Bruce Springsteen's "The 
Wrestler," which took home the Golden Globe in the song field. Perhaps this 
song was hurt because it plays over the end credits, but anyone who's seen "The 
Wrestler" knows it holds a vital role in the finale of the film -- its mix of 
scruffy, stubborn pride serving as the movie's last word. Also, such an 
argument doesn't stand up, as "Down to Earth" is largely an end-credit cut as 
well. 
But there were a host of other fine cuts, too, led by Jenny Lewis' charming 
"Barking at the Moon" from "Bolt." Miley Cyrus also has a fun song in "Bolt," 
but more distressing was the way voters disregarded Robyn Hitchcock's "Up to 
Our Nex," a jangly tale of family tension from "Rachel Getting Married." Of all 
the films mentioned in this post, "Rachel" was arguably the most musical. 
But Miley and Bruce and the others shouldn't take it personally. Academy voters 
were just as out of tune when it came to recognizing the year's top scores, 
favoring the traditionally boring music from Alexandre Desplat for "The Curious 
Case of Benjamin Button" rather than the striking, haunting score from "The 
Dark Knight." 
 
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_blog/2009/01/oscar-song-race.html


  

[arr] Oscar for our Almighty of Music

[keyboardsathya]

Fans of A. R. RahmanDear All,

It is for sure our almighty of Music will bring in Oscar for sure. Now the 
issue is it one or three? let's wait and see.

Rgds Sathya

[arr] Oscar nominations: Surprises and sure things

[Vithur]

Oscar nominations: Surprises and sure things

Jan 22, 2009, 12:01 PM | by Dave Karger

Categories:

 As usual, this morning's Oscar nominations announcement provided its fair
share of ho-hum results and truly surprising developments. Strangely, four
of my 10 possible surprise
outcomesfrom
yesterday ended up coming true. Here are my 5 biggest surprises and
sure things.

SURE THINGS

*Benjamin Button leads the pack* With 13 nominations, *The Curious Case of
Benjamin Button* was far and away the most recognized film of the year. But
after going home empty-handed at the Broadcast Critics awards and the Golden
Globes, can it actually win?

*Slumdog Millionaire places second* The crowd-pleaser of the year landed 10
nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, and three nods for
composer A.R. Rahman. My hunch is that it won't end up placing second on
Oscar night.

*Double nods for Brangelina* First of all, I can't believe I actually just
typed "Brangelina." Secondly, I'm sure Oscar network ABC is thrilled Brad
Pitt and Angelina Jolie both made it into their lead-acting categories.

*Milk's resurgence* After earning only one Globe nomination, the stirring
biopic scored eight Oscar nods. I give Sean Penn the edge in the Best Actor
race.

*No Doubt for Best Picture* Even though the thought-provoking drama landed
four acting nominations, the Academy didn't recognize the film in the Best
Picture or Best Director categories.

SURPRISES

*The Dark Knight left out of the big dance *Even though it earned eight
nominations (including Best Supporting Actor for Heath Ledger, the Batman
film didn't make it into the Best Picture or Best Director races. There must
be a lot of disappointed fans out there today.

*Winslet in Best Actress for The Reader* The Academy overruled a campaign
and placed Kate Winslet in the lead-acting category for *The Reader* instead
of *Revolutionary Road*. She may not have gotten two nominations, but this
increases her chance at an eventual win.

*Gran Torino skids out* Despite its strong commercial performance, Clint
Eastwood's drama didn't pick up a single nomination. At least his other
directorial effort, *Changeling*, managed three.

*No Slumdog acting nods* The British Academy recognized *Slumdog* stars Dev
Patel and Freida Pinto last week. Today, nothing for the cast at all.
Perhaps SAG will honor them with their ensemble prize this weekend.

*Big stars snubbed in Best Original Song* No Beyonce, no Miley, no
Springsteen? Don't get me wrong, I love Peter Gabriel's *Wall-E* tune and
both nominated songs from *Slumdog*, but the Academy certainly didn't need
to cut the category down to three nominees this year.

Also, please check out our brand-new Oscars cheat
sheet,
listing all the nominees and winners of the season.

http://oscar-watch.ew.com/2009/01/oscar-nominat-1.html
-- 
regards,
Vithur

Re: [arr] Oscar Nominations - 3 for ARR (?)

[Ramesh R]

Wow! This is big time!

Now he has to perform two songs on stage. Sukhwinder and MIA will be there too!

The only worry with two nominations in the same category is that there's a high 
chance that the votes might get split like it happened with Dreamgirls.


I thought getting the score nomination would be the toughest with that 17 min 
promo cd. But whoah! I was totally off the mark here. Congrats ARR!

Now what's in store? There's a program on NPR radio hosted by Andy Trudeau 
about the Oscar score nominees. He will play clips and analyze each score 
nominee. It's one of the best shows out there.

There's also a Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) reception before the 
Oscars. That's a chance to see the largest gathering of composers in the same 
place. 

Congrats once again to ARR and his team. 

RR




From: Anil Nair 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2009 7:59:23 AM
Subject: [arr] Oscar Nominations - 3 for ARR (?)

 Best Original Score - SDM
Best Song - Jai Ho
Best Song - O Saya

This is unbelievable (I guess this does count as 3 nominations ..or almost) 
..Gops/Vijay ?

http://www.oscar.com/


Rahmaniacs ...Rejoice ...simply rejoice ...

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


  

Re: [arr] Oscar Nominations - 3 for ARR (?)

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 
Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes 

--- On Thu, 1/22/09, Anil Nair  wrote:

From: Anil Nair 
Subject: [arr] Oscar Nominations - 3 for ARR (?)
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday, January 22, 2009, 5:59 AM






Best Original Score - SDM
Best Song - Jai Ho
Best Song - O Saya


This is unbelievable (I guess this does count as 3 nominations ..or almost) 
..Gops/Vijay ?


http://www.oscar. com/


Rahmaniacs ...Rejoice ...simply rejoice ...


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














  

[arr] Oscar Nominations - 3 for ARR (?)

[Anil Nair]

Best Original Score - SDMBest Song - Jai Ho
Best Song - O Saya

This is unbelievable (I guess this does count as 3 nominations ..or almost)
..Gops/Vijay ?

http://www.oscar.com/

Rahmaniacs ...Rejoice ...simply rejoice ...

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

[arr] OScar Nominations LIVE ON TIMES NOW

[$ Pavan Kumar $]

[arr] OSCAR noms prediction from www.incontention.com (For Orig score and song)

[Sriram S]

http://www.incontention.com/?p=4081#more-4081
 
TECH SUPPORT: Final preview special, part two
Posted by Gerard Kennedy · 3:49 pm · January 21st, 2009

This is part two of my last glance at the year’s tech category contenders.  For 
part one, click here.
Best Music (Original Score)
Now here is a category where there are no locks. Nonetheless, considering the 
success of their films and scores in awards season to date, A.R. Rahmen (for 
“Slumdog Millionaire”) and Alexandre Desplat (for “The Curious Case of Benjamin 
Button”) seem solid bets.
Thomas Newman, despite only having a BAFTA nomination to his credit so far in 
the awards season, often scores when the precursors don’t coming calling so I 
think he’s in for “WALL-E.” Alternatively, he could get in for “Revolutionary 
Road.”
The rest of the Golden Globe nominees strike me as facing challenges. Clint 
Eastwood has performed well this season with “Changeling” but I am doubtful he 
will ever be embraced by the music branch. James Newton Howard’s compositions 
for “Defiance” may be lost with his film while Hans Zimmer’s Globe citation for 
“Frost/Nixon” seems more like a tribute to the composer, a Globe favorite..
I would actually wager that Zimmer and Howard have a better opportunity with 
their fantastic “The Dark Knight” collaboration. Zimmer has been campaigning 
hard. Even so, I’m skeptical the duo will score.. Co-composers receiving Oscar 
nominations is extremely rare. (Though, in all fairness, so is co-composing.)
Nico Muhy also should not be ruled out for his hauntingly memorable 
compositions for “The Reader.” That said, that first nomination is often a 
struggle.
Rather, I think that Danny Elfman still can find a home in this category for 
“Milk,” just as he did for Gus Van Sant’s last Best Picture nominee. The tunes 
were memorable and the film seems headed for a Best Picture citation.
To round out the category, I’d look to the man you should never bet against: 
John Williams for “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.” But 
despite almost invariably being nominated in years in which he is eligible, 
this nonetheless strikes me as his weakest chance in an eligible year in all 
the years I’ve been observing the Oscars. The film is not loved, the score 
hasn’t received precursor attention and we’ve heard these melodies before. 
Usually, these factors don’t present problems when the person in question is 
John Williams. But all of them working against him? Still, my money is on him.
Predictions:
“The Curious case of Benjamin Button”
“Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull”
“Milk”
“Slumdog Millionaire”
“WALL-E”
 
Best Music (Original Song)

Another category with no locks. Even so, it would be shocking to see Bruce 
Springsteen miss for his brilliant title track for “The Wrestler.” He has 
everything going for him – great film, great song, perfectly fitting the film, 
Obama-endorsing attention and precursor citations.
Peter Gabriel has failed to follow up his Golden Globe nominations for either 
“Rabbit-Proof Force” or “The Last Temptation of Christ” with an Oscar 
nomination. Moreover, the new rules for Best Original Song make it more 
difficult for a tune which does not play within the actual film. That said, 
this is such a great song, from such a great movie, that it has to be 
nominated, in my opinion.
A.R. Rahman’s second chance for an Oscar nomination this year comes in this 
category for “Jai Ho.” Meaning “Be Victorious” in English, it is difficult to 
conceive of a more appropriate ending to the movie. I think he is heading 
toward double nominations this year.
You know when you’re six or seven and in the grocery store with your mom? And 
there is an artist playing who is “the shit” of the moment and for whatever 
reason you remember him. And the next thing you know his daughter is a star? 
Welcome to my world. An Oscar nomination for Miley Cyrus would make me feel 
old. And it would also remind me that I’m an Oscar-watching veteran of sorts, 
having watched the golden boy handed out for more than a decade. Whatever…the 
song “I Thought I’d Lost You” is a way to recogonize both Cyrus and John 
Travolta and the charming film that is “Bolt.” I think it’s headed for a 
nomination.
It is, of course, possible, that the music branch, chooses to confine this 
year’s nominees to just three or four song, at which point, I’d suspect the 
analysis I’ve already gone through would be sufficient. But in the event that 
there are five nominees, I’d wager that it’s finally Clint Eastwood’s time to 
shine musically. His song for “”Gran Torino” plays appropriately over the end 
credits and I feel that it is more likely the music branch would throw him a 
bone here than in the original score field.
The alternatives strike me as too silly (like “Dracula’s Lament” from 
“Forgetting Sarah Marshall” and “Rock Me Sexy Jesus” from “Hamlet 2”), too 
forgettable (such as “The Call” from “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian” 
and “Up to O

[arr] Oscar voting system

[Ramesh R]

This makes for an interesting read. A look into the voting process for the 
nominations-

http://www.variety.com/awardcentral_article/VR1117998897.html



  

[arr] Oscar Nominations - 7.00pm IST 22nd Jan Most Propably ....

[rahuldavidbeckham]

Hi! guys i think we wud hav to log onto oscar.com to watch the
nomination ceremony.

And as the time stated is 5.30 am [Pacific Time] , it is 7.00pm IST.
So i guess we wud hav to watch it online ...

I hope i hav got the time ryt !!

Jai Ho

Rahul

Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer

[just an another girl]

Thanks Vishwesh...

The cast confirmed the same in Ellens show today

Video of cast dancing to jai ho in ellens show -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOww9HZi70E

The film and it music is having its dream run here ...  :))


On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 12:32 PM, || V i s h w e s h ||  wrote:

>   I've heard in one of Danny's interviews that he set up a trust fund for
> all 3 kids and paid transport to and from school until each kid is 16. And
> they get all their money on the condition that they stay in school.
>
> *" *The *search* is more important than the destination "
> - a r rahman -
>
>
> --- On *Wed, 14/1/09, just an another girl 
> *wrote:
>
> From: just an another girl 
> Subject: Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer
> To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, 14 January, 2009, 6:33 AM
>
>  Congrats to ARR and all his devoted fans on the winning the globe. I am
> so thrilled and happy for ARR and all his mad fans.
>
> Loved his speech - short and crisp and precise. It was really heart warming
> to see him thank the billion people in India. Haven't seen such things
> happen of late ( specially with the celebrities here ) and it made a lasting
> impression on me and my friends here. In fact it took some time for me to
> explain to my film junkies group here as to why his country is being thanked
> by ARR for *his *victory. Well it took me personally sometime to
> understand the profoundness of his statement  ... we outsiders have a long
> way to understand and appreciate ARR as an artist and a person.
>
> I guess all of us rooting for the Oscars and i hope ARR makes it there too.
>
>
> Apart from ARR , SDM as a movie is having a time of its life in box office
> and awards. I was curious to know why the child stars arent there in these
> award shows , because without them this movie would not be what it is.  we
> did hear shout outs for the kids from the director and producer for this
> movie , but was wondering if the indian media has any more scoop on them. I
> have read e-articles that tell me the youngest of the trio in the movie were
> actual kids from the slums and hope all the attention, the movie is getting,
> helps them too to get out ( of slums that is ) and go to school and stuff
> like that ... anybody has any news / scoop on that ? i know it ain't ARR
> related , but if you do find info , could you be gracious enough to pass on
> to the group or to me in private ?
>
> it is  mis leading that media only talks about Jai Ho , but it was gems
> like "Mausam and Escape" ... "Liquid dance" ..."Latikas theme " with the
> entire package that got ARR the award.
>
> Good luck to ARR and his team for the oscars and all you guys party like
> mad  :)
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[|| V i s h w e s h ||]

I've heard in one of Danny's interviews that he set up a trust fund for all 3 
kids and paid transport to and from school
until each kid is 16. And they
get all their money on the condition that they stay in school.

" The search is more important than the destination "  - a r rahman -

--- On Wed, 14/1/09, just an another girl  wrote:
From: just an another girl 
Subject: Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Wednesday, 14 January, 2009, 6:33 AM











Congrats to ARR and all his devoted fans on the winning the globe. 
I am so thrilled and happy for ARR and all his mad fans.

Loved his speech - short and crisp and precise. It was really heart warming to 
see him thank the billion people in India. Haven't seen such things happen of 
late ( specially with the celebrities here ) and it made a lasting impression 
on me and my friends here. In fact it took some time for me to explain to my 
film junkies group here as to why his country is being thanked by ARR for his 
victory. Well it took me personally sometime to understand the profoundness of 
his statement  ... we outsiders have a long way to understand and appreciate 
ARR as an artist and a person.


I guess all of us rooting for the Oscars and i hope ARR makes it there too. 

Apart from ARR , SDM as a movie is having a time of its life in box office and 
awards. I was curious to know why the child stars arent there in these award 
shows , because without them this movie would not be what it is.  we did hear 
shout outs for the kids from the director and producer for this movie , but was 
wondering if the indian media has any more scoop on them. I have read 
e-articles that tell me the youngest of the trio in the movie were actual kids 
from the slums and hope all the attention, the movie is getting, helps them too 
to get out ( of slums that is ) and go to school and stuff like that ... 
anybody has any news / scoop on that ? i know it ain't ARR related , but if you 
do find info , could you be gracious enough to pass on to the group or to me in 
private ?


it is  mis leading that media only talks about Jai Ho , but it was gems like 
"Mausam and Escape" ... "Liquid dance" ..."Latikas theme " with the entire 
package that got ARR the award.


Good luck to ARR and his team for the oscars and all you guys party like mad 
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Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer

[Thulasi Ram]

stay away if u have anything otherwise abt SDM!

jus check out the awards man.. chill...

On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 10:55 PM, Ramesh R  wrote:

>   Thanks for a lucid justification of why you like it and how you evaluate
> it.
> Yes, it's different from the sound-heavy approach that a number of the
> action flicks tend to favor and there's certainly a degree of novelty with
> the fusion of electronica, hip-hop, pop and 'Bollywood'.
> I will agree with Gomzy though, that there are a number of films where the
> music isn't hampered much by sound effects. Action movies on the other hands
> are a different monster.
> And of course, ARR's works have always been strong on melody (though I felt
> that the SdM score isn't always steeped in it-- It was pacy/edgy).
>
> --
> *From:* just an another girl 
> *To:* arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
> *Sent:* Wednesday, December 17, 2008 4:57:43 PM
> *Subject:* Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer
>
>
> Hi RR
>
> Hollywood music in movies ( of late ) is predominantly sound effects rather
> than music. There is a huge difference between music and sound effects  as
> we all understand ...
>
> The fact that ARR tried to bring music into SDM rather than sound effects
> and punctuated the whole movie with it along with very strong intervals of
> silence , makes me think SDM is ideal candidate for a nomination and a BIG
> win
>
> This is what i love abt SDM in terms of its BGM's , Sound track and Music
>
>- Music rather than sound effects
>- New sound ( Hollywood is hearing a completely different style in SDM
>, so far apart from the regular winners ) ( ARR has done the traditional
>hollywoodish score in Queen E )
>- And the intelligent use of melody throughout the movie.
>
>
>
>  
>

Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer

[just an another girl]

e not very innovative in the
>> arrangements and stuff, but are definetly
>> outstanding. No sound effects thingy you mentioning there. Hollywood
>> doesnt mean western music.
>>
>> Infact lot of techno and electronic has been used by ARR for sdm. Thank
>> God for the Indian Classical fusion he has used stunningly. Infact thats the
>> reason why sdm is so good.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 18, 2008 at 4:27 AM, just an another girl <
>> justananotherg...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Hi RR
>>>
>>> Hollywood music in movies ( of late ) is predominantly sound effects
>>> rather than music. There is a huge difference between music and sound
>>> effects  as we all understand ...
>>>
>>> The fact that ARR tried to bring music into SDM rather than sound effects
>>> and punctuated the whole movie with it along with very strong intervals of
>>> silence , makes me think SDM is ideal candidate for a nomination and a BIG
>>> win
>>>
>>> This is what i love abt SDM in terms of its BGM's , Sound track and Music
>>>
>>>- Music rather than sound effects
>>>- New sound ( Hollywood is hearing a completely different style in
>>>SDM , so far apart from the regular winners ) ( ARR has done the 
>>> traditional
>>>hollywoodish score in Queen E )
>>>- And the intelligent use of melody throughout the movie.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:17 PM, Ramesh R  wrote:
>>>
>>>>ARR's effort in SdM works great as a combination of songs and score.
>>>> Evaluated for just the music score there's not much that stands out for me.
>>>> For sure, it supports the movie and the action on screen but does it go
>>>> beyond that? And I think I've mentioned this earlier-- there's little or no
>>>> thematic development (and that's something I could say for a lot of ARR
>>>> scores in general). It looks like he's just scoring the scene. But where is
>>>> he really connecting the dots?
>>>>
>>>> I'd like to think that a good score is something that, in addition to
>>>> supporting the movie, introduces certain ideas, toys with them, and 
>>>> develops
>>>> them. Cohesiveness is another attribute that I'm looking for. A good score
>>>> can provide a subtext or commentary not just on what's happening on screen,
>>>> but also on what might happen or where is this going.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not saying that SdM is a bad score. It's a good soundtrack, and a
>>>> real departure for ARR. Latika's theme is lovely-- it represents Jamal's
>>>> love and longing and was used to good effect in the end with a summary of
>>>> the journey. The action theme (Escape) was another that was put to good use
>>>> in the chase sequences.
>>>>
>>>> I just think that there's not much in it to make the cut for best score
>>>> when the field is already rich with some great works this year. Alexandre
>>>> Desplat has been in great form this year with strong scores for The Curious
>>>> Case of Benjamin Button & Largo Wench. Danny Elfman has Milk & Standard
>>>> Operating Procedure. James Newton Howard has The Happening & Defiance.
>>>> Zbigniew Priesner has Anonyma. Thomas Newman has WALL-E. Adrian Johnston 
>>>> has
>>>> Brideshead Revisited. I'm not just blindly putting these names out. There
>>>> are a number of sites (Itunes, Youtube, Amazon) where you can listen to 
>>>> free
>>>> clips.
>>>>
>>>> Anyone remember the Oscar-winning scores of Brokeback Mountain or Babel?
>>>> Both were by Gustavo Santaolalla. Both of those were very minimalistic and
>>>> sparse with  little or no themes. Perhaps the recent trend is that if you
>>>> have a wildly popular film, it will just drive the critics and voters into
>>>> having a favorable opinion of it for the sub-categories too (yes, I do 
>>>> think
>>>> that ARR's score for SdM is riding the crest of the movie's massive
>>>> popularity). Or perhaps the critics really do believe in the 'less is more'
>>>> philosophy. How else would you explain bewildering decisions like 
>>>> nominating
>>>> Clint Eastwood for Best Score for Changeling, or James Newton Howard's
>>>> dronish score for Micha

Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer (Suresh)

[Ramesh R]

Suresh,

Nice blog, BTW. To nitpick, I'm not fond of calling Indian film scores as 
background scores. Aren't they mixed up overtly and loud that they're actually 
more in the foreground than background? 


A movie score has to elevate the movie and its visuals to a new 
level. Period. That is the only parameter with which a movie score's 
greatness has to be regarded according to me.

It isn't clear to me as to what you mean by 'elevate to a new level'. The term 
'elevate' suggests that you're probably referring to underlining or heightening 
the emotion. Yes, that's one of the things a score does. Though by that 
definition nearly every score fulfills its purpose, doesn't it? So how will you 
compare one against the other in an awards race? By analogy, when deciding the 
award of the best actor, all the candidates are equals if they played their 
respective characters convincingly. But it's the actor who has played the most 
intense role, or the one whose character offered the most expression of skills, 
and how those skills were expressed that wins. 


What you talk about is 
musicality of the score, and what is important is the emotionality 
of the score. And if the general public's reactions and critics 
reactions to the SdM's score can be believed, then for sure 
A.R.Rahman has done that with great success. And that is enough for 
the Oscars I guess.

You call it musicality. I call it expression of skills. Keep in mind that we're 
talking score and not (songs) soundtrack. Perhaps people are clubbing the total 
experience of songs plus score in evaluating the score category. I don't know.
I will agree that evoking strong emotions does go a long way into having a 
favorable opinion of the score irrespective of how simple it might be as a form 
of music. Perhaps you're right. But from Riots, Mausam and Escape, Liquid 
Dance, Latika's theme and Millionaire, the only one that I found moving was 
Latika's theme. 



 Infact, I thought last year they should have 
given the Best Background Score to Carter Burwell's for his score 
in `No Country for Old Men' which actually didn't have much of score 
and that silence elevated the tension in the visuals to greater 
heights. 

I've seen No Country For Old Men and I don't think I heard anything that stood 
out. Well, if you're going to say that it's great because of it being a 
minimalist score, and using silence effectively then I will only pass the link 
to what Douglass Fake (record producer at Intrada soundtrack label) said after 
Gustavo Santaolalla won the Oscar for Babel- 
http://www.intrada.net/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1070
It sums up my views exactly!


In a way, what Rahman does with SdM score to Hollywood's scoring 
style is what he did to Indian Film music with Roja - bending and 
breaking all rule and conventions of scoring and he gets duly 
recognized for that.

Sure, he has fused music of varied genres into something very pacy. Perhaps 
it's that scores for films (by the West) about India have usually been of the 
reverent kind with ethnic touches and, in contrast,  the novelty of such a 
blend of genres is what appeals to them. 

I guess I should leave it at that. I've apparently hijacked the group for a 
discussion on scores. Time for it to return to normal service.

Thanks all!

RR




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From: sureshmechnit 
To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 5:49:18 AM
Subject: Re: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer (Vijay)