It is not a fight, it is an open discussion between Rawat and myself, both of which are great ARR fans.. and certainly more mature than arguing one point or the other without any base, purely on intuition.
Tell me, when did I compare ARR to God? If you read some of my previous mails you'll see I have been telling people to refrain from calling him "God". It is a fact that he has God-given heavenly talent, and as you said he is a very gifted human. No one is forcing anyone to read mails that are longer than what they'd like :) --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Jagdeep <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > dear .... "ST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > plese dont needlessly carry a topic beyond elastic limits ( u said "...try to keep it short...").......it disgusts.....and moreso ...please indulge in somethign more mature and fruitful for ur time rather than fighting ur mind off for something that has no absolutes ,thru endlessly long mails....... > > and please ARr is no God....he just another giftted human ( who has his misgivings too...does falter and does fail rediculously bad sometimes......but its all in the game ( smile) .....fans love him for his honesty to accept his failures and to move on .........) who is doing his duty ( as all should do !!!!) of spreading peace and harmony thru music....( smile) ......... > > "ST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:- > > > "ST" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: sick of "the music could have been better" (pls MUST READ > for fans) > > I'll try to make this short, but lets see how it goes.. > > When I said you picked zubeidaa songs to make your point I agreed that > zubeidaa songs cont carry hard traits of the time ans can be replaced > into others. > Whereas laagaan, bose, rising are more irreplaceable. Partly because > of the lyrics and accounts of history ingrained into the song, but > partly also because of its sounds. > > > Aren't other replacement possible from pukar to 1947 earth, zubaida, > lagaan > > Yes some will be possible, many not possible. > Waltz of romance.. possible in other situations demanding waltz in an > british presence, but clearly not otherwise.. so couldnt have been > placed even in bose, or 1947 unless the director made changes to his > view. And that is an unfair comparison. > > Chale chalo. sure could have replaced kadam karam badhae ja. Whereas > the contrary is not a good choice because kadam kadam was a unique > theme of Subhash's army. Still does that mean chale chalo is not > unique to lagaan. It conveys every possible concept it needs to. The > anger toward british rule, persevierence to beat the opponent, > confronting in together in a team etc etc. It just so happens that > Bose and lagaan had situations very similar and the song could be > replaced. But that wont go into pukaar or swades. > > Oo palanhare and ek tuu hii bharosaa, sure. Context is pretty much .................................. > whatever!!! > > > > > M a k e a D i f f e r e n c e !!! > > > --------------------------------- > Free antispam, antivirus and 1GB to save all your messages > Only in Yahoo! Mail: http://in.mail.yahoo.com This August, Discover the Birth of Your Independence and The Magic of A.R.Rahman's Music in Mangal Pandey - The Rising http://www.risingthefilm.com http://www.mangalpandeythefilm.com Music released: Jul 14, 2005 Movie releases: Aug 12, 2005 Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. Only at arrahmanfans - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com Admin: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/arrahmanfans/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/