That was a nice one...good article.
rahmanic
prasanna
vinod rajaram wrote:
Source: http://specials.rediff.com/movies/2006/dec/19sld7.htm
Here is an excerpt from the interview related to ARR
Sunidhi: Right, and the music director has to know how to use it.
Okay, Kunal now tell us about your first song with A R Rahman.
Kunal: It was for the film Lakeer. I always wanted to sing with
Rahmansaab. My dream to sing with Panchamda (the late RD Burman)
will never be fulfilled.
The day I got a call from his (Rahman's) office, I couldn't believe
it. I thought someone was playing a joke. I jumped at the
opportunity.
When I went to the studio, that angelic man was sitting at the piano
and asked me if I wanted to work that day! He said if you are tired,
go to the hotel and we can record tomorrow. I was like, I have been
waiting for this for so long, and said no, I want to work today and
tomorrow!
Rahmansaab said just listen to the tune today and live with it, I
will finish off some other work. We will record it tomorrow. There
were no words, just the tune. So that's how I learned.
Now Sunidhi, you tell us about your experience with Rahmansaab.
Sundhi: My first song was Saiyya pakad baiya for Nayak. What an
experience! I went to the studio and waited. Around 3 am, Rahmansaab
asked me to sing.
I was singing the lines one by one. I thought I was rehearsing and
we would record the song later. After about 20 minutes he said,
Sunidhi, thank you, good night.
I was like, but I haven't even recorded the song!
He speaks very less, and that is kind of scary whether he liked the
song or not. But actually, he was quite happy with it.
I had gone with my father. I went out and told him that I didn't
know if he liked the song because I didn't even sing it. I must have
sung about eight lines. It was to be a duet. I thought he mustn't
have liked it, and since he didn't want to hurt me, he just said it
is okay. But when the song was released, and I heard it, it was
unbelievable.
Kunal: Isn't it? Thank you for happening to us Rahmansaab. The
moment he says thank you to us, our hearts sink, and we look at him
and say, you sure, sir?
Sunidhi: Yes, exactly!
Regards,
Vinod Rajaram
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