thnx Vithur 2009/3/30 Vithur <vith...@gmail.com>
> " Today's World Renowned Allah Rakka Rahman is the same Dileep Kumar who > couldnt continue with his studies in his Tenth Standard. He has attracted > the full world because of his music. A Special Interview with him > > Q :- Were you able to achieve such heights, because , you converted to > Islam ? > > I* think I could achieve this because of continous hard work, the passion > towards music and God's Grace. There are so many people who are behind this > succcess and they are * > ** > *1. Mellisai Mannar M.S. Viswanathan* > *2. Isai Gnani Illayaraja * > *3. Zakir Hussain* > *4. Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan* > *5. Ramesh Naidu* > ** > *These people have already put me in the Ladder. There is no connection > between Human success and Change in religion. * > > 2. What have you learnt in your journey of life ? > > *All my life, I had spent it between Love and Hatred. All the time, I was > fighting between these two. I chose the Path of Love and I am in front of > you.* > > 3. What is the role of your religion in Music ? > > *I am a Sufi Muslim. Art is important for Society. I am using Music to > bring out some good feelings in the same. I dont accept some movies. The > Reason is I dont want to spread religion through movies. * > > 4. What else do you like apart from Music ? > > *Photography. I have recently bought a new camera. I have to start > learning it. I desire to take snaps of my children in different angles and > feel happy. * > > 5. Why did you stop your schooling at Tenth Standard ? > > *I repented and felt for the same for 10 long years. Then, I stopped > feeling about the same. Einstein once said, "It is this Education that stops > us from learning". Such an Education sometimes halts our Creativity. Thats > the reason I believe that its good that I couldnt complete the Formal > Education. * > > 6. How is Rahman at home ? > > *Apart from composing music, I dont have much time left even to spend it > with my children. They get lot of compassion and pamperings from me. But my > wife is very strict and they fear her . * > > 7. Why is there no Information available about your Family Members ? > > *I lost my freedom after I became famous. Let them atleast enjoy the > freedom that they have!!! * > > 8. You could have spoken about the Problems faced by Sri Lankan Tamils in > the Oscars Stage !!! ? > > *It is the stage to felicitate artists from the entertainment and Art > Industry. There is no room for politics there and thats the reason I didnt > want to talk about anything else. But, I cant tolerate the pains underwent > by them at any instance. * > ** > 9. What is the happening which made you happy after winning the Oscars ? > > *Director Danny Boyle had made the children of the Slums of Mumbai to act > in the movie " Slumdog Millionaire". They got red Carpet welcome in the US. > That happening excited me a lot. A lot of other people have also come > forward to start helping them. * > ** > 10. What did you do with all the prizes that you received ? > > *Whosoever gave me Flower Bouquets, I accepted the same with Love. > Whosoever gave me " Champaigne' Bottles, I returned the same to them. * > ** > 11. Can you say one word on Maniratnam and Illayaraja ? > > *The former is a person who doesnt talk much, but made everyone look at > him with awe. The latter captured the hearts of everyone through his music. > * > > 12. Many of your dreams got fulfilled. What else is left out ? > > *I would like to create a Music Program with World Class Standards. It > would be like " Sydney Opera House" and the participants would be Indians. > We , Indians have all the talent in us to exhibit the same. With God's > Grace, all of this will happen. " * > > *All Praises to God Alone"* > > ( Interview of ARR which featured in this week " Gokulam Kadhir Magazine" > Tamil Magazine ) > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > >