RE: [arr] Proud moment for a Rahmaniac ! Jai Ho ARR !

This man is unstoppable. Very proud moment for everyone and especially we fans. The awards should be rejoicing for having a name like A.R. Rahman associated with them. God bless our boss. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of DineshVaidya Sent:

RE: [arr] Re: Blue Telugu

This is bad news, man. If CD sales are dwindling then what is going to happen to CD quality music? Where is the motivation for a MD to revolutionize on sound? I can understand the commercial aspects. I am not too concerned about a Telugu Blue or a Hindi Sivaji but what about the real stuff in futur

RE: [arr] Re: ARR is very weak in selecting projects! What u think?

Just my take. I think we are forgetting one important point here. In any film, the story, script and the screenplay is the king. You can have a huge cast, great music and everything else but if the basic story and screenplay is weak, the film is as good as gone. And screenplay is an area where d

RE: [arr] ARR in Abu Dhabi today

You are lucky, man. Enjoy and give a account of it. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Farzad Khaleel Sent: 14 October, 2009 2:43 PM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: [arr] ARR in Abu Dhabi today ARR in Abu Dhabi today for a

RE: [arr] Re: Listen to Raavan's song by Aishwarya Rai

May be this is a scratch version. Strangely, did not like it when the song started but had already grown on me by the time it ended. Shortest time ever when a ARR song had grown on me. Agree, her Tamil diction is perfect except for pronouncing "zha" as "la", or maybe I am hearing wrong. Wont blame

RE: [arr] Why Chiggy Wiggy is not a hit ?? - Read on my opinion

Brilliantly said, Gayathri. Personally I don't understand this super analysis of every number of ARR like a statistician. How creative can he get on dance numbers and still sound so different from the rest of the folk and that too every single time. And what can the poor guy do about ensuring it b

RE: [arr] Re: Couples Retreat Soundtrack Review

Whew, what an extraordinary album CR is. If ARR can produce masterpieces like this in Hollywood, I wouldn't mind if he makes a tradeoff between Kollywood and Hollywood in favor of the latter. I mean reduce his assignments in Kolly, not abandon it altogether. And it shows how shortsighted we fans c

RE: [arr] Blue - now available in U.A.E

Thanks Shamil. You are a star. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Shamil Sharif Sent: 17 September, 2009 1:38 PM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: [arr] Blue - now available in U.A.E Al mansoor 04-3970800

RE: [arr] Re: 'Blue' Sound/Audio Quality - "Dissapointed"

Arun, I don't post much but could not help here after noticing a slight unpleasantness in the tone of your mail. You are sounding as if ARR is doomed in the future if he does not take care of this sound aspect. I personally feel ARR is completely aware of what he and his team of sound engineers are

RE: [arr] AR Rahman Felicitation: 1hour video

Thanks for the video. Who is the guy who spoke right at the start? I found him quite hilarious. Can make a good politician. Whenever I watch these felicitation functions and see ARR's almost expressionless face, I am always reminded of the verse in the Gita , "Therefore do thy duty perfectly, witho

RE: [arr] We will lose ARR's Music

Just my take. Ideally I would like to see ARR doing not more than 5 movies a year (I international, 3 Hindi and 1 Tamil). He is known more for quality than quantity and I am sure he will keep this in mind in spite of going to be inundated with offers. I guess the likes of Karan Johar and Aditya Cho

RE: [arr] Re: Golden Words

Very telling message in what ARR said. I wish the Taliban and Muthalik listen and follow what he said. The world will be a better place. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jahanzeb Farooq Sent: 24 February, 2009 2:14 PM To: arrahmanfans@yah

[arr] FW: The Oscars: Live and Exclusive on Fox Movies.

For those of you in the Gulf. -- If you do not want to receive any more newsletters, this link To update your preferences and to unsubscribe visit this

RE: [arr] What would be the results of this experiment?

Very good analysis, Chord. I think if you are an identified Rahman fan, your brain is so programmed to his type of music that you are looking out for the Rahman signature in the song. So to me, Group B can still identify it as Rahman's even if he/she is told it is by another composer and hence the

RE: [arr] IFMCA snubs SdM/ARR

I do appreciate the tremendous knowledge that you bring here but it is time to acknowledge that our man and the music is what is mattering everywhere right now. There is no point sitting and analyzing like a mathematician what the academy members will or will not do. There are some people who can c

[arr] sdm and nominations

man, this is unbelievable. A total of 9 oscar nominations. 10 if you consider 2 for best songs. 1. Cinematography 2. Direction 3. Editing 4. Original Score 5. Original Song ( 2 nominations) 6. Motion picture 7. Sound Editing 8. Sound Mixing

RE: [arr] Slumdog Millionaire's music gets 3 nominations

Am I reading this right? The Oscar website shows only 3 songs nominated for Best Song two of which is our boss. Man, this is huge huge. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Ambrish L. Acharya Sent: 22 January, 2009 5:51 PM To: AR Rahman Fans S

RE: [arr] How do I correctly tag ARR mp3s?

I tag them like this 1. Artist: names of singers 2. Album artist: leave empty 3. Composer: A.R. Rahman 4. Genre: Pop or jazz or rock and so on 5. Name of the song: Name of the song Though I am no music expert, I can somewhat understand the broad genres of music so I try to classify

[arr] Congratulations to the man of the moment and future moments

This man ARR made me feel on top of the world yesterday. I did not miss a single moment from the red carpet and actually took the day off to watch the comments on tv channels. My wife thought I was insane. I was feeling so tense till the day before but just about to pack up and leave work on Sunda

[arr] Academy Awards Rules

It is interesting to see how the Academy goes through the process of nominations and awards in the Music category. What an elaborate process? When are our own award ceremonies going to come up to this level. http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/rules/rule16.html

RE: [arr] Star world l is going to telecast the Golden Globe awards Live (UAE)

Globe Awards (LIVE) Starts Jan 12, Mon, KSA - 3AM & UAE - 4AM Find out who will be the early frontrunners in this year's awards season as we report you live. Regards, Shailesh Shetty From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of A

RE: [arr] Re: UTV WORLD MOVIES channel is going to telecast the Golden Globe awards Live??

Does anyone in the UAE have any idea about which channel is going to telecast these awards here? I think it should start 6 am on the 12th of Jan here but which channel? I contacted MBC and CNBC Arabia but had trouble explaining to them what Golden Globe is. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [

RE: [arr] Re: I would love to watch ARR winning the awards - SRK

The GG website states that today is the deadline for receipt of final ballots by Ernst & Young, the audit firm. Now what does this mean? Yet to decide the final number of votes? I pray ARR wins. Just visualizing that moment is heady stuff. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:arrahmanf...

[arr] Bollywood film smashes revenue records

http://www.gulfnews.com/business/General/10271079.html Bollywood film smashes revenue records Staff Report Published: December 29, 2008, 23:33 Dubai: Following its Christmas day debut across 22 countries, a film starring Aamir Khan Ghajini, has grossed $4 million, in countries outside Indi

RE: [ARR]Ghajini banned in Tamil Nadu by HC

When I was watching NDTV yesterday I thought the stay order is worldwide and not just for TN. What the hell this producer has been waiting for till the last minute? This movie has been in the making for a long time. If the court is meeting only after New Year then it will be a 2009 release, isn't i

RE: [arr] Oscar Watch: Composer

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). -- there's little or n

RE: [arr] SDM Dubai Screening at DIFF-17th Dec -Who all are coming ????

Hi Fameeb, I am booked for the show on the 18th in DFC Grand Cinema as I found the the prices for the gala screening a bit high for my liking. May be we can meet up some other time. BTW, if anyone’s attending on the 18th at 7 pm lemme know as we can meet up. You probably have a good chance t

RE: [arr] Tragic news

What a sad news. May god rest his soul in peace and give strength to his family to bear this. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gopal Srinivasan Sent: 01 December, 2008 10:09 AM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject: [arr] Tragic news I am deepl

[arr] SDM at DIFF

If anyone in the UAE want to attend the screening of SDM at the Dubai International Film Festival, go to www.difftickets.com and purchase online. They are screening on the 17th (Madinat Jumeirah) and 18th (Grand Cinemas, Dubai Festival City) of Dec. The one on the 17th is a gala screening and costs

RE: [arr] to dubai fans

I had already emailed Vithur privately. I did it private because I need a few other old CDs which he said he will look into. If he cannot get the old ones, I will at least need Sakkarakatti. Hi Vithur, may be you can ship Sakkarakatti for now and look into my other request later on (only if yo

RE: [arr] what has ar rahman been doing?why krishna chettan?

ஆரம்பிச்சுடாங்கையா, ஆரம்பிச்சுடாங்க. From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of shai shai Sent: 30 July, 2008 11:47 AM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [arr] what has ar rahman been doing?why krishna chettan? hi guys, re

RE: [arr] Re: Sakkarakatti

Hey, Don't worry. These retailers are pretty reputed and been around as long as this country been existing. If they are dealing in pirated stuff they would have sold me one by now (not that I will buy it) and not telling me that the audio is not released. Anand From: arrahmanfans@yaho

RE: [arr] Music stores in Dubai

Hi Niven, Try the following 1. Al Mansoor Video, Tel-04/3374585, they have lot of branches in Karama, Bur Dubai or Lamcy Plaza 2. Diamond Audiovision, Tel-04/3532409, they have branches in Bur Dubai and the Bur Juman Mall 3. Al Rafa Video, Tel-04/393 5286. They have a br

RE: [arr] Dear Rahman Sir > THANK YOU from RAHMANIA Pune !!!!

Hi Dinesh, Your mail was so touching. Glad to know the event went off so well. You guys are true ambassadors for brand RAHMAN. May your wishes of performing before him some day come true and my heartfelt wishes and prayers that The Wandering Souls can take this nationally and even globally s

[arr] ADA in UAE

Imagine my surprise when this guy from Al Mansoor Video called just now and said that ADA is now available with them. I have been hounding him for the last one week and only yesterday he was asking if I meant the ada song in garam masala movie. He is still not sure when Jaane Tu will release but at

RE: [arr] Re: Sorry Kahin To is not original!

This only goes to prove that too much knowledge is dangerous as well. I am impressed with the democracy in this group but it is a double-edged sword. We as fans have got to do better than terming a 5 second similarity between a chorus and an instrument in a 5 minute song as copying. It is important

RE: [arr] Sharjah Concert in detail

What a concert and what a report, Lakki? It was nice talking to you as well. You had observed the minutest details and unfortunately I could not make out what was going on the stage as I was sitting in the gallery. But the crowd reaction was phenomenal. People were having a blast and I thought the

RE: [arr] Re: WAKE UP UAE FANS

I have 5 tickets for my family. Now can anyone enlighten about how the parking scenario is around the Sharjah Cricket stadium? Its ages since I have been there. Is there construction activity around there because it is advised on the ticket to take a taxi to the venue. I don't intend taking a taxi

RE: [arr] Re: JA movie review

Hey, I heard Ashutosh is looking for his lost soul mates called "Shahnavas" and "Rajeev Gandhi. Why don't both of you become his assistant directors so he can properly direct his next movie and we can be spared of your rambling? Anand From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL P

RE: [arr] Dubai concert postponed

Thanks, Gopal, for this update. Hope he comes back with a full-fledged public concert. Nothing to beat that atmosphere. Anand From: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gopal Srinivasan Sent: 05 February, 2008 9:47 AM To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Subject

RE: [arr] ARR's Standard Deviation - Part II - Aesthetic Judgment

Hey Dasun, Keep it going man. Your language, choice of words and the content is so good that you can probably write the "Foreword" if a book is written on ARR (I am sure it will be eventually). It's been a long time since we have had meaningful analysis of ARR's music, though I like Chord's po

RE: [arr] Dubai concert

Hi, I checked with the DSF Help desk. All they know is what has been announced already but there is no other information regarding the concert. Please keep checking with the DSF Help desk on 04-223 5444 or AHLAN Dubai on 600 54. I am not sure how good a venue is Zabeel Park as it is small.

Re: [Norton AntiSpam] Re: [arr] ACTOR KAMAL IS FOE OF OUR BOSS- Poor Immatured Kamal

Let's face it. Kamal is like a walking encyclopedia in all departments of film making. He knows so much that the poor guy can't keep himself meddling in other areas of film making. That's why directors like KB, MR and Shankar stopped working with him long time back. I can understand

Re: [arr] Car Stickers in Dxb

Already accident rates being high here, be careful, man. Don't add to it. I don't want to be cooling myself behind bars doing this. Think of something else to express your love for the maestro. Saying this in good spirit. - Original Message - From: n300zx562003 To: arra

Re: [arr] RDB songs DVD

I was not too happy with the audio. It says"Digital Sterio" on the label. What does it mean? I don't think it is Dolby Digital or DTS. And I could hardly hear what ARR was saying as they were playing the songs in the background. But it is still a must have DVD for the visuals, songs and th

Re: [arr] Akbar-Jodha

In the crew, it is mentioned that Loy Mendonsa is the keyboard musician. What does this mean? Is he playing keyboard for ARR? Is he the same guy in SEL trio? anyone can throw light?   Thanks   anand - Original Message - From: sajna rb To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; arrahmanfa

Re: [arr] Re: Lord of the Rings My review!.adding more

What is incredible about ARR is sitting in India and without shifting his base overseas he is able to get international work (Filmfare mentions that work comes looking for him than the other way around). Does he have an agent scouting for work? He is truly doing us proud. A blessed soul, n

Re: [arr] why???

I heard in the radio here that it is Jatin-Lalit, probably the last movie they are going to do together before they go their own way. I similarly felt like you and especially since it is Kajol's comeback movie the possibility of becoming a hit is more. - Original Message - Fro

[arr]: RDB

Yesterday I watched RDB in one of the theatres in Dubai at 10.30 in the morning, lousy time to watch a movie, I know but the only time I could select if I had to watch it without my school going kids. I cannot write about any audience reaction because there was just one other couple in the

Re: [arr] When is it Rang Rang Rang in Dubai?

Hi Vinay,   If you have not got it already, try Al Mansoor Video in Karama (04-3374585). I got mine from there about a week back. You can also try Diamond Audiovision in Bur Juman (04-3532409) centre where I had checked about 10 days back and they had it though the guy said it

[arr] [Non-Arr] Gulfnews A Bollywood music fest

On Sonu Nigam's comments below; make your own judgment. On the write-up, I am learning for the first time that "copying good" is better than "copying bad". A Bollywood music fest By Dr Mandar V. Bichu  Annu Malik and a h

Re: [arr] Re: why doesn,t Yash Chopra , Karan Johar take ARR..

I think you hit the bull's eye, Ricky. I think a creative genius like ARR has got to feel comfortable with the projects he is involved in. I think this should include the story, subject and more importantly the director. Crassly commercial film makers like KJ or Yash Chopra may not

Re: [arr] Rahman in dubai for his 3rd concert

So soon? because he performed in 2004, unless it is for charity or the organisers want to make some quick money. The previous 2 performances were a sell-out and I think the attendence record for music concerts in Dubai (approx 25k) is still not broken. So if this info. is true,

[arr]: WATER to be screened at Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF)

If you are residing in UAE, you could probably watch WATER to be screened between Dec 11 to 17th at DIFF. Please visit the link below to book tickets online.  https://www.difftickets.com/scripts/max/2000/maxweb.exe?ACTION="">     Regards   Anand Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - T

Re: [arr] Injustice to Hindi Rahman fans

Very well put and I agree with you. When I first saw the movie and heard the music I did not like it. But for the last few years this has been one of my favourites. Amazing use of instruments especially for the jazz sounds.   regards   anand - Original Message - From: Karth

Re: [arr] Ah Aah

another point I would like to make.ARR's voice sounds very cute to me in this song, sort of very normal pitch as opposed to his sung in Dil Se, Swades, Bose. No doubt a class act. I cannot imagine his voice suiting Rajni. I don't think anyone other than SPB can sing for Rajni or may be we

Re: [arr] Re: I've been making too many sacrifices: Rehman

I agree with you, Pravinder. It is high time he speaks out. This is the age of cut throat advertising and self promotion. Without stooping to that level it won't harm if ARR speaks his mind. Coming from a great person like it will atleast make the industry sit up and take notice about wher

Re: [arr] Re: Shankar ropes in A R Rahman for Sivaji

welcome to the group. ARR-Rajni combo is something which every tamil speaking person simply lap up and if you don't speak tamil it may not really appeal to you in the first listen because the music is made keeping in view Rajni's image more than anything. But that is where our boss comes o

[arr] Wembley concert

If you are in the UAE and lucky, you may be able to attend the maestro's concert at the Wembley on 30th July. just log on to www.arnonline.com and www.adduniverse.com and follow the instructions. I also heard city fm (part of Arabian Radio Network) running a promo where they are giving 2 co

Re: [arr] Rising and criticism

C,mon Aanand. What is the benchmark or yardstick to measure good music. This is not mathematics or science where the output is defenite. As for a AM or NS, one can definitely say that our boss's music is way ahead but comparing within ARR's work and saying maybe Lagaan was better, please g

Re: [arr] Re: Rasiya - Rising

It is strange how the same music has different effect on different people. I got hooked on to Rising the very first time I heard though Swades and Bose had to grow on me. My travel time to and from work is about one and a half hours and normally I carry a set of atleast 2 albums of ARR to

Re: [arr] Re: Rising very disappointing

This guy may be speaking the truth as far as availability is concerned because I checked with Musicland in Dubai and they said the cassette is out (CD only by Saturday) but I cannot believe him passing judgments and guaranteeing that it will be a flop as if he is controlling the sales of t

Re: [arr]: Annd Milnd Lftd dirctly frm Rhmn's aal&& COPYCAT rahman

Rohith,   I think this group has gone through this rigmarole many times before.  Lemme give my views here. According to me a genius like ARR can never blatantly lift or copy because once your mind is thinking at such a creative level you just can't think of copying someone else's work. Hav

Re: [arr] Roja = among Time Magazine's Top Ten Best Film Soundtracks!!!!!

thanks Ajit for this great news. There is no stopping ARR's greatness. I am surprised how no one one has pointed out that 3 Indian films have also been mentioned in the top 100 movies, Nayakan being one of them.  It is party time for MR and ARR. Sheer genius at its best!!! - Origina

Re: [arr] Digest Number 2534

Jagdeep,   Honestly I don't have a clue as to what you are talking about as my technical knowledge on music is zero but I think this is the way future discussions should go rather than getting into dogfights. techies like you can analyse the music and people like me (with no te

Re: [arr] Sangamam IS IT.... - Blatant Copy of Sowkkiyama song!!!

Hi Pavana,   I thought that music based on classical are meant to be inspired, not copied. Is anyone creating new classical music anymore? then it should not be called classical. You have to expand on what you mean by "heavily inspired". Please be more specific. And we should a

Re: [arr] ARR has yet to equal IR's 1980 masterpiece

Hi Srini,   Add "Jeans" to your list, the song kannodu kanbethallam. I am sure there should be some more.     - Original Message - From: Srini Iyer To: arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 12:02 AM Subj