I can confirm it was Salim-Suleiman as well who opined JTYJN is the music of the year.
Divs --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "divyaishu" <divyai...@...> wrote: > > I can recall very faintly, it is perhaps VS, like Pritam, who are of > the same opinion that JTYJN is the music of the year. > > It's really nice of these guys to appreciate others. But what is the > following men's attitude towards ARR? > > Ismail Durbar: This guy actually sobbed and had tears rolling down > his cheeks when an ARR musical was being screened. Now was > that "khushee ke aansoo" or was that "neighbour's envy"? > > Himesh Reshammiya: Dude, you did admit at Coffee with Karan what a > big admirer of ARR you are! But whatever happened to your "I'm the > best attitude"? Wanting to keep a low profile after all that > controversial bragging? > > Sukhwinder Singh: I remember him doing some silly Bhangra and low- > budget private albums before he bagged an opportunity for Dil Se. He > was overtly unsophisticated and his voice didn't sound all that great > then. And he did some unimpressive anchoring too on DD channels for > music countdowns at that time. He might never want to look back to > those days :) because if he did, he'd be embarrassed :) In terms of > his admiration for ARR, it's been on and off. But the sense of > gratitude seems to have drained down somewhere specially after he > made his score for Chak De. > > Jatin-Lalit: These brothers have been having a fight, they've even > split. Why would you want them to take time out appreciating the rest? > > Aadesh Shrivastav: He's always delivered lightweight music. And > failed to engrave a big mark of his own. No wonder why he wouldn't > want to appreciate somebody else's work. > > And last but not the least...guys, you ought not forget him...it is > Anu Malik...now spelt Aanu Malik...one guy who garnered so much fan- > following. I remember enjoying his concert at the Centaur in Mumbai > in 1994 Xmas season. At the same time the television sets were hit by > ARR's Muqabla Muqabla song. And I was so bowled over by ARR. I had > wanted to dance to this song again and again and again (and I still > do). ARR had arrived and Anu Malik couldn't help but say, "I don't > understand this guy's music." :) > > Well, well, well, everybody has his veritable time come into play. > But an ARR is a perennial phenomenon. > > Divya > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Jahanzeb Farooq" > <jahanzebtippu@> wrote: > > > > despite the fact that Pritam is a copycat he is a nice and humble > > person. i appreciate him, very few among the current composers can > > praise others' work. Shankar, Himesh and VS are also among those > very > > few. on the other hand I never heard any good comments about ARR > from > > Ismail Darbar, Jatin-Lalit, Aadesh and even Sukhwinder Singh who > got > > all his glory due to ARR's Chaiyan Chaiyan and now Jai ho. > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Sreekrishnan R <rahmanfever@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Pritam: For me, JTYJN is the music of the year > > > Joginder Tuteja, Bollywood Trade News Network > > > > > > > > > 2008 is coming to an end and the debate has started heating up > > around > > > the best soundtrack of the year so far. Will Pritam walk away > with > > the > > > honors due to five successful albums â" RACE, JANNAT, SINGH IS > > KINNG, > > > KISMAT KONNECTION and GOLMAAL RETURNS? Or is it going to be A.R. > > Rahman > > > who has proved his dominance with albums like JAANE TU YA JAANE > NAA, > > > JODHAA AKBAR and GHAJINI? Even Vishalâ"Shekhar have had a > fruitful > > year > > > with BACHNA AE HASEENO, TASHAN and DOSTANA. > > > > > > "Yes, there have > > > been many good albums this year but for me, the topmost music of > > 2008 > > > has to be JAANE TU YA JAANE NAA. 'Kabhi Kabhi Aditi' is such > > brilliant > > > composition, it itself can be weighed in gold", says Pritam in > sheer > > > awe of this composition by Rahman. > > > > > > "That's because it is songs > > > like these that inspire you to push your creatively. A number > like > > this > > > doesn't come every year, leave aside a month", continues Pritam. > > > > > > But > > > considering that he has given a string of hits yet again in 2008, > > > doesn't he feel that time have come for his consistency to be > > > acknowledged? After all, he has been pretty much ruling the scene > > for > > > last two years, just like Himesh Reshammiya was doing for a > couple > > of > > > years before him? > > > > > > "Well, I am not even dreaming of thinking in > > > this direction this year at the least", Pritam speaks in the same > > tone > > > as before, "How can you even bring any other song or album in > > > comparison? Forget them all, for me JAANE TU YA JAANE NAA is the > > music > > > of the year." > > > > > > > > > http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/08/dec/19-pritam-for-me- > jtyjn- > > is-the-music-of-the-year-120803.asp > > > > > > > > > Krish. > > > > > > > > > > > > Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to > > http://messenger.yahoo.com/invite/ > > > > > >