Thanks Ram.. On 7/9/05, ram_rahman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi frnds, I may not be that good in translating this but I tried my > best to get the real meaning of this article. Many of the things we > already know except some small things. ok here it goes... > > BADSHAAH OF INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY > Chitchat with AR RAHMAN > > > HE IS THE ONLY YOUNG SENSATIONAL INDIAN FILM MUSIC DIRECTOR WHO IS > MOVING AROUND THE GLOBE AND PERFORMING. PRESENTLY RAHMAN SEEMS TO > HAVE SHOWN SLIGHT INCLINATION TOWARDS OFFBEAT MOVIES. TALKING ABOUT > HIS RECENTLY RELEASED SAHARA ENTERTAINMENT MOVIE "BOSE THE FORGOTTEN > HERO" DIRECTED BY SHYAM BENEGAL, HE SAYS THIS IS NOT MY FIRST > EXPERIENCE WITH SHYAM JI I HAD DONE ONE PREVIOUSLY. SHYAM JI IS ONE > OF THE GREATEST DIRECTORS IN INDIAN FILM INDUSTRY. ACTUALLY I WAS NOT > SATISFIED WITH THE FIRST MOVIE WHICH WE DID TOGETHER, BECAUSE WE HAD > SOME DIFFERENCES IN OUR THOUGHTS. AFTER THAT WHEN HE CALLED ME AGAIN > FOR BOSE, INTIALLY I WAS BIT HESITATING TO TAKE THE OFFER, BEACAUSE > ITS DIFFICULT TO GIVE MUSIC FOR AN EPIC MOVIE LIKE "BOSE" COMPARED TO > COMPOSING MUSIC FOR OTHER COMMERCIAL MOVIES. THIS ONE IS A MOVIE ON A > GREAT PERSON. IT'S LIKE A BIOGRAPHY. THERE WILL BE NO DUETS AND THIS > IS A REAL STORY SO I HAD TO GET TO KNOW LOT ABOUT BOSE LIFE STORY TO > GET THE FEEL OF MUSIC TO BE COMPOSED. I WAS SURPRISED WHILE READING > SOME OF HIS STORIES. > NOW COMING OUT OF THE MOVIES, AFTER A GREAT SENSATIONAL > SUCCESSFUL ALBUM LIKE "VANDEMATHRAM", R U NOT INTRESTED TO COMPOSE > ONE MORE ALBUM LIKE THAT? > HIS ANSWER WAS "YES" BUT THERE R OTHER COMMITMENTS WHICH I AM > SUPPOSED TO COMPLETE BEFORE I START THIS ALBUM. AFTER VANDEMATHRAM > GOT SUCH AN TREMONDOUS RESPONSE I WAS BIT SURPRISED AS I DID NOT > EXPECT SUCCESS IN THAT SCALE. NOW AFTER LOOKING AT THAT I WANT TO > COMPOSE A BETTER ALBUM THAN THAT. ONE SIDE I FEEL DETERMINED TO > COMPOSE A BETTER ALBUM BUT AGAIN I THINK WETHER I CAN DOIT OR NOT. > HIS MUSIC HAS TOUCHED SOULS OF PEOPLE NOT ONLY IN INDIA BUT > ALLOVER THE WORLD. SO DOES HIS MUSIC HAVE THE SAME LIKING IN HIS OWN > HOUSE AS WELL? > MY WIFE GIVES A STRAIGHT FORWARD ANSWER IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE ANY OF MY > MUSIC. IT'S THE SAME WITH MY CHILDREN KATHIJA, RAHIMA AND ROOMI. > RAHMAN IS NOT A KIND OF PERSON WHO LEAVES HIS FAMILY AND KEEPS MOVING > ROUND THE WORLD ON HIS BUSINESS, HE TAKES SPECIAL CARE ABT HIS FAMILY > AS WELL. HE TAKES THEM TO TOURS IN THEIR HOLIDAYS AND MAKE SURE THAT > HE SPENDS HIS TIME WITH THEM. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN MY > FAMILY. IT SHOULD BE THE SAME CASE WITH EVERY ONE. EVERY PERSON > INSPITE OF HIS STATUS AND POSITION HAVE SENTIMENTS AND BELIEFS. I AM > SAME WITH NO EXCEPTION. LATE "PONNERI BABA" IN TAMILNADU WAS MY > FAMILYS MAIN PREACHER. NO ONE HAS TAKEN HIS POSITION, RAHMAN FEELS > THAT THERE IS NO WRONG IN CONSIDERING THIS GREAT PERSON SOUL STILL AS > MY TEACHER, WE USED TO TAKE HIS GUIDANCE IN ALL OUR DECISIONS GOOD OR > BAD, EVERY THING WAS SUCCESSFUL. THAT S WHY I AM TRYING TO FINISH ALL > THE GOOD DEEDS HE STARTED AS FAR AS POSSIBLE BY ME. USUALLY I DON'T > TELL ANYONE ABOUT THE GOOD WORK OR DONATIONS I DO. > > SO FAR PANCHATHAN STUDIO WAS THE RECORDING STUDIO FOR RAHMAN, BUT NOW > HE BUILT A NEW STUDIO WITH STATE OF ART TECHNOLOGY. HE NAMED IT > HAS "SHOPPY STUDIO FIVE". I HAD BUILT THIS TO MY TASTE WITH ALL THE > LATEST TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORLD. IT TOOK ME 6 YEARS TO FINISH THIS > PROJECT. > RAHMAN WAS GIVING MUSIC FOR ALL THE SHANKARS EARLIER MOVIES. BUT FOR > ANNIYAN RAHMAN PASSED THE BATTON TO HARRIS. RAHMAN HASN'T HEARD THE > SONGS COMPOSED BY HARRIS. HARRIS WAS EAGERLY WAITING FOR RAHMANS > COMMENTS ON THIS SCORE. RAHMAN SAID THAT HE IS CURIOUS TO LISTEN TO > THIS SCORE AND HE WILL DO IT ASAP. > > That's the best I could do to translate this interview. There may be > some mistakes but as far as possible I got the meaning right I think. > > Many regards > True Rahman fan > > > > > > > > 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 > To Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ________________________________ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > Visit your group "arrahmanfans" on the web. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. > ________________________________ >
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