Hi Durba, That's great man!! No words to describe to how lucky you are.. And I'm eagerly waiting for the snaps. Plz don't upload them directly to the message please.. I can't get them in groups homepage:) Ok..
bye..take care! Thanx & regards.. Avinash - WISH U ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS & A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR - ENJOY!! --- In [email protected], "durba bhattacharjee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hey i am sorry guys/gals, i couldnt mail the details of my meeting > him. actually i shifted my house and hence no internet at home and > office was also closed. > > on 21st night my friend called me that ARR is coming the next > morning and she was very sorry as she couldnt arrange any invitation > for me. i was bewildered and couldnt decide on what to do. then the > first thing i did i messaged my fried at pune asking what i should > do. he said 'go there, take a chance and you could be lucky', and i > was also thinking the same, his message put me alive again and i > decided to go to oberoi no matter if the hotel authority doesnt > allow me to enter. i had one advantage that i had earlier written > about the Oberoi, so virtually i knew almost every pros and cons of > the hotel. > > as my friend said, i went there, signed and entered. waiting for him > to come gave me an out of the world experience. suddenly, i just > turned around, and oh my god, i saw him coming. i almost sopped > breathing. i was sitting in the fourth row and he sat on the first > row. then as usual the photographers went crazy taking pictures. it > was the occasion of releasing 'Pray For me, Brother' video and it's > such an amazing video, he was looking extremely stylish and cool > with sunglasses. then he went to the mike describing the theme and > story behind it. he is so humorous, he even cracked a joke there. > since the video is shot in vertical cinema scope format, he said > that ' I look taller here' and smiled. the photographers asked for > photo shoot and asked him to take the nokia phone and pose. he said > that he is not there to endorse the hand set, still they insisted > and the he gave the pose. when the photographers were going crazy, > he was smiling and said 'aashirwad'. he's got a great sense of > humour. > > then stared the question-answer round. there were some good and some > stupid questions. a guy asked him his reaction on his three of his > songs being nominated for the Oscrs. then ARR said that they are not > nominated but short listed. they have changed some rules and hence > this is the first time indian music was short listed. he also said > that he was very happy for that. then a girl asked how he was > feeling after singing for the first time in Hindi in Guru. he > frowned for a second and said ' you mean first duet? yes its for the > first time i have sung a duet with a girl. then he said how mani > ratman forced him to sing it. then there was a guy from TNN and > asked the most famous question that was he inspired by Michael > Jackson? First ARR asked him back ' the music or the video?' the guy > said ' specially video but the song has also touch of Michael > Jackson'. then what ARR said, i guess everyone in the group already > knows. then i raised my hand for the mike. The guy from CNN-IBN was > asking him about the ARR foundation and i sitting nervous with the > mike, dont know what to say, couldnt listen properly what he > answered. it was my first experience to attend any press meet and > ask question as i am not a journalist, moreover the fact that i was > asking question to nobody else but ARR was making me even more > nervous. then came my turn. i said ' hello Mr. Rahman', and then he > was searching for me to locate where i was sitting. i raised my hand > again and then he looked at me. that was the moment which i can > never forget. my God was looking at me and waiting to listen my > question. that moment was something which even i never expected to > have in my life. Dinesh, you are right, i was blessed. i said ' i > guess i am the only one here from your Yahoo group fan club.' then > he smiled at me. 'so my question is something off the track. we all > know that you love to compose in Desh, Darbari and Yaman. Now when > you are composing for Akbar Jodha, can we expect some Marwa stuff > for that?'. then he started laughing and said ' that's a surprize. i > cant tell that now. Akbar Jodha is based on the life of Akbar and > his love for Jodha.'. then i said again ' so will there be some > Rajasthani folk?' he said ' definitely there will be some'. > > after the question answer session, Vijay Iyer came to me and told > his name. i asked Vijay to do me favour that i wll stand near the > cut out and can he take a pic of my with my mob? he said ,' why cut > out, stand near him, i will take a pic of yours'. this was something > really BEYOND my thought. i went near him, i dont know what i said > to him but he understood that i wanted to have a pic with him nodded > and smiled. Vijay took my pic and for that i will be grateful to him > for all my life. i also took some of his images but they didnt come > very good as my hand was shaking. i will send them to group as soon > as i get them uploaded. > > Durba >
