Chord ... If they had been biased - wouldn't ARR also have won the "Best Singer" too?
While I agree that Filmare is more a popular choice award rather than "the real thing" is some cases - in ARR's case there is no such question. Omkara and Taare Zameen Par - both whilst great music albums aren't something that clicked with the masses in entirety - purely due to their themes (i mean the movie subject). The movies by itself might have done wonders but the music ...it was sections of people who liked sections of the album. Thats what the difference is with a Guru or a RDB. Even though I wont say it was a 100% success with one n all ...it was still much better received by people. Add to that the movie themes ..again populist themes ... Beyond that obviously the repeat quality and the lasting effect. I don't seem to recall Omkara songs still being played often in gatherings etc ...I do still hear RDB though .... Last but not least ...simply speaking ..there is no match to Rahman ....no comparison and absoutely no doubt that where stands ...he stands tall ...infact the tallest ...Filmfare acknowledging it barely stands testimony to that :-)) -A --- In [email protected], "Chord" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not really disputing Guru's deserving of awards as much as > filmfare's notoriety for being biased and selective, as has been the > case many a times in the past as well. Many having issues with > filmfare is no secret. > > > > --- In [email protected], Gopal Srinivasan <catchgops@> > wrote: > > > > Guru has won every music composition award at every award event it > was competing in, why blame Filmfare only?- > > > > Filmfare: > > > > Best > > Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008) Best Background Score - Guru > > (Hindi, 2008) > > Screen: > > > > Best > > Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008) Best Background Score - Guru > > (Hindi, 2008) > > Bollywood International Film Awards > > > > Best > > Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008) > > V. Shantaram Film Awards > > > > Best Music - Guru (Hindi, 2008) > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > > From: Chord <purevibz@> > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2008 1:18:46 AM > > Subject: [arr] ARR and awards > > > > DISCLAIMER: Please do not interpret any of my > comments below as being > > anti ARR. I worhship the Boss and his music! > > > > Happy for ARR and for us fans that he won the filmfare for both music > > and BGM for Guru! There are no doubts that ARR's achievements are > > award worthy! > > > > However, I want to separate myself from the fan part of myself and > > think about the relationship between ARR and filmfare. ARR has won > > many filmfare awards, in fact the most out of anyone! No doubt, most > > of these awards are deserving. Let's face it, his music is THE BEST > > period overall. However, when it comes to the most recent Hindi > > soundtracks, Guru and RDB, I'm not quite certain that they deserve to > > be winners, from a purely musical and impactful standpoint. > > > > 2006 - RDB won - not only in filmfare, but in other award > > ceremonies. Yes, RDB was a huge hit for movie and music. Was RDB > > the best music of 2006? Not in my opinion. Omkara was the best. > > Even ARR himself admitted that Omkara was his favorite. I think > > Omkara won with the critics. > > > > 2007 - Guru won. Guru had some mindblowing songs, some of ARR's best > > work, but it also had relatively mediocre numbers like Baazi Laga and > > Ek Lo. IMO, the best soundtrack of 2007 was Taare Zameen Par with > > Guru a very close second. Did Guru have the best BGM? Granted, it > > was brilliant, but IMO, Eklavya had a better BGM score. > > > > The question has to come up: Is filmfare biased towards Rahman? > > Maybe. Does the filmfare award for best music really represent the > > best album? Not always. It's the case with a lot of awards. > > > > Many people have issues with filmfare in both directions. Yes, I > > love it that ARR won two years in a row. As a fan, I couldn't be > > more happy to see him recognized. Guru deserves to be recognized as > > an outstanding soundtrack and the public response to it has been > > superb. Albums are supposed to be awarded by votes, so I guess, Guru > > won because the public demanded it. I'm thrilled. 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