I too feel this is very unlike ARR. Warm Regards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Vinayak theregoesanotherday.blogspot.com
On Tue, Feb 17, 2009 at 3:15 PM, Sriram S <[email protected]> wrote: > > AR and Himesh along with Adnan Sami were the final round Judges of the > Channel V Super Singer competition (about 4 years ago) and it was shown on > Channel V every week. Naresh Iyer was picked up from this event by ARR to > sing "Mayilerage" for "Aa Aah". AR & Himesh conversed with each other very > much during this event, long before Himesh started wearing the CAP and > started singing "Aashiq Banayaaa"... > > So I doubt the integrity of this article. > > --- On *Tue, 17/2/09, V S Rawat <[email protected]>* wrote: > > From: V S Rawat <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [arr] I Don't Know Himesh Reshammiya at All: A R Rahman > To: [email protected] > Date: Tuesday, 17 February, 2009, 2:45 PM > > > Is anybody else noticing a change coming in our man? in this one, and > when he had defended slumdog? > > he is more assertive now, speaks out his mind - that soft, shy, > introvert guy seems to be a thing of past. Of course, not offending > anyone, still the same politeness. > > This is how i always wished him to be. Feels so nice to see him opening up. > > -- > Rawat > > On 2/17/2009 1:02 PM India Time, _Roshan_ wrote: > > > February 17th, 2009 > > > > A R RahmanWe read about how Himesh Reshammiya has refused to sing for > > A R Rahman. But Rahman says he has never met Reshammiya. > > > > Laughs the soft spoken maestro sarcastically, "Our communication has > > been only through the press. He told the press he wanted to sing for > > me. I told the press I had composed a song that would suit his voice. > > To this he replied again through the press that he didn't want to sing > > for me. We've not met. We haven't exchanged a call or an > sms." > > > > Rahman finds it strange that after hounding him for so long Reshammiya > > changed his mind. "For the past two years I had been reading about > how > > he wanted to sing for me. As a gesture returning his compliment I > > thought this song would be perfect. I didn't know he would sing for me > > only when I compose for a film starring him. I don't know if I can do > > that," say Rahman who turns 41 in January. > > > > "2008 was my most productive year in Hindi cinema in the last ten > > years. I had 7 soundtracks in the North and South. And I'm happy with > > all of them. God has been kind. I haven't planned anything big for > > 2008. But my music school in Chennai is my biggest dream come true. > > The whole of 2008 the school gave me a high." > > > > Rahman has just composed his first ever song for an international > > opera-on-film that's directed by Shekhar Kapoor. "I thank Shekhar > for > > trusting me with something so unusual. The singer Kavita Baliga is a > > teacher at my music school. Though she's Indian she comes from LA. > > It's a great team that we have at music school. Right now I've 110 > > students. They come from India, Singapore and Malaysia. I want to > > cultivate musicians who don't know just about classical music but also > > new-age sounds. Today's complete musician has to be clued into world > > music. And that's what we're trying to inculcate at my > school." > > > > Eventually Rahman wants a music orchestra coming out of his school. > > "And I also want to produce new voices for films." > > > > Rahman regrets the fact that music and harmony have gone out of our > > music. "In the course of time listeners have lost patience with > > melody. All the tracks have to be super-racy. As a composer I'd > > definitely prefer melody. But if people want to come to movies just to > > have a good time then I'll give them racy songs. I don't want to > lose > > out on the young audience. However filmmakers need to understand the > > value of melody. It's not as though people have not liked the melodies > > in Yuvraaj. I've to give it to Mr Ghai for taking film music away from > > the predictable. I'm very proud of Yuvraaj. There are two kinds of > > music, the one to draw audiences in like Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na or the > > one that propels the plot forward like Yuvraaj." > > > > Speaking of his very special rapport with Aamir Khan Rahman says, > > "Whatever goes to Aamir is a very high-profile and filtered project. > > So my music has to automatically match up." > > > > The year has been plush with projects for Rahman. "I've worked > with > > three generations of directors, and in as many continents. I can tell > > what they like and not like. Working with Abbas Tyrewala in Jaane > > Tu…Ya Jaane Na was a rewarding experience. Yes, I'll be doing > Abbas' > > next.I'm as proud of Pappu can't dance sala as Tu muskura. Now > after > > Ghajini, I've Delhi 6 and Adaa coming up one after another." > > > > An unfulfilled dream? "All my private album projects have been > > neglected because of my movie commitments. All my colleagues at my > > private music-label are crying about this. I want to complete these > > non-film projects." -Subhash K Jha / Sampurn Media > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Are you searching for a reason, to be kind? > <b> > Explore, Experience, Enjoy A.R.Rahman - The Man, The Music, The Magic. > Only at arrahmanfans.com - The definitive A.R.Rahman e-community. > > Homepage: http://www.arrahmanfans.com > Admin: [email protected] > To Subscribe: [email protected] > To Unsubscribe: [email protected]! Groups Links > > > > > ------------------------------ > Check out the all-new Messenger 9.0! Click > here.<http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_messenger_7/*http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/> > > >
