Thanks Gopal for confirming junk as junk :) On Sun, Mar 29, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote:
> Crazy rumour.. Not true > > > --- In [email protected] <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, Anil > Nair <rhythmca...@...> wrote: > > > > Note sure if this is a confirmed one or not ... > > > > > http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=2a20861e-4e1e-452e-9add-a38b62251dd1&Headline=Guess+who+was+paid+more%3f > > > > While the ad world pays millions to strip David Beckham down to his > briefs, > > all that Allah Rakha Rahman has to do is just be his usual self for two > > minutes to take home a far bigger pay cheque. > > > > The jaw-dropping sum of Rs 28 crore has been paid to Rahman to replace > Becks > > in a Motorola ad, says a source very close to the composer. The football > > superstar got Rs 22 crore for his endorsement of the brand. The music > > maestro, an unassuming person despite his immense successes, has been > chased > > by eight- or nine-digit deals ever since his recent double Oscar win. His > > deal with Star Aviation, the Indian wing of the Dubai-based ETA Star > > Holdings, is almost through. Plus, he already endorses Airtel. > > > > While Rahman is known for usually creating the music for all the ads he > > does, the Motorola ad is not likely to have his score. He is simply there > in > > the ad for a couple of minutes. It is, in a way, the most expensive > walk-on > > part in the history of showbiz. > > > > -- > > -A > > http://viewsnmuse.blogspot.com > > > > > -- Cheers, Pradeepan. "All you need to do is, decide what to do with the time that is given to you !"
