Am happy Rahman is planning to concentrate more on Hollywood films. But am disappointed with the fact that Mani Ratnam asked for 3-4 tunes for the same lyric. Mani shud have first had a strong script and screenplay before kicking off the movie. I personally think that Mani WASTED rahman's time with the half-baked script of Raavan.
Sundar. --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, "Rivjot" <riv...@...> wrote: > > Exact same article is posted on BollywoodHungama. However, it doesnt mention > ARR doing 'Rockstar' music. > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com, Indmov Buff <indmovbuff@> wrote: > > > > Seriously concerned about such press articles and more concerned for > > editors who > > approve such baseless articles. Times of India as well. "A friend of > > Rahman" " A > > source " - in your dreams or what? Irresponsible journalism. > > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Bivin Chandra <bivinchandra@> > > To: AR Fans group <arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com> > > Sent: Tue, 27 July, 2010 8:32:05 > > Subject: [arr] No more Bollywood for Rahman! - TOI Article > > > > > > A R Rahmanâs international career which has taken off in a biggish way > > after > > Slumdog Millionaire, keeps encountering snags, thanks to long-pending > > assignments back home. > > > > According to sources Rahman has to keep interrupting his international > > plans to > > be home for various pending assignments. The harried composer is now > > seriously > > thinking of putting all home-made assignments on hold to concentrate on > > building > > his career abroad, or else he feels he would lose the international > > advantage he > > obtained after Slumdog Millionaire. > > > > Says a friend of Rahman, âThe Indian assignments after Slumdog > > Millioniare have > > been very time-consuming ,especially Raavan where Rahman not only had to > > do two > > versions of the music in Hindi and Tamil, but director Mani Ratnam also > > asked > > him to give 3-4 tunes for every lyric before one was selected. The music of > > Raavan took more time than Rahman could afford, with the result that other > > Indian assignments primarily Abbas Tyrewalaâs untitled John Abraham-Pakhi > > starrer got left behind.â > > > > At the moment Rahman is back again in Chennai for mixing the music of > > Abbasâ > > film. But the background score of the film which releases in October is > > still be > > done. > > > > No one is admitting it, but one of the primary reasons why Tyrewalaâs > > film got > > delayed is the music score which Rahman has been serving up piecemeal, for > > no > > fault of his , since the composer was committed to be out of the country > > for > > half the year for his world concerts. > > Says the source, âRahman had to continuously keep breaking his > > international > > tours and other projects to be home for various reasons, like the music > > release > > of Raavan and other things. He has begun to feel that his international > > career > > would never take off if he has to keep returning home.â > > > > Abbas Tyrewala , in Chennai with Rahman for the mixing of his filmâs > > music, > > jumps to the composerâs defence. âYes Rahman has been a little tied up > > and > > therefore unable to deliver quickly. But thatâs because he has to be > > constantly > > moving back and forth between India and the US. Raavan took much longer > > than > > Rahman thought. Iâm not worried about my music. Itâs almost done. > > Whatever time > > Rahman takes is finally worth the while.â > > In the meanwhile Rahman has not signed a single new assignment in Mumbai or > > Chennai in the last few months. > > > > After completing Abbas Tyrewalaâs music Rahman will now focus on > > consolidating > > his career abroad. > > > > > > http://timesofindia .indiatimes. com/entertainmen t/bollywood/ > > news-interviews/ > > No-more-Bollywoo d-for-Rahman/ articleshow/ 6222385.cms > > >
