Very well said Ravi!! On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 10:35 AM, ravi <ravis...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > Are we AR fans for his music or for the reason that he composes for > Hindi/Tamil/Telugu/Malayalam? > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "virtualfool_80" <s_sundarr_2...@...> wrote: > > > > > > 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 <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Rivjot" <rivjot@> wrote: > > > > > > Exact same article is posted on BollywoodHungama. However, it doesnt > mention ARR doing 'Rockstar' music. > > > > > > > > > --- In arrahmanfans@yahoogroups.com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.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<arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > > Sent: Tue, 27 July, 2010 8:32:05 > > > > Subject: [arr] No more Bollywood for Rahman! - TOI Article > > > > > > > > > > > > A R Rahman’s 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, “The 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 Tyrewala’s untitled John > Abraham-Pakhi > > > > starrer got left behind.†> > > > > > > > At the moment Rahman is back again in Chennai for mixing the music of > Abbas’ > > > > 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 > Tyrewala’s 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, “Rahman 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.†> > > > > > > > Abbas Tyrewala , in Chennai with Rahman for the mixing of his > film’s music, > > > > jumps to the composer’s defence. “Yes Rahman has been a little > tied up and > > > > therefore unable to deliver quickly. But that’s because he has to > be constantly > > > > moving back and forth between India and the US. Raavan took much > longer than > > > > Rahman thought. I’m not worried about my music. It’s almost done. > Whatever time > > > > Rahman takes is finally worth the while.†> > > > In the meanwhile Rahman has not signed a single new assignment in > Mumbai or > > > > Chennai in the last few months. > > > > > > > > After completing Abbas Tyrewala’s 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Cheers, Madhavan.R Be a Music Fan; not a Music Pirate!
