A R Rahman - The Boss: Slumdog Millionaire

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Rahman, the Juggernaut has arrived in the west

Oscar's in kitty!

Rahman as India know is a magical wizard who is capable of creating music that everyone loves. If I have seen some dislike (as they say) it is their love for music which are pre-rahman era. A.R.Rahman is solely responsible for the revival of Indian film music and at the same time for non-film music.

There was a time in South India when music channels spread across, competing for telecasting one after another of rahman's numbers. Other musicians also sprang like vegetation around an Oasis in a desert. That Oasis also helped so many aging technicians and artists earn their share of the bread and preventing them from an early death from the industry.

His music as we all know started within himself in early, very early ages; with his disciplined and mature approach the music had begun to conquer hearts thousands by thousands with each and every new song. It was first his homeland Tamilnadu that embraced Rahmanism (those who follows not only rahman's music but also responsible generation who hear these songs by buying original copies rather than listening in pirated copies, those who understand the man's mission of spreading love over hatred, those who help the needy in the name of the man, those who love him unconditionally). The entire nation followed a little late in Rahmanism.

If one has to talk about Rahman, it is not only his music but also the personality that you will be talking about. He is so down to earth, humble, generous, peace loving and human lover (be it in any colour of form) set to change people's conception not only about music but also a life around it.

For Rahman's recognition, Oscar cannot be the ideal yardstick but the millions and millions of hearts he has conquered should be. After all what is recognition without listeners.

He has been roped in for the movie Couples Retreat, which releases in October 2009. It is a comedy flick and the first direct Hollywood platform for the maestro.

Why M.I.A should win the Oscar for best song - Nesday Press

Why M.I.A. should win the Oscar for best song - Newsday

This year’s race for the best original song Oscar is getting way more attention than usual – in part for who’s in the race and, in part, for who isn’t.

There are only three nominees out of 49 eligible songs this year – “Down to Earth” from “Wall-E,” and “Jai Ho” and “O Saya” from “Slumdog Millionaire” – due to the music Oscar’s weird ranking system that only nominates songs that scored higher than 8.25 out of 10 with its members. Bruce Springsteen’s “The Wrestler,” which just won the Golden Globe for best song, didn’t make the cut.

Now Peter Gabriel’s “Down to Earth,” which plays over the “Wall-E” credits is nice enough, but the original songs of A.R. Rahman really are a major part of “Slumdog Millionaire.” The same goes for M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes,” which is so dominant in one segment that it not only looks like the film was edited to fit the song, but that it was shot with that song in mind.

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A.R.Rahman as seen in Golden Globe Awards function

Posted by Sathya, Orkut; Emailed to A.R.Rahman Fan Club by Sreekrishnan R

Photographs:
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More Screen shots over here:
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Here are the videos:

Boss receiving the Golden Globe award fro best musical score:
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Slumdog Millionaire team receiving Golden Globe award for best motion picture:
http://www.mediafire.com/?wsbvmhwsvtm

Slumdog Millionaire - BUY MP3 from Amazon NOW!!!

The Wait is over, you can now buy MP3s of Slumdog Millionaire from Amazon now. BUY the entire album from Amazon for a limited time offer of $5.00 only.

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Slumdog Millionaire back in US Top ten

A Dickensian tale of an impoverished orphan, Slumdog Millionaire is again rocking the US box office after being awarded four Golden Globes.

The movie’s collection has gone up to $43 million in the last weekend. It is running in 582 theatres across the US, registering a per-theatre average of $10,137 to take its total gross to a staggering number of $42.74 million.

‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is in its tenth running week and its collections are rocketing since it emerged as a major winner at Golden Globes. In fact, the movie’s total collection till now has surpassed the combined over-all collections of three successful Bollywood movies, Chandni Chowk To China , Ghajini and Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi .

Fox Searchlight plans to expand its run this Friday to about 1,300 theatres, as many multiplexes are very keen to play the film.

After a clean-sweep at Golden Globes, the movie has received 11 BAFTA nominations, the British equivalent of Oscars. It is in competition with ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, starring Brad Pitt, followed by the Batman blockbuster ‘The Dark Knight’ which has won nine BAFTA nominations and Clint Eastwood's drama ‘Changeling’, which won eight.

In fact, eighteen-year-old Dev Patel , who played the protagonist Jamal Malik, is also vying for best leading actor when the BAFTAs will be announced in London on February 8.

Danny Boyle recently said in a statement, "We have spent much time away making this film in Bollywood and then promoting it in Hollywood."

Well, we can say whatever they have done painstakingly is paying off.

Slumdog composer is a big deal says National Post




Slumdog composer A.R. Rahman is a big deal Posted: January 12, 2009, 10:56 AM by Jon Sufrin Slumdog Millionaire is sucking back the awards like nobody's business. So too is its soundtrack. The film's score snagged Critic's Choice Awards last week and a Golden Globe on Sunday, making it a clear frontrunner for an Oscar. But have you heard of this A.R. Rahman guy, who composed the widely lauded score? Me neither. And we're not the only ones. As of Monday, the HMV Superstore in Toronto had just 1 (one) copy of an A.R. Rahman album in stock – Beyond Heaven and Earth (2004), one of Rahman's orchestral works. Maybe it's because most of his best-known work lies in the realm of Bollywood. He is, after all, the first Indian composer to have won a Golden Globe, as Reuters reports. His name may be unfamiliar to many of us, but Rahman is no composing newcomer. His discography is fairly lengthy, with 19 releases since 1995, most of them Bollywood soundtracks, according to allmusic.com. In terms of sales, however, Rahman is not only giant. He is a titanic juggernaut. His music has sold over 200 million cassettes, which is more than Madonna and Brittney Spears combined, according to rediff.com. In sum, his sales place him amongst the top 25 highest selling recording artists of all time, says Interscope Records. A list compiled by Wikipediaplaces him even higher – amongst the top ten – right up there with AC/DC and Led Zeppelin, and higher than all-out legends like David Bowie or Frank Sinatra. So the Canadian Press may have been premature in calling Slumdog Millionaire an underdog. After all, we all know Danny Boyle from his work on Trainspotting. And now we all know A.R. Rahman – but we probably should have a long time ago. [A.R. Rahman at the 2009 Critic's Choice Awards. REUTERS/Hector Mata]

Article Courtesy: National Post

I was terrified: AR Rahman-NDTV Interview

Music maestro A R Rahman, the first Indian to win a Golden Globe, was very nervous at the award ceremony as he did not want to let down a billion people back home in India.

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