AR Rahman team react to 'c****ya' remark for Bowl show

AR Rahman team react to 'c****ya' remark for Bowl show


Music composer AR Rahman's recent show at the Hollywood Bowl has received expletive criticism by Shonali Bose, the director of Konkona Sen Sharma's Amu. A member from Rahman's team has officially reacted to the director's comment on the social network. 

The director who was at the Rahman concert recently at the Hollywood Bowl commented on her social networking profile, "Just returned from a most c*****ya concert at the Hollywood bowl wrongly advertised as an AR Rahman concert. Me and a zillion other desis who were there felt totally cheated and want our time and money back! they made AR an announcer! He came on stage and read out the synopses of his (worst) films — such disasters as raavan, mangal pandey and robot! and then we had to hear the boring score played by the la philharmonic! the highlight of the event was walking around in the beginning before the show started and finding so many good friends there. if you were there and are not bubbling with gaalis please enlighten me!" 

Meanwhile, Rahman's office has reacted to this comment. Says Vijay Iyer, a member of Rahman's team, (TOI) "It was always publicized as an orchestral show and that the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra would perform his works. Last year, the London Philharmonic Orchestra performed a similar concert in London which was well-received. He just concluded his multi-city Jai Ho tour a few months aho and also performed at Nagpur and Bangalore a few weeks back, which was a different format complete with singers, dancers and lots of fireworks. This was a different format. 

An orchestra is always led by a conductor, who in this, happened to be Matt Dunkley. Were they expecting Rahman to stand with the orchestra for the full duration? The show has been very well-received and we have been flooded with compliments and requests for more such shows."

A.R.Rahman Live 2010 Khawaja Mere Khawaja

A R Rahman teams up with Kathir again

A R Rahman teams up with Kathir again

Oscar Award winner AR Rahman is all set make his comeback to Tamil films with Kathir's next film. They are teaming up again in upcoming film Kodai Vidumurai.

The music director has given the not recently to compose the music for upcoming film Kodai Vidumurai. Recently, during the launch of the film, lyricist Vaali has revealed the news that AR Rahman would score the tunes for the film.

AR Rahman has scored the music for Kathir's all previous ventures. Their combo had given musical hits like Idhayam, Uzhavan, Kadhal Desam etc. The makers are hoping that the duo will create the same magic again.

Kodai Vidumurai is a comeback movie for Kathir, who directed his last in the year 2002. he has roped in Srikanth to play the lead role. However, he is yet to finalize the actress for the female lead role.

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इस्माइल दरबार पर दर्ज होगा मुकदमा Ismail Darbar will be recorded on the case

इस्माइल दरबार पर दर्ज होगा मुकदमा
 
मुंबई। ऑस्कर अवॉर्ड विजेता ए आर रहमान पर एकेडमी अर्वाड्स खरीदने का आरोप लगाने वाले संगीतकार इस्माइल दरबार मुश्किलों में पड़ सक ते हैं। सूत्रों के मुताबिक एकेडमी ऑफ मोशन पिक्चर आट्üस एंड साइंस (एएमपीएएस) दरबार के खिलाफ मुकदमा दायर करने पर विचार कर रही है।

सूत्रों ने बताया कि एएमपीएएस इस मामले में दरबार से 50 मिलियन डॉलर का हर्जाना मांगेगी। हालांकि दरबार ने किसी भी कानूनी नोटिस मिलने से इनकार किया है। उन्होंने कहा कि नोटिस मिलने पर वे जवाबी कार्रवाई करेंगे।

उल्लेखनीय है कि संजय लीला भंसाली की "हम दिल दे चुके सनम" से डेब्यू करने वाले दरबार ने रहमान एकेडमी अवार्ड के लायक नहीं है। उन्होंने यह पुरस्कार पैसों से खरीदा है। इस टिप्पणी से रहमान काफी दुखी हुए लेकिन उन्होंने दरबार पर मानहानि का दावा करने से इनकार कर दिया।


Ismail Darbar will be recorded on the case 
 
Mumbai. Oscar Academy Award winner on AR Rahman the composer Ismail Darbar accusations of buying Arvads get into trouble are te suck. Sources C and Sciences Academy of Motion Picture Aat ü (Cmpecs) the court is considering filing a lawsuit against.

In this case, court sources said Cmpecs Ommangegee damages of $ 50 million. Although the court refused to meet anyone in the legal notice. He said that on receipt of notice they would retaliate.

Noted that Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam" from the court Rahman Academy Awards debut tomorrow. They bought with money prizes. Rahman was very upset by this comment but he refused to court on the defamation claim.

A R Rahman Book Review The Spirit Of Music

A R Rahman Book Review The Spirit Of Music
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Nasreen Munni Kabir's book 'A R Rahman-The Spirit Of Music' is an extremely fine biographical piece on one of the finest musical genuises of India. Content Head Broadband Faridoon Shahryar in this bollywoodhungama.com exclusive Book Review, analyses what makes this book an important account of the personal and professional life of teh Oscar and Grammy winning Composer. There's a music CD 'Connections' which has come complimentary with the book. All the eight tracks in this CD have been composed by Rahman and you can get to know what makes them an added bonus for Rahman fans. Must watch!

A R Rahman wife Saira Banu arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards 2011

A.R. Rahman, nominated for original score for "127 Hours" and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards

A.R. Rahman performs the Oscar-nominated song "If I Rise" from the movie "127 Hours" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California.

A R Rahman nephew to compose music for Joker

Rahman's nephew to compose music for ' Joker ' 

New Delhi, Feb 5 (IANS) Oscar-winning musician A R Rahman's nephew G.V. Prakash Kumar has been chosen to compose the music for Bollywood fimmaker Shirish Kunder's upcoming directorial project "Joker"."A R Rahman's nephew G.V. Prakash to compose music for JOKER. This will be his debut in Hindi. And our initiative to introduce new talent, " Kunder posted on micro-blogging site Twitter. 

Prakash, who is Rahman's elder sister's son, made his foray as a composer with Tamil film "Veyil" in 2006. 

He has also given vocals for some Tamil films like "Gentleman", "Anniyan" and "Unnale Unnale", apart from having worked on some projects with his maternal uncle. 

"Joker" will be Prakash's first association with Hindi movies. 

The movie boasts of actors like Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Shreyas Talpade and Minissha Lamba.
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A R Rahman Tariq Anwar nominated for Oscar awards

A R Rahman, whose score for the Donny Boyle directed survival drama 127 Hours had brought him a Golden Globe  nomination a month ago, has done better at the Oscars . He has bagged two Oscar nominations, like he did for Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire . Apart from the score, he also received a nomination for If I Rise which he sang with the British artist Dido.

 

 And Lucknow-raised Tariq Anwar, one of the most distinguished editors and an Oscar winner for American Beauty,  has been nominated for The King's Speech, the hit British film which is getting worldwide release in the next two weeks. Anwar is based in London  and has been editing for more than 25 years. The King's Speech has received 12 Oscar nominations.

 

Rahman who has also been nominated for a BAFTA award in the UK, faces competition from several veteran Hollywood composers including Hans Zimmer  for Inception. Other nominations for music are John Powell for How to Train Your Dragon, Alexandre Desplat  for the The King's Speech and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross for the The Social Network.

The competitors for the best song category are Coming Home from Country Strong, I See the Light from Tangled), and We Belong Together from Toy Story 3 which has grossed over $1 billion.

127 Hours was also nominated for the best film but Boyle did not was not nominated for direction. But he was nominated for the screenplay along with his Oscar winning Slumdog Millionaire script writer, Simon Beaufoy. 

The film which is a modest success in North America with an $11 million gross may find a strong uptick at the box-office in the next few weeks. In the United Kingdom, the movie which is yet to open in most parts of the world, is a smash hit, having grossed $10 million and still going strong.

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Rahman then nominated for an Oscar

Rahman then nominated for an Oscar 
 
Los Angeles. India's famous composer A R Rahman and director Danny Boyle is ready to pair once again creating history. In 2009 blockbuster film "Slumdog Millionaire" won the Oscar Rahman once again the movie "127 hour" category for the Oscars Arvad two have been nominated.

Earlier in 2009, Rahman the Best Music Score and Best's film Slumdog sound mixing for two awards in music met. Was the film's director Danny Boyle. Including two awards for Best Music category R film Oscar award stroke total was 9. Had created a splash in the world of film music. This time, the Danny Boyle directed "127 hour" of the Best Music category has been nominated for two awards. Rahman has given music of the film. 

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The Social Network" dominates Golden Globes, Rahman loses out

The Social Network" dominates Golden Globes, Rahman loses out (Lead)  

Los Angeles, Jan 17 (DPA) "The Social Network", a drama about the founding of Facebook, won the Golden Globe for the year's best drama, ensuring it heads into the home stretch of the Hollywood awards season as the hot Oscar favourite. It also won the best original score, beating Indian music maestro A R Rahman works in "127 Hours".

The movie, which focuses on billionaire Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg, won three other awards Sunday night, for best screenplay, director and score. On Friday it dominated the Critics Choice Awards after sweeping up handfuls of other prizes early in the awards season.

"Kids Are All Right", a comedy about a lesbian couple who meet the man who fathered their children, won the Golden Globe Sunday for the year's best comedy or musical. Television variety show "Glee" won for best TV comedy, while prohibition-era gangster series "Boardwalk Empire" won for best TV drama.

"The Social Network" had been criticised in some areas for its unflattering portrayal of the young internet magnate. But producer Scott Rudin used his acceptance speech to thank Zuckerberg "for his willingness to allow us to use his life and work as a metaphor to tell a story about communication and how we relate to each other".

Writer Aaron Sorkin also used his speech to praise Zuckerberg. "You turned out to be a great entrepreneur a visionary and an incredible altruist," he said.

The royalty of Hollywood had gathered for stars convened Sunday at the Beverley Hilton Hotel for the 68th annual Golden Globes, widely considered Hollywood's second most important awards show after the Oscars.

From cancer survivor Michael Douglas to teen star Justin Bieber, and from Hale Berry to Angelina Jolie, anyone who was anyone in tinseltown came in their finest designer clothes.

The leading contender had been "The King's Speech", about the stuttering British monarch King George VI with seven nominations. In the end it only won one award for lead actor "Colin Firth".

Natalie Portman won best actress in a drama for her role as a dancer in "Black Swan". Paul Giamatti won the comic actor award for "Barney's version", while Annette Bening was named best comic actress for "The Kids Are All Right".

The first trophy of the night went to Christian Bale who picked up the best supporting actor award for his role in boxing drama "The Fighter". The movie also yielded a supporting actress award for Melissa Leo.

The glittering spectacle took place in the shadow of a legal scandal after the event's former publicist filed a lawsuit late last week alleging that member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which organises the awards, accepted bribes and favours from movie studios in return for supporting movies.

"Boardwalk Empire"'s Steve Buscemi and "Sons of Anarchy"'s Katey Sagal won the Golden Globes for best actors in a TV drama, while the best actors in a TV comedy or musical were Laura Linney for "The Big C" and Jim Parsons for "The Big Bang Theory". The honour for best TV mini-series or movie went to the French mini-series "Carlos", while the best foreign film was Denmark's "In a Better World".

The Globes are often touted as a predictor of Oscar glory but its record has been less than stellar in recent years. In the past six years only one winner of the best picture Globe, "Slumdog Millionaire", won the corresponding Oscar prize. 

Last year, the Globes awarded the dramatic film to "Avatar" with James Cameron winning for directing, while the academy gave best picture to "The Hurt Locker" and director to Kathryn Bigelow.

Robert De Niro received the Cecil B DeMille Award for lifetime achievement.

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Rahman loses out on Golden Globe

Rahman loses out on Golden Globe  

Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman wasn't second time lucky. He lost out on the trophy for best original score-motion picture for Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who composed 18 songs for "The Social Network".

Rahman, the double Oscar-award wining composer, was competing with the likes of Alexandre Desplat ("The King's Speech"), Danny Elfman ("Alice in Wonderland") and Hans Zimmer ("Inception") at the awards here Sunday.

The David Fincher-helmed blockbuster drama "The Social Network" is about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and its resulting lawsuits.

As Reznor once called it, the score is dark and the movie itself contains 18 songs, some of which are not found on the soundtrack. These include songs from The Beatles, Bob Marley, 10cc, Gluecifer and The White Stripes.

This was Chennai-based Rahman's second stint at Hollywood's second most prestigious annual movie prize after Boyle's Mumbai-based underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire".

The soundtrack of "127 Hours" includes the popular song "If I Rise", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido that won the Mozart of Madras, as he is fondly called, the best original song award at the 16th Critics' Choice Movie awards Friday.

Rahman, who has composed several lilting tracks for Indian fils, bagged two Oscars in 2009 for best original score in "Slumdog Millionaire" and its popular theme song "Jai Ho".

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A R Rahman loses out on Golden Globe to 'The Social Network

Rahman loses out on Golden Globe to 'The Social Network'  

Los Angeles, Jan 17 (IANS) Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman could not get second time lucky. He lost out on the trophy for the best original score - motion picture for Danny Boyle's "127 Hours" at the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross who won it for "The Social Network".

Rahman, the double Oscar-award wining composer, was competing with the likes of Alexandre Desplat ("The King's Speech"), Danny Elfman ("Alice in Wonderland") and Hans Zimmer ("Inception").

The David Fincher-helmed blockbuster drama "The Social Network" is about the founding of the social networking website Facebook and its resulting lawsuits.

As Reznor once called it, the score is dark and the movie itself contains 18 songs, some of which are not found on the soundtrack. These include songs from The Beatles, Bob Marley, 10cc, Gluecifer and The White Stripes.

This was the Chennai-based composer's second stint at Hollywood's second most prestigious annual movie prize after Boyle's Mumbai-based underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire".

The soundtrack of "127 Hours" includes the popular song "If I Rise", a collaboration between Rahman and pop star Dido that won the Mozart of Madras, as he is fondly called, the best original song award at the 16th Critics' Choice Movie awards Friday.

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Birthday Special: A R Rahman

Birthday Special: A R Rahman

By winning the Oscar, A.R. Rahman not only established a name for himself in world music, but also for India. Today, he is recognized as one of the most influential people in India.

Time Magazine nicknamed him "The Mozart from Madras". To his fans, he is "Isai Puiyal" (Music Storm), and what a storm he has been!!!