Friday, January 16, 2009
When this national hero arrived at Chennai airport on Thursday, a humungous crowd and 100 plus artists who are participating in the ongoing Chennai Sangamam gave him a rousing welcome. Though obviously tired from his long and arduous journey, a patient Rahman answered several queries of the reporters. Through them, he thanked the entire nation for their love and support and announced that he is dedicating the award to them.
A.R. Rahman also thanked Danny Boyle for giving him the opportunity to work in the film and also said that Vipul Shah and Simon Beaufoy’s script inspired him to come up with this brilliant composition.
On his reaction to winning the award, the maestro said that he is very happy, more so because he was able to fulfill the longstanding wish of the nation for an individual Golden Globe or an Oscar. He once again thanked them all for their prayers and affection.
IndiaGlitz [Friday, January 16, 2009]
‘Many a mile to go….winning the Golden Globe is most certainly not the end of my dream’ said A. R. Rahman, the tremendous Indian sensation who has rocked the world with mind-blowing original musical compositions for the film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
In an exclusive interview to Indiaglitz after winning the coveted Golden Globe, the music wizard speaks about what his mindset was before and after his name was announced as the winner. ‘I wanted to win this for India’ declared Rahman who was visibly happy at the recognition.
Rahman has a wish ….
“I hope all violence in India and all parts of the world is avoided. It is foolish to kill another human being. If you kill an innocent human being, you have killed the whole of humanity. That is what the Prophet has said and I believe so much in that. Hope people come to their senses”.
A. R. Rahman had a look at the thousands of wishes sent to him by his fans through Indiaglitz and was moved with gratitude.
‘It is really gratifying to see all this….your unconditional love for me’ he said.
Will Rahman continue to rock the world and make India proud? Is the West taking note of Rahman’s incredible talent? We got an insight into all of these when Rahman talked about winning all the three awards in Los Angeles.
“When we went to LA, our team’s idea was to win all three awards there (two Critics’ Awards & the Golden Globe). Happy to have won all three. When I won the first award, they didn’t even want me in the photographs. When I won the second award, they wanted me in the group. After the Golden Globe they wanted to have individual snaps of me. I guess the western press also got introduced to me stage by stage”.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Washington: Noted Indian music director A.R. Rahman won the Best Composer award as the Mumbai-set hit film Slumdog Millionaire swept the 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, winning five top prizes including Best Picture of 2008.
The film also won Best Director for British director Danny Boyle, Best Writer for Simon Beaufoy, and Best Young Actor/Actress for the British Indian actor Dev Patel.
Patel plays the protagonist in the film telling the heart warming story of an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who goes on to win a staggering Rs20 million (Dh1.5 million) on India's Who Wants to be a Millionaire? game show.
The awards were presented in Los Angeles on Thursday night by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, which represents 200 of the top film critics across the United States.
Oscar indicator
The Critics' Choice Awards have been a strong indicator of the Oscar front-runners, with 70 per cent of its award winners also going on to win at the Academy Awards. Last year, No Country for Old Men from Joel and Ethan Coen won Best Picture and Best Director from the BFCA and went on to win those same awards at the Oscars.
Starring Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto, the film is also nominated for four Golden Globe Awards, which will be presented tomorrow, including Best Picture - Drama, Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Score.
Earlier on Thursday, the Directors Guild of America (DGA) named Danny Boyle among its five nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for the year 2008.
The DGA's announcement of its pick of the winner on January 31 will be closely watched, as the DGA winner usually goes on to win the Academy Award for Best Director as well.
In fact, in its 60-year history the DGA's pick also won the Oscar a stunning 54 times. Last year, the Coen brothers won the DGA award as well as the Oscar for directing No Country For Old Men.
Award-winner
Slumdog Millionaire has now won nominations for the top award by all five of the US film industry's major artistic guilds - the Screen Actors Guild, the Producers Guild of America, the DGA, the Writers Guild of America, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Members of these groups represent a substantial block of the 5,810 voting members of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which will award the Oscars on February 22.
story from : http://www.gulfnews.com/world/India/10274023.html accessed on 14/1/2009
Shreya Ghoshal Singing Munbe Vaa in front of A.R.Rahman (Filmfare Awards)
2 comments Posted by Dream Maker at 8:41 AMChennai, Jan 15 (PTI) Having pocketed the prestigious Golden Globe award, music maestro A R Rahman believes it is now India's turn to get the Oscars.
"I think it's a cycle actually. All the people in different countries have got Oscars like Italy, Japan, and China. I think it's our turn now. We make good films and good music," Rahman said after his return to his hometown today as he was literally chased by a battery of reporters and fans.
Asked what change the Golden Globe has brought in his life, he quipped, "To give more." Rahman received the coveted Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score in the British-Indian film "Slumdog Millionaire" for his track 'Jai Ho'.
He, however, said he was not expecting Oscars and his attention was focused on his work for the time being.
"Next is all my pending work. I am just going to finish all that. Oscar is a different chapter. There are different panel of people who are selecting. So there's really no expectations from me. But I am really thrilled to share golden globe awards with all the people of India," he said.
Rahman said the story of "Slumdog Millionaire" has an universal resonance despite being based in India.
"It's a story from India but with a universal sensibilities. It is about optimism, hope. That is what we all need. That's the feeling which is universal. In that way, we have achieved a lot," he later told a news channel.
Directed by British filmmaker Danny Boyle, the film tells the magical story of a Mumbai slum dweller who goes on to win USD 20 million in the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?". PTI
Sunday, January 11, 2009
Los Angeles, Mumbai-based drama "Slumdog Millionaire" has won four Golden Globes including best original score motion picture for A.R. Rahman.
Slum Dog Millionaire won two awards from the Los Angeles Film Critics Association - Best Director for Boyle and Best Music for Rahman.
The film, set and shot in Mumbai, has also won the Best Cinematography prize from The New York Film Critics' Circle and earned six Critics Choice Award nominations for Picture, Director (Boyle), Writer (Simon Beaufoy), Young Actor (Dev Patel), Composer (Rahman), and Song ("Jai Ho").
Apart from AR Rahman getting nominated for “Slum Dog Millionaire” the other nominees for the music award in the best original score – motion pictures category are Clint Eastwood (Changeling), Alexander Desplat (The curious case of Benjamin Button),James Newton Howard (Defiance), Hans Zimmer (Frost/Nixon)Nominees:
The Golden Globe award for Best Original Score is being given since its institution in 1947. The organization Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HEPA) is an organization of journalists who cover the United States Film Industry but are affiliated with publications outside North America.
The prestigious GG awards are regarded as the forerunners of the Oscar awards.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Soundtrack done by A R Rahman
The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
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