Wednesday, Jun 17 2009
New Delhi, After working with Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman in three of his hits – “Lagaan”, “Swades” and “Jodhaa Akbar”, director Ashutosh Gowariker has roped in Sohail Sen for his romantic comedy “What’s Your Rashee?” set to release Sep 25.
Sen, who has earlier worked on multi-starrer film “Sirf” in 2008, has composed 13 different [...]
Sunday, Jun 07 2009
Aligarh, Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman was Sunday conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) at its 59th convocation. The composer, who said he was overwhelmed with the honour, urged more young people to join creative fields like arts and media.
“In a world of mass killings, terrorism and violence, we need [...]
Thursday, Jun 04 2009
Mumbai, Being voted one of the 100 most influential people by Time magazine has seen his popularity soar. Oscar-winning Indian composer A.R. Rahman not only got an opportunity to share the same platform with US First Lady Michelle Obama, he also had the whole audience in New York chanting “Jai ho”.
“At the function I was [...]
Thursday, May 14 2009
Chennai, Music maestro A.R. Rahman, whose compositions in “Slumdog Millionaire” made him the first Indian to win twin Oscars, is critical of political parties using for a poll campaign the song “Jai Ho” that he composed for Danny Boyle’s rags-to-riches drama.
“I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then all these things [...]
