Tag Archives: A.R. Rahman
Rakeysh Mehra shares special friendship with Rahman
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra says he has found a special friend in Oscar-winning music maestro A.R. Rahman, who has created music for two of his movies. ‘Rahman and I kind of discovered each other during … Continue reading
Dr AR Rahman Now
This has been a season which has seen music composer AR Rahman sweeping the music awards at almost every award function that was held in the year. Now a double Oscar winner, as well, there is perhaps little that is … Continue reading
Kylie Minogue: I was thrilled to work with A R Rahman
Sydney, Mar 7 (ANI): Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue says she was thrilled to work with Oscar winning music director AR Rahman in Bollywood film Blue. The 40-year-old singer plays herself in the film, and also performs a set-piece song-and-dance … Continue reading
India erupts with joy in as Rahman, Pookutty win Oscars
Chennai/Bangalore/Kollam/Allahabad, Feb 24 (ANI): India continued to welcome news of A.R. Rahman and Resul Pookutty winning three Oscars for India as the “Slumdog Millionaire” juggernaut swept the annual Hollywood awards. Rahman won Oscars for original score and original song while … Continue reading
Pussycat Dolls record own version of Slumdog’s ‘Jai Ho’
Washington, Feb 24 (ANI): Pussycat Dolls have recorded their own version of ‘Jai Ho’, an Oscar-winning song from ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Super-producer Ron Fair produced the lead vocals for Pussycat Dolls frontwoman Nicole Scherzinger, whose voice blends with that of Oscar … Continue reading
Slumdog Millionaire wins 8 Oscars
Slumdog Millionaire has won eight awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Original Score, Original Song, Direction and Best Film. Hereunder are the winners of 81st Academy Awards presented on Sunday evening at the Kodak Theatre in … Continue reading
AR Rahman wins 2 Oscars – Video
AR Rahman, the Mozart of Madras, has won two Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles. A.R. Rahman won the two awards for original score and best song along with Gulzar for Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman perfomed his compositions … Continue reading
Awards of AR Rahman
While wishing maestro AR Rahman a happy birthday today, we celebrate along with him the numerous awards he won. Rahman’s latest international film, Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Boyle won him many awards. Golden Globe Awards (USA)- Best Original Score … Continue reading
Cast and crew of Bollywood film ‘Gajini’ celebrate film’s success
Mumbai, Jan 14 (ANI): Cast and crew of the Bollywood film ‘Gajini’ celebrated the success of the film here last evening after the film raked in more than two billion rupees at the box office. ‘Ghajini’ statues were presented to … Continue reading
Slum dwellers protest against ‘Slumdog Millionare’ in Patna
Patna, Jan.28 (ANI): Slum dwellers took to the streets in protest against the use of the word ‘dog’ in the Oscar-nominated film ‘Slumdog Millionaire’here on Wednesday. Protesters shouted slogans saying the film’s title was humiliating for them. Amit Kumar, President … Continue reading
writing lyrics for Ghajini was tough-Prasoon Joshi
He broke away from clichés in lyric writing and gave listeners sensible words to hum with songs like “Ladki kyon” and “Taare zameen par”, but adman-turned-lyricist Prasoon Joshi says it was tough penning words for the Aamir Khan-starrer “Ghajini”. “Writing … Continue reading
Music of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ wins AR Rahman Satellite Award
Noted Indian music director AR Rahman has added a Satellite Award to his Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score for his music in British director Danny Boyle’s uplifting underdog tale “Slumdog Millionaire”. Apart from Rahman’s award, the Mumbai set … Continue reading
Aamir Khan’s Ghajini Audio Songs
Ghajini audio to release on 15th!! It is a well known fact that the blockbuster Tamil movie Ghajini is being remade in Hindi. AR Muragadoss is the director of the movie and The Maestro AR Rahman has composed the music … Continue reading