Many of his compositions might actually sound ordinary the first time.īut his music has this amazing capacity to grow on you and establish hold the listener captive. One has to personally experience the pleasure of his creations. His music can never be adequately described in words. His music has been hailed as that of the digital age and has also been assailed for the very same reason.
Rahman's strength lies not only in his perfect sense of melody and rhythm but also in his immaculate sound engineering. I became the first Indian to perform at the Hollywood Bowl.” “such as being able to meet Barbra Streisand and work with Celine Dion. The Oscar brought along other ‘prizes.’ “I had the chance to meet some of my great heroes,” says Rahman. Rahman's songs, for best song and best score, made him only the third Indian to win an Academy award. But it was the Oscar for his music in Slumdog Millionaire that changed our perspective about the Oscars being an American-dominated award scenario or, at best, a pan-European tribute. He has won numerous awards, both in India and beyond. Incidentally, this year also marks his 50th birthday.
Time magazine, which dubbed him “the Mozart of Madras,” placed him in its list of the world's 100 most influential people in 2009. Rahman presented a two-hour concert in New York at the IIFA awards on July 14 in celebration of his 25 years in Indian music.
Rahman completed 25 years in the film industry as music director. And I am not going to defend it to anyone.In May this year, music magician A.R.
I am quite proud of the work that I do and if some critics feel the way they do, they are free to have that opinion. I love making music and that's what I will be doing for the rest of my life. So perhaps my music has changed from what it used to be. He said, "People evolve and that affects their music. In the same Huffington Post interview Rahman also commented on critics who claimed that the maverick had lost his midas touch. But going by Rahman's recent quote looks like he'd never want Humma Humma to be touched. Of course the makers must have been happy despite the uproar over another remix. He is a rapper, not Garam masala, bloody!Ĭan't wait for Mika's rendition of Roja Jaaneman. Fuck you Badshah!Īlso, can we please stop putting Badshah into everything. I am feeling whatever my dad went through when he heard the Kaanta Laga remix. The new Humma Humma autotuned AR Rehman's voice in case you wanted to know how bad Bollywood music can get.ĪR Rahman took his own motherfucking awesome song, involved Badshah, and remixed it. IN THE NEW HUMMA HUMMA.WHERE IS REMO FERNANDES SAYING 'BAGDABAGDABEYOAAAAA'? Thanks Bollywood for ruining one more 90s song by adding pointless sleaze-rap to it. On the one hand, it's just a song, on the other YOU DON"T MESS WITH HUMMA HUMMA. Well when OK jaanu's this song was first out here's what some people om Twitter had to say. The music magician went in to add, "Now that the song has released, it's apparently a big hit, so I guess they were probably right." Also Read - Atrangi Re trailer: Magician Akshay Kumar, fierce Sara Ali Khan, fun Dhanush all set to present the most unique love story
They wanted to go ahead with it." ( OK Jaanu movie review: Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur’s aashiqui gets a Mani Ratnam twist) Also Read - Bhediya, Cirkus, Brahmastra, Laal Singh Chaddha and 5 other eagerly awaited big Bollywood movies’ new release dates – view pics But they were convinced that Badshah could spin his magic and make it work for the younger audience. I said I don't think this is a good idea. I categorically said 'No' when Karan Johar (producer, ' OK Jaanu') and Shaad Ali (director) came to me with it. The Oscar winning singer/composer very candidly said, "I had a complete block. Rahman was quizzed by a journo on what were his thoughts about the new remixed version of his song. Also Read - From Katrina Kaif to Alia Bhatt: 11 Bollywood actresses who look like a bomb even without makeup The Mozart of Madras was recently quizzed about Badshah's rendition of Humma Humma song and his response was shocking. AR along with Remo Fernandes and Swarnalatha had crooned this number, which was one of the highlights of the film. Humma Hummawas originally created by Rahman for 1995 Mani Ratnam film Bombay. While some loved the new Badshah version of AR Rahman song, there were others who went on to troll the makers for daring to touch a classic. Shraddha Kapoor and Aditya Roy Kapur's Humma Humma song from OK Jaanu might be the most popular track from the film, however, when the song was first unveiled it was met with mixed reactions.