"I am fan of Himesh Reshammiya" -- A R Rahman

An interesting interview with A R Rahman where he talks about Bappi and Himesh. It must be noted that A R Rahman did work with Bappi during his pre-Roja times (Mawaali Raj was the movie).

Some excerpts from the interview
I don't have any dream project: A.R. Rahman (INTERVIEW)

By Sandeep Bhattacharjee, Indo-Asian News Service

New Delhi, July 5 2006 (IANS) Music director A.R. Rahman, who gave splendid music in films like 'Dil Se', 'Saathiya', 'Taal', 'Swades' and 'Rang De Basanti', says period movies give a music director an opportunity to learn and experiment.



'It also depends a lot on the director whether he wants the music of his movie according to the corresponding era or he is open to experimenting. Several musical instruments present today were absent in the past. But still we can use them for making music for a historical provided it sounds good,' Rahman told the entertainment portal bollywoodcountry.com.

Rahman has plenty of international projects in his kitty, including Shekhar Kapur's 'Elizabeth II' and 'Lord Of The Rings Musical'.

Excerpts from the interview:

Q: What are your forthcoming releases?

A: Well, I am looking forward to Mani Ratnam's 'Guru', as I have put in a lot of hard work in the project. Moreover, it is great working with Mani and Gulzar. We make a good team and are coming back together after a gap of two years.



Q: With 'Jodha Akbar' you add another period movie to your list. Any personal reasons for signing period movies?

A: Nothing like that. It's just that directors approach me with good projects.



Q: How is it composing music for period movies?

A: Period movies give you a chance to learn and experiment. It also depends a lot on the director too - whether he wants the music of his movie according to the corresponding era or he is open to experimentation.

Several musical instruments present today were absent in the past. But still we can use them for making music for a historical provided it sounds good. For example - the music in 'Moulin Rouge' used drums and it sounded good. But, as I said, a lot depends on the director.



Q: It is heard that you have signed Bappi Lahiri to sing a song in 'Guru'?

A: Yes, Bappi Lahiri has sung a song for 'Guru'. I heard him sing at an award function and asked him to sing for 'Guru'. Moreover, the song is a Bengali number and Bappi sounds good in it.



Q: Is it true that you are a fan of new music sensation Himesh Reshammiya?

A: Yes, I like one of his songs. The one called 'Aashiq banaya aapne'.

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