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Welcome TO A R RAHMAN |
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LIFE TIME HISTORY |
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Rehman Making Music of "The thief of baghdad"  Rehman Making Music of "The thief of baghdad" |
Rehman at his studio Rehman at his studio |
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A R REHMAN composing music for the film "YUVA" ta his own studio in Cheennai india . A R REHMAN composing music for the film "YUVA" ta his own studio in Cheennai india . |
Rehman with kamal hassan on the start of new film Rehman with kamal hassan on the start of new film |
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| Free 1.Mazhab Cast - Anil Kapoor, Sunil Shetty, Sohail Khan, Aftab Shivdasani and Ashmit Patel,Celina Jaitley Director - Ahmed Khan - It's about two football teams comprising Hindus, Muslims and Christians and their two coaches and how the game of football gets messed up by a religion-based fallow. 2. Yuva Cast - Ajay Devgan, Esha Deol, Vivek Oberoi, Kareena Kapoor, Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukherji, Sonu Sood, Raghuvir Yadav. Director - Mani Ratnam Script - Anurag Kashyap [Paanch, Allwyn Kallicharan] Producer - Madras Talkies [G,Srinivasan, Mani Ratnam] Art Direction - Sabu Cyril Cinematographer - Ravi K.Chandran - Typical with Mani Ratnam Style, not much details of the film has been given out to the media.
3. Netaji - The Last Hero Cast - Sachin Khedekar, Amrish Puri, Jishu Sengupta (as Bose's nephew Sishir Bose) , Indrani Mukherjee, German actors [Anna Prustel, Barbara Stanek, Christian Oskar Spitzi, Florian Panzer, Thomas Hodina, Florian Fitz, Wanja Mues and Rolf Kanies (as Hitler)] Director - Shyam Benegal Screenplay, Dialogues - Shama Zaidi, Atul Tiwari Producer - Sahara India Media Communication in association with Berlin-based I.P.S., Shyam Benegal [Sahyadri Films] Lyrics - Javed Akhtar Camera - Rajen Kothari
4. "1857 - The Rising" http://www.kaleido-scope.com/ Cast - Aamir Khan, Amisha Patel, Rani Mukherji, Toby Stephens [who enacted the main negative role in the Bond flick DIE ANOTHER DAY] Director - Ketan Mehta
5.Dil Ne Jise Apna Kaha Cast - Salman Khan, Bhumika Chawla, Preity Zinta, Arbaaz Khan, Rati Agnihotri Director - Atul Agnihotri Producer - Gordhan Tanwani [Pyar To Hona Hi Tha, Ishq, Dulhan Hum Le Jayenge, Tumko Na Bhool Payenge)
6. Swades [site under construction] Cast - Shah Rukh Khan, Gayatri Joshi Director - Ashutosh Gowariker
7.Paani Cast - Vivek Oberoi Director - Shekhar Kapoor Script - Andrew Niccol, Shekhar Kapoor Production Designer - John Myhre [He won an Oscar for Chicago]
8.Baiju Aur Tansen Cast - Amitabh Bachchan [as Tansen], Shah Rukh Khan [as Baiju] Director - Krishna Shah Production - Movie Moghuls Pvt Ltd (Krishna Shah) - "A Bollywood musical operetta"
9.Black Cast - Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukherji Director - Sanjay Leela Bansali Producer - Kumaramangalam Birla (Applause Entertainment) Costume Designer - Sabyasachi Mukherjee - No songs, the film will have only background music.
10. Bajirao Mastani Cast - Salman Khan [as Bajirao], Kareena Kapoor [as Mastani], Rani Mukherji [as Bajirao's wife Kashibai] Director - Sanjay Leela Bansali Cinematographer - Ravi K.Chandran Art Direction - Nitin Desai
11. Kisna Cast - Vivek Oberoi, Katherine Beckett, Isha Sharvani Director - Subhash Ghai Producer - Subhash Ghai [Mukta Arts] Lyrics - Javed Akhtar Cinematography - Ashok Mehta Action - Tinu Verma.
12. Hari Om Cast - Vijay Raaz, Camille Natta, Jean Marie Lamour Director - Bharat Bala Producer - Tips Films Pvt. Ltd., Bharatbala Productions Cinematography - Angus Hudson [Quills, Fifth Element] - Musical whiz kid A.R.Rahman, who attained international acclaim with Andrew Lloyd Weber's "Bollywood Dreams", has created the background score for the movie.
13. Samjhauta Express Cast - Abhishek Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Manisha Koirala, Atul Kulkarni, Amitabh Bachchan (sp app) Director - Rakesh Omprakash Mehra Producer - ABCL - "We needed an upbeat score that would rattle all the top 10 charts and still be period film music. Rahman has accordingly come up with a very innovative score. I have also encouraged him to record a patriotic song that will be voiced by Amitabh Bachchan, Rashid Ali and himself. He has shown me some of the programmed loops that may be retained in the final version, and believe me - this song is a definite chartbuster." ,says Rakesh Mehra, who hopes Rahman will create magic at the music charts in 2003.
14. Homeland Director - Subhash Ghai Producer - Subhash Ghai [Mukta Arts] - ARR recorded the first song on 21st October 2002 on the occasion of the 21st anniversary of Mukta Arts Ltd
International films/albums: 1. The Lord of the Rings (London production, opening in the spring of 2005)
Producer - Kevin Wallace, Saul Zaentz Director - Matthew Warchus (Follies, Life x 3) Designer - Rob Howell Musical Supervisor - Chris Nightingale Book / Lyrics - Shaun McKenna - This stage adaptation of the smash hit movie and book, is going to be the costliest ever production in London musical history. - A.R.Rahman will be working alongside Finnish folk and world music artists VΞβ€Ξ’Β¤rttinΞβ€Ξ’Β¤ for this musical. - Producer Kevin Wallace said: "We are recreating Middle Earth and we needed the music that goes with it to be unique. "AR Rahman writes brilliant melodies with an exotic quality and we know he will write something which audiences will adore." Rahman will collaborate with Finnish folk group Varttina for the show. Rahman will write some of the songs himself, Varttina will write others, and they will also co-write some numbers. [BBC NEWS]
2. The Heart of India (IMAX)
Cast - Aishwarya Rai Director - Bharat Bala Script Writer - Michael Caulfield Producer - TriColor Films and MacGillivray Freeman Films Executive Producer - Sushil Tyagi (President of Tricolor Films) Associate Director, Editor - Kanika Myer Director Of Photography - Reed SmootHistorical Consultant - Martand Singh Production Designer - Dashrath Patel
- The movie takes a journey across India, through its ancient cities, mountain passages, and vast desert kingdoms. Follow the history behind the Taj Mahal, a testament to the timeless art and culture of India, and a monument to love for the entire world. - This movie which adheres to the 40- to 45-minute giant screen format will release in 2004.
3. Ekam Satyam (single with Michael Jackson)
Lyrics - A.R.Parthasarathy (Sanskrit), Kanika Myer (English) Audio Rights - SONY MUSIC * On stage at Munich - A.R.Rahman, Michael Jackson, Prabhu Deva, Shobhana and 30 German dancers.
4. Dragon Fire http://www.kaleido-scope.com/crossover.html Director - Mani Ratnam Producer - Crossover Films [Bobby Bedi, Mani Ratnam] Story - Humphrey Hawksley - Dragonfire is set 20 years in the future and is the story of a renegade Indo-Tibetan Border Police Colonel who kidnaps a Tibetan political prisoner from a prison in Lhasa. The film is set in the backdrop of a nuclear flashpoint and the political dynamics of India, Pakistan, Burma, Bangladesh, China, Japan and in the context of the impact it will have on the western world.
5. Tara Rum Pum Cast - Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta Director - Shekhar Kapoor
6.The Invaders Cast - Brendan Fraser, Vivek Oberoi Director - Roland Joffe Producer - Ajay Jhankar - As per a recent interview with the film's producer Ajay Jhankar, they are negotiating with A.R.Rahman to do the music. The ball seems to be in Rahman's court right now. ARR might or might not sign this depending on availability of his time, it seems. Also weighing against Rahman signing this project is the fact that he will be doing another similar project 1857-The Rising around the same time. Watch this space for more news on this, as they unfold.
7. The Return of the Thief of Bhagdad
Cast - Chiranjeevi, Salman Khan, Jean Claude Van Damme Director - Gordon Hessler/Suresh Krissna Script - Thomas Fucci, Jasmine Sabu (adapted from her novel 'Moon Shadow: The Adventures of the Thief of Baghdad') Producer - Dr. Arjun Daluvoy Distribution (International) - PM Entertainment company Special Effects - John Herndon (Sixth Sense, American Beauty), in association with Pentafour Audio Rights - Saregama-HMV - "AR Rahman is very professional, caring and humble. He keeps himself to himself but his personality shines through when he talks to you about his work. When I was in Mumbai recently he flew me over to Madras to record the Indian version of the track Azizi. I'd like to do some more work with him for Bollywood," says Shahin.
8. Kancheepuram
Director - Priyadarshan - Malayalam-Tamil bilingual based on the life of the weavers of Kancheepuram. CURRENT STATUS - Billed by Priyadarshan as his dream project, this one is yet to take off. As per recent interviews with Priyadarshan, he is currently working on this script, and its going to be his next film. [sep 2003]
9) The Last Revolutionary Cast - Abhishek Bachchan Director - Priyadarshan Producer - Ripples Pictures & Entertainment, Columbia Tristar (a Sony company) - Film based on the life on Chandrasekhar Azad. CURRENT STATUS - Yet to take off. 10 Engineer
Cast - Aravind Swamy, Madhuri Dixit Director - Pravin Kanth
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Current Releases 2004 1. Aayitha Ezhutu _____________________________________________ 2. Meenaxi - The Tale of 3 Cities .
Film: Meenaxi - The Tale of 3 Cities
Lakeer
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Future Releases.
Hindi Films: Music By AR rehman: 
