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« Last post by Ishaa on Today at 01:01:21 PM »
Yesterday, on my way home, I once again saw a double rainbow. Unfortunately, I couldn’t take a proper photo while driving.
At first, I felt sad.
But, of course, the universe had other plans—
the double rainbow was waiting for me right at my doorstep. 🌈
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« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 08:48:48 AM »
ARR has a philosophic stance on fatherhood. “I love what Khalil Gibran says, ‘Children come through you, not from you.’ So they all have their distinct personalities. When I went to my father’s studio after he passed away, I heard only good things about him. I wish, as a father, I could be even a small percentage of that to my kids.” His mother introduced him to spirituality and down the years, he’s turned composing music into a spiritual experience. “My music has to work for me first. I should like it because I’m living with it longer than any other person. If it recurrently gives me a good feeling, then I know it will be good for others too.” He says he feels he’s in sync with his Creator while composing. “The Sufi tracks wouldn’t have happened if I didn’t feel a connection.” He admits his connection with divinity is stronger on days he’s working on spiritual themes. “Most of the Sufi songs or the songs, which celebrate the Almighty, like Khwaja mere Khwaja or Oh palan haare orKun faya kun happened because there was a strong sense of surrendering to His will. That state of mind doesn’t come very often,” he confides. “Once the song is made, it’s not yours anymore. You hear many qawwals (singers) performing the Sufi tracks at remote places; it’s so beautiful to see that.” He adds with a childlike smile, “I compose a lot of Sufi songs, which are only for my friends and me. What get released are the selected few.”
🎼🎶 ARR 🎶🎼
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« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 08:47:36 AM »
BROTHER ❤️
Despite the fact that He was the breadwinner of the family , AR never once said he was the boss or said " look at all that I'm doing for you all " even once.'. I never heard him utter those words on even a single occasion. And that's why I respect him more. Because he never expects it. He did what he did for us naturally, like breathing air. He never said " I did this for you ". We were never really very affectionate with each other, but he was always there for me when I need him.
-AR RAIHANAH
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« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 08:46:01 AM »
One song was supposed to be shot in Mysore. They were supposed to give me the song, and I was supposed to take it to Mysore. The director told me to come on the next flight. That same night, when I went to Rahman Sir, he told me to wait. I was sitting there, and he was doing something. He went upstairs after 1 AM for Namaz. He didn’t return for about 90 minutes, so I slept on the nearby sofa. Rahman Sir, having composed the song, made everything ready and told his people to give it to me before 4 AM. Suddenly, I woke up and saw no one in the studio, and I was afraid the director would scold me for getting it late.
I was fear-struck, thinking the crew would scold me if I didn’t get the song the next day. To my utter surprise, I saw Rahman Sir sleeping just below me. I had to confirm if it was really Rahman Sir. It was a great shock to me. Slowly and stealthily, I went and opened the door, and a person named Sukumar told me that everything was ready and I could leave.
- Ramesh Kanna
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« Last post by MysteRy on Today at 08:43:58 AM »
That was me. I know he is going to ask me to sing. I thought this is the opportunity and I have to prove myself else pack my bags and go back to studies. He asked to sing a sad alaap, I was singing and he was guiding by playing the chords. He wanted more cry in the alaap and I just forgot myself and started singing continuously, closing my eyes. After a while, I opened my eyes to see everyone laughing. Rahman had already standing next to me and said “Good Job. You did well”.
Next day, he asked me to come to the studio for a track. He said he is going to try something and also said if it works well, he will use it. That was the song for the movie star and the song is “Nendhukittaen Nendhukittaen”. I was nervous but Rahman has a special capability. He knows what technique to use to extract the work from the singers. He sets the right mood to each singer. He started cutting jokes with me and made me really comfortable before recording the song. It took me 45 minutes to complete the song. After the recording, he said, it’s good, let’s see, if it works out, we will use it. This is how I got my first break with Rahman.
- Karthik
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