A.R.Rahman (Fan Club)-Part2 - Page 93

Just heard the song 'Tere Bina' from the upcoming Mani Ratnam film GURU. The music is simply haunting and what a terrific job by Rahman. Infact the film has an elegant musical score, which just exudes the classy genius of the music maestro. One can't help saying 'Maan Gaye GURU'. Well GURU once again brings forth the Mani Ratnam-A R Rahman collaboration. But the movie looks quite noteworthy if one skims over the little factors associated with this film.

First of all, A R Rahman has composed outstanding scores for his mentor Mani Ratnam's movies. But they haven't been able to 'score' in Bollywood so far. This combination has not clicked when it comes to Hindi movies. Their previous ventures DIL SE and YUVA turned out to be huge disappointments. So they surely might be pinning their hopes on GURU this time.

Secondly, this movie again pairs up Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai. They too haven't dished out a hit as a pair since their KUCH NAA KAHO days, which saw them as the lead pair for the first time. The recently released UMRAO JAAN too fizzled away. The forthcoming DHOOM 2 also stars both of them but not as a couple. So it's GURU that both will have to bank upon.

This could be really interesting. The credits of the film display a name that reads Mithun Chakraborty. Ohh! This amazes a lot coz as it clearly come across a little unexpected given the fact that the soft-spoken director has always chosen to work with big names. Mithun, a very talented actor and a former dancing star, is even remembered today by many a movie lovers. But today he is not in the list of happening actors and that makes his selection a little startling. But you never know with Ratnam; he is a guy with the Golden Touch!

And last but not the least, Mallika Sherawat is all set to sizzle the folks with an item number. She has already cemented her bold image in Bollywood, but this song could well be her first 'item number' for any movie.

So it seems GURU has a lot in store for the movie buffs. It's also touted to be based on the life of one of India's leading industrial tycoons. If it is to be believed then this could be Mani Ratnam's first biographical sketch. The Southern movie-ace has always attempted to present something credible and realistic. What is he offering with GURU? Gotta check out!

http://www.glamsham.com/movies/scoops/06/nov/24_a_r_rahman_m ani_ratnam_guru.asp

Which music composer do you like the most?

A R Rahman. I would like to use a lot of strings like he does. Of late, I have also started liking the work of Vishal-Shekar and Shankar-Eshaan-Loy because they are fresh and energetic.

says Dhruv Dhalla

"This is the first time I have invited another composer to write a musical for the stage,he (A.R.Rehman) is one of the most exciting young composers of our time".

"A.R.Rehman is simply brilliant. What you might possibly call the best. His work is very different, very unusual and he himself is such a simple and humble guy that it would be a pleasure for us to work with him. He will bring a different kind of flavour to a musical production in the West".

Andrew Lloyd Webber