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Jo Bhi Main [ Rockstar OST] Music Director: A R Rahman Lyricist: Irshad Kamil Singer(s): Mohit Chauhan Director: Imtiaz Ali Producer: Dhillin Mehta Banner: Eros Entertainment, Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, Aditi Rao Hydari MY RATING – 9/10 Reflections The song that gets the movie kickstarted! The progressive masterpiece from the master of all masterpieces...AR Rahman! The humming bareness of Mohit Chauhan's voice has been used splendidly by the Master in this track, rather in each of the dozen tracks rendered by Mohit Chauhan for this Movie's soundtrack. The way the track begins in a confused oscillation depicting the different stages in his lives where Jordan (Ranbir's character in the movie) bumbles over his guitar..striking few chords in and out of his fingertips, to get things right... As appalling as the music are the lyrics of this song (once again.. I would say for all the songs in this album!).... thankfu

HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAHMAN Rahman's big work??? What's that? On his 45th birthday he has tweeted a new sensation! A video where ARR is shown on alternate frames containing hungry coyote (or wolf???) and a damsel in distress (Dido? face not shown! So can't really tell).... His highness is walking away from a helicopter, somehow implicating Himesh Uncle's Aap Ka suroor Strides ...(I wouldn't compare the two...coz ARR is the best!) Excitement's all hands up especially since he has taken a temporary retirement from Films in 2011 after Imtiaz-Ranbir's Rockstar. Everyone's excited!!!

First things first! Endhiran is India...well...Asia's biggest film venture ever....the budget spanning over 190 crore rupees ($ 50 million)...the biggies at bollywood couldn't even dream of such a huge project. Revolutionary director, Shankar's previous blockbusters Sivaji, Anniyan (aparichit), Indian (Hindustani). Kaadhalan (Hum se hai muqabla), Jeans. All these movies had one thing in common....they were all sleek..stylish and ahead of time...yet Block busters.... Although after the disaster that Raavan was, I didn't want to put stress on this movie, coz it has Rajnikant in lead, whose now old and weary.... But it's just that.....the trailor....one look at the trailor...changed my mind.... There's huge expectation...suddenly.... The making of the film is also shown in the trailor....and w can see Rajni sir pulling off most of the stunts himself...even dancing to the tunes set forth by AR Rahman Sir! The visual fx are great and never before seen in Indian

Shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi  (श्याम सुन्दर कैरा केदार भूमि / ശ്യാമ സുന്ദര കേര കേദാര ഭൂമി ) Asianet Theme (By AR RAHMAN) Lyrics - P.Bhaskaran My Rating - 10/10 Reflections I remember this song back from my days in Bangalore...when I was first exposed to satellite television....everymorning at 6 am...this song would be played on the Malayalam channel...ASIANET...I used to love this song...but hardly did I know then...that it was composed by someone..who would later become the first Indian to win dual Oscars in the realm of music...YUP!..this is Rahman's earliest commercial works.... A beautiful melody...and touching lyrics by P Bhaskaran, really describes the soul of GOD's OWN COUNTRY - KERALA Shyama Sundara (Lyrics)   Shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi Dusky and beautiful land of Coconuts Jana jeevitha pala dhaanya sambana bhoomi A land which has prospered with diversity of civilization Ithu shyama Sundara Kera Kedara Bhoomi.... This is the Dusky and beau

Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam Composed by AR Rahman & Lyrics by Shri Karunanidhi My Rating - 9.5/10 Download mp3 from HERE Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyaam (Tamil: செம்மொழியான தமிழ் மொழியே ; alternately titled Tamil Meet Anthem or Semmozhi ) is a Tamil song composed by A. R. Rahman, penned by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi and performed by several leading Tamil artistes of over three generations. It is officially the theme song for the World Classical Tamil Conference 2010 (Tamil: உலகத் தமிழ்ச் செம்மொழி மாநாடு ), to be held in Coimbatore in June 2010, encapsulating the contributions of Tamil culture and literature down the ages. The song, a tribute to the Tamil language, features a fusion of various musical styles, including Carnatic, Folk, Acoustic, Sufi, Rock and Rap. The World Classical Tamil Conference 2010, officially the 9th World Tamil Conference and informally known as the World Tamil Meet, is an international meet by Tamil scholars, research

The excitement around Raavan stimulates as the official website reveals a synopsis of the movie. According to the site :- Raavan is not a story, it is a world. Beera Munda - Undisputed, Unlawful, Untamed Dev Pratap Sharma - The Punisher; the Law, the Righteous Ragini - Conscience, Beauty; Music Dev falls in with Ragini, a spunky classical dancer who is as unconventional as him. They get married and he takes up his new post in Lal Maati, a small town in northern India. A town where the world of law is not the police but Beera, a tribal who has, over the years, shifted the power equation of the place from the ruling to the have-nots of the area. Dev knows that the key to bringing order to any place is not to vanquish the big fish; in this case - Beera. In one stroke Dev manage to rip open Beera's world, and set in motion a change of event which will claim lives, changes fortune. Beera, injured but enraged hits back starting a battle that draws Dev, Beera and Ragini

ठोक दे किल्ली (Break the stumps!) pollcode.com free polls How is THOK DE KILLI? Pathetic Its OK AWESOME    Movie: Raavan (2010) Music Director: A R Rahman Director: Mani Ratnam Lyricist: Gulzar Singer: Sukhwinder Singh, Am'Nico MY RATING - 9/10 Reflections Sukhwinder Singh and Am'Nico  shout Thok de Killi throughout this....groovy number......the drums...as usual have that thumping effect....will take time to like it...if you are a soft music lover.... Sounds more like an IPL anthem....for the Chennai-Jalandhar  team....:P..... ....... It starts off like that song from Rang De Basanti...which one???? hmm...I don't remember actually...may be it MAsti ka Paathshala! It seems like an AADIVAASI torture song for Aishwarya....where Abhishek (Raavan/Beera) is seen moving wildly with a group of primitive men.....in pouring rain.....and a grief stricken Aishwarya is shown as a the damsel in distress.....and trust me she looks so awesome...without make up!.... Grea

RAAVAN - theatrical trailor Hmmm...this would be the first full length theatrical of Raavan..looks awesome....gives you a hint of the film....and a thing or two about its characters..... Abhishek shakes up everything as the angry young Beera...the junglee......while Vikram brings back the macho man from south india to Bollywood.......with his long Veerapannish Moochies....he looks tougher than abhishek....and then that one scene where he is shown hanging by the edge of a rope-bridge....looks awesome.....excited now! Ash is great...so is Govinda...what to say...I'm all excited! and it sys...THIS JUNE in the end....God!.....1 n half months almost..............hmmm....

You saw the Hindi version....now sit back...n get ready for the tamil version of Raavan....... RAAVANAN......Vikram dons the role of Veera.......the man with 10 minds.....a hundred names.................... The best part of the teaser is the ending...where Vikram exclaims...." PATHU THALAI.......RAAVANAN"......(10 heads....raavan!) somehow...I feel that Vikram's VEERA would be much more energetic than Abhishek's BEERA........

बहने दे (Let me flow) AR Rahman...... Karthik and Mohammad Irfan My Rating - 9.6/10 pollcode.com free polls Rate this song.... Its pathetic Its ok.....average stuff Its awesome!    REFLECTIONS A very soulful track that can haunt you for days and nights....Karthik's silky voice leaves u nowhere...but surrendered! U will go weak in the knee.....beautifully rendered along with Mohammad Irfan....well... the begining of the song has been chosen as the theme for Raavan's official website ....so that makes it even more enthralling....gives an idea of a serious track themed around grief..... the track has a very south indian feeling to it. ...and the Metal breakthroughs really make this song sound Unorthodox and full of SOUL......................I saw the trailor of the track yesterday on television...WOW!....even more enthralling....I mean....It had the feeling of a Hollywood blockbuster to it....kinda INDI-GOTHIC!.....a deadly Abhishek eloping a wet Aishwarya t

बीरा ( Beera) Raavan AR Rahman.... Vijay Prakash....Mustafa K pollcode.com free polls Rate this song.... Its pathetic Its ok.....average stuff Its awesome!    Reflections BEERA...is the name of Abhishek's character in Raavan....I guess.......and the tamil version is called VEERA.... -  Well...the track that attracted me....right from the time of the teaser....awesome track...Such high energy.....a kinda twisty happy go lucky song of an Indian Tarzan!......it can be sung vigorously over long periods of time...both in ur earphones while walking alone or on the hi-fi surround sounds on a dance floor.......such is the credential of this song.... VIJAY Prakash has teamed up again with Rahman after FIQRAANA(Blue) and HOSANNA (Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya)...while Mustafa K provides good support.... My RATING - 100 /10 (LOVE IT!) I LOVE THIS TRACK..........................I feel like BEERA! AWESOME ENERGY!  Lyrics (English Translation) Beera...................Beera-Beera Beera

Which is the best track from Raavan? Beera Behene De Thok De Kili Kata Kata Khili Re Ranjha Ranjha All of them None of them    pollcode.com free polls I was so damn excited about this music release!.......Ever since I caught glimpse of the first teaser on Monday...I have been praying....for Friday to arrive quickly.....although my Friday was all messed up...after I dehydrated...almost paving myself into a heatstroke!....but was disappointed when I couldn;t find the songs anywhere on television or on the internet................ Then came Saturday....and the first thing I did in the morning was check Songs.pk....if they put the songs of Raavan on board for download (ok its illegal...but I didnt download :P...honestly....u'll know y...)........Oh Yea!.....IT WS THERE.......didn't waste anytime.....went to torrentz.com.....and searched for Raavan...found a DDR torrent....high seeds.....(see I told u...I didnt download from the site...;)...)..... And then within 15 min

The Teaser does what it was supposed to do.......tease the senses of the beholder! Great shot there....Abhishek jumping off the waterfalls at Athirapally (Kerala....I suppose m nt wrong here!)......Ash emerging from inside the sparkling water...........and an awesome background music...BEERA BEERA......wove by Rahman....sung by Vijay Prakash.......sets up the tone...of the season...a very carribean type music.....BEERA K DUS MAATHEY...BEERA K SAU DAANTH (Beera's ten foreheads...Beera's hundred teeth!)........ Great camerawork....dying to watch it now...music coming up on 24th  April.....

Kannakul Kannai (Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya) Music by AR Rahman Lyrics by Thamarai Sung by Naresh Iyer Reflections This one's done on request from Matty....hope u enjoy the translation..along with the song...that u already love a lot... The part that I love in this song is --- un nanban illai naan un vaanin nila Unn nanban illai nee en uyirin vizha Lyrics (Translation) kannukkul kannai ootri konde illai illai endraaye kallam ondrai ullai vaithu paarvai thanthu sendraaye And then you locked your eyes with mine but you never accepted your part And with a naughty grin...u left me.... kaadhal kondu naan pesa katthi thooki nee veesa pakkam vanthu thoottu pesum kanavugal kanden innum sattru arugey vandhu mutthamum thanthen ithanai nadandhum kaadhal illai enbathu sariya? aanai naanum pennai neeyum iruppathu pizhaiyaa? With love..I spoke but u replied with sharp knives I dreamt of coming so close to you...that I could touch u...to talk... revolved around and came closer kissed you even

AR Rahman talks to Nick Gowing of BBC.....about Indian cinema...his oscars...slumdog experience.....and South Indian Cinema.....and how the term BOLLYWOOD LIMITS THE SPECTRUM OF INDIAN CINEMA Before we taken to the Mozart of Madras...we are shown a glimpse of his latest chartbuster HOSANNA....from the Tamil flick Vinnaithandi Varuvaaya

हवा सुन हवा / Hawa Sun Hawa Use Chu Ke Aa Film Name: Ada Singers: Sonu Nigam,Alka Yagnik, Lyricist: Nusrat Badr Music Director: A R Rahman My Rating - 10/10 Reflections First of all....let me tell u guyz...that this is...my 100th blog entry.............yae!.....and so...I thought....y not...put up something special......something that is close to my heart.....something that not many of u must have heard of........and that's when I came across this song....in my iTunes playlist............. No song can be as special as this one....reminds me of a bygone time....bygone life......bygone someone........ A great track............awesome orchestra..........haunting tune............sweetest voices..........and lyrics that touch the heart of one's soul. When you listen to this song...you will actually feel a gentle breeze...whispering into your ears.....while it blows through your hair...touching each hair on your body...making them swing n dance to its tune.......Such is