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Passing by A. R. Rahman compares working with Danny Boyle on Slumdog Millionaire with working with Mani Ratnam
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Unleashed A. R. Rahman: ‘Danny Boyle gave me complete creative freedom’
A.R. Rahman is one of the few music composers/directors in India, who transcends boundaries and personifies the saying, “Good music manages to break barriers of language, religion and other such differences.” From the melodious tunes of &
#8220;Roja” to the hard-hitting background score of the Golden Globe nominee “Slumdog Millionaire”, the man has given India and the world, nearly 18 years of beautiful music. His musical style has varied from the melancholy tunes of “Bombay” to the youthful “Rang de Basanti” apart from renditions of “Vande Mataram” and the national anthem. His melodious tracks in the Aamir Khan-starrer “Ghajini” has been a super hit and gave Bollywood some reason to cheer in what had been a tumultuous year.
In the city for the launch of a music store, Rahman, a man of few words, provides some insights on his recent projects. On working with Aamir Khan, Rahman smiles, “Teaming up with Aamir and providing music for many of his movies is basically based on professional choice.”
He adds, “I look for assignments that give me scope to challenge and explore myself. I am open to working with anyone as long as this criterion is fulfilled.”
Rahman says that working with Danny Boyle for the soundtrack of “Slumdog Millionaire” was great fun. “He is a great director and provided me support and creative freedom. It is like working with some one like Mani Ratnam.”
He remains tight lipped about his future projects. He feels that his inspiration for good music comes from a wide variety of sources. “India has a great variety of music ranging from Indian classical music and Hindustani to music influenced by Sufi sound. I aim at bringing all these influences into my music. Experimentation is a key to bringing out great music.”
On talks of whether he plans to compose songs in languages other than Hindi and Tamil, he says, “Music is universal. I am willing to take any project that excites me. That is my only criterion in selecting movies or albums.”
NIKHIL VARMA
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