“Lajjo,
will take me into a totally different territory”
Dec
23, 2006
A.R.Rahman
has been a busy man ever since he
scored music for Mani Ratnam’s
Roja in 1992. But 2006 has been special
in many ways. The year started off
with the chartbuster Rang de Basanti
and is ending on a high with Guru.
The difference in the styles and sounds
that have been used in both the movies
is testimony to Rahman’s class.
Come
2007 and this ace composer has much more to offer
to all music lovers. He is currently working on
Jodha Akbar, a period film being directed by Ashuthosh
Gowarikar. The Gowariker-Rahman combination has
proved to be quite a hit in their previous two
films, Lagaan and Swades. Then comes Sivaji- The
Boss; Rahman is excited about scoring music for
the Superstar once again, this is also the reunion
of the Sankar-Rahman duo after Boys.
Rahman also has two albums ready for release.
One is based on Hindustani classical music and
has been performed by Ghulam Mustafa Khan and
students. The other one is more like pop music.
Then there is Lajjo, where Rahman teams up with
Mani Ratnam again. Rahman is sure that this movie
will take him to a different level; only he knows
what is in store for our ears.
Then there are the Oscar nominations of Water
and Rang de Basanti to look forward to. It looks
like 2007 is going to be bigger than 2006 for
the musical wizard.
