Rahman, Tujhe Salaam - 1/10 | AR Rahman CNN-IBN Interview (Mar 01, 2009)

Rahmanism.com : 01-03-2009 CNN-IBN Interview with Veeraraghav TM

Part 1 Transcript

Veeraraghav TM: Sir, take us to every moment at that Oscar ceremony. I want you to tell me what went through your mind the moment you heard Resul Pookutty's name being announced.

AR Rahman: I was so thrilled. I was in the dressing room, rehearsing but I was so happy for him. Something gave me a positive vibe that if Resul and Simon have got it, then it was a possibility. Till then I had no expectations. I was so happy for Resul.

Veeraraghav TM: And when the announcement was made, when your name was pronounced....

AR Rahman: Very strange, Alicia Keys and the other gentleman asked me Mr Rahman what do you want me to call you and I said AR Rahman so I had to practice for two days because everybody messed it up.

Veeraraghav TM: And what was the thought that crossed your mind when your name was announced the second time. The one thought that bombarded you?

AR Rahman: I relaxed, I became very philosophical that is why all those things came about, the film, the optimism, the choice.

Fathima Rafique (Rahmans sister): When he got the first Oscar he said mere paas maa hai (I have my mother) and she's come all the way for me and her blessings are there with me. When he told these words, tears welled in my eyes and I was really happy.

AR Rahman: I felt that it was a great moment for her for helping me make a choice over music otherwise I would have been an engineer or something.

Bharat Bala: I think the special relationship with his mother that is something that everybody really has to understand. The bonding with his mother saw to it that she knew him, there was something special about him. How she persevered him and pushed him and kept him on track.

Trilok Nair and Sharada Trilok: I think his mother is his real inner strength. It is a fact I mean if it was not for his mother, it would have been very difficult for him.

Yes it was tough as a young guy as a young boy to shoulder the responsibility of three sisters to get them married. He was the only boy, it was very tough on him.

YG Parthasarathy: Even in those days he was playing jingles and it was very hard for him that way. Because of the work he had to do, he would do it all night

Bharathi Naimpalli: When it was day-break he used to come to school, poor mother of his, she would come to the gate and she that she would change his clothes and give him his breakfast and send him to school.

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[mtrsharma007]

@sangeethsagar OK ur Right but an Indian getting that award is great

[shaljoseph007]

chk . hows tht smile.... 1:56

[shaljoseph007]

Mere pass bhi maa hein..... :-)

[shaljoseph007]

@looktook1 hey pls dont say religion here.. he is an indian and me too. proud to be an indian.......

[prabhudion]

@looktook1 dont pull religion here.im a great fan of rahman sir as an indian.

[jimmy7punjab]

nice song

[looktook1]

muslims are leader all over da world...raham u r great

[strumazon]

i totaly agree with u lankandjz, even arr said tht after composing jai ho he didnt like it as much as it is now ... hw i think jai ho won becoz of its superb composing n mixing of the orchestra at the very end...anyway ARR is alwys the best !!!

[lankandjz]

I seroisly dont understand how O saya song never got any award but the jai ho did???

[WWAAK]

people are happy for rahman because this is undoubtedly a good thing for indian film composers as it'll be a little easier for them to be seen on a global level, that's why people are happy. I'm from India too, and I'm an aspiring composer and I'm infinitely inspired by his victory.