News Corner:
‘Masters of Bollywood: A R Rahman’
Album includes new compilation
by Slumdog Millionaire composer
Savvn, the world’s largest digital
distributor of Bollywood music
and movies, has released
Masters of Bollywood: A R
Rahman, a music album showcasing
Rahman’s 20 best songs,
including a track from his latest work in
Delhi 6, which hits theaters in February.
The new album, Saavn officials said, is aimed at a growing consumer demand for music from the award-winning composer of Slumdog Millionaire. It’s available for download on leading online music download services.
“We are committed to providing a gateway to Bollywood music for people around the world, and we are particularly proud and excited for the recognition of A.R. Rahman’s work on Slumdog Millionaire, “ said Vin Bhat, chief executive officer of the New York-based Saavn. “We made this album because we wanted to introduce his new fans to more of his award-winning work.”
The album’s highlights include, “Masakali” from Delhi 6, his latest work, as well as “Guzarish” from Ghajini, “Kabhi Kabhi Aditi Zindagi” from Jaane Tu…Ya Jaane Na, and “Khwaja Mere Khwaja” from Jodhaa Akbar—all among the top 5 Bollywood albums of 2008. The album also includes classic tracks from celebrated albums like Saathiya and 1947 Earth.
The album is available for download on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, Zune, Puretracks, Napster, and Last.fm
Rahman is among the best-selling musicians of all time, with estimated sales topping 100 million records. He shot to fame in 1992 with Roja, earning Rahman his first of three National Film Awards, considered the equivalent of the Oscars in India. Rahman is best known for incorporating a wide range of musical influences— from pop to electronica—into Bollywood film scores, redefining contemporary Indian music.
A. R. Rahman has just won the Golden Globe for the Best original musical score of Danny Boyle’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. Now the musical genius from Chennai has done it again, winning 3 nominations for the Oscars as well.
The Golden Globe winning film by Boyle has swept the Oscar nominations by being nominated in ten categories. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on February 22. The news that would make every Indian proud is the fact that Rahman has been nominated in three categories, one for best original score and two in the best original song section. The two song which have been nominated are ‘Jai Ho’ written by Gulzar and ‘O Saaya’ co-written by Maya Arulpragasam. The film has also been nominated for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing and Best Sound Editing. The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button led the race with 13 nominations. If Rahman does go on to win the Oscar, it will truly be an Indian evening at the Academy Awards this year as the film itself is the rags-toriches story of an Indian boy from the Mumbai slums.
To hear more from A.R. Rahman and the world’s most popular Bollywood music, go to Saavn.com.
Saavn brings the best of Bollywood and Indian entertainment to the world. As the largest digital distributor in Bollywood, Saavn owns the digital rights to thousands of movies, music tracks, music videos, ringtones and graphics. Saavn programs, packages and distributes its exclusive catalog and new Bollywood releases to more than 75 global media companies including Time Warner Cable, Verizon Wireless and Apple’s iTunes. Saavn is a joint venture of [212]MEDIA and Hungama Mobile, and the company has offices in Mumbai, London, New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto. To find out more, visit: http://www.saavn.com.
