Reason behind filmmakers moving over Rahman

The recent comments of oscar winnter AR.Rahman left all shellshocked and in the midst of all this, here is the reason why filmmakers moved over Rahman.

Popular lyricist Gulzar said “A R Rahman is supreme. No one can touch him. I worked with Pancham (R D Burman) and later with Vishal Bharadwaj for my own films. It was always a great pleasure working with Rahman. His tunes are consistently innovative, and he changed the entire format of the Hindi film song. He is the last of the genius composers — on a par with Ilaiyaraja, R D Burman and Madan Mohan,”

With whom, he would work with among current composers, Gulzar said “Do I have to answer that? Shall I tell you a secret? One reason I haven’t directed a film in 27 years is because I don’t have a composer of R D Burman or Rahman’s calibre.”

Subhash Ghai, the filmmaker says “I worked with Rahman in Taal and he is addictive. Taal is a milestone in his career and he acknowledges that. Later we did Yuvraaj together. Though it wasn’t as successful, I rate it very highly. Given an opportunity, I would love to work with him again. Yes, he has his own terms, conditions and pace of working — but he is worth every bit of the effort.”

A producer director, however said “Has Rahman noticed how much the quality of his work has dipped in recent times? His demands are humongous. He charges almost three times what other composers do. Plus, every film must be branded as ‘An A R Rahman Musical’. Then there are delays — almost every film he commits to gets held up because the songs don’t arrive on time.”

A filmmaker shares : “He has his own rhythm of working — you either take it or leave it. When a producer signs Rahman sir, they know exactly what they are getting into. So they shouldn’t complain later. I admit my last film was delayed because of his pending songs.”

Mukesh Bhatt talking about his choice says “M M Keeravani — and no one else. Who else could I go to?”