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I'm Josie Thornton from Time magazine
I'm
Josie
Thornton
from
Time
magazine
and I'm here today in Chennai for 10
and
I'm
here
today
in
Chennai
for
10
questions with ar-rahman the our first
questions
with
ar-rahman
the
our
first
question comes from ruh-roh in London
question
comes
from
ruh-roh
in
London
she asks how do you think your career
she
asks
how
do
you
think
your
career
and your music will change now that
and
your
music
will
change
now
that
you've won two very well-deserved Oscars
you've
won
two
very
well-deserved
Oscars
well I think the best I've been getting
well
I
think
the
best
I've
been
getting
a lot of offers from Hollywood and you
a
lot
of
offers
from
Hollywood
and
you
know collaborations are possible with
know
collaborations
are
possible
with
pop artists and you know icons and all
pop
artists
and
you
know
icons
and
all
that stuff so and at the same day I want
that
stuff
so
and
at
the
same
day
I
want
to continue doing some other films so
to
continue
doing
some
other
films
so
with some of my favorite directors here
with
some
of
my
favorite
directors
here
Rachel borer in New York wants to know
Rachel
borer
in
New
York
wants
to
know
what can Hollywood learn from Bollywood
what
can
Hollywood
learn
from
Bollywood
first of all I hate the word Bollywood
first
of
all
I
hate
the
word
Bollywood
okay because it doesn't it doesn't
okay
because
it
doesn't
it
doesn't
represent Indian films because Indian
represent
Indian
films
because
Indian
films are like from Chennai it's Tamil
films
are
like
from
Chennai
it's
Tamil
films and kala
films
and
kala
moralo films and then Telugu then Canada
moralo
films
and
then
Telugu
then
Canada
and then the Hindi so the word Bollywood
and
then
the
Hindi
so
the
word
Bollywood
means Hindi Hills
means
Hindi
Hills
oh you know North Indian stuff also
oh
you
know
North
Indian
stuff
also
there's so much actually culturally and
there's
so
much
actually
culturally
and
philosophies and and poetry and raagas
philosophies
and
and
poetry
and
raagas
and so many different things and of
and
so
many
different
things
and
of
course I think people have this undying
course
I
think
people
have
this
undying
excitement and energy there's so much to
excitement
and
energy
there's
so
much
to
you know take from this part of the
you
know
take
from
this
part
of
the
world do you believe in a universal
world
do
you
believe
in
a
universal
music and is that what you are trying to
music
and
is
that
what
you
are
trying
to
achieve with this film I do believe in
achieve
with
this
film
I
do
believe
in
the universal music because all of us
the
universal
music
because
all
of
us
are in a way getting multicultural in
are
in
a
way
getting
multicultural
in
our years you know and then even you
our
years
you
know
and
then
even
you
bottom liners most of us love melodies
bottom
liners
most
of
us
love
melodies
most of us love grooves so there is a
most
of
us
love
grooves
so
there
is
a
kind of you know SLT and when you look
kind
of
you
know
SLT
and
when
you
look
focus into it you can find it and
focus
into
it
you
can
find
it
and
because the film's theme is very
because
the
film's
theme
is
very
universal is about hope and optimism I
universal
is
about
hope
and
optimism
I
think it went well with supporting the
think
it
went
well
with
supporting
the
film's ideology there was an interesting
film's
ideology
there
was
an
interesting
question from my and Keshia VII in Los
question
from
my
and
Keshia
VII
in
Los
Angeles
Angeles
one of your songs he said he recently
one
of
your
songs
he
said
he
recently
heard the remix of Jaeho featuring the
heard
the
remix
of
Jaeho
featuring
the
Pussycat Dolls and he says I was a bit
Pussycat
Dolls
and
he
says
I
was
a
bit
surprised that you would have consented
surprised
that
you
would
have
consented
to have that done to what was such a
to
have
that
done
to
what
was
such
a
beautiful song
beautiful
song
what what motivated it well what
what
what
motivated
it
well
what
motivated it was it's the film
motivated
it
was
it's
the
film
soundtrack so I'm not a film so I didn't
soundtrack
so
I'm
not
a
film
so
I
didn't
want that to die as a film soundtrack I
want
that
to
die
as
a
film
soundtrack
I
wanted that to extend and go to the
wanted
that
to
extend
and
go
to
the
young audience too so the Pussycat Dolls
young
audience
too
so
the
Pussycat
Dolls
in my opinion where that one of those
in
my
opinion
where
that
one
of
those
contenders and even though all of us had
contenders
and
even
though
all
of
us
had
a little bit of operations we made sure
a
little
bit
of
operations
we
made
sure
that we told that this is a song about
that
we
told
that
this
is
a
song
about
destiny it's about love and all those
destiny
it's
about
love
and
all
those
stuff and about victory so don't make it
stuff
and
about
victory
so
don't
make
it
up scene and make it as loveable less
up
scene
and
make
it
as
loveable
less
and respect that thing so you have Airy
and
respect
that
thing
so
you
have
Airy
consciousness yeah they all very
consciousness
yeah
they
all
very
consciously it took almost eight
consciously
it
took
almost
eight
different tries to get it right first
different
tries
to
get
it
right
first
time with her lyrics like sexy sexy and
time
with
her
lyrics
like
sexy
sexy
and
all that stuff and I didn't like it
all
that
stuff
and
I
didn't
like
it
and then when Ron took over and then he
and
then
when
Ron
took
over
and
then
he
made sure that it was tell about right
made
sure
that
it
was
tell
about
right
where do you see yourself fitting in to
where
do
you
see
yourself
fitting
in
to
the modern scheme of music what is
the
modern
scheme
of
music
what
is
modern is rediscovering yourself
modern
is
rediscovering
yourself
rediscovering the way music is done as
rediscovering
the
way
music
is
done
as
modern I do love to embrace new
modern
I
do
love
to
embrace
new
technology and new ideas and especially
technology
and
new
ideas
and
especially
like in the film like Slumdog where
like
in
the
film
like
Slumdog
where
Danny suggested mi emmaus Oman no
Danny
suggested
mi
emmaus
Oman
no
interpretation of music and everything
interpretation
of
music
and
everything
so it was like a two cultures meeting in
so
it
was
like
a
two
cultures
meeting
in
a way like some of the people who are
a
way
like
some
of
the
people
who
are
very close - oh what are they doing is
very
close
oh
what
are
they
doing
is
just noise rappers noise and heavy metal
just
noise
rappers
noise
and
heavy
metal
is noise so when you go into that frame
is
noise
so
when
you
go
into
that
frame
of you just try to like for what like
of
you
just
try
to
like
for
what
like
something for what it is not you know go
something
for
what
it
is
not
you
know
go
take a lens and disrupt it and try to
take
a
lens
and
disrupt
it
and
try
to
analyze it so with this philosophy I
analyze
it
so
with
this
philosophy
I
think I kept moving on for like eight
think
I
kept
moving
on
for
like
eight
years rediscovering myself as a convert
years
rediscovering
myself
as
a
convert
to Islam do you view your career in a
to
Islam
do
you
view
your
career
in
a
spiritual light I personally feel that
spiritual
light
I
personally
feel
that
the whole journey which have gone
the
whole
journey
which
have
gone
through Sufi is a
through
Sufi
is
a
and and all the stuff I believe that you
and
and
all
the
stuff
I
believe
that
you
know when good wives come from people
know
when
good
wives
come
from
people
like prayers and love come from people
like
prayers
and
love
come
from
people
it changes your destiny
it
changes
your
destiny
and that's what I've always felt about
and
that's
what
I've
always
felt
about
my life that a lot of goodwill from a
my
life
that
a
lot
of
goodwill
from
a
lot of people and praise from family and
lot
of
people
and
praise
from
family
and
you know Sufi Pease and and stuff that's
you
know
Sufi
Pease
and
and
stuff
that's
change my destiny appeal and it's still
change
my
destiny
appeal
and
it's
still
changing my destiny getting those two
changing
my
destiny
getting
those
two
Oscars I definitely feel that I felt
Oscars
I
definitely
feel
that
I
felt
that I have to thank all the people
that
I
have
to
thank
all
the
people
especially who had done so many prayers
especially
who
had
done
so
many
prayers
for that there's another question from a
for
that
there's
another
question
from
a
reader side Kadir in Lake in the Hills
reader
side
Kadir
in
Lake
in
the
Hills
Illinois he asks some Islamic
Illinois
he
asks
some
Islamic
fundamentalist forbid people to listen
fundamentalist
forbid
people
to
listen
to music what is your view on this
to
music
what
is
your
view
on
this
there's so much it's like a sea of ideas
there's
so
much
it's
like
a
sea
of
ideas
islam and i come from i embrace this
islam
and
i
come
from
i
embrace
this
faith because of Sufism and I personally
faith
because
of
Sufism
and
I
personally
discovered love and music which is which
discovered
love
and
music
which
is
which
cleanses your mind and heals you and
cleanses
your
mind
and
heals
you
and
these are my explanations and reasons to
these
are
my
explanations
and
reasons
to
follow music my whole scoring and my
follow
music
my
whole
scoring
and
my
whole philosophy in music is different
whole
philosophy
in
music
is
different
and I derive inspiration from the divine
and
I
derive
inspiration
from
the
divine
so I cannot answer this question whether
so
I
cannot
answer
this
question
whether
it's right or wrong but I know that
it's
right
or
wrong
but
I
know
that
whatever I am doing is being loved by
whatever
I
am
doing
is
being
loved
by
people and I do get my prayers answered
people
and
I
do
get
my
prayers
answered
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