Null : Divorced! Himesh Reshammiya and wife Komal at Bandra court. Bollywood News and Gossip - Get latest bollywood and celebrity news, bollywood movie reviews, trailers and promos. Explore bollywood actors and actress photos, videos. ![]() ![]() Urbanism, Architecture, and the Use of Space Nepal historically was one of the least urbanized countries in the world, but urbanization is accelerating. The Complete Biography of A. R. Rahman. PEOPLE- SPEAK: Says. Gangai Amaran, well known South- Indian composer- singer and brother of Ilaiyaraja. It is digital but intelligent. He concentrates on his melodies and has not totally deviated. Carnatic traditions. Noted director and lyricist Gulzar says . When Laxmi, headmistress of a small orphanage in Nepal, is visited by a rich socialite attempting to fix her image through charitable acts, a chain of events is set. After his wealthy family prohibits him from marrying the woman he is in love with, Devdas Mukherjee's life spirals further and further out of control as he takes up. The cinema of India consists of films produced across India. Cinema as a medium has has immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various. Never miss any tamil cinema news & movie reviews. Be the first to know when we add new content to our site. Enter your email address below and submit. ![]() He has single- handedly changed the. He has broken the mukhda- antara- mukhda scheme. He can. tune to a near identical rhythm in two different songs. But these songs. will still catch the listener off guard even when played immediately after. Instead of having the fixed format, the song can also run like. But Rahman would probably look around the studio and experiment. AR Rahman has revolutionised. Hindi film music. Before we did Humma Humma for Bombay, the two of. Rahman's USP is his ability to combine slickness. The songs from Roja still haunt me. Few can make a successful. He is an example for future generations. One of his favourite. Ramgopal Varma says. Composers Jatin- Lalit say, . Even after his work was done he would stay in. Very intelligent, smart and creative. He started. as a young boy working with great composers like K V Mahadevan, for example. This reminds me of R D Burman. These guys made it possible to. But he records with me during the. I don't like recording at night. And. I've heard that Rahman records mostly in the night. But he made an exception. When an artiste shows such consideration for another artiste, it. Aur kaam bhi achha hota hai. Jiya jale was recorded in. For him music is God. And he gets the best out of a singer. Unnikrishnan who made his debut with the. Ennavale' from 'Kadhalan' and went on to win the National Award for. If you single out A. R. Rahman, I can quote his relentless. He would. never compromise on the quality of a song. He is quality- conscious and. For him music is God. I was just taken aback by the freshness of Roja's music. On one of my official. Chennai, I got hold of Rahman's address and went to see him directly. The gates had. become bigger at Rahman's place . He's human.. Rahman's approach is totally. Two totally different. He has some God given gift in. Otherwise, how can he compose such soul- stirring numbers? He is a. rare pearl in an ocean of music. When one composes a song he is always. But Rahman is one composer. He is always. confident that if a number is composed wth a good heart and self- confidence. He is like a younger brother to me. The total submission. A. R. Rahman) life for the cause of music; his thirst for creating. But this young boy has held me spellbound! He is always. experimenting and is always open to new ideas. I was asked to play for Mani Rathnam's. Anandam (renamed . He has high regard. I find Rahman. very innovative, and wouldn't mind doing more films with him. Generally music is. But with Rahman. it is not so. Far from it, Rahman composes and mixes the voice with a basic. Then he goes on adding the music making innovations, inclusions. At every point the workaholic in him keeps goading him to. The singer, under Rahman's. This system of working was a revelation. Even for my first song he let me sing the way I was comfortable. I was a nobody then. I really enjoyed the song. A R Rahman is a wonderful, humble. A complete workaholic and very involved with his music. Singer Abhijeet echoes his thoughts, . I worked with. Rahman for a beautiful song called E Nazneen suno and for Nayak. Of course. I did get nervous when I had to record with him, especially since he records. But he makes you feel as. AR Rahman and he is just an ordinary fellow. Other music directors. If one singer is not around they replace them with another. He knows what clicks and what does not. He. composes music according to the demand of the situation. He slogs so much. He does not want to give anyone in the world. What I like best. Rahman is his fighting spirit and 'never say die attitude' . His 'Vandemataram'. Lyricist Mehboob, who made his debut in 'Rangeela' and. Maa Tujhe Salaam cannot stop singing the praises of Rahman. He is like a brother to me. I adore him so much. I have no words to describe my feelings for this gentleman. Among the young composers he probably is the. He has a strong sense of melody and his harmony is unbeatable. Says. Loy Mendonsa, . That's very important, writing something from the. Adds Ehsaan Noorani, . And he's open minded. I wanted a change and that's why I shifted to Rahman. There is. something in his music that intoxicates you. You work with him once and. When I sang for him the first time I found that I was doing. I had done before. I like Rahman. the music director. But I like Rahman the person even more. I don't how. he manages to keep his feet firmly on the ground even after tasting so. He is the only Indian composer whose stuff. He's part of my family. We've been working together for the. In fact he was the one who got me into filmmaking, while. I called him for a lot of my advertising assignments. I do admire A. R. Rahman, for he is a master of rhythm. He is extremely. experimental, and leaves no stone unturned in trying out new things. Rahman has elevated the quality of film. When you hear Michael Jackson and Rahman. Rahman is a. terrific composer. He is a genius. Both of. Nemesis Avenue'. He was a very talented. He was then signed. Mani Ratnam and then there has been no looking back. I appreciate. Rahman's sense of arrangement. He is aware of all the latest in sound techniques. He is very versatile. As long as he does not repeat. Moreover, he is extraordinarily creative. Rahman is the. greatest person i have ever- seen in my life. He is really a humble person. He's such a simple guy. He has no ego hang- ups. He keeps a cassette ready. If you've sung half a. The result is magnificent. And Rehman makes his pleasure very evident when he likes something you've. He's always experimenting. It's an absolute pleasure. He has a new approach, he has given a new direction. I think even the established music directors want to sound. Perhaps all his songs won't be remembered and hummed after decades. Balasubramanium says . Rahman, he never gave a second. Madras the next day for the. Even though I was on cloud nine, deep down I was feeling as. God has been great! He came into. my life as Rahman sir. He was. the one to impress upon the need to be technically perfect before any producer. Rahman. is the best! He is a genius and a wonderful human being and it translates. We. had this band called Roots. We just make very good music together. He is. a master of laya(melody) and taala(beat). The recognition that I enjoy. Rahman. There are so many talented people behind a. I played for Illayaraja for very long, but my name never. Rahman changed it all. He. gives credit to every single member of his team for whatever part they. That makes him really special. People came to know. I thank him for that. He knows Indian classical music, he is in touch with Indian. He knows about Middle Eastern music. So there is no wonder. But Indian music has borrowed albeit. Middle Eastern music in past also. But, you see, when. Rahman takes a raag or if he takes a folk tune, or if he takes notes of. Arabian music or South American music. When this music comes to Rahman. Rahman's music his influences are beyond film music and he has. We remember only those people who. Now this is a another leap, a quantum leap that Rahman has taken. Indian music listener and. The sound, the orchestration, the very structure of the. He has challenged the basic structure of Indian film song and he. And, I think his contribution is totally unprecedented. Ultimately it's the pathbreakers who're. People who have walked on untrodden. Success is worshipped momentarily, and then forgotten. It's not. enough to be successful. It's important to attempt something new. Rahman's. contribution to film music will never be forgotten. He has given a new. Working with him is definitely a. I get along very well with him. He is one person who is. Inspite of his stupendous success, he is so. He's a trend- setter in more. The only thing common between us is the fact that we started. There's just no comparison otherwise. Rahman is unique. He doesn't have set ragas. People sometimes compare me to. A R Rahman, it happens. People like Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle and even. Andrew Lloyd Webber have paid tribute to him and called him a legend. I. can't even begin to fathom the reasons for the comparison. He's in another. zone altogether, he is amazingly brilliant. If people compare me to him. I'd take it as a compliment. He is a phenomenon. And he has his fingers on the pulse of the new. Like Salil Chowdhary he knows both western and Indian music. He's a great talent but his talent shouldn't be overutilised. Says. Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber, the reknowned composer of musicals, who picked. Rahman to score for his musical Bombay Dreams, the first time an outsider. Andrew Lloyd Webber musical, . I have seen many Bollywood films, but. Indian. For. me as a Westerner, I can always recognize his music because it has got. It's very definitely Indian, yet it has. He will hit the West in. He is the. most extraordinary' composer who is still true to his cultural roots, '. He does not stick to the conventional four- eight- twelve- sixteen. He's unpredictable. Sometimes, he gives you a two and three- quarters. What do you do with that? Every. note reflects the mood of the song. When I used to hear his music for my. I used to wonder if I was feeling my story as deeply as he was. Says Pune based music critic. Jayanth Deshpande, . Rahman borrows ever so subtly from. American soul or Gospel. He draws generously from rap, disco, folk, reggae. Hindustani and Carnatic in his rhythms. And the vocal ornaments. Carnatic music or ever present. Orchestral textures and harmonies typical. Western music often grace the background. His is a truly international. Indian feel. He has experimented as perhaps no. Indian composer has before him or does now. Some may be tempted to. Indian fusion music of a highorder. I've heard his music being. German TV feature unrelated to music or India. Some years ago a friend of mine gave me a cassette of. Culture of Nepal - history, people, clothing, traditions, women, beliefs, food, customs, family. Countries and Their Cultures. Ma- Ni. Culture of Nepal. Orientation. Identification. Nepali. culture represents a fusion of Indo- Aryan and Tibeto- Mongolian influences. To the south, west, and east it is. Indian states; to the north lies Tibet. Nepal is home to the. Himalayan Mountains, including Mount Everest. From the summit of Everest. Gangetic Plain on. This drop divides the country into three horizontal. Terai region in the south. Fast- moving, snow- fed rivers cut through the. The rugged topography has created numerous ecological niches to. Although trade has brought. The result is a country with over. Although infant. mortality rates are extremely high, fertility rates are higher. High birth. rates in rural areas have led to land shortages, forcing immigration to. Terai, where farmland is more plentiful, and to urban areas, where. Migration into cities has led to over- crowding and. The Kathmandu Valley has a population of approximately 7. Nepali is an Indo- European language derived from. Sanskrit with which it shares and most residents speak at least some. Nepali, which is the medium of government, education, and most radio and. For many people Nepali is secondary to the language. This situation puts certain groups at a. Since the. institution of a multiparty democracy in 1. Auspicious. signs, including the ancient Hindu. Shiva's trident, decorate buses, trucks, and walls. Other. significant symbols are the emblems (tree, plow, sun) used to designate. Images of the current monarch and. In. nationalistic rhetoric the metaphor of a garden with many different kinds. The Hindu. Malla dynasties reigned in the Kathmandu Valley between the thirteenth and. Buddhism and an. orthodox, caste- oriented form of Hinduism. Since unification in the late. Rana rule, the. culture of hill Hindus. Parbatiya. has been dominant. The expansionist reigns of Shah. Nepal. Caste laws were further articulated in the. National Code of 1. Resentment in recent. Mongolian ethnic groups. Sacred Hindu and Buddhist sites and the spectacular mountains. Other natural resources, such as rivers and flora and fauna are a. The Indo- Nepalese migrated from. India over several. The village of Siklis, in the Himalayas. Village houses are usually. They have settled primarily in the lower hills and. Terai. The Tibeto- Nepalese have distinctively. Mongolian features and speak Tibeto- Burmese languages; these groups occupy. Different groups within this. Buddhism, animism, or Hinduism. There are scattered. Nepalis, whose origins probably predate the arrival. Indo- and Tibeto- Nepalese peoples. At the top are high- caste Hindus. At the bottom are. Hindu castes that have traditionally performed occupations. The Newars of the Kathmandu Valley. Members. of lower castes have been excluded from political representation and. The untouchable castes were not permitted to own. Caste. discrimination is officially illegal but has not disappeared. In 1. 99. 1, 8. 0. Kathmandu and the. Patan and Bhaktapur are known for pagoda- style and. Buddhist. stupas. Although the largest and most famous. Rana. palaces convey a sense of grandeur and clear separation from the. The current king's palace's scale and. Rural houses generally have one or two stories and are made. Village houses tend to be clustered in. Most residents eat a large rice meal. Rice. generally is served with. Often, the meal includes a pickle. In poorer and higher- altitude areas, where. In areas where wheat is plentiful. Most Nepalese are. Orthodox. high- caste Hindus are strictly vegetarian and do not drink alcohol. Other. castes may drink alcohol and eat pork and even beef. Traditionally, caste. Members of. the higher castes were particularly reluctant to eat food prepared by. Consequently, eating out has not been a major part of the. However, caste rules are relaxing to suit the modern world, and. Food is served on leaf plates, which can. These customs, however, like most others, vary by. At low altitudes. Many households maintain chickens and. However, few families own more than a small number of cows, water. This poverty can be. Foreign aid rarely goes to the neediest sectors of the population. The name of the national currency is rupee. Civil. servants often were paid in land grants, governing their land on an. Since. the 1. 95. Nearly every acre of arable. Deforestation for wood and animal fodder. With the exception of locally. India and, to. a lesser extent, China and the West. Jute, sugar, cigarettes, beer. Carpet. and garment manufacturing has increased significantly, providing foreign. Since the late 1. West and other parts of Asia. The tourism industry has sparked the. Tourism also has. Much of earliest industrial development was accomplished with the. India and foreign aid from the Soviet. China, and the West. Early development focused on the use of jute, sugar. The large. majority of imported goods pass through India. Transportation of goods is. Although roads connect many major commercial. The few roads are difficult to maintain and subject to landslides. Railroads in the southern flatlands connect many Terai. India but do not extend into the hills. Tourism is another primary export commodity. Imports. include gold, machinery and equipment, petroleum products, and. Tailors, smiths, and cobblers were the lowest, untouchable. Hindu castes. The. Although. caste distinctions are no longer supported by law, caste relations have. Untouchables continue to be the. While land is still the principal measure of wealth. Changes in the economic and. These symbols of ethnic identity. The culture of caste Hindus is the national. Herding cattle down a dirt road. Grazing land is limited by the. Westernization is. Sanskritization as a cultural influence, and the ability to. English is a mark of prestige and an asset in the job market. In. cities, most men and an increasing number of women wear Western clothes. During the Rana administration, the Shah monarchs were stripped. Rana noble family. In 1. 95. 0, the Shah kings were restored to the throne and. Under this system, political parties were illegal and the country. In. 1. 99. 0, the Movement for the. Restoration of Democracy (People's Movement) initiated a series of. Local and district- level administers answer to. House of Representatives and a National Council. The executive branch consists of the king and the Council of. Ministers. It is widely believed that influence. The king is viewed with ambivalence. He and his family have. Vishnu. Prostitution has increased the. AIDS. Foreign boycotts of Nepali carpets have helped curb the. Its primary purpose is to. Some Royal Nepal. Army personnel have served in United Nations peacekeeping forces. A number. of Nepalis, particularly of the hill ethnic groups, have served in Gurkha. To many villagers, service in the British Army represents a. However, many projects are initiated without. Women cook, care for children, wash clothes, and. Men perform the heavier agricultural tasks. In urban areas. men are far more likely to work outside the home. Increasingly. educational opportunities are available to both men and women, and there. Women also frequently work in family. In. rural families, young children collect firewood, mind animals, and watch. Older people may serve on village councils. In urban. areas and larger towns, children attend school; rural children may or may. Women of the highest castes have their public. Women of lower castes and classes often play a larger wage- earning. Gender. roles are slowly shifting in urban areas, where greater numbers of women. Arranged marriages. Because marriages forge important. Both. families are expected to host a feast during the wedding festivities. The cost of a wedding, especially to the. Among some groups, a. In others, clan exogamy is an. Until recently, polygyny was legal and. Now it is illegal and found only in the older. Child marriages were considered especially. Love marriage is gaining in popularity in the. Within. the household, the old have authority over the young, and men over women. Until a new. bride has produced children, she is subject to the hardest work and often. Older women. often wield a great deal of influence within the household. In urban areas, an increasing number of couples are. Daughters do not inherit paternal property unless they remain. Although ideally sons manage their. A man belongs. permanently to the kinship group of his father, while a woman changes. Because family connections are critical in providing. Although women join the husband's household, they. If a woman is. mistreated in her husband's household, she may escape to her. Consequently. women often prefer to marry men from the same villages. Babies are breast- fed on demand, and sleep with. Infants and small children often wear amulets. Parents sometimes. Neighbors. are entitled to cuddle, instruct, and discipline children, who are in turn. Because authority. When a girl. reaches puberty, she goes through a period of seclusion in which she is. Although she may receive. The law entitles both girls and boys to schooling; however, if. It is believed that. Boys marry and stay at home, and their. Men in urban areas have. In the mainstream culture, physical. Although men may. Some ethnic groups permit. Guests are always offered food and are not. It is. polite to eat with only the right hand; the hand used to eat food must not. When drinking from a common water vessel, people do. It is insulting to hit someone with a. On a. day- to- day level, Hindus practice their religion by . While certain. days and occasions are designated as auspicious, this form of worship can. There are two primary. Buddhist traditions: the Buddhism of Tibetan refugees and high- altitude. Tibet and the Tantric form practiced. Newars. Belief in ghosts. Spiteful. witches, hungry ghosts, and angry spirits are thought to inflict illness. Shamans mediate between the human and supernatural realms. At. key rites of passage such as weddings and funerals, Brahmin priests read. These are Bollywood’s 1. With 2. 01. 5 . While some of the most anticipated, big- budget films haven’t managed to live up to expectations, there have been . Badlapur was declared as the first hit of 2. Actor Ayushmaan Khurrana’s career got a new lease of life with Dum Laga Ke Haisha, which was followed by actor Anushka Sharma’s debut production NH1. The year also saw its first 1. Tanu Weds Manu Returns. Actor Salman Khan ruled the box- office with two big ticket releases and so did actor Shah Rukh Khan with his year- end release. Actor Aamir Khan managed to make an impact despite not having any release at all. Read on to know which actors made the . He ended the year with Tamasha, in which his acting was praised. He’s ranked 3. 0th on the Forbes list with Rs 9. Rs 2. 0- 2. 5 cr per film. Deepika Padukone. It was Deepika’s year all the way. She reunited with ex- flame Ranbir Kapoor in Tamasha that also garnered . Piku, with Amitabh Bachchan, was, however, the . In Dil Dhadakne Do, he played a young, urban guy while in Bajirao Mastani, he . His off screen camaraderie with Deepika Padukone has also made him popular. Rs 1. 0 cr per film. Varun Dhawan. Badlapur presented Varun as a thinking actor. The serious image got him great feedback. This was followed by ABCD 2 and Dilwale — both commercially viable films. After Akshay, he is the second actor with the most hits. Rs 3- 5 cr per film. Shah Rukh Khan. He’ll remain King Khan for some more years. The actor has been in the news for his recent release Dilwale, along with his renewed friendship with Salman Khan. Like Aamir, he was also condemned for his statement on intolerance in India. Rs 4. 0- 4. 5 cr per film. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Her comeback didn’t do well at the box office. Though the . Rs 5- 7 cr per film. Salman Khan. Salman is the reigning king of Bollywood. If Bajrangi Bhaijaan saw him play the good samaritan, he returned to playing Prem within more . The actor reportedly made approx Rs 2,2. The Forbes’s ranking of the . Reportedly, she got a staggering Rs 1. Though her last release Katti Batti flopped, she continues to rule the box office. Rs 1. 0- 1. 2 cr per film. Ajay Devgn. Drishyam was a copy of a Malayalam film. The actor, who is known for doing a lot of regional film remakes, struck gold with Drishyam, which was also the remake of a 2. Malayalam film. The film earned him a lot of box- office acclaim. Rs 3. 5- 4. 0 cr per film. Kareena Kapoor Khan. Kareena is now looking forward to the release of Udta Punjab. The film fared very well at the box- office, making her one of the most sought after names. She has finished shooting for Udta Punjab, which also stars ex- flame Shahid Kapoor, and there’s also Ki and Ka with Arjun Kapoor. Rs 8 cr per film. Anushka Sharma. Anushka was also the producer of NH1. The actor turned producer with the film that went to make an impact on the box- office and also helped increase her stature in the film industry. Though Bombay Velvet tanked, she did a fairly good job in Dil Dhadakne Do this year. Rs 6- 8 cr per film. Priyanka Chopra. Quantico made Priyanka an international star. She was also a part of filmmaker Zoya Akhtar’s ensemble cast of Dil Dhadakne Do, where she played a pivotal role and Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s . The actor, who holds the record for working in maximum films in a year, kept up the tradition in 2. He ranks 9th on the list with approx Rs 2,1. Forbes list of the World’s Highest Paid Actors. Rs 3. 5- 4. 0 cr per film Amitabh Bachahan. Big B remained as active as ever throughout the year. His TV show Aaj Ki Raat Zindagi too has been appreciated, making him one of the most . He shared the spot with Salman Khan on the Forbes list with Rs 2,2. Rs 2. 0 cr per film. Aamir Khan. Aamir’s Dangal will release in 2. Despite having no release in 2. Aamir was in the news for his next project Dangal, as well as his statement on growing intolerance in the country. Rs 4. 0- 4. 5 cr per film. Sonam Kapoor. Sonam’s next Neerja looks promising. Though the film didn’t fare well at the box- office, Sonam’s performance was . However, it was the role opposite Salman Khan in Prem Ratan Dhan Payo that made her one of the top actors in 2. Rs 5 cr per film. Follow @htshowbiz for more.
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