Singers Performing in 'Jai Ho' - A R Rahman's Concert

Being a die hard fan of maestro A R Rahman for 12+ years am eagerly waiting for the concert by maestro himself on May 3 at Kozhikode. The opportunity is at my door steps and I am trying to utilise it so that I can see the asian mozart, in real. Though the concert gives a far view of him, I am very happy to see him and to hear his voice, which is one of my life time wish.

Stepping into the details....

Normally, a Rahman show will have ten big singers and 40-odd musicians. However, for this show, we feel it might be bigger. We will get a clear idea after we meet the man himself.

New Ten rupee coin

New Ten rupee coin to be brought in circulation..
Here’s the first look



It’s released and now you can have it on your pocket!
RBI is ready to issue a new bimetallic 10 Rupee coin for circulation.
The look: The obverse side has the lion capitol with numeral 10 and year of manufacture. On reverse side, a double line cross with a dot in each pellet of cross and denomination written in Hindi and English around. This design has been prepared by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad with the theme of Unity in Diversity. The outer side metal is Nickel-Bronze and the inner side metal is Ferrous Steel. The weight of the coin would be 8 grams and the diameter would be 28 mm.
The coins are being minted at mainly Noida and Mumbai mint. The coins worth Rs.70 million were already stored in its stock till August 2008.

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A R Rahman to perform for HIV+ kids

Rahman to perform for HIV+ kids

Malayalam superstar Suresh Gopi has a new mission in his life - a school for HIV positive children. And joining him is double Oscar winner A.R. Rahman who will stage a musical night in Kerala for free.
'Jai Ho' musical night is scheduled for May 3 at the Corporation Stadium in Kozhikode. Rahman and his 103-artiste group will perform in front of an expected 50,000 strong crowd. The proceeds of the night will go towards the building of the school.

'We expect to raise Rs.15 crore (Rs.150 million) from the sale of tickets and sponsorships. After meeting the expenses, we target a figure of Rs.10 crore (Rs.100 million), which would be the first capital for the school,' Gopi told IANS Tuesday on the sidelines of a function held for the sale of tickets.

The programme is being held under the initiative of Global Kerala Initiative-Keraleeyam, an NGO of which Gopi is a patron.

'The ideal location for the school should be somewhere in the central districts of the state. It will cater not only to the HIV positive children from Kerala but also from neighbouring states. If everything goes as planned, the school should be ready in two years time,' Gopi said.

Gopi said that he has already spoken to state Education Minister M.A. Baby and got an 'excellent response' from him.

According to Gopi, there are close to 100 HIV positive kids in state.

'What wrong have these hapless kids done to get this dreaded disease? Their sufferings begin right from the day they are born and even before they learn to begin their lives. They are shunned by the society for no fault of theirs,' pointed out Gopi.

The proposed school would be fully residential with all amenities and will also have the best of faculty, he added.

The actor said that the NGO will distribute 'hundis' (copper vessels) among the people to encourage them to save at least Re.1 a day for the project.

'We will be distributing 1 lakh (100,000) hundis to people and they will be opened after a year. This will also be added to the kitty for the school project,' Gopi said.


Courtesy: Mathrubhumi News paper

Related Posts:

• Ticket Details of Jai Ho http://anoops-views.blogspot.com/2009/03/most-awaited-moment-for-every-rahmania.html
• Details about Jai Ho http://anoops-views.blogspot.com/2009/03/details-about-jai-ho-ar-rahman-live-in.html

2 Harihar Nagar- Review

The film starts in 1980 in front of a church where the friendship begins. First half is for comedy and second half is dedicated to adventure. Second half have many twists which makes people glue to the cinema. The climax portion also happens to be in the front of same church where the four friends united. The four characters look as if they jumped from In Harihar Nagar to this film. No wonder as these actors were acting the same way for 20 years or more. Jagadheesh steels the show in first half as his comedies are working after years. But sometimes we can expect what is going to happen next.Don’t expect this film will exceed all your expectations, but it won’t let you down also. This is a film you can go with your family and everyone will be satisfied. All said and done, the film is successful and Lal was able to satisfy viewers. Also this film proves what was Lal's contribution in Siddique-Lal team.

Verdict : Very Good