Its late. Still, I am so :happydance:
Bala film la Raja ilaya? :?
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Its late. Still, I am so :happydance:
Bala film la Raja ilaya? :?
raagas, I am aware of that. See here for more of my thoughts on this.Quote:
Originally Posted by raagas
My take is that this is not even a recognition by "Govt of India". It is too huge an entity to be represented by a State government(which usually has merit as only an additional consideration to its politics and personal reasons to recommend) and an amorphous committee, reconstituted every year, and consisting of nameless bureaucrats.
All this makes for a far more random selection than even any usual award.
A recognition for Rahman this year is still relevant because it means that even these "nameless bureaucrats" are well aware of his stature and achievements and it gives cause for some joy.
Plum,
Ellaam vasthavam dhaan, irundhaalum i wouldn't reject this like a state award comedy!
Bala, fine, actually I am not taking a practical stand here but a pedantic one. Ofcourse, for the majority, it is just another recognition, and such pedantic differentiation of timeliness, committee composition etc are not going to make sense. Nevertheless, I repeat that A DSP award would make more sense to me at this point - adhuvum modhalla MSV-kku kodukkaNum.
I completely agree.India, as such, is notorious for recognizing the talent late, if it manages to recognize that is.
These awards have lost their relevance and dignity long back my friend.Look at this year only.. Saif Ali Khan gets Padmasri(With due respects to him, sorry if there are any Saif fans here).Kamal Haasan got Padmasri in 1990, after he essayed a series of different roles (his 80s work had lot of good films) that put him up there.Now, if we strictly view the parity,it means even Saif has reach the level of Kamal in 1990.Doesnt that sound absurd?
The reason why ARR was given is simple - he was felicitated by non-Indian entity - 'Academy'.And then Golden Globes. And in response, in his home country, the Govt. wants to play safe by showing/proving that they have recognized him too.And Tamil Film Musicians did it. Tamil Nadu Govt. did it (i think).But Govt. of India (or an entity of jokers on its behalf) did not do it. So they did it. Thats about it. The same theory operates even in the case of Dr. Ramakrishnan. Did the Govt. of India atleast know that a certain Dr Venkataraman Ramakrishnan existed?Suddenly they woke up after his Nobel laureate. So the sincerity quotient of these awards dropped long long ago.
Like i said, we dont need to take it too seriously. We Just congratulate the maestro and move on.
You guys think IR will go to Delhi to collect the Padmabhushan?
I believe all the 3 National Awards he didn't go in person....
alAnti thelivi-thakku vALLu ikkadundaru, dhairaymugA cheppandi!Quote:
With due respects to him, sorry if there are any Saif fans here
Plum,
I am with you. Nothing to rejoice as a fan for this rather belated recognition. And very honestly, as RS said, if they had given the same recognition to MSV I would have definitely rejoiced. That man deserves lot of recognition for what he has given us. Unfortunate that the government turns a blind eye. Anyway, let me not crib much since that will mean we value these awards. (And the biggest joke is that even Amir Khan gets a Padma Bhushan!!! ) I will probably be more happy if Raja rejects the award.
raagas, what I am saying is the award for Rahman makes sense now becuase of his international awards. He is in the limelight now for his talent, and giving him an award now gives a sense of closure.
Congrats IR & ARR for the Padmabhushan!