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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As a kid, Rahman was seen in Doordarshan's Wonder Balloon, where he got popular for being the kid who could play 4 keyboards at once.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In his early teenage, ARR wanted to become a computer engineer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A street in Markham, Ontario, Canada, has been named in his honour in November 2013.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman and his son, Ameen share the same birth date, that is 6th January.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Apart from Slumdog Millionaire and 127 , ARR has provided the background score for the Hollywood film, Lord Of War.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In the Limca Book of Records 2007, Rahman holds “Indian of the Year for Contribution to Popular Music” Award.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The keyboard that he played as a teenager is on display in his studio in Chennai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ARR has won 6 national awards, 15 Filmfare awards and 16 Filmfare awards south, as of 2019. In fact, out of a total of 142 award nominations, he has won 121.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The French TV commercial for Volvic starring Zinedine Zidane in 2000 featured a sample from Rahman's theme song for the film, Bombay .]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ AR Rahman was GQ's Legend of the Year in 2011.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2009, Rahman's soundtrack for Laagan was ranked at No. 45 on Amazon.com's 'The 100 Greatest World Music Albums of All Time' list.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2005, film critic Richard Corliss listed Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja in TIME's '10 Best Soundtracks' of all time]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2012, Rahman revealed that he had received a Christmas card from the family of the President of the United States and dinner invitation at the White House.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2009, Time magazine added him in its list of World's Most Influential People]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Airtel's signature tune, composed by Rahman, is the world's most downloaded mobile music with over 150 million downloads.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2006, AR Rahman launched his own music label KM Music.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ At the age of 23, ARR met his spiritual guru, Qadri Islam, who ultimately influenced his mindset and principles.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ARR joined hands with Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart and Joss Stone to introduce a completely different kind of music, named SuperHeavy. Stewart termed SuperHeavy as a 'mad alchemist type experiment.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman, who trained under veteran Master Dhanraj, joined Ilaiyaraaja as a keyboardist at the age of 11, two years after his father passed away]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A.R Rahman was a keyboard player and was part of a band (Roots)with his childhood friends Sivamani, John Anthony, Suresh Peters, Raja and JoJo. They made a rock group in Chennai named Nemesis Avenue.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Oscar winning song 'Jai Ho' was initially composed for the Salman Khan starrer, Yuvraaj.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Hollywood movie “Inside Man”, starring Denzel  Washington, used Rahman’s song “Chaiyya Chaiyya” for the opening  credits. The remix   was titled 'Chaiyya, Chaiyya Bollywood Joint' .]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ AR Rahman first's salary for a single was 500 rupees. His salary for his debut film, Roja, was 25000.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Impressed with Rahman's jingle works, Ratnam visited his studio and listened to a tune ('Tamizha Tamizha') that he had composed long back on the Kaveri river dispute . He signed ARR up for Roja.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ARR's debut film album sold over 3 million units, with the Tamil vers. selling over 200,000 units and the Hindi vers. selling 2.8 million units. The Hindi version alone earned 7.5 cr (46 cr in  2019)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'I have rubbed many a producer the wrong way by disturbing the schedule, but it has paid off' ARR has been quoted as saying]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ARR was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, in 2010 by the Government of India]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman's film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording studio in his backyard. It would become the most-advanced recording studio in India, and arguably, in Asia.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Yoddha, a Malayalam film starring Mohanlal and directed by Sivan's brother Sangeeth Sivan that released in September 1992, was ARR's second film after Roja.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The soundtrack for Bombay sold 15 million copies worldwide,]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The 'Bombay Theme' would reappear in his soundtrack for Deepa Mehta's Fire. It was featured in the 2002 Palestinian film Divine Intervention and the 2005 Nicolas Cage film Lord of War.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rangeela, directed by Ram Gopal Varma, was Rahman's Bollywood debut.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman scored the Mandarin-language film Warriors of Heaven and Earth in 2003 after researching and using Chinese and Japanese classical music.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ His score for his first Hollywood film, the 2009 comedy Couples Retreat, won the BMI London Award for Best Score.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2018, Rahman got national award for the background score of Sridevi's Mom.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Finnish folk-music band Värttinä collaborated with Rahman on the Toronto production of The Lord of the Rings.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Since 2004 Rahman has performed three successful world tours before audiences in Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, Dubai, the United Kingdom, Canada, the United States and India.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In summer 2012 Rahman composed a Punjabi song for the London Olympics opening ceremony, directed by Danny Boyle, part of a medley showcasing Indian influence in the UK.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 2012 Rahman and Shekhar Kapoor launched Qyuki, a networking site and a platform for story writers to exchange their thoughts.   It's wing 'Melange', especially, focuses on indie music content.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman introduced 7.1 surround sound technology to South Indian films.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman's younger sister, Fathima, heads his music conservatory in Chennai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Born Hindu, Rahman converted to Islam when he was 25, after being disillusioned with Hinduism.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On 24 October 2014 Rahman was awarded an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music during a concert paying tribute to his music featuring an international cast of students.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Qutub-E-Kripa is the national award-winning ensemble of young musicians of Rahman's KM Music Conservatory, who have been  co-credited alongside ARR for the background scores of many films like 24, OKK]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'All My Life I Had A Choice Between Hate And Love. I Chose Love, And I'm Here' - On his Oscar winning speech.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Studied Western classical music as a student at Oxford University in the UK.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Broadway debut of Bombay Dreams took place on March 28, 2004 at the Broadway Theatre in New York City.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ AR Rahman got the 2500th Filmfare Trophy at the 57th Filmfare Awards, 2011.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ ARR is Also known as the John Williams of the Indian Film Industry.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In 1994, ARR gave music to the unreleased shelved film, Waqia, starring Sanjay Kapoor, Karishma Kapoor, & directed by Shivendra Singh. This would had been his debut in Hindi in 1995. (Before Rangeela)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On Aug 15 1997, ARR's Vande Mataram was released simultaneously across the world in 28 countries, and Rahman himself performed in New Delhi to a packed audience.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sister Ishrath Rahman has sung in Tamil films, Mettukudi and Pokkiri.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman is the only Indian to have got two Oscars in the same year.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On the occasion of the composer's 56th birthday, we give you some super-cool facts and unseen pictures from his personal album.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ On 28 June 1991, K. Doraiswamy, an executive of the Indian Oil Corporation, was kidnapped by Kashmiri militants and put in captivity for two months.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ This inspired Mani Ratnam to make the film Roja. Doraiswamy's wife was fighting for his release, and according to Ratnam, it was her plight that the film was based on.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It was KB who approached Mani to make a film for his banner. As KB was Ratnam's inspiration,  Ratnam wanted it to be one of the best films they had produced.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ KB disliked the title Roja as he felt it sounded similar to a brand of crushed betel nut. Ratnam thought the title represented Kashmir because 'the rose is something beautiful but with thorns.']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ To satisfy Balachander, Mani Ratnam suggested another title Irudhi Varai (meaning, Till the end), but KB preferred Roja, which was finalised.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Roja was made on a shoestring budget. The technicians worked for less money with the understanding that the film will do little business. It was not thought of as something that would be a phenomenon.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Roja was the first film for which Ratnam used a Steadicam, in the shot that introduces the terrorists' hideout to the audiences.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ According to Ratnam, Roja is a contemporary adaptation of the story of Savitri and Satyavan.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ratnam had said that Roja was not originally planned as a political film: 'It was a phase India was going through and these things affected me and found their way into the love story,' he had said.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Lakshmi's daughter Aishwarya was initially offered the female lead, but she declined it. She later revealed that she deeply regretted that decision, which was made by her grandmother against her will.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ratnam's second choice for the role was Manisha Koirala, but she was bound by a contract with Subhash Ghai.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ratnam approached Karishma Kapoor to play a Kashmiri girl, but was eventually not cast. Ratnam later revealed that she was 'far too expensive for a Tamil film.']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Ratnam had planned to shoot Roja in Kashmir, but extreme terrorism there forced him to shoot the film in other hill stations resembling it. Shooting locations included Coonoor,Ooty, and Manali.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Cinematographer SantoshSivan said that a lot of images were written at the script level. The audience only see the snow in Kashmir when Roja sees it for the first time. These things were in the script]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The song 'Chinna Chinna Aasai' was shot at the Banatheertham falls in Courtallam, and the Hogenakkal Falls in Dharmapuri.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shakti Singh dubbed for Arvind Swamy in the Hindi version of the film, while Madhoo dubbed for herself.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The whole film was completed in less than 60 days.The final length of the film was 3,750 metres (12,300 ft)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Though Roja won 3 National awards for best composer, best lyricist, and best film on national integration, Madhoo, who was the favourite for the Best Actress, lost it to Dimple Kapadia.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Nana Patekar was signed to play the terrorist chief in the film, but was later replaced by Pankaj Kapur, for unknown reasons.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Roja got listed in Time magazine's '10 Best Soundtracks' of all time.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Impressed with Rahman's works, Ratnam visited his studio and listened to a tune (l'Tamizha Tamizha') that he had composed long back on the Kaveri river  dispute . He signed him up instantly.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Rahman, in spite of his reluctance to seriously take up work in films, accepted the offer since Ratnam had the reputation of a director with a good taste for music.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'I am not sure why I accepted Roja. I was offered Rs 25,000 for it, a sum that I could make in 3 days composing ad jingles. I think it was the prospect of working with Mani that enticed me,' ARR said.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film's album sold over 3 million units, with the Tamil version selling over 200,000 units and the Hindi version selling 2.8 million units. The Hindi version alone earned 7.5 cr (46 crore in  2019)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The phenomenal success of this film made it get dubbed into Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Telugu. All the versions were very successful.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ In August 2015, Roja was screened at the 2015 London Indian Film Festival, in the retrospective series Politics as Spectacle: The Films of Mani Ratnam, along with Bombay and Dil Se.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'Black Steel' by Tricky sampled the song 'Rukkumani Rukkumani'. Also, Roja got nominated for Best Film at the 18th Moscow International Film Festival.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As the Arvind Swamy and Madhoo starrer is almost to complete three decades, we bring you some exciting trivia on the film's making.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The earliest depiction of a polygar, or as is known in Tamil, Palayakaarar, was by an actor we are all rather fond of... Sivaji Ganesan in Veerapandiya Kattabomman (1959)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The good fight was then taken up by the famous Maruthi Sagotharargal. This was showcased in the 1959 film, Sivagangai Seemai. Sadly, the East India Company put a swift end to that rebellion too]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Not many know that the Sepoy mutiny of Vellore in 1806 occured half a century before the famous 1857 uprising Tamil cinema takes a break in the coverage of Indian Independence for the next 100 years.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ It is 1906. The country is no more under the EIC but is serving the British crown VO Chidambaram Pillai decides he's had enough.  He registers the Swadeshi Shipping Company in October 1906]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 1907. The Surat Congress is deadlocked and there is a  split between moderates and extremists  VOC and bharathi decide to follow Tilak.  Shortly after... Vanchinathan shoots District Collector Ashe]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Meanwhile in Chennai, Subramania Bharathi writes against the British Government and becomes its target]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Naturally, numbers pile up at the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar, as depicted in the 1996 film, Siraichalai]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ These atrocities do not go unnoticed. Mahatma Gandhi, rises. (Hey Ram, 2000)]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Calls for the boycott of foreign goods in the form of Swadeshi movement gains full steam. It was briefly showcased in Shankar's Indian]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Theatre companies putting up plays on Indian independence saw huge audiences. In films like Kaaviya Thalaivan (2014), this facet of the freedom struggle was highlighted]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The film, Thyaagabhoomi(1939), was one of the ways Tamil cinema stepped up to the plate to revolt against British government. The film gets banned but the Tamil spirit soars]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 1942. The Quit India Movement is in full swing. A young Congress leader called Kamaraj gets involved. He would go on to become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Finally, India gains its independence on 15 August 1947. The AIR airs the voice of DK Pattamal across the country singing, 'Aaduvome pallu paaduvome']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From Veerapandiya Kattabomman to Indian, Tamil cinema has showcased several aspects of the freedom struggle. Here are the important landmarks through such films.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Cajetan Boy, a Kenyan writer from Nairobi, showed Vishal Bhardwaj a script about twin brothers from the city's slums in a script-writing workshop held by Mira Nair in 2005.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Boy soon sent Bhardwaj another draft of his script, as the latter thought that it had the material for a masala Hindi film. 3 years later, Bhardwaj bought the script for US $4,000.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhardwaj revisited the idea and added some Bollywood elements and a dark, serious side to the script, along with writers Sabrina Dhawan, Abhishek Chaubey and Supratik Sen.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhardwaj later said that he included Sabrina Dhawan in writing the screenplay because  he thought she would give a 'solid structure' and 'female angle' to the film]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhardwaj had said that during the writing of the screenplay, most of the original ideas were changed and the climax was 'Indianized'.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The re-worked version of the script included one brother with a stammer and the other with a lisp, which was not there in the original.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sabrina Dhawan had said that the film's script was complex and has multiple stories which required excessive writing and rewriting to make each character sound distinct.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ According to Bhardwaj, despite the complicated structure, Kaminey is 'anything but arty' and would not alienate audiences, and that it is a simple story but with a complicated structure.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The media initially showed concern over the film's title - which can be translated into English as 'mean' or a 'bastard' - deeming it 'odd'.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The makers had defended the title, saying 'kaminey' is not a negative term and is actually a term of endearment.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The idea for the title came from a scene from Gulzar's Ijaazat (1987), in which the hero refers to the heroine in a loving manner; it was the first time Bhardwaj heard it being used in that context]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'When the script of this film was written, it was like discovering my own mean side. All the characters in the film, excluding one, has an agenda. So I thought  it was an apt title,' Bhardwaj had said]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka Chopra initially turned down the role of Sweety, saying she felt it was a boys' film and her eight-scene part did not seem good enough. However, Bhardwaj persuaded her to accept the role.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Shahid Kapoor worked out for six months and took lessons in stammering from an ENT specialist to fit into his roles in the film]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The kissing scene between Shahid and Priyanka was originally not in the script, but Bhardwaj decided to add it because he thought the movie was starting to look outdated and boring.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka didn't want to do the kiss, though. So she had the director shoot the entire scene without the kiss until she could make up her mind. Finally, she agreed to do it, after Bhardwaj's convincing]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka played this extremely vocal Maharashtrian girl who believed in making herself heard and hence Bhardwaj made sure her voice was heard far and wide for the entirety of the shoot.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka had much trouble while shooting, and lost her voice multiple times, as Vishal Bhardwaj made her scream her lungs off in scenes involving multiple takes.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka and Shahid fell off a bike while shooting for Kaminey. The accident took place in Pune on 21st August 2008, while a scene that required Priyanka to ride a bike with Shahid was being shot.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ While shooting, Priyanka travelled in a local train, wearing a burqa, from Gorgaon to Churchgate to attend a award function,  which was scheduled post the shoot. She was later picked up in car.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The idea for casting the screenwriter Amole Gupte came from the casting director Honey Terhan. Gupte said that when he received a call from Terham, he thought it was a joke.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ However, after meeting Bharadwaj and hearing a script reading, Amole loved the story and his character, and accepted the offer.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kaminey showcased Amole Gupte as an actor after a long time. He is also famous for his paintings in the opening credits of 'Hazaar Chaurasi Ki Maa'. He also cowrote the screenplay of Taare Zameen Par.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ For the role of drug dealer Tashi, Bhardwaj chose his friend Tenzing Nima—a tour operator in Mussoorie—saying he had the character and attitude he wanted, and a weird sense of humour.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ For the choreography of the song sequence 'Dhan-Te-Nan' in the film, the actors were briefed to 'just dance with the song but not to do any (dance) steps in it.']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The song Dhan Tanan Tana was first used in the title song of the TV serial Gubbare.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Bhardwaj instructed the film's entire cast and crew to watch caper classics such as Two Smoking Barrels (1998), Snatch (2000), Pulp Fiction (1994) and True Romance (1993) to study the genre.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Kapoor said that each role had its own challenges. Charlie's physique was very different from Kapoor's and it took him nearly a year to change the look of his body.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Priyanka learnt the Marathi language for a month to make the character as authentic as possible.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The song in the first trailer is sung by either Vishal Dadlani or Sukhvinder Singh. The singer was kept a secret.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ As Vishal Bhardwaj's signature caper film completes 12 years, we give you some interesting trivia on the film's making]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ She's at it again. Vanitha says to Madhumitha that male housemates play with the emotions of the women in the house and easily get away with it. Somebody better tell her to calm down.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The task is finally over and the housemates no longer have to treat Vanitha like a crowned jewel. Hmm, let's see how this pans out.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Sherin, Madhumitha and Tharshan are best performers and can compete for captaincy. Those doing well keep doing well and vice-versa. As Thalaivar says, 'Rich getting richer, poor getting poorer']]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ First impressions aren't so good for Kasturi from the other housemates. Along with Abhirami, she's selected as the least performer in the task. They're sent to jail.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Madhumitha battles for Abhirami. She's chosen to go to jail as she spoke in English too much during the task. Madhumitha says that she spoke in the heat of the moment during the Mugen fight]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The argument goes on for a while. On a side note, have a look at Cheran. Whenever a fight breaks out, he has this, 'Oh, here we go again' look. Epic.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ A surprisingly light moment with Vanitha in the scene. The new jailed housemates enjoy a light moment with the ones outside.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ And we're back to fighting. Madhumitha, referring to the previous fight is of the opinion that the male housemates are ganging up to 'enslave' female housemates. Oh, come on Cheran, get up and talk.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ When Madhumitha and Sandy argue, it always looks like the final rounds of a boxing match. High-paced fighting but the shots landed don't have any impact. Anyway, Sandy and Tharshan get in the act now.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The Royal Rumble now has a new entrant. Losliya takes on Madhumitha now. She asks if she's concerned so much about Abhirami, she should have nominated herself to go to jail.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Whoa, that was a cheap shot. 'I don't use people like you did with the women of this house,' says Madhumitha to Kavin]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Those words were arrows that punctured Kavin. He breaks down.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Irrespective of what happens, this is a gang that will stay united against the others, at least until they face a situation where they have to nominate each other. But for now, that's how it feels.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ 'You know the people who sent you in. I have been fighting against them for you. Don't talk to them the way you used to,' says Madhumitha to Abhirami as the day wraps up]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Highlights of Day 52, Episode 53]]></image:caption>
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