Provoked - A.R.Rahman - Aishwarya Rai - Jag Mundhra

[dinesh2002]

Ash's performance is mind-blowing
By Manissha Despaande, Bollywood Trade News Bureau
glamsham.com

Send Aishwarya Rai EcardsDirector Jagmohan Mundhra has clarified that Raju
Kher's WOW, has no
similarity whatsoever to his forthcoming Aishwarya starrer, PROVOKED, based on
Kiranjitsingh
Alhuwalia's life. "It is ridiculous that people are drawing parallels between
the two films
without knowing their stories. The fact is that PROVOKED is a story on marital abuse based on
Kiranjit Alhuwalia's A CIRCLE OF LIGHTS, of which we acquired the exclusive
rights. On the
other hand, from what I know of WOW, the film tells the story of three girls who
go to London
to pursue their dream of starting their own music band. Anupam Kher helps them
fulfill their
dream and offers them shelter at his home. The similarity is only to the extent
that one of the
three girls in WOW has a story of marital discord. I am surprised that no one
has bothered to
check out the facts either with me or Kher's office before writing about it,"
Mundhra reveals.

Mundhra recently wrapped up the shooting of the film and is now in Chennai with
A. R. Rahman,
who is doing the background score for the film.
In fact,
according to Mundhra, Rahman was among the first few people besides Aishwarya
Rai's father, who
saw the film and were totally impressed with her performance in it. "She has
given a truly
exemplary performance. There's no trace of the Miss World and not even an iota
of
self-consciousness in her effortless performance. Music director Rahman was all
admiration for
her performance but the biggest compliment for Aishwarya was from her father,
who was so
engrossed in the film that he almost forgot that it was his daughter who was
performing on
screen," Mundhra recalled.

PROVOKED is being lined up for a mid-November release, according to Mundhra. "We
are looking at
a huge international release for the film in conjunction with the distributors,"
he says.

http://glamsham.com/movies/scoops/05/aug/17ash.asp

[abbydoss1969]

Jug mundhra - the semi-porn filmmaker?

[alias]

Dude, that will be awsome... Jag Mudra is finally making some good movies now. I think his last movies Bhavandar and other one (I forgot the name) were good. Hope this will good and since it has music by our thailavar makes it more awsome :-)

[coucou]

what movie? :roll:

[alias]

And some more info. of Provoked done our great ARR

Excerpts from Mudra interview in Hindu

What about the background music score?

A. R. Rahman is doing [it] and the recording is being done here [in Chennai] in his studio... he is a phenomenon... there is a lot of background orchestra music towards the end...

[dinesh2002]

the website....


http://provokedthemovie.com/

[sanchay]

There are some songs in the film?

[rashid2raj]

the website....


http://provokedthemovie.com/

Wooow dinesh" Thx for link.. :thumbsup: Looks damn good!! Any audio release date?

[Scale]

Dinesh, Thanks for the link. Sounds cool!

To My knowledge its only BGM. 5 Tracks only? (website).
If it has some songs then it would be a true delight. Did Karen David sing a song it in? ARR YG

[dinesh2002]

heheheheheheheh....no prob guyz....but can anyone tell me when will this movie release???? it looks great!! aishu really potrayed the role perfectly!! just see her in those pics!! :clap: not 4getting the music...wow...it sounds like it contains pain ..even i can feel the pain!! ARR na ARR than!!!!! i really salute him !!!!! :notworthy:

[united07]

"aishu really potrayed the role perfectly!! "?????

it's only a poster and a website?

Dinesh bro,
I know u r head over heels abt Aishu...but take it easy man... :)

[Scale]

[tscii:7358cf3ffa]Provoked to be dubbed in three Indian languages
Subhash K Jha
http://www.mumbaimirror.com/nmirror/mmpaper.asp?sectid=10&articleid=524200612554796524200612424125

Even while Provoked prepares for its world-wide release, producer Dr J. Murli Manohar has different plans for India. “Since the theme of domestic violence is as relevant in the West as in a remote village of Punjab or Bihar or Tamil Nadu we'd like Provoked to go into places that are ideally not seen as commercially viable for English language films. We therefore plan to dub Provoked into Tamil, Telugu and Hindi.”
Added to the three Indian versions of Provoked, the film will have a new background score.

Commenting on this, music composer for the film A R Rahman says, “I don't think such a thing has ever been done before. But Jagmohan Mundhra and I felt the current music score is too underplayed for the Indian market. In the new version, we like the music to emphasize every scene. We spoke about it, and I got another background score ready for the Indian market.”

The film is expected to be released in India in August.




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[united07]

UPDATE:

Check out the MUSIC section in the provoked website, http://www.provokedthemovie.com/site.html

it has been updated with a longer version or a full song.

WOW!....great!

[united07]

That song in the Music Bit 1 is by Karen David, composed by AR Rahman. Title 'ALIVE'.

[Scale]

Check this provoked Trailor
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XffCMMn3yBE

There is also another song "Carry Me Home" which is in her site http://www.myspace.com/karendavid (Be patient rest of the junk to load and it truely sounds cool)

One more song "Shillong Shillong" is yet to feature.

[sha]

this movie is expected to release on 23 of this month,
any idea bout Audio,,

[Guess_Me]

Not sure if this has been posted before.

Here is the Music Video of "Alive" from Provoked, featuring ARR and the singer Karen David.

Download (http://www.uploadwiz.com/WIZ1229145292)

[ajaybaskar]

http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/trailer/8884.html

Listen to the BGM. Class...

[rayan36]

Provoked - Premiere
April 2, 2007

The much hyped about crossover film Provoked, based on a true story, is going to have a special screening on the 3rd of April at Sathyam cinemas. It stars Aishwarya Rai, Naveen Andrews, Miranda Richardson, Robbie Coltrane, Nandita Das and Steve McFadden. Aishwarya Rai and Naveen Andrews will be once again sharing the screen space after Bride and Prejudice.

Provoked has already been screened at international film festivals like the Cannes and IIFA. This film is loosely based on the true story of Kiranjit Ahluwalia who killed her abusive husband.

The movie will be releasing for the Indian audience on the 6th of April.

Gallatta.com

[muzammil_fr]

wooooow, it's seems, it will dub in tamil too, cooool

[ajaybaskar]

I seems that ARR has asked d producer/director to dub the film in Tamil.

Vaazhga..Thalaivarin Tamil Thondu...

[lancelot]

so we will get the songs in tamil??
wow...great news

hehe
:D

[thineshan54321]

WOW just listened to the 4 tracks. Amazing tunes and orchestrations.
This is my first attempt at reviewing an album. I realize that I shouldnt review without buying the original CD but its not released here yet. I just wanted to share my thoughts with my fellow hubbers. Whenever you guys need a break from Sivaji there is an album made just for that -- provoked.

"Save You" -- this one has amazing main melody; the chords that accompany this soothing melody does wonders to ur ears.
-->Scintillating moments: 0:16-0:30; 0:51-1:05; 2:48-2:58 (here the chords r so soothing and powerful at the same time) A special mention to Karen David for her amazing vocal. (didnt pay attention to the lyrics, just listening to music)
********** 10/10

"Carry Me Home" -- this track has nice tabla beats accompanying a pure western melody, very rare to hear.
-->Scintillating moments: 2:07-2:35
******** 8/10

"Shillong" -- this sounds so Indian, classical Rahman style. the hindustani vocals at 0:33-0:42 is just too good. also the main beat that starts right after that and continues through the song is very fresh and keeps one hooked to the song. The beat stops in between but only to be replaced by a lovely melody "Shillong Shillong my love...." 1:48-1:59. The only part I dont like is the starting (0:00-0:10 and 4:35-4:46). I dunno why I dont like this part, it just sounds weird (maybe because i didnt listen to song many times but still, there shouldnt be a part in a Rahman song that I shouldnt like). I think its just the voice, she sings it in a rap? style. But the composition is fantastic, classy.
-->Scintillating moments: 0:33-0:42; 1:48-1:59;
*********(.5*) 9.5/10

"Alive" -- this song has a nice piano harmony. Vocal is amazing once again and the melody is awesome especially the high octave parts. In these parts Rahman shows his talent by infusing huge amount of energy in a sad part.
-->Scintillating moments: 1:26-1:27 & 3:20-3:24 (the part that leads to the high octave singing, like a vaccuum sound and it sucks u right in); 1:28-1:58 (awesome singing and melody)
********(.5*) 8.5/10

Overall: 9/10 Unbelievable emotion in these songs. It is pure music and who cares about the mass (Shillong Shillong will appeal to the masses though) Hope this releases in tamil.

[sat_srini]

I think "Save you" was not composed by Rahman. Only the other three songs.

[thineshan54321]

It sounds like an AR Rahman composition. I am really sure it is. Even if the main melody is not composed by him (which i think it is), the orchestration is surely by him, no doubt.

[ajaybaskar]

Provoked release pathi evlo discussiona? I cant stop remembering the day i watched Bose: The Forgotten hero at Devi. The movie turned out to be a thriller with only ne and a couple of guys occupying the theater. Nalla therinja NSC Bose pathina padathukke andha gadhinna provoked ellam emmathiram?

[Yathu]

The song "Alive" is just beautiful...check out our genius in the video too! (on the Karen David myspace site)

[thineshan54321]

[tscii:cd72bb47c3]Karen David & Rahman working together
By MIO Team
Apr 30, 2007, 15:23

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Karen David is a South Asian Canadian R&B singer and also an actress who had sung and acted in Aishwarya Rai starrer ‘Provoked’. For the song she has collaborated with legendary Indian composer A R Rahman for ‘Alive’ who has done the music for the soundtrack.

Karen is a multi-talented born in Shillong and raised in Toronto by a half Chinese mother and a father from Madras. At 17, she won a scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College Of Music in Boston to study jazz and gospel, where she discovered her flair for songwriting. Karen is currently completing her debut album entitled ‘Me Versus Me’, working with an exciting multi-cultural team that includes A R Rahman and the Bombay Dub Orchestra. Karen's first single from her forthcoming album, ‘I Need You’, has become an instant hit with Karen's South Asian fans, in part because it samples Alka Yagnik's ‘Choli Ke Peeche’ classic Bollywood tune.

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