Roja
Film
Terrorists don't wear uniforms...because the terrorist in there had a life, a family, a job - he was human. One of the earliest mainstream films that made terrorists human was Mani Ratnam's Roja. Pankaj Kapoor made the character believable because you understood his angst... In this article: Mani Ratnam, Taliban, Pankaj Kapoor, New York, Al Qaeda, and Paradise Now |
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Kansas City Star | October 14, 2009
'Slumdog' composer A.R. Rahman goes on 'Retreat'
...of Music in London and took a degree in Western classical music. His break in India came when he was 23 and noted director Mani Ratnam asked him to score his film Roja. </p><p> Since then he s worked on more than 100 movies in India.
In this article: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire, India, Oscars, L.A., Shyam Benegal, Mani Ratnam, Hollywood, London, and Padma Shri
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New Kerala | November 20, 2009
Kurbaan is not a risk- Asheesh Kapur
...standard I had seen Gulzar s Machis starring Chandrachur Singh and Tabu. I also saw Mani Ratnam s Roja , which also dealt with the subject of terrorism, like Machis . Incidentally, Chandrachur Sir had actually taught me history in my...
In this article: Kurbaan, Mani Ratnam, Saif Ali Khan, The Other End of the Line, Divya Dutta, Vivek Oberoi, Karan Johar, and Rajit Kapoor
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The Hindu - News | July 01, 2009
Kabir Khan now wants to drop 'serious filmmaker' tag
...also had a satisfied director at the end of it all," he said. Apart from Hirani, he feels that one can learn a lot from Mani Ratnam, who made films like Roja and Bombay. "His are what one can term as truly humane films. The man has made...
In this article: Kabir Khan, New York, Kabul Express, Mani Ratnam, Bombay, Mumbai, Afghanistan, and U.S.
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Wikipedia | March 29, 2009
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File:Roja002.jpg The source of the image is the film Roja, directed by Mani Ratnam, released in 1992. Rationale for use on Wikipedia in the article cinema of India No free equivalent exists that would effectively serve the same purpose.
In this article: Mani Ratnam, Wikipedia, and India
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Chicago Sun-Times | October 04, 2007
Access Bollywood :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: Classical
...jingles and music for popular Indian television features. Rahman's big break came in 1992 when he teamed with Bollywood director Mani Ratnam on the hit film, "Roja." Ratnam was looking for a new sound for the movie and he felt Rahman...
In this article: A.R. Rahman, Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Lord of the Rings, Mani Ratnam, Bombay Dreams, J.R.R. Tolkien, Hoffman Estates, and Sears Centre
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Kansas City Star | February 18, 2009
Composer Rahman identifies with Slumdog hero
...London, where he studied Western classical music. </p><p>Back in India, he worked on advertising jingles until director Mani Ratnam tapped him to compose the score for the 1992 film "Roja." Rahman ended up changing the face of Indian film...
In this article: A. R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Slumdog, India, London, Mani Ratnam, Chennai, Bhanu Athaiya, and Trinity College of Music
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Description from Wikipedia:
Roja (Tamil: ரோஜா) (1992) is a Tamil film directed by Mani Ratnam. The film was subsequently dubbed in Hindi, Malayalam, Marathi, and Telugu.
The film won three National Film Awards, including Best Film on National Integration, catapulting Ratnam to national acclaim. The film also gained international acclaim with its nomination for Best Film at the Moscow International Film Festival. The film was recently re-released for international audiences in light of the growing fear of terrorist attacks across the world. This film was so popular during that time, that terrorists in Kashmir, got a copy of the movie in Tamil.
The film's score and soundtrack were composed by A. R. Rahman, who debuted as a music director with this film. This soundtrack is among the "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time listed by TIME magazine, issued in 2005.
- Name:
- Roja
- Type:
- soundtrack
- Genre:
- Feature film soundtrack
- Release Date:
- January 01, 1992
- Directed By:
- Mani Ratnam
- Produced by:
- Written By:
- Mani Ratnam
- Recorded By:
- A R Rahman
- Cinematography:
- Santosh Sivan
- Music By:
- A. R. Rahman
- Distributed By:
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- Pyramid
- Kavithalayaa Productions
- Length:
- 137 mins
- Record Label:
- Bayshore
- Recording Dates:
- Panchathan Record Inn, AM Studios
- Language:
- Tamil
- Manufacturer:
- Bayshore
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