Sachin And A.R.Rahman - Icons of our Lifetime
I know there are many people here who does not want Sachin to be compared with anyone else.. People... I am not making any comparison here.. I am just wondering how the runs of Sachin and the music of Rahman has influenced myself and millions of others....
These two icons have always influenced my life someway or the other... I go crazy about both of them.. They are two inseparable names in my world...
What Sachin is doing withe bat Rahman is doing with his music.. There are quite a few similarities between them too...
--> Both of them become famous during the 90's.. Many people who become fan of Sachin during the 90's also become fans of Rahman.
--> How they stood out from others?
ARR: First to bring digital touch to Indian music and compose fusion that no one else dares to think off.
SRT: First to explore the first 15-over restriction, score centuries at bouncy, tough tracks like Perth
-->As time moved on:
ARR: Stopped producing blasting music, instead delivered Classical melodies like Taal, Swades, Bose, Meenaxi and Tehzeeb out of maturity.
SRT: Stopped going over the top to bowlers, instead played exquisite drives and late cuts and produced innings with a lot of maturity.
-->Character similarity:
ARR: Shy towards media and lets his keyboard answer his critics
SRT: Shy towards media and lets his bat answer his critics
-->International attention:
ARR: Admired by Andrew Lloyd Webber , Micheal jackson (who wore a t-shirt having Rahman’s photo on it) and many other international music reviewers who want him to compose for Hollywood films.
SRT: Adored by the man himself the “DON” Bradman and Mike Atherton(who compared Sachin to W.G.Grace) and a never ending list of Australian, English, Kiwi, WestIndian players.
-->Records:
ARR: 4 national awards, 17 filmfare awards, his music sold 210 million copiesaround the world (more than Britney and Madonna put together!!) and success rate of 80%+ album sales in Indian movies.
SRT: I need another ten pages to fill this up!!!
--> Popularity:
ARR: Has a huge fan following in India and in south he is a demi-god and captures the imagination of NRI’s throughout the world
SRT: According to a survey, he is the most popular man in the Country edging out the Prime Minister and Shah-Rukh-Khan. He is popular even in places like U.S where the game is not that popular (featured in an exclusive article in an American sports magazine)
--> Duplicates:
ARR: Has a duplicate called Harris Jeyaraj who not only copies ARR’s music and composing style but also his hairstyle and way of speaking in interviews.
SRT: Virendar Sehwag, a natural duplicate of sachin with looks and batting style similar to him
-->Where will they end up?:
ARR: Probably will put India into the world map of music and create records which upcoming Indian M.D’s can’t even dream of.
SRT: It would probably take an android or a special species of human being to erase his record in Cricket. Will always be remembered as the greatest ever batsman of modern era.
But at times i used to think, who is better than the other.. Is it Rahman for his heartmelting music or Sachin for his skills and passion he shows for our country..?
Whenever i had sad times i used to put my music player on and play some Rahman songs in it.. I still remember a day when i went to beach alone at noon....and sat in the hot sand listening to Newyork Nagaram song again again and AGAIN!! When Rahman won the oscars i thought " Ahh he has bought glory to our country.. And Sachin should win worldcup for us likewise.. "
But then a single innings of Sachin and the character which he shows would change my point of view!!! And the feeling he gives me while batting like he did in hyderabad is unexplainable... Believe me.. I got goosebumps atleast ten times while he was displaying his character and skill.. I thought after the match "This knock is equivalent to ten Oscars.. What else do we need from him" I got the same feeling when i heard Rahman singing Vande mataram.. Awesome!!
The same passion which Sachin shows in cricket, Rahman shows in music.. Both of them are not doing it for money.. They are doing it for the passion they have towards our country!!!
JAI HO!!!
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