A R Rahman unveils movie's poster, Aamir praises

Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman today unveiled the debut poster of his film "99 Songs", with which he is making his foray in production and scriptwriting.
The vibrant poster sees a couple hanging onto a piano which is suspended from the sky.
"With your support and good wishes, I'm pleased to share my movie's first poster!," Rahman shared on his Facebook page.
Aamir Khan, who worked with the composer in "Rangeela", "Lagaan", "Mangal Pandey: The Rising" and "Ghajini", has heaped praise on Rahman.
"Great poster AR! Wishing you all the very best for the start of the shoot. May the force be with you. Love, a," he posted on Twitter.

Directed by Vishwesh Krishnamoorthy, "99 Songs" is a sensual story about art and self-discovery of a struggling singer who wants to be a successful music composer.

Rahman said he has tried to keep the music in the film a
healthy mix of regional Brazilian sound with international sensibilities.
"We were very careful not to go overboard. The song definitely doesn't sound Indian, but gives the movie the energy which it needs. It's not too regional but for the whole world," he said.
Though he didn't know Pele earlier, Rahman said composing for the film was a "huge honour" for him, despite the fact that he did not get much time to talk to him about the music.

"It was a huge honour composing for him. Strangely, I am scoring for two-three films based on sportspersons this year, Pele, Sachin Tendulkar. It feels great," he said.
"Pele saw the movie, I asked him if he liked the film and he said yes. We didn't have much time to talk. He wasn't involved in the creative aspects of the music though," Rahman said.
"Pele: Birth of a Legend" is an American biographical film which chronicles the life of the retired soccer player.
Rahman is also all praise for the director duo, Jeff Zimbalist and Michael Zimbalist.
"They are very nice people. They are very energetic, fresh out of college, completely young. They have done some award winning stuff and documentary. It was an interesting mix working in Hollywood," he said.

The film, slated to release this Friday, stars Kevin de Paula, Vincent D'Onofrio, Rodrigo Santoro, Diego Boneta and Colm Meaney.