Articles about AR Rahman
Born on January 6, 1967, as AS Dileep Kumar, Indian music composer, record producer, singer, and songwriter Allah Rakha Rahman is one of the finest music producers of the Indian film industry and has several national and international awards and accolades under his best. Hailing from Tamil Nadu, Rahman had to struggle to make the ends meet for his family during his childhood after the demise of his father, RK Shekhar, an Indian music composer who mainly worked in Malayalam films. Known for his unique discography, Rahman has worked in both South Indian films and Hindi movies. After initially giving background scores for advertisements, and documentaries, Rahman got his break after director Mani Ratnam approached him in 1992 to compose music for his Tamil film ‘Roja’ for which Rahman received National Film Awards as the best music director. Rahman has given the background score of several South Indian blockbuster movies including ‘Kadhalan’ (1994), ‘Duet’ (1994), and Ratnam’s politically charged ‘Bombay’ (1995). Notably, at least 15 million copies of the soundtrack for ‘Bombay’ were sold worldwide. Rahman made his Bollywood debut with Ram Gopal Varma's ‘Rangeela’ in 1995. Rahman has produced the background score of several blockbuster Bollywood movies including ‘Dil Se..’ (1998), ‘Taal’ (1999), ‘Lagaan’ (2001), ‘The Legend of Bhagat Singh’ (2002), ‘Swades’ (2004), ‘Rang De Basanti’ (2006), ‘Jodhaa Akbar’ (2008) and ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ (2008). In 1997, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, Rahman composed ‘Vande Mataram’ which is one of India’s best-selling non-film albums. Rahman was appointed as the global ambassador of the Stop TB Partnership, a WHO project in 2004. He made his directorial debut with the 2017 movie ‘Le Musk.’ He is the recipient of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, 15 Filmfare Awards, and 17 Filmfare Awards South. He is conferred with Padma Bhushan, India’s third-highest civilian award by the Indian government in 2010. He converted to Islam, at the age of 23, in 1989.
28 May 2022
EntertainmentThe closing ceremony of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is going to be a star-studded affair.
18 May 2022
EntertainmentThe 75th edition of the prestigious Cannes Film Festival is distinctive for India for multiple reasons.
15 May 2022
EntertainmentAward-winning music composer AR Rahman's debut film directorial Le Musk is set to premiere at the Cannes Film Market's upcoming Cannes XR program.
06 May 2022
EntertainmentMusician and singer Khatija Rahman, the eldest daughter of Academy Award-winning musical artist AR Rahman, is now married.
30 Apr 2022
EntertainmentMainstream Bollywood movies or masala films enjoy a bad reputation for trying to fool the audience with over-the-top action and seemingly cool dialog-baazi.
11 Apr 2022
EntertainmentDays after Union Home Minister Amit Shah pushed for Hindi to be a common language or a link language across the nation, famed music composer AR Rahman cleared his stance on the issue recently.
05 Mar 2022
EntertainmentAcclaimed filmmaker Mari Selvaraj has finalized his next project, titled Maamannan.
03 Jan 2022
EntertainmentMusician Khatija Rahman, who is the eldest daughter of Grammy-winning singer-composer AR Rahman, is now engaged to marry.
07 Dec 2021
EntertainmentAhead of its OTT release, Atrangi Re makers shared its jukebox.
30 Nov 2021
EntertainmentMakers of Akshay Kumar starrer Atrangi Re released the film's first song yesterday.
24 Nov 2021
EntertainmentNominations for the 64th Grammy Awards are in and AR Rahman's Mimi hasn't made it to that list.
22 Oct 2021
EntertainmentAR Rahman is on cloud nine!
09 Sep 2021
EntertainmentGulzar and AR Rahman, the Academy Award-winning lyricist and music composer duo, are teaming up to create the soundtrack for the biopic on business tycoon Subrata Roy.
15 Aug 2021
EntertainmentMusic maestro AR Rahman completes 29 years in the film industry today.
10 Aug 2021
EntertainmentThe biggest global artists like Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, music maestro AR Rahman, and Bollywood stars Saif Ali Khan and Vidya Balan will unite for a fundraiser on Independence Day to raise over Rs. 25 crore for COVID-19 relief work.
27 Jul 2021
EntertainmentNetflix finally dropped the trailer of its highly anticipated anthology series, Navarasa today.
21 Jul 2021
EntertainmentMakers of Mimi recently dropped a song, Rihaayi De.
07 Jul 2021
EntertainmentMusic maestro AR Rahman and singer Ananya Birla have collaborated for Hindustani Way, a brand-new track to cheer for the Indian contingent ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
19 May 2021
EntertainmentMusic maestro AR Rahman's maiden production 99 Songs will start streaming on Netflix and JioCinema from May 21.
17 Apr 2021
EntertainmentPopular Tamil actor-comedian Vivekh passed away on Saturday after suffering a massive heart attack on Friday. He was 59.
16 Mar 2021
EntertainmentAcademy Award-winning music composer AR Rahman has joined the team of the upcoming Bollywood movie Heropanti 2.
27 Jan 2021
EntertainmentMusic maestro AR Rahman has launched a new initiative - Futureproof - aimed at presenting the Indian talent to the world.
05 Dec 2020
EntertainmentActor Sanjana Sanghi, who impressed one and all with her debut movie Dil Bechara earlier this year, has topped popular movie rating platform IMDb's list of Breakout Stars of 2020.
26 Sep 2020
EntertainmentLegendary singer SP Balasubrahmanyam's last rites were held in Chennai on Saturday afternoon along with a 72-gun salute by the Tamil Nadu Police.
14 Sep 2020
EntertainmentSince ages, Bollywood has been peddling mediocre music and worthless item songs.
27 Jul 2020
EntertainmentOscar award-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty has opened up about how Bollywood sidelined him after he won the coveted accolade.
26 Jul 2020
EntertainmentOn Sunday, news in the world of entertainment was about Hollywood bidding farewell to a veteran star, Amitabh Bachchan sharing fresh thoughts from the hospital, and more loved-up reactions for Sushant Singh Rajput's swan song Dil Bechara.
26 Jul 2020
EntertainmentOne realizes that the infighting has really hit home when AR Rahman, a man of few words who prefers speaking through his talent, opens up against the industry.
25 Jul 2020
EntertainmentThere are a few films capable of evoking as many diverse emotions as is Dil Bechara, that marks the ever-brilliant Sushant Singh Rajput's final offering to us.
24 Jul 2020
EntertainmentThere was never someone like Sushant Singh Rajput, and there won't ever be another. Hence, the buzz around his final movie is quite understandable.
22 Jul 2020
EntertainmentJust days ahead of the release of this year's most anticipated film, Dil Bechara, the movie's music team, led by maestro AR Rahman, came together for a virtual concert to pay tribute to its star and late actor Sushant Singh Rajput.
11 Jul 2020
EntertainmentAnything remotely related to Dil Bechara, Sushant Singh Rajput's final film, is being cherished by fans. Such was the charm of the man!
10 Jul 2020
EntertainmentThe last song that Sushant Singh Rajput shot for, Dil Bechara, from the eponymous upcoming movie, is now out!
07 Jul 2020
EntertainmentThe trailer of Sushant Singh Rajput's final film, Dil Bechara is a smash hit!
04 May 2020
EntertainmentI For India, the country's largest fundraiser concert for COVID-19 pandemic, raised Rs. 3.5 crore last night.
13 Apr 2020
EntertainmentEven with the entire world at standstill, Tanishk Bagchi still managed to spark a major controversy.
11 Apr 2020
EntertainmentClearly, nobody is happy with the new Masakali song.
09 Apr 2020
EntertainmentTanishk Bagchi has done it again!
02 Apr 2020
EntertainmentAfter an Islamic religious event in Delhi emerged as a super-spreader of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, celebrated music composer and singer AR Rahman spoke against such congregations, in wake of the ongoing pandemic.
12 Feb 2020
EntertainmentBollywood director Aanand L Rai's next film, Atrangi Re, starring Sara Ali Khan, Tamil actor Dhanush, and Akshay Kumar, will be filmed in Bihar and Madurai.
