A R Rahman, the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music, is the pride of the Indian nation and a role model for millions around the world.
Rahman, hailed by Time Magazine as the 'Mozart of Madras', is one of the most successful artistes of all time and according to a BBC estimate, has sold more than 100 million albums of his works comprising of music from movies.
In 1991, noted filmmaker Mani Ratnam offered Rahman a movie 'Roja' which was a run-away success and brought nationwide fame and acclaim to the composer. The movie also led Rahman to receive the Indian National Award for the Best Music Composer, the first time ever by a debutant.
Time magazine rated the soundtrack of 'Roja' in their top ten compilation of the all time 100 best movie soundtracks of the world. Rahman is widely considered as the man who single-handedly revived public interest in Indian film music in the nineties.
Rahman has won 18 Filmfare Awards, 3 MTV Awards, 4 IIFA Awards, 6 Tamil Nadu State Awards, 6 Zee Awards, 4 Screen Awards and lots more.
Rahman Previous Awards:
Rahman is the 1995 recipient of the Mauritius National Award and the Malaysian Award for contributions to music. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his first West-End production. A four time National Film Award winner and conferred the Padma Shri from the Government of India, Rahman has received six awards for Best Music at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and eleven awards for his scores at the Filmfare and Filmfare Awards South each. In 2006, he received an honorary award from Stanford University for contributions to global music. For his score of Slumdog Millionaire, Rahman won the 2008 Critics' Choice Award, the Golden Globe and the British Academy Award. He has also received three Academy Award nominations in 2009—Best Original Score and two different Best Original Songs.He won two Oscars, for Best Original Song, Jai Ho, and Best Original Score.
A R Rahman Profile:
Birth name A. S. Dileep Kumar
Also known as A. R. Rahman
Born January 6, 1967 (1967-01-06) (age 42) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Genre(s) Film score, Theatre, World Music
Occupation(s) Composer, record producer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer
Years active 1992 – present
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