Happy Birthday AR Rahman: Some lesser-known facts about the legend
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: January 6, 2023 03:20 PM2023-01-06T15:20:36+5:302023-01-06T15:20:36+5:30
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AR Rahman's real name was Dilip Kumar. He was born in a Hindu family. When his sister fell ill as a child, a Sufi saint cured her. After this incident, he accepted Islam and AR Rahman was born.
A special thing about him is that Rahman never wanted to enter the music industry. He actually wanted to be a computer engineer.
AR Rahman disclosed a shocking fact in his autobiography Notes of the Dreams. Until the age of 25, he considered himself a failure. Thoughts of suicide always came to his mind.
AR Rahman is so popular that a street in Canada is named after AR Rahman. In 2013, this street in Markham, Ontario, Canada was named Allah Rahman Street.
Rahman is the first Indian to be honored with an Oscar in 2009. He won the award for the music of the film Slumdog Millionaire. Its song 'Jai Ho' became a hit. Even today this song is heard loudly in many places.
Few people would know that the song Jai Ho was actually composed earlier for Salman Khan's film Yuvraj. The argument between Salman and Rahman was also well known. Salman called Rahman a good musician.
Famous film director Mani Ratnam recognized the talent in AR Rahman and gave Rahman a chance in the film Roja. Even today, his songs from the movie Roja are heartwarming.
Rahman participated in Doordarshan's popular show Wonder Balloon as a child. Rahman gained popularity from this show. He had the talent to play 4 keyboards simultaneously.
AR Rahman has been honored with 2 Grammy Awards, BAFTA Award, Golden Globe, 4 National Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and 14 Filmfare Awards South.
