Los Angeles, Feb 1 (PTI) Indian music maestro A R Rahman struck gold once again, bagging two trophies at the 52nd Grammy Awards here for his music in ”Slumdog Millionaire”. The composer, who has already won a Golden Globe and two Academy awards, registered win in both the categories he was nominated for.
Rahman, 44, was the earliest winner in the best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture category and picked up another trophy for his song “Jai Ho” in the best motion picture song category moments later. “This is insane, God [...]
Bollywood star Aamir Khan, enjoying unprecedented public acclaim with his hit film “3 Idiots”, has been conferred with Padma Bhushan, the nation’s third highest civilian honour.
Composers A.R. Rahman, who shone at the Oscars last year with his double golden statuette win, and Ilaiyaraaja have also been honoured with the Padma Bhushan on the eve of Republic Day.
Bollywood veteran Rekha, 55, has been conferred the Padma Shri, the fourth highest honour, after four decades in the Indian film industry.
Saif Ali Khan, Resul Pokutty, Arundhati Nag have also been awarded the [...]
Music genius and Academy Awards winner AR Rahman turns 44. One of the most acclaimed music directors of the present time, he in a career spanning over a decade has delivered some of the most memorable music in films like Roja, Lagaan, Rang De Basanti , Guru, Taal, Bombay, Dil Se, Rangeela and the most recently Slumdog Millionaire.
For his score of Slumdog Millionaire, Rahman won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song.
Rahman, the “Mozart of Madras”, was born [...]
A.R. Rahman has bagged three Oscar nominations on Thursday, one for original score and two in the original song category — ‘Jai Ho,’ with lyricist Gulzar and ‘O saya’ with lyricist Maya Arulpragasam — it is a dream come true for India.
God of Contemporary Music
The man, who single-handedly revolutionized the standards of film music composition in India. His career is a turning point in the history of Indian film music. None other than, One and Only A.R Rahman (ALLAH RAKHA RAHMAN)
Born on January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is a composer, record producer and musician. is the second of four children born to R. K. Shekhar and Kareema Begum (Kasthuri). He has three sisters, Rehana (Kanchana), Fatima Talat (Bala) and Israth. He is married to Saira and has three children – Khatija, Rahima [...]
