Allah Rakha Rahman(A R rahman) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards.
his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.Time magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal. In 2009, the magazine placed Rahman in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential.People'.A R Rahman Personal Profile (Personal Biography)
Date of Birth: 6th January 1966Birth Place: Chennai, India
Nick Name: Mozart of Madras
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Religion: Islam
Marital Status: Married [Has three children, Khadijah, Rahima, and Aameen]
Languages: Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu
A R Rahman Film Background (Filmography)
Debut Film: Roja(1992)
Famous Movies: Thiruda Thiruda, Kadalan,Bombay (1995), Rangeela (1995), Iruvar (1997), Dil se (1998), Taal (1998), Pukar (1999), Fiza (2000), Nayak: The Real Hero (2000), Lagaan (2001), Swades (2004), Rang De Basanti (2005), Guru (2006), Jodhaa Akbar (2007), Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na (2007), Slumdog Millionaire and Gajini (2008), Raavan (2009-upcoming)
Latest Movies: Delhi-6, Slumdog Millionaire, Gajini
Upcoming Movies: Blue, Sultan The Warrior, Raavan, Endhiran, The Desire, The 19th Step
Other Facts: In a soft voice Rahman is extensively involved in charitable causes.
In 2004 he undertook a project under the World Health Organization (WHO) in their becoming a global ambassador for the campaign to Stop TB.
Actively contributed to raising the status of tsunami victims by doing a charity concert founded in 2004.
Rahman is also behind the launch of the A R Rahman Foundation through which he intends to address social issues like poverty and education.
A R Rahman Family Background
Father's Name: R.K. Shekhar (A successful musician)
Mother's Name: Kasturi ( Now Kareema Begum)
Sister (s): Kanchana, Bala (Now Talat) and Israth
A R Rahman Awards: Rahman was the recipient of the 1995 National Prize of Mauritius and Malaysia Award for contributions to music. He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for her first West End production.Four-time recipient of the National Film Awards and conferred the Padma Shri by the Government of India, Rahman has also received six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, thirteen and twelve Filmfare Awards South Filmfare Awards for his music and scores.
In 2006 he received an honorary award to Stanford University for contributions to the music world. [35] In 2009, for his score of Slumdog Millionaire, Rahman won the Critics' Choice Award, Golden Globe Award for best soundtrack, [36] the BAFTA award for best film music and two Oscars for best Original Music and Best Song at the 2009 Oscars. Middlesex University and Aligarh Muslim University has announced plans to award honorary doctorates to Rahman.
A R Rahman Favourite Food: Palak Paneer and anything cooked by wife.
A R Rahman Favourite Music Director: Illayraja
A R Rahman Favourite Flim Director: Mani Ratnam
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