AR Rahman Biography

AR Rahman Biography

Allah Rakha Rehman is a well-known composer of Hindi films.  Sur Ke Badshah Rahman has given music in films other than Hindi as well. Rahman is the first Indian to be honored with the Golden Globe Award.  A. R. Rahman is the first Indian to receive three Oscar nominations for his music in the British Indian film Slum Dog Millionaire.  The song 'Jai Ho' from the same film won two Grammy Awards in the category of Best Soundtrack Compilation and Best Film Song.

background 

She was born on 6 January 1967 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. His name at birth was AS Dilip Kumar which he later changed to AR Rahman. Rahman has inherited music from his father. His father RK Shekhar used to give music in Malayalam films. Rahman received music education from Master Dhanraj. At the age of 11, Rahman used to play keyboard (synthesizer) for the band Roots with his childhood friend Shivamani. He used to work for Ilayaraja's band. Rahman was named after the band "Nemesis Avenue" from Chennai. Credit goes to the establishment of He played keyboard, piano, harmonium and guitar. He considers the synthesizer to be a wonderful amalgamation of art and technology. His father died when Rahman was nine years old and his family had to sell musical instruments for money. Things got so bad that his family had to convert to Islam. While working in the band group, he also received a scholarship from Trinity College of Music, London, from where he earned a degree in Western Classical Music.  

wedding 

a R Rahman's wife's name is Saira Banu. They have three children - Khadija, Rahim and Aman. He is also a relative of South Indian actor Rashin Rahman. Rahman is the uncle of composer G V Prakash Kumar.

career

In 1991 Rahman started recording his own music. In 1992, he was invited by film director Mani Ratnam to give music for his film Roja. The film was a musical hit and Rahman won the Filmfare Award in the first film itself. Rahman's winning streak that started with this award continues till date. More than 200 crore recordings of Rahman's songs have been sold. Today he is counted among the top ten music composers in the world. He has composed music in films like Tehzeeb, Bombay, Dil Se, Rangeela, Taal, Jeans, Pukar, Fiza, Lagaan, Mangal Pandey, Swadesh, Rang De Basanti, Jodha-Akbar, Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na, Yuvraj, Slum Dog Millionaire, Ghajini. Have given. On the 50th anniversary of the country's independence, in 1997  Vande Mataram‌" The album was made, which was a huge success. Another important work of his was the album "Jana Gana Mana", directed by Bharat Bala, in which many eminent personalities associated with Indian classical music collaborated. He himself wrote jingles for many commercials and composed their music. He formed a troupe of dancers from Tamil cinema along with well-known choreographers Prabhudheva and Shobhana, who gave stage performances with Michael Jackson.