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Sep 22, 2016 · Rahman or Dileep was born on January 6, 1967 at Chennai.His father, R. K. Shekhar, was a film-score composer and conductor for Tamil and Malayalam films.His mother was Karima who was in fact born ...
2 days ago · A.R. Rahman (born January 6, 1966, Madras [now Chennai], India) is an Indian composer whose extensive body of work for film and stage earned him the nickname “the Mozart of Madras.”. Rahman’s father, R.K. Sekhar, was a prominent Tamil musician who composed scores for the Malayalam film industry, and Rahman began studying piano at age four.
- A.R. Rahman is known for his extensive body of work for film and stage, for his stylistic range as a composer, and for his integration of assorted...
- A.R. Rahman’s first film score was for the 1992 Tamil film Roja, directed by Mani Ratnam, and the soundtrack made the film a hit throughout India.
- A.R. Rahman, whose original name was A.S. Dileep Kumar, was the son of a Tamil film composer. He learned to play piano as a young child growing up...
- After earning a degree in Western classical music from Trinity College, Oxford, A.R. Rahman grew tired of playing music and began writing commercia...
- A.R. Rahman was born a Hindu, but he and his family converted to Islam in 1988, and at that time he changed his name from A.S. Dileep Kumar to Alla...
Sep 16, 2017 · The impact of the eternal has always been felt in the music of the maestro. Rahman has brought Sufism into his practice as a musician. In songs such as “Kun Faaya Kun” from Rockstar, “Piya Haji Ali” from Fiza, “Khwaja Mere Khwaja” from Jodha Akbaar —the list is delightfully long. The acclaimed musician was recently in Delhi for ...
AR Rahman turns 54 on Wednesday. AR Rahman was born Dileep Kumar, but embraced Islam, along with his family, some time after the death of his father, music composer RK Shekhar, and some time ...
Jan 1, 2023 · The astrologer on seeing Dilip immediately told his mother to name him as Abdul Rahman and shorten it to A. R. Rahman. When his mother asked the astrologer why the other initial ‘R’, the astrologer replied “Give him a name with two initials and mark my words, he will grow up to be a great man”. His mother did accordingly.
Jul 29, 2023 · “Roja” was a landmark in Rahman’s life in more ways than one. Not only did he get into composing music for films for the first time, but it was also at this time A.S. Dileep Kumar changed his name to A.R. Rahman. And he also opened his own studio. Rahman though, was convinced that “Roja” would mark the end of his career.
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2 days ago · Legendary music composer AR Rahman embraced Islam in the late 1980s, a decision driven by his search for peace. In a 2000 interview, Rahman shared that exploring a different spiritual path brought ...
