The A.R. Rahman everyone knows him. His full name is Allah Rakha Rahman. Most famous musician. He is an Indian Composer, record producer, songwriter and singer. He is very popular in India in Tamil as well as in Hindi cinema he is a well-known musician. His work is recognized by Oscar. He was awarded the Oscar.
16 Facts about A R Rahman
1. Original name of a.r.rahman
yes, we all know him as a.r.rahman but it is not his original name his original name is Dileep Kumar. He changed his name after accepting Islam by his choice.
2. Played a role in a serial
He had indeed played a role in the Doordarshan serial named “Wonder Balloon”. At the age of 13, he worked in a wonder balloon.
3. Four keyboards at a time
It sounds impossible but once a.r.rahman played four keyboards at a time. At the very young age of 13, he did that it was the time when he was working on the wonder balloon.
4. Allah Rakha Rahman street
you won’t believe but it’s true that there is a street in Ontario Canada which is made in honor of A.r Rahman and the name of the street is given in his name this street was inaugurated in the year 2013.
5. Signature tune of Airtel
we all have heard the signature tune of Airtel it is composed by a r.rahman.
6. Credit for discovering the musical talent in a.r.rahman goes to Mani Ratnam
Discovering the musical talent in the a.r.rahman goes to Mani Ratnam who had given the chance to a.r. in his film Roja. And for that, he got Rs. 25000 for his work.
7. His music is used in the French advertisement
In an international TV commercial (that is French) his music of the film Bombay was used.In that advertisement, Zinedine Zidane was featured.
8. Same birthday
It is not known by many people that A.R.rahman and his son Ameen share the same birthday. A.r.rahman and his son Ameen both have birthdays on the 6 of January.
9. Composed the music for the Avengers end-game
Everyone in the world knows about the Marvel Avengers end game and for its release in India a.r. Rahman had composed a special song.
10. Oscar-winning music of the Jai ho
yes everyone is aware of the Oscar-winning song of the film Jai Ho it was the title track of the movie but only a few people know that it was originally made for the Salman Khan starrer movie Yuvraaj finally, it was there in the movie Jai Ho.
11. Inside Man of Denzel Washington
Those who had watched Denzel Washington’s Inside Man for sure know that the music of chaiyya chaiyya is used by the inside man.
12. A.r.rahman played the keyboard in a band
yes the a.r.rahman who is an institution in himself had played the keyboard in a band. This band was formed by their childhood friends. In that band his friends were there including Sivamani, John Anthony, Suresh Peter, Raja and Jojo and the name of this group was Nemesis Avenue.
13. He is known as Mozart of Madras
a.r.rahman is also known as Mozart of Madras because in his authorized biography book Krishna Trilok note of Dream, he said Mozart is Mozart, I am who am I.
14. Music is in his blood
A.R.rahman’s father R.K. Shekar also had a keen interest in music so maybe his genes had passed on and he also became a musician and his son and daughter are also musicians.
15. A.r.rahman is the only Asian who has won two Oscars
a.r.rahman had made India proud by winning an Oscar award only once but he won the Oscar two times, one for Jai Ho and another for Slumdog Millionaire.
16. Collaboration with legends
There is a Hindi saying that ” chaar Chand lagna” and it became true when not only two or three but four music legends came together and collaborated it was called a ” super heavy” and there was a.r.rahman along with Mick Jagger, Dave Stewart, and joss stone.
Conclusion
the legend a.r.rahman’s original name is Dileep Kumar. His work is highly appreciated globally. He is the only one who got two Oscars in Asia. He has
Started his career as a child artist in Wonder Balloon in which he played four keyboards at a time.
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