Twenty-five years ago, a young musician in then Madras was given the opportunity to create music for Mani Ratnam’s movie Roja. The young boy went on to create some everlasting magic. This young boy is none other than the maestro himself – A.R. Rahman. Having created quite a stir in the south, he ventured into creating music for Hindi movies as well. In 1995 he composed music for a movie […]
Before concert honouring famous composer, he talks about making musicians respectable — and making a movie with odours. Though he’s based on the other side of the world, A.R. Rahman has long enjoyed a curiously charmed relationship with Toronto. The innovative Indian composer first travelled here in 1996 to score Deepa Mehta’s Fire, the beginning of a fruitful three-film collaboration. In 2004, the stage spectacle The Lord of the Rings […]
Music legend A R Rahman is undoubtedly one of India’s most renowned icons Born on on 6 January 1967, Rahman has been able to achieve what very music composers have achived in their entire lifetime. Lately, he has become the face of Indian music through out the world. Even in the film industry, he is the only music composer who rules both Bollywood and south Indian music scenes. Married to […]
Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman gets a street named after him in Markham, Ontario, Canada and the board having the street’s name reads ‘Allah-Rakha Rahman st’. A delighted Rahman posted a picture of him holding the board and tweeted “Welcome to my street! (In Markham, ON, Canada).” The ace composer has won two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards, fifteen […]
Ace director Mani Ratnam is back with another romance. The last time it was 15 years ago – ‘Alaipayuthey’ which is still considered as one of the most romantic movies of recent time. This time the director brings back the modern touch with ‘OK Kanmani’. The trailer of the movie is out and the bar has been raised high. Watch for yourself – Starring Dulquer Salmaan and Nithya Menen […]
