Allah Rakkha Rahman - AR Rahman the music maestro
Allah Rakkha Rahman famous as AR Rahman born as A.S. Dileep Kumar on January 6, 1966 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. He is a three–time Academy Award nominated,four–time National Film Award and Golden Globe winning, Indian film composer and great musician. His work has garnered considerable acclaim and a large global fanbase since his film scoring career began in the early 1990s. His acclaimedmusic compositions have led TIME Magazine to declare him the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have given him the title Isai Puyal means Musical Storm. He is also famous as The Mozart of Madras.
AR Rahman personal life
AR Rahman was born to Tamilian parents — his father R. K. Shekhar was a composer and conductor for Malayalam-language films of Keralite cinema. His father died when Rahman was nine years old, and his family rented out musical equipment as a source of income. He converted to Islam (Sufism) from Hinduism in 1989 along with his family.
A. R. Rahman is married to Saira Bano. The couple have three children, Khatija, Rahim, and Aman. Rahman is related to the southern Indian actor Rashin Rahman. Rahman is the uncle of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar.
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AR Rahman awards and nominations
* AR Rahman is the 1995 recipient of the Mauritius National Award and the Malaysian Award for contributions to music.
* AR was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his first West-End production.
* AR Rahman won the National Film Award for four time
* AR Rahman conferred the Padma Shri from the Government of India.
* AR Rahman has received six awards for Best Music at the Tamil Nadu State Film Awards and eleven awards for his scores at the Filmfare and Filmfare Awards South each.
* In 2006, AR Rahman received an honorary award from Stanford University for contributions to global music.
* AR Rahman win the 2008 Critics Choice Awards for Best Composer.
* AR Rahman became the first Indian national to win a Golden Globe, winning for Slumdog Millionaire in the category of Best Original Score.
* AR Rahman received three Academy Award nominations in 2009—Best Original Score and two different Best Original Songs for the Slumdog Millionaire.
