A R Rahman Biography – Age, DOB, Height, Weight, Family Profile, Marriage, Career, Images, Awards, Songs List, etc
About A.R. Rahman: Allah Rakha Rahman familiarly known as A.R. Rahman is an Indian Famous singer, Composer, song writer, musician and philanthropist. He is receiver of many awards such as 2 Grammy, 15 Film fare and many more. He is also awarded Padma Bushan.Rahman has become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist, donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities. He has the nick name The Mozart of Madras and Tamil fans call him Isai Puyal means Musical storm. Read the article to find out the complete details about A R Rahman Biography such as his Age, Height, Weight, DOB, Awards List, Family, Career, etc.
Rahman was born in Chennai. Dileep Kumar was his birth name. His father R.K. Sekhar was a composer. Rahaman used to accompany his father in the studio by playing keyboard. He lost his father at the age of 9. The family survived with the rental of his father’s musical equipment. Rahman is a keyboard player and arranger for bands for his childhood friend’s sivamani, John Antony, Suresh peters, Jo Jo and Raja and founded the Chennai-based rock group Nemesis Avenue.
From the age of 11 he started playing in the orchestra, he started working with composers like Ilayaraja, Rajkoti etc.
Rahman was introduced to QadiriIslam when his younger sister was seriously ill in 1984. His mother was a practicing Hindu. He converted to Islam with other members of his family in 1989 at age 23, changing his name from R. S. Dileep Kumar to Allah Rakha Rahman (A. R. Rahman).
Career:
Rahman initially composed scores for documentaries and jingles for advertisements and Indian television channels.
In 1987 Rahman, then still known as Dileep, composed jingles for a line of watches introduced by Allwyn.
He also made the jingles for some advertisements that went on to become very popular, including the popular jingle for Titan Watches, in which he used the theme from Mozart’s Symphony no.25.
In 1992, he was approached by director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film, Roja.
Rahman’s film career began in 1992 when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a recording and mixing studio in his backyard. It would become the most-advanced recording studio in Indiaand arguably one of Asia’s most sophisticated and high-tech studios.
Later he worked for the movie Yodha and in the same year he received National Film Award for the film
Working in several of India`s various language film industries, international cinema and theatre, Allah Rakkha Rahman has become one of the world’s top 10 all-time selling recording artists, in a career spanning over a decade.
The enormous success of his first Hindi venture was followed by the chart-topping soundtrack albums of films such as Bombay (1995) , Dil Se.. (1998), Taal (1999), Zubeida (2001), and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), which was nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2002 Academy Awards.
A two-time winner and five-times nominee of the Academy Award (Oscar)
Rahman’s music led him to be noticed internationally with several of his tracks featuring in movies such as ‘The Lord of War’, ‘Inside Man’, ‘Planes’ and ‘The Accidental Husband’
In 2008, Rahman’s work gained global prominence with the extraordinary success of his score for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ that won 8 Academy Awards including two for Rahman, for Best Score and Best Song.
Rahman won over 15 awards for this score including two Grammys, the Golden Globe and the BAFTA. In 2011, Rahman was nominated again for his work in ‘127 Hours’ at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, BAFTA and won for Best Song at the Critics Choice Awards.
Rahman has been bestowed with the ‘Padma Bhushan’ and ‘Padma Shri’, two of India’s highest national civilian honours, recognizing his contribution to music, in addition to several other awards including 4 Indian National Film Awards and 28 Filmfare Awards
In 2011, Rahman joined a super band, SuperHeavy, comprising Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Damian Marley and Dave Stewart. Rahman has collaborated with several other international artistes including Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Michael Jackson, Michael Bolton, MIA, Vanessa Mae, the Pussycat Dolls, Sarah Brightman, Dido, Hossam Ramzy, Hans Zimmer and Akon. Rahman remains one of the few mainstream artistes, classical adaptations of whose works have been performed live by the likes of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra, Babelsberg Film Orchestra and the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
Personal Life:
Rahman is married to Saira Banu and has three children: Khatija, Rahima and Ameen.Rahman is the uncle of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, the son of his older sister A. R. Reihana
Dileep Kumar converted to Islam in 1989 and assumed his present name, Rahman
During the 81st Academy Awards ceremony Rahman paid tribute to his mother: “There is a Hindi dialogue, mere pass ma hai, which means ‘even if I have got nothing I have my mother here.
A R Rahman Biography:
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Name
Allah Rakha Rehman
Birth Name
Dilip kumar
Nick Names
Isai Puyal
AR
Date of Birth
6th Jan 1967
Place of birth
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Marital Status
Married
Wife
Saira Banu
Native Place
Chennai
Age
50
Height
5.5
Weight
70
Zodiac sign
Libra
Education
Trinity College of Music, Graduayed with dilpoma
Religion
Hindu coverted to Islam
Nationality
Indian
Family Details
Father, mother, sister, wife, children
Mother Name
Kareema Beegum
Father
R. K. Shekhar
Sisters
Reihana
Residence
Mumbai
Caste
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Languages Known
Tamil, telugu,Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali etc
Contact Address
N/A
Official Email ID
N/A
Contact Number
N/A
Profession
Playback singer, Composer and song writer
Genres
Filmi score, electronics, dance, classical
Awards
He won many awards as best play back singer such as 15 film fares, Padma bushan, Grammy etc
Famous Songs
Humma humma from Bombay 1998
Maa tuje salam from Vandemataram 1997
Choti si asha from Roja
Jai ho from Slum dog millionaire
Chale chalo from Lagaan
Urvasi urvasi from Khadalan
Tere bina from Guru etc
Telugu Songs List of A.R. Rahman
Vellipomake from sahasam swasaga sagipo
Hello doctore from prema desam
Chakori from sahasam swasaga sagipo
Preminche premava from Nuvvu nenu prema
Pedave palikina matalone from naani
Girl friend kavalira from Boys
Colombus colombus from Jeans
Oh mara manishi from Robot
Roja roja
Poovvulo daagunaa from Jeans
Sonia Sonia from Rakshasudu and many more hits
Singer A.R.Rahman Awards List:
Total Awards 126
Grammy for Slum dog Millionaire
Padhma Bushan in 2010
Four National Film Awards,
15 Filmfare Awards
15 Filmfare Awards South
OSCAR:
Best original Music score for Slum dog Millionaire 2009
Rahman is married to Saira Banu and has three children: Khatija, Rahima and Ameen.Rahman is the uncle of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, the son of his older sister A. R. Reihana