Description

A. R. Rahman (Allah Rakha Rahman), born on 6 January 1967, is an Indian composer, music producer, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and philanthropist known for blending Indian classical music with electronic, world music and orchestral sounds; he has scored music for hundreds of films across Tamil, Hindi, English and other languages and is considered one of the most influential musicians in the world

Achievements

• Won 2 Academy Awards (for Slumdog Millionaire) and numerous international awards (including Golden Globe, BAFTA and Grammy)
• Received India’s Padma Bhushan (third-highest civilian award)
• Composed music for 100+ films in multiple languages making him a global music icon