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List of movies done by him

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Films
YEAR Tamil Telugu Hindi Malayalam Marathi English Mandarin Kannada
1992 Roja Roja Roja (1994) Roja Roja
1992 Ashokan (1993) Yoddha (1995) Dharam Yodha (1993) Yodha
1993 Uzhavan
1993 Thiruda Thiruda Donga Donga Chor Chor (1996)
1993 Pudhiya Mugam Padmavyuham Vishwa Vidhatha (1997)
1993 Gentleman Gentleman The Gentleman
1994 Vandicholai Chinnaraasu Bobili Paparayudu
1994 Super Police Super Police Khel Khiladi Ka (1996)
1994 Pudhiya Mannargal
1994 Pavithra
1994 May Madham Hridayaanjali (1999)
1994 Kizhakku Cheemayile Palnati Pourusham
1994 Karuththamma Vanitha/Osey Krishnamma
1994 Kadhalan Premikudu (1995) Humse Hai Muqabla (1995)
1994 Duet Duet Tu Hi Mera Dil
1995 Indira Indira Priyanka
1995 Bombay Bombay (1995) Bombay (1995)
1994 Manitha Manitha Gang Master
1995 Rangeela Rangeli Rangeela
1995 Muthu Muthu (1995) Muthu Maharaja (2001)
1996 Love Birds Love Birds (1997) Love Birds (1997)
1996 Indian Bharateeyudu Hindustani
1996 Kadhal Desam Prema Desam Duniya Dilwalon Kiii
1996 Fire Fire
1996 Mr Romeo Mr Romeo Mr Romeo (1997)
1996 Anthimantharai
1997 Minsaara Kanavu Merupu Kalalu Sapnay
1997 Iruvar Iddaru
1997 Ottam 50-50 Daud: Fun On The Run
1997 Ratchagan Rakshakudu
1997 Mona Lisa Kabhi Na Kabhi
1997 Vishwa Vidhaata
1998 Jeans Jeans Jeans
1998 Uyire Prematho.. Dil Se..
1998 Earth
1998 Doli Saja Ke Rakhna
1999 En Swasa Kaatre Premante Pranamistha
1999 Jodi Jodi Sajni (2007)
1999 Padayappa Narasimha
1999 Taalam Taal
1999 Thakshak
1999 Kadhalar Dhinam Premikula Roju Dil Hi Dil Mein
1999 Pukar
1999 Sangamam
1999 Taj Mahal
1999 Mudhalvan Oke Okkadu Nayak (2001)
2000 Alaipayuthey Sakhi Saathiya (2002)
2000 Fiza (1 out of 8 tracks)
2000 Kandukondain Kandukondain Priyuralu Pilichindi
2000 Rhythm Rhythm
2000 Thenali Thenali
2000 Zubeidaa
2001 One 2 Ka 4
2001 Love You Hamesha
2001 Star
2001 Lagaan
2001 Parthale Paravasam Paravasam
2001 Alli Arjuna
2002 Kannathil Muthamittal Amrutha
2002 The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2002 Baba Baba
2002 Kadhal Virus
2003 Udhaya
2003 Parasuram Police Kartavyam
2003 Boys Boys
2003 Warriors of Heaven and Earth
2003 Enakku 20 Unakku 18 Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu
2003 Kangalal Kaithu Sei
2003 Tehzeeb
2004 Lakeer
2004 Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities
2004 Aayitha Ezhuthu Yuva Yuva
2004 New Naani
2004 Dil Ne Jise Apna Kahaa (3 out of 8 Tracks)
2004 Desam Swades
2004 Kisna - The Warrior Poet (6 out of 16 tracks)
2005 Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero
2005 The Rising - Ballad of Mangal Pandey
2005 Anbe Aaruyire
2005 Water
2006 Rang De Basanti
2006 Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Nuvvu Nenu Prema
2006 Varalaru - The Story of the Godfather
2007 Guru Gurukanth Guru
2007 Akbar-Jodha
2007 Provoked Provoked Provoked Provoked
2007 Sivaji: The Boss Sivaji: The Boss
2007 London Dreams
2007 Sakkarakatti
2007 Lajjo
2007 Exclusion
2007 Azhagiya Tamil Magan
2007 Elizabeth: The Golden Age
2007 Kajri
2008 Stella

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CUTE COUPLE

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AR WITH LEGENDS AND DURING CONCERTS

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A.R.R with Director Shankar at Gentleman Movie music Discussion

At the panchathan studio during the composition of ROJA

With Mani Ratnam and Vairamuthu during the composition of ROJA

A.R.Rahman and Director Manirathnam at Roja Movie Music Discussion



A.R.R With Yesudas during composing of an old malayalam movie
His best and old friend John Anthony

Super Star Rajani Kanth with A R Rahman


AR Rahman with Ilayaraja and MSV


A R Rahman with Sivaji Ganesan



A R Rahman with Dr Abdul Kalam

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Sivamani and A R Rahman




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As music assistant for malayalam and tamil composers during late 80's as A.S.DileepKumar

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His best and old friend John Anthony

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RARE PICTURES

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CHILDHOOD PHOTOS

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Swades

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Though the film was not much of a commercial success, Rahman's soundtrack turned into a money spinner and also got him the best background score award. He however, missed out on the Music Director Filmfare, which had gone to Anu Malik that year.

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Lagaan

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The very first production by Aamir Khan and directed by Ashutosh Gowariker, Laggan became an instant hit. With it, came international recognition for Rahman's composition for the film, which combined Indian classical music and folk melodies, like Ghannan Ghannan and Radha Kaise Na... He also received critical recognition for the overall background score.







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Taal

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Taal
A true musical, Taal was one of the           signature compositions of Rahman, favouring percussion.Though the film was not a chartbuster, it's musical score was a commercial and critical success, which won all music awards for that year.

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Dil Se

Rahman teamed with Mani Ratnam again with Dil Se. The track which was composed on lyrics written by Gulzar was an instant, with all songs turning into chartbusters.


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Vande Matram

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Release on the Golden anniversary of Indian Independence, Vande Matram turned into an instant anthem for the nation, with title track, Maa Tujhe Salaam turning into a revered patriotic song.
Sung by Rahman himself, the track holds the Guinness world record for being sung in the most number of languages. 
An immediate critical and commercial success, the album was released simultaneously in 28 countries and made the International community sit up and take notice of the composer.

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Rangeela

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Rangeela was music director A. R. Rahman's debut Hindi film with an original score, as his earlier compositions, like those for Roja and Bombay were dubbed versions of the original Tamil ones. The track also saw Asha Bhosle make her comeback into playback singing. The track also brought him his first Hindi music direction Filmfare award and the New Music Talent award.

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Early Scores

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   Initially composing scores for documentaries and TV serials and jingles for advertisements, Rahman got his big break in 1992, when Mani Ratnam approached him to compose the score for Roja. The score got him the Rajat Kamal at the National Awards and became an important composition for him.Rahman followed this with successful scores for several Tamil–language films, though his next significant work came with Ratnam's Bombay, where the music director received recognition for not only the songs, but also the background score.

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MORE ABOUT THE LEGEND

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Music Maestro

Making his first foray into the world of music at the age 9, AR Rahman's musical journey has been the stuff of legends. The doyen, who redefined contemporary Indian music by blending Western and classical influences into film music, has sold more than 150 million copies of his work comprising more than 100 film soundtracks and albums across over half a dozen languages.
Taking to music composition for cinema in the 1990s, the composer has given some of the most iconic tunes to Bollywood in the last two decades.

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Humanitarian Work

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Rahman is involved in various charitable causes. In 2004, he was appointed as the Global Ambassador of the Stop TB Partnership, a project by WHO. He has shown support to charities including Save the Children, India, and worked with Yusuf Islam for his song "Indian Ocean". The song featured a-ha keyboard player Magne Furuholmen and drummer Travis, Neil Primrose. The proceeds of the song went towards helping orphans in Banda Aceh, that was affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami. He produced the single "We Can Make It Better" by Don Asian alongside Mukhtar Sahota. In 2008, Rahman opened his KM Music Conservatory partnered with Audio Media Education facility to tutor and train aspiring musicians in vocals, instruments, music technology and sound design. The conservatory – with preeminent musicians on its panel and a newly founded symphony orchestra – is located near his studio in Kodambakkam, Chennai, offering courses at Beginners, Foundation and Diploma level. Violinist L. Subramaniam is on its board of advisors.Several of Rahman's proteges from the studio have gone onto score music for feature films.]Rahman composed the theme music for a short film for The Banyan in 2006, in aid of destitute women in Chennai. In 2008, Rahman with noted percussionist Sivamani created a song titled "Jiya Se Jiya", inspired by the Free Hugs Campaign and promoted it through a video shot in various cities in India.

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FAMILY

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He is married to Saira Banu and has three children, Khatija, Rahima, and Ameen. Ameen sings the track "NaNa" from Couples Retreat and his daughter Khatija the track "Pudhiya Manidha" from Enthiran. Rahman is the uncle of composer G. V. Prakash Kumar, who is the son of Rahman's elder sister, A. R. Reihana. Prakash Kumar's first work in film was singing on the Rahman composition "Chikku Bukku Rayile" from his score to the 1993 film Gentleman. A. R. Reihana debuted in film singing on the track "Vidai Kodu Engal Naadae" from Kannathil Muthamittal. She is a music director too. Rahman's younger sister Fathima is in charge of his Music conservatory in Chennai. The youngest Ishrath has her own music studio. A. R. Rahman is the co-brother of film actor Rahman.
An atheist through much of his childhood, in 1989 Rahman converted to Islam, the religion of his mother's family. After the early death of his father, his family went through hard times and Sufism had a great influence on his mother and slowly on his family. During the 81st Academy Awards ceremony, he paid tribute to his mother, saying "There is a Hindi dialogue, mere pass ma hai, which means 'even if I have got nothing I have my mother here'." He also began his own catchphrase, "Ella pughazhum iraivanukke", in Tamil which literally means "All praises dedicated to God". The phrase was popularized after Rahman uttered it prior to his speech at the 81st Academy Awards ceremony.

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AWARDS

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Rahman was the 1995 recipient of the Mauritius National Award and the Malaysian Award for contributions to music.He was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Award for his first West-End production. A four-time National Film Award winner and recipient of six Tamil Nadu State Film Awards, fourteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South for his music and scores.He has been conferred Kalaimamani from the Government of Tamil Nadu for excellence in the field of music, special music achievement awards from the Government of Uttar Pradesh and Government of Madhya Pradesh and the Padma Shri from the Government of India. In 2006, he received an honorary award from Stanford University for contributions to global music. In 2007, Rahman was entered into the Limca Book of Records as "Indian of the Year for Contribution to Popular Music",and the Guinness World Records in 2010 as the original composer of "Maa Tujhe Salaam", from the album Vande Mataram - the song performed in the most number of languages worldwide (265). He is the 2008 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Rotary Club of Madras. In 2009, for his score of Slumdog Millionaire, Rahman won the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award, theGolden Globe Award for Best Original Score, the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music, and two Academy Awards for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards. Rahman has received honorary doctorates from Middlesex University and Aligarh Muslim University. Later the year Rahman was conferred the honorary doctorate from Anna University in Chennai. He has also won two Grammy Awards, for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album and Best Song Written for a Visual Media. Rahman was awarded the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honor, in 2010.Rahman's work for the film 127 Hours garnered him Golden Globe, BAFTA, and two Academy Award nominations for Best Original Music Score and Best Original Song in 2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Trinity College of Music, presented to him by Trinity College London.

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Music style and impact

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Music style and impact
Skilled in Carnatic music, Western classical, Hindustani music and the Qawwali style of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Rahman has been noted to write film songs that amalgamate elements of these music systems and other genres, layering instruments from differing music idioms in an improvisatory manner. Symphonic orchestral themes have accompanied his scores, occasionally employingleitmotif. In the 1980s, Rahman recorded and played arrangements on monophonic sound, synonymous with the era of his musical predecessors K. V. Mahadevan and Vishwanathan–Ramamoorthy. In later years his methodology changed as he experimented with the fusion of traditional instruments with new electronic sounds and technology.
Rahman's musical interests and outlook stem from his love of experimentation. Rahman's compositions, in the vein of past and contemporary Chennai film composers, bring out auteuristic uses ofcounterpoint, orchestration and the human voice, melding Indian pop music with unique timbre, forms and instrumentation. By virtue of these qualities, broad ranging lyrics and his syncretic style, the appeal of his music cuts across the spectrum of classes and cultures within Indian society.
His first soundtrack for Roja was listed in Time's "10 Best Soundtracks" of all time in 2005. Film critic Richard Corliss felt the "astonishing debut work parades Rahman's gift for alchemizing outside influences until they are totally Tamil, totally Rahman." Rahman's initial global reach is attributed to the South Asian diaspora. Described as one of the most innovative composers to ever work in the industry, his unique style and immense success transformed film music in the 1990s prompting several film producers to take film music more seriously.The music producer Ron Fair considers Rahman to be "one of the world's great living composers in any medium".
The director Baz Luhrmann notes
"I had come to the music of A. R. Rahman through the emotional and haunting score of Bombay and the wit and celebration of Lagaan. But the more of AR's music I encountered the more I was to be amazed at the sheer diversity of styles: from swinging brass bands to triumphant anthems; from joyous pop to West-End musicals. Whatever the style, A. R. Rahman's music always possesses a profound sense of humanity and spirit, qualities that inspire me the most".


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MUSICAL JOURNEY

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Film scoring and soundtracks
When he was nine, Rahman accidentally played a tune on piano during his father's recording for a film, which R. K. Shekhar later developed into a complete song, "Vellithen Kinnam Pol", for the Malayalam film Penpada. This track credited to his father, was sung by Jayachandran and penned by Bharanikkavu Sivakumar. His film career began in 1992, when he started Panchathan Record Inn, a music recording and mixing studio attached to the backyard of his house. Over time it would become the most advanced recording studio in India, and arguably one of Asia’s most sophisticated and high-tech studios.He initially composed scores for documentaries, jingles for advertisements and Indian Television channels and other projects. In 1987 Rahman, then still known as Dileep got his first opportunity to compose jingles for new range of watches being launched by Allwyn. In 1992, he was approached by film director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for Ratnam's Tamil film Roja. The debut led Rahman to receive the Rajat Kamal (Silver Lotus) award for Best Music Director at the National Film Awards, an unprecedented win for a first-time film composer. Rahman has since been awarded the Silver Lotus three more times for Minsara Kanavu (Electric Dreams, Tamil) in 1997, Lagaan (Tax, Hindi) in 2002, Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek, Tamil) in 2003, the most ever by any composer.
Roja's score met with high sales and acclaim in both its original and dubbed versions, led by the theme song "Chinna Chinna Aasai" bringing about a marked change in film music at the time. Rahman followed this with successful scores for Tamil–language films of the Chennai film industry including Ratnam's politically charged Bombay, the urbanite Kadhalan, Thiruda Thiruda and S. Shankar's debut film Gentleman, spurred by the popular dance song "Chikku Bukku Rayile". Rahman worked with director Bharathiraaja's Kizhakku Cheemayile and Karuththamma, producing successful Tamil rural folk inspired scores and delivered the grand saxophonic score for K. Balachander's Duet. The 1995 film Indira and the romantic comedies Mr. Romeo and Love Birds all gained him considerable notice.His fanbase in Japan increased with Muthu 's success there. His soundtracks gained him recognition in the Tamil Nadu film industry and around the world for his stylistic versatility incorporating Western classical, Carnatic and Tamil traditional/folk music traditions, jazz, reggae and rock music. The soundtrack of Bombay sold 12 million copies worldwide. The "Bombay Theme"—from Ratnam's Bombay—would later reappear in his score of Deepa Mehta's Fire and various compilations and media around the world. Rangeela, directed byRam Gopal Varma, marked Rahman's debut for Hindi-language films made in the Mumbai film industry. Many successful scores for films including Dil Se and the percussive Taal followed. Sufi mysticism would inspire the track "Chaiyya Chaiyya" from the former, as well as the composition "Zikr" from his score for the film Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero for which he created large symphonic orchestral and choral arrangements. His score for the Chennai production Minsaara Kanavu garnered Rahman his second National Film Award for Best Music Direction in 1997, and a South FilmFare Award for Best Music Direction in a Tamil film, breaking a record with six consecutive wins in the latter category. Rahman would go onto win the award a further three consecutive times. Musical cues in scores for Sangamam and Iruvar employed Carnatic vocals and instruments such as the veena with leads of rock guitar and jazz. In the 2000s Rahman created hit scores forRajiv Menon's Kandukondain Kandukondain, Alaipayuthey, Ashutosh Gowariker's Swades and Rang De Basanti. He composed songs with Hindustani motifs for Water (2005). By the end of 2003, Rahman had sold more than 150 million records of his film scores and soundtracks for over 50 film scores worldwide.
Rahman has worked with Indian poets and lyricists such as Javed Akhtar, Gulzar, Vairamuthu and Vaali. He has consistently produced commercially successful soundtracks when collaborating with particular film directors such as Mani Ratnam who he has worked with since Roja, and the director S. Shankar in the films Gentleman, Kadhalan, Indian, Jeans, Mudhalvan, Nayak, Boys, Sivaji andEnthiran.
In 2005, Rahman extended his Panchathan Record Inn studio by establishing AM Studios in Kodambakkam, Chennai, thereby creating the most cutting-edge studio in Asia. In 2006, Rahman launched his own music label, KM Music. Its first release was his score to the film Sillunu Oru Kaadhal Rahman scored the Mandarin language picture Warriors of Heaven and Earth in 2003 after researching and utilizing Chinese and Japanese classical music, and won the Just Plain Folks Music Award For Best Music Album for his score of the 2006 film Varalaru (God Father). He co-scored the Shekhar Kapur project and his first British film, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, in 2007. He garnered an Asian Film Award nomination for Best Composer at the Hong Kong International Film Festival for his Jodhaa Akbar score. His compositions have been sampled for other scores within India, and appeared in such films as Inside Man, Lord of War, Divine Intervention and The Accidental Husband. In 2008, Rahman scored his first Hollywood picture, the comedy Couples Retreat released the next year, which won him the BMI London Award for Best Score. Rahman scored the film Slumdog Millionaire in 2008, for which he won a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards, becoming the first Asian to do so. The songs "Jai Ho" and "O…Saya" from the soundtrack of this film met with commercial success internationally. In 2010, Rahman composed scores for the romance film Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa, blockbuster sci-fi romance film Enthiran and Danny Boyle's 127 Hours

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Trivia

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Studied Western classical music as a student at Oxford University in the UK.
He was nominated for a 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award (The Hilton Award) for Best New Musical of 2002, "Bombay Dreams", performed at the Apollo Theatre, West End, London, and on Broadway in New York City.
On August 15, 1997, he released an album called "Vande Mataram," on Columbia/SME Records, to commemorate 50 years of Indian independence. A tribute to the motherland, it featured songs for each of the Indian flag colors. The album was released simultaneously across the world in 28 countries, and Rahman himself performed in New Delhi to a packed audience including the honorable Indian Prime Minister. Over 1.2 million copies were sold in India alone.
Also known as the John Williams of the Indian Film Industry.
Collaborated on The Lord of The Rings' Stage Musical original score with Finnish folk music group Varttina and Christopher Nightingale.

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A.R. Rahman Biography

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  The Mozart of Madras,Allah Rakha Rahman was born A.S. Dileep Kumar on January 6, 1966, in Madras (now Chennai), India, to a musically affluent family. Dileep started learning the piano at the age of 4, and at the age of 9, his father passed away. Since the pressure of supporting his family fell on him, he joined Ilayaraja's troupe as a keyboard player at the age of 11. He dropped out of school as a result of this and traveled all around the world with various orchestras.

       He accompanied the great tabla maestro Zakir Hussain on a few world tours and also won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University, where he studied Western classical music and obtained a degree in music. Due to some personal crisis, Dileep Kumar embraced Islam and came to be known as A.R. Rahman. In 1987, he moved to advertising, where he composed more than 300 jingles over 5 years. In 1989, he started a small studio called Panchathan Record Inn, which later developed into one of the most well-equipped and  advanced sound recording studios in India. At an advertising awards function, Rahman met one of India's most famous directors, Mani Ratnam. Rahman played him a few of his music samples. Mani loved them so much that he asked Rahman to compose the music for his next film, Roja (1992). The rest, as they say, is history. He went on to compose several great hits for Tamil-language films before composing the score and songs for his first Hindi-language film, Bollywood Dreams (1995). 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), Zubeidaa (2001), and Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001), which was nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2002 Academy Awards. More recently, he worked with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber and Shekhar Kapur (director of Elizabeth (1998)) on a musical called "Bombay Dreams." At 36 years old, A.R. Rahman has revolutionized Indian film music and one can only expect this musical genius to reach greater heights.

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