AR Rahman In Concert
The double Grammy and double Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe winner AR Rahman performed his greatest hits at The O2, London on the 15th August. He was joined by very special guests including Neeti Mohan, Javed Ali, Karthik, Haricharan, Jonita Gandhi and Hriday Gattani.
Listen to highlights
A R Rahman highlights
Listen to highlights from his stunning Greatest Hits show
Karthik Interview
Singer Karthik talks to Haroon Rashid during AR Rahman concert at the O2 arena.
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Backstage at O2 with AR Rahman
Entertainment reporter Haroon Rashid goes behind the scenes and speaks to AR Rahman, Javed Ali and Neeti Mohan.
Ashanti Omkar Show
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AR Rahman Exclusive
In this extended interview, AR Rahman reminisces about the time he spent with pop star Michael Jackson, being in the Oscars race yet again and his recent Sufi music concert in Dubai.
Asian Network Proms
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AR Rahman: Dil Se Re
Indian singers Benny Dayal performs 'Dil Se Re' at the BBC Asian Network Proms from Royal Albert Hall, London.
Sound of Cinema
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Sound of Cinema
Matthew Sweet profiles one of India's most succesful composers, the "Mozart of Madras", A.R. Rahman, whose film scores have changed the sound of Indian cinema.
Nihal
AR Rahman - Interview with Nihal
SuperHeavy and super humble! Legendary Indian musician AR Rahman talks superstar collaborations and staying grounded.
Nihal
AR Rahman - Interview with Nihal
SuperHeavy and super humble! Legendary Indian musician AR Rahman talks superstar collaborations and staying grounded.
Gagan Grewal
A.R. Rahman - Archive interview
Gagan Grewal replays an interview with Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman.
AR Rahman on Noreen Khan
AR Rahman
The double Grammy, double Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe winner talks about his O2 concert
10 Interesting Facts
1. His birth name was AS Dilip Kumar, but he later changed it to AR Rahman (Allarakha).
2. He's the only Indian to win a double Grammy, double Oscar, BAFTA and Golden Globe.
3. His father RK Sekhar is a famous music director in the Malayalam Film Industry.
4. AR Rahman wasn’t always passionate about music and dreamt of becoming an electronics or computer engineer.
5. He studied at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University.
6. His Oscar winning song 'Jai Ho' from Slumdog Millionaire was initially composed for the film Yuvvaraj.
7. In the Limca Book of Records 2007, Rahman holds the 'Indian of the Year for Contribution to Popular Music' Award.
8. As of 2014, he's won 4 National Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and 14 Filmfare Awards South. Out of 138 award nominations, he's won an impressive 117.
9. He's the first Asian to have won 2 Oscars in the same year.
10. In 2005, film critic Richard Corliss listed Rahman's debut soundtrack for Roja in Time's 10 Best Soundtracks Of All Time.
