we are proud of u Rahman- Priyanka Singh

The rise of A R Rahman from obscurity to commanding global presence is nothing but jaw dropping. Winning Golden Globe award for the best original score in” Slumdog Millionaire”, Rahman has brought the Indian cinema and its music to the global stage.
When Mani Ratnam was searching for a new music director for his Tamil movie “Roja”, Rahman emerged as a gift for entire Indian cinema. “Roja” was a big musical success not only in Tamil but also in Hindi. Rahman received the National Film Award for Best Music Director, the first time ever by a debutant music composer.
With Ramgopal Varma’ s “Rangeela”, he became a national phenomenon and bridged the north-south divide effortlessly.
Rahman has always subsisted with patriotism. His album-“Vandematram” (1997),which was made on India’s 50th anniversary of independence was one of the bestsellers.
First from south to north then India to world-Rahman’s music kept winning the heart of music lovers. His popularity reached an all time peak, when his composition “chhaiya chhaiya ” became the first Indian song to break into the UK top ten at the box office. This made Andrew Lloyd Webber approach Rahman for the music for his broadway “Bombay Dreams”.
His compositions kept impressing not only his admirers, but the jury of National Film Awards, who gave him the award for “Lagaan” in 2001 and “Kannathil Muthamittal” in 2002.
Meanwhile, he was engaged in some global projects like Shekhar Kapoor’s,“ Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Warriors of heaven and Earth and Lord of Wars, which made him a globally acclaimed figure.
The list of his achievements is long. It was certainly a memorable moment when he created history after bagging the Golden Globe Award and became the first Indian to win this prestigious award.
A R Rahman also became the first Indian to get three Oscar nominations. But even if he fails to make Oscar, we Indians will always be proud of our most innovative, original and prodigious music composer.