AR Rahman's musical career changed by a guitarist..!?
It is said that the word said by the guitarist was the one that made him transform into a musical storm. One of the treasures that the music industry has received is Isaipuyal A.R. Rahman. When ilayaraja was at its peak, A.R. rahman was the one who made all the directors look towards him in his first film. Even though he has appeared in many films with his music, when we listen to the music of the film Roja, it enters the mind and makes us wonder. A.R. rahman also won the National Award for Best music Composer for the music of the film Roja.
A.R. Rahman, who has been successful in the music industry for over 30 years, has achieved an incredible amount of achievements. A.R. Rahman, in particular, fulfilled the oscar dream of celebrities from the indian film industry. When he went up to the oscar stage to receive this award, he said 'All praise is to the Lord' in Tamil, which was a way of saying that I am a Tamilian in front of the Americans. A.R. rahman won the oscar for composing music for the english film 'Slumdog Millionaire', a hollywood film. He also won the Golden Globe Award and the BAFTA Award for the music of this film in 2008. A.R. rahman is the first indian to receive both these awards. He also received the Padma bhushan in 2010.
A.R. rahman joined the ilayaraja band at the age of 11 to play keyboard. Later, he worked with many composers including M. S. Viswanathan, Ramesh Naidu, Zakir Hussain, and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan. He graduated in classical music from Trinity college of Music. Following this, rahman composed music for more than 300 commercials including Boost, Asian Paints, Airtel, and Leo Coffee. Before composing music for films, A.R. rahman played in many music groups. A.R. rahman has told about an incident that happened at that time in one of his interviews. In music group shows, music is always composed only for films that have already been released and are hits. A.R. rahman was also doing the same. At that time, a drunk guitarist told A.R. rahman that you are copying the music of a song that had already come to him. He said that create something unique for yourself and only then will you stand out from the crowd. A.R. rahman came to his senses. Thinking that he should do something new, he stopped playing in groups and tried to compose music. A.R. rahman has told this information in a recent interview. It was the words that the guitarist said that day that turned A.R. rahman into a musical storm.