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  • Police stop A R Rahman's Pune concert citing 10 pm deadline May 01, 2023 03:33 PM IST

    Police stop A R Rahman's Pune concert citing 10 pm deadline

    A huge crowd had gathered to attend music maestro Rahman's live concert held at Raja Bahadur Mills in Pune.

  • 'Speak in Tamil, not Hindi': AR Rahman tells wife at award function in Chennai. Watch April 27, 2023 07:00 PM IST

    'Speak in Tamil, not Hindi': AR Rahman tells wife at award function in Chennai. Watch

    'Hindi imposition' as members of Tamil Nadu's leading DMK party call it, has faced revived opposition after a series of local incidents.

  • How ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ singer Antara Nandy monetised content and made her dream debut with AR Rahman and Mani Ratnam April 15, 2023 12:55 PM IST

    How ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ singer Antara Nandy monetised content and made her dream debut with AR Rahman and Mani Ratnam

    From Hindustani classical music training at age four to becoming an internet sensation with over a million followers and making a breakthrough career start playback singing for AR Rahman on a Mani Ratnam magnum opus, here’s the Antara Nandy interview.

  • The enduring legacy of Oscars 2023 Best Original Song winner RRR's 'Naatu Naatu' March 13, 2023 05:53 PM IST

    The enduring legacy of Oscars 2023 Best Original Song winner RRR's 'Naatu Naatu'

    The MM Keeravaani composition, with Chandrabose's lyrics, Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava's singing, beat stars Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Mitski and Academy favourite Diane Warren, to join AR Rahman’s 2009 hit 'Jai Ho' on the vanishing small list of non-English tracks to win the award.

  • 'Jai Ho': AR Rahman congratulates Team 'RRR' on 'Naatu Naatu' Oscar win March 13, 2023 03:26 PM IST

    'Jai Ho': AR Rahman congratulates Team 'RRR' on 'Naatu Naatu' Oscar win

    MM Keeravani won the Oscar in the 'Best Original Song' category, beating competition from the likes of ‘Hold My Hand’ from Top Gun: Maverick, ‘This is Life’ from Everything Everywhere All At Once, ‘Applause’ from Tell It Like A Woman, and ‘Lift Me Up’ from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

  • Oscars 2023: 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' wins Best Original Song March 13, 2023 10:25 AM IST

    Oscars 2023: 'Naatu Naatu' from 'RRR' wins Best Original Song

    Oscars 2023: 'Naatu Naatu' was the first Indian song to be nominated at the Academy Awards.

  • Oscars 2023: AR Rahman says 'I want Naatu Naatu to win' March 12, 2023 04:49 PM IST

    Oscars 2023: AR Rahman says 'I want Naatu Naatu to win'

    'AR Rahman said, 'I want Naatu Naatu to win, I wanted them to win the Grammy also because any award for any of us is going to lift India up... and the zone, the concentration of our culture will become higher.'

  • AR Rahman on his daughter trolled for wearing hijab: Has her own personality, single-handedly fought all 'wars' March 11, 2023 11:38 PM IST

    AR Rahman on his daughter trolled for wearing hijab: Has her own personality, single-handedly fought all 'wars'

    He also shared his personal story as to why he has taken up this initiative to support the light man in Tamil cinema industry.

  • 20 years of Shreya Ghoshal: ‘I’ve grown up in this industry, I have great memories’ February 25, 2023 12:41 PM IST

    20 years of Shreya Ghoshal: ‘I’ve grown up in this industry, I have great memories’

    A teenaged girl turned into a crossover music sensation, bagging awards and accolades, loved by fans and fellow artistes alike, singer Shreya Ghoshal walks down the memory lane.

  • When AR Rahman made Buddhadeb Dasgupta change his opinion about '90s Hindi film music February 13, 2023 12:55 AM IST

    When AR Rahman made Buddhadeb Dasgupta change his opinion about '90s Hindi film music

    The contemporary musical taste of 'Sacred Games' composer Alokananda Dasgupta differed from her late father's, parallel cinema auteur Buddhadeb Dasgupta, who'd have stepped into his 80th year today, but the twain converged on AR Rahman.

  • Skating to 'Slumdog Millionaire' in a 'saree' Anastasiia Gubanova wins European title. Watch January 29, 2023 09:20 AM IST

    Skating to 'Slumdog Millionaire' in a 'saree' Anastasiia Gubanova wins European title. Watch

    "I'm in shock, but the work paid off," said Anastasiia Gubanova, dressed in a bright outfit to resemble a sari, after winning the free programme in Espoo, Finland.

  • AR Rahman casts vote for Oscar nominations, The Academy comments on photo January 19, 2023 06:16 PM IST

    AR Rahman casts vote for Oscar nominations, The Academy comments on photo

    AR Rahman shared an Instagram post that was a screenshot of his ballot submission. The Academy responded with heart emojis on the post.

  • Six iconic Hindi film songs of Oscar winner RRR's Naatu Naatu’s Pan-Indian composer MM Keeravaani March 13, 2023 01:36 PM IST

    Six iconic Hindi film songs of Oscar winner RRR's Naatu Naatu’s Pan-Indian composer MM Keeravaani

    Here are the iconic '90s-2000s Hindi-film songs of Oscar winner and Naatu Naatu composer MM Keeravani, aka MM Kreem, who was synonymous with haunting love songs in Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam and in Hindi in the post-RD Burman decade.

  • 'Paradigm shift': AR Rahman as 'RRR' wins Golden Globes win for 'Naatu Naatu' January 11, 2023 10:19 AM IST

    'Paradigm shift': AR Rahman as 'RRR' wins Golden Globes win for 'Naatu Naatu'

    Golden Globes 2023: Twitter erupted in joy after "RRR" won a historic Golden Globe Award 2023 for the best original song motion picture for its hit track "Naatu Naatu”.

  • World's 'smallest' singer Abdu Rozik spotted at Mumbai airport after meeting AR Rahman June 13, 2022 06:50 PM IST

    World's 'smallest' singer Abdu Rozik spotted at Mumbai airport after meeting AR Rahman

    Abdu Rozik had shared a video of him performing at Khatija's wedding reception in Chennai with AR Rahman watching him from a short distance.

  • A R Rahman named ambassador of Indo-UK culture platform June 08, 2022 04:29 PM IST

    A R Rahman named ambassador of Indo-UK culture platform

    A R Rahman, the legendary musician, has been designated the ambassador of the British Council's 'India-UK Together Season of Culture,' which aims to foster collaboration among emerging artists.

  • Cannes 2022: Indian artistes on the red carpet May 24, 2022 07:12 PM IST

    Cannes 2022: Indian artistes on the red carpet

    This year, a huge contingent of Indian artistes were present at the Cannes Film Festival in France.

  • Indian contingent at Cannes Film Festival: Who said what May 18, 2022 09:11 PM IST

    Indian contingent at Cannes Film Festival: Who said what

    Cannes 2022: Here's what Indian celebrities had to say about representing the country at the 75th Cannes Film Festival.

  • AR Rahman, Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan to walk Cannes Red Carpet 2022. Full list inside May 10, 2022 09:04 PM IST

    AR Rahman, Akshay Kumar, R Madhavan to walk Cannes Red Carpet 2022. Full list inside

    India is the Official Country of Honour at Cannes Film Market (Marché du Film) in this edition of the festival and this is the first time this honour has been bestowed on any country.

  • AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija marries fiancé Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed May 06, 2022 07:45 AM IST

    AR Rahman’s daughter Khatija marries fiancé Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed

    Khatija Rahman, a musical artist, and sound engineer Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed had become engaged in December.

  • Will Smith is a sweetheart, sometimes things happen: AR Rahman on Oscar slapgate April 27, 2022 05:02 PM IST

    Will Smith is a sweetheart, sometimes things happen: AR Rahman on Oscar slapgate

    AR Rahman made the comments after was shown a picture of himself with Will Smith. While the photo was old, some of comments on it were made after the Oscar incident.

  • AR Rahman and BTS hung out at Grammys. Son is part of fan ‘ARMY’. Watch viral video April 05, 2022 01:04 PM IST

    AR Rahman and BTS hung out at Grammys. Son is part of fan ‘ARMY’. Watch viral video

    In another short video, AR Rahman can be seen talking to the BTS members at the Grammys.

  • AR Rahman shares selfie with son from Grammys; 'Parenting' April 04, 2022 10:36 AM IST

    AR Rahman shares selfie with son from Grammys; 'Parenting'

    Grammys 2022: Ace musician AR Rahman posed with his son Ameen on the Grammys red carpet in Las Vegas.

  • On AR Rahman's request, Ilaiyaraaja agrees to compose 'something amazing' for him March 07, 2022 05:21 PM IST

    On AR Rahman's request, Ilaiyaraaja agrees to compose 'something amazing' for him

    Though the AR Rahman and Ilaiyaraaja have appeared on the stage together, this could possibly be their first collaboration.

  • On AR Rahman’s 55th birthday, wishes pour in from fellow musicians, filmmakers January 06, 2022 07:03 PM IST

    On AR Rahman’s 55th birthday, wishes pour in from fellow musicians, filmmakers

    Ace musician AR Rahman has won national as well as international acclaim. He won the Academy and Grammy awards in 2009 for his work in the film 'Slumdog Millionaire'.