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New Delhi: For music lovers it's an especially great Sunday as its maestro
AR Rahman's birthday, and as he turns 42 his music is still as fresh as it was
when he started out 17 years ago.
It's a journey that started in 1991 with Roja, nearly two decades on and
Rahman is still going strong. With more than 100 films under his belt, his list
of chartbusters is endless. Born in 1966 as Dileep Kumar, Rahman converted to
Islam at an early age.
Rahman till date has bagged 18 Filmfare awards across languages and his
talent is not restricted to Indian shores.
His international foray started with Andrew Loyd Weber's Broadway
presentation Bombay Dreams, and lately he's been credited for the soundtrack of
Shekhar Kapur's Elizabeth: The Golden Age.
Rahman has also composed the background score for the on-stage adaptation of
the Lord of the Rings.
Though at 42, the quite and unassuming musician continues to be among the
most sought after music directors in the film industry, filmmakers have been
known to have one common complaint against Rahman that he takes too long to
finish his assignments.
The thing that bugs me is that they don't give enough time. The heroes
dates are not there, so I have to hurry. I hate the pressure of dates and
deadlines, Rahman says.
Meanwhile, 2008 has an interesting line up for Rahman fans in Bollywood the
historical Jodhaa Akbar, Subhash Ghai's Main Yuvraj and Rakeysh Om Prakash's
Dilli 6. So will this be the year of Rahman? For now all we want to say is
happy birthday to the maestro.
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