I can't imagine speaking like Vairamuthu
--- On Sat, 3/14/09, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote:
From: Vithur <[email protected]>
Subject: [arr] -A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in
turn mimics Rahman’s style of walking!
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Date: Saturday, March 14, 2009, 7:44 PM
Unplugged: A R Rahman
15 Mar 2009, 0000 hrs IST, R SANSKRITI & SRINIVASA RAMANUJAM
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His music is everywhere; but his personal life lies ensconced within the walls
of his two-storey bungalow in Kodambakkam! We try to dig out
AR Rahman (AP photo)More Picslesser-known facts about the fiercely private
musician AR Rahman
-Nine-year-old Dileep Kumar a.k.a A R Rahman slept late, played carrom and
hated waking up at 7 a.m to practice at the piano!
-Asked to leave school due to lack of attendance, he quit studies at the age of
15.
-When Rahman’s sister fell seriously ill in 1988, Pir Qadri, who cured her,
advised the family to convert to Islam and they did!
-Dileep had a choice of seven names during his conversion. He chose Allah Rakha
Rahman.
-Call it a filmi coincidence, his name was Dileep Kumar before he converted to
Islam and his wife’s name is Saira Bano!
-His nickname is Isai Puyal.
-Rahman is closest to his mother Kasturi who converted to Kareema Begum.
A true believer, he offers namaaz five times a day.
-Is superstitious about starting work according to the prayer time in the place
of worship close to his heart!
-The maestro loves eating rasam-rice. When busy, he eats lunch at 5 p.m and
dinner after midnight!
-Rahman lives in a small two-storey bungalow in Kodambakkam.
-He has three kids Khatija (13), Rahima (10), and son Ameen (5).
-His mother spotted Saira at a dargah and sent a marriage proposal right away!
-Saira Banu is the sister-in-law of Tamil actor Rahman and the daughter of a
Chennai-based businessman from Kutch.
The musician's wife likes to “dress him up” for important occasions; he is
mostly dressed in black.
AR Rahman (AP photo)More Pics
-Rahman loves to shop for music records at the Virgin Records store in New
York. Once he landed in NY at 2 a.m and dashed off to the store.
In Chennai, Rahman takes his family and friends to a Thai joint located behind
The Park Sheraton.
-Rahman's long-time associate drummer Shivamani once cooked fish curry for him
in London while he was working on Bombay Dreams. Rahman loved it. He's a
non-veg but has suddenly stopped eating prawns.
-His Man Friday Swamidurai, fondly called Swami, has been with him since the
begining of his career.
-As a bachelor, he used to often use the abbreviation LFA, which stood for
‘Love Failures Association’!
-Rahman usually sees his children off to school before he sleeps after working
nights!
-He does not let his wife or children inside the studio when he’s working.
-Khatija doesn’t like her dad signing autographs in school and has asked him
not to come there.
-Rahman’s son shares his birthday with him.
-The old keyboard that he used to play as a teenager is still displayed in his
studio.
-A master with instruments, he likes dismantling parts and assembling them.
-A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in turn mimics
Rahman’s style of walking!
-Rahman usually works in the night but he’s made an exception for SP
Balasubramaniam whose songs have all been recorded before 10 pm.
-He likes listening to songs based on the raaga Sindhu Bhairavi.
-When Subhash Ghai once told Rahman during the music of Taal that he would once
win an Oscar, Rahman laughed and reply that Indians can’t.
- Jai Ho was initially composed for Yuvvraaj!
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regards,
Vithur
