A R Rahman was announced winner of the Golden Globe for Best Original Music Score for Slumdog Millionnaire. Director Danny Boyle’s story of a Mumbai slum boy landed four Globes at the presentation at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles, Rahman’s being the first for an Indian.
Fittingly, the Chennai-based composer dedicated the Globe to “the billion people of India”.
Anil Kapoor, who stars in Slumdog, and who jumped off his seat in elation as Rahman’s name was announced at the presentation. Born A S Dileep Kumar, the son of Malayalam film music composer R K Shekhar, Rahman was something of a keyboard wizard by the time he was 11. Later, he switched to the synthesizer, now his signature instrument. The family converted to Islam after Shekhar passed away, when Rahman was still a child.
At 11, Rahman joined composer Illaiyaraja’s troupe as a keyboardist, and played with M S Vishwanathan, Zakir Hussain and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan on world tours. He dropped out of school in Class 11, but received a scholarship to go to Trinity College of Music, Oxford for a degree in western classical music.
He debuted in films with Mani Ratnam’s Rojain 1991, rewriting the rules of film music composition. He went on to produce more unforgettable work with Mani Ratnam in Bombay andDil Se. A lot of beautiful music followed — Rangeela, Rang De Basanti, Taal, Jodhaa Akbar, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams. But the Globe is certainly Rahman’s biggest achievement yet.
Fittingly, the Chennai-based composer dedicated the Globe to “the billion people of India”.
Anil Kapoor, who stars in Slumdog, and who jumped off his seat in elation as Rahman’s name was announced at the presentation. Born A S Dileep Kumar, the son of Malayalam film music composer R K Shekhar, Rahman was something of a keyboard wizard by the time he was 11. Later, he switched to the synthesizer, now his signature instrument. The family converted to Islam after Shekhar passed away, when Rahman was still a child.
At 11, Rahman joined composer Illaiyaraja’s troupe as a keyboardist, and played with M S Vishwanathan, Zakir Hussain and Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan on world tours. He dropped out of school in Class 11, but received a scholarship to go to Trinity College of Music, Oxford for a degree in western classical music.
He debuted in films with Mani Ratnam’s Rojain 1991, rewriting the rules of film music composition. He went on to produce more unforgettable work with Mani Ratnam in Bombay andDil Se. A lot of beautiful music followed — Rangeela, Rang De Basanti, Taal, Jodhaa Akbar, and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams. But the Globe is certainly Rahman’s biggest achievement yet.
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