September 01, 2026 05:07 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
‘Dismantle entire terror ecosystem’: Modi’s strong message at SCO Summit in Shehbaz’s presence | Modi’s big appeal after 7.8% GDP growth: ‘Don’t travel abroad, avoid destination weddings’ | Modi-Pezeshkian talks: Iran seeks India’s 'extensive contacts' to end West Asia war | Indus Waters Treaty row: India rejects Hague court order, says ‘no jurisdiction’ over its sovereign decisions | India beats the odds with 7.8% GDP growth; PM Modi has a message for critics | PM Modi meets Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan | ‘Islam superior to all religions’: Karnataka minister’s remark sparks BJP-Congress war; resignation demand grows | PM Modi meets Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian during SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan | VHP breaks silence on Durga Puja ‘guidelines’: No blanket non-veg ban, clarifies stand on theme pandals amid backlash | No non-veg near pandals, no ‘distorted’ idols: VHP’s Durga Puja guidelines spark Bengal debate

Music maestro AR Rahman turns 50

| | Jan 06, 2017, at 04:26 pm
Mumbai, Jan 6 (IBNS): Indian music sensation and Oscar winner AR Rahman turned 50 on Friday.

Rahman was born as AS Dileep Kumar in Chennai on Jan 6, 1967.

He gained widespread recognition following his debut as a music director in the film Roja in 1992.

Soon films like Bombay, and Dil Se followed and Rahman maintained his stronghold in the industry.

The new millennium saw him venture into Hollywood and in 2008 he won two Oscars for his work in the film Slumdog Millionaire.

Rahman, described by Time as "the world's most prolific and popular composer" is also a two-time Grammy Award winner.

Among other notable awards, he has won four National Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards and an equal number of Filmfare South Awards.

(Image: twitter.com/arrahman)

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.