Mamata Banerjee wishes AR Rahman on birthday
Banerjee tweeted wishing him: "Birthday greetings to a modern music genius of our time @arrahman."
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.
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