India can’t neglect the morning of February 23, 2009, because the countrymen woke as much as the information of composer AR Rahman successful not one however two Oscars for his rating for director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. A faculty dropout who received two Oscars by taking part in a stay piano for composer Ilaiyaraaja, Rahman’s life is the stuff fairy tales are fabricated from.
After successful the Oscar, Rahman’s life and profession weren’t the identical. He needed to stroll shoulder to shoulder with the folks of Hollywood. Rahman as soon as recalled the memorable assembly he had with Michael Jackson quickly after his historic victory. He notes that he fabricated a check for his new Hollywood agent, Sam Schwartz, to see what he’s able to.
“I asked him if he could arrange a meeting with Michael Jackson. And he looked at his friend, who said, he could send an email to Michael Jackson,” Rahman mentioned.
However, for weeks Rahman didn’t reply to his agent’s request. He additionally acquired busy selling the Oscars on the time and concluded that the assembly was by no means happening. Four days earlier than the Oscars, Rahman was advised, “Hey, Michael wants to meet you.”
Rahman was then busy rehearsing his efficiency for Oscar Night. “I thought for a moment and said, ‘If I win I’ll meet him’,” he recalled. “Otherwise, I don’t want to meet him.”
The subsequent day, after successful the coveted award, Mozart from Madras went to go to the King of Pop. “He (Michael) opened the door for me sporting (his iconic) gloves and sun shades. I used to be standing in entrance of him on the cusp of successful two Oscars as a result of the entire of India was going loopy about it. It was actual. We talked for about two hours. We talked about numerous issues like love and hate. We mentioned the track Jai Ho. He advised me that like my music, his dance strikes additionally emanated from his soul. And abruptly he stood up and began dancing for me. I felt like being hit by a thunderbolt,” he recalled.
Currently, Rahman is composing the rating for Mani Ratnam’s interval drama Ponniyin Selvan. He will quickly make his debut as a director together with his bold digital actuality movie, Le Musk.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
