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Allah Rakha Rahman ( Born on January 6, 1967 as A.S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is a two time Academy Award winning Indian film music composer, based out of Chennai, India. To date he has sold over 250 million albums worldwide making him one of the biggest selling artists of the last two decades.
Rahman began his career composing ad jingles for brands like Leo Coffee, Allwyn Trendy watches and Asian Paints in the 80s. He made his debut in Mani Ratnam’s National Award-winning Tamil film, Roja (Rose), in 1992, which was subsequently dubbed into many languages. The pan-Indian success of the music of Roja was followed by a string of equally-successful Tamil soundtracks, like Gentleman, Kaadhalan and Duet, all of which established Rahman’s ability to churn out chart-topping numbers that melded Carnatic classical influences and Tamil folk music with sonic flourishes and world beats.
Rahman broke into the Hindi film industry with Ram Gopal Verma’s Rangeela (1995). On the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, he released Vande Mataram, a patriotic non-film album. The video of the title song Ma Tujhe Salaam, directed by Bharat Bala made it a source of pride, inspiration and patriotic fervour in India. Rahman’s work with mainstream director Subhash Ghai on the music of Taal (1999) is another landmark in his career, showcasing his ability to adapt North Indian folk and classical sounds into his music.
Rahman began his career composing ad jingles for brands like Leo Coffee, Allwyn Trendy watches and Asian Paints in the 80s. He made his debut in Mani Ratnam’s National Award-winning Tamil film, Roja (Rose), in 1992, which was subsequently dubbed into many languages. The pan-Indian success of the music of Roja was followed by a string of equally-successful Tamil soundtracks, like Gentleman, Kaadhalan and Duet, all of which established Rahman’s ability to churn out chart-topping numbers that melded Carnatic classical influences and Tamil folk music with sonic flourishes and world beats.
Rahman broke into the Hindi film industry with Ram Gopal Verma’s Rangeela (1995). On the 50th anniversary of India’s independence, he released Vande Mataram, a patriotic non-film album. The video of the title song Ma Tujhe Salaam, directed by Bharat Bala made it a source of pride, inspiration and patriotic fervour in India. Rahman’s work with mainstream director Subhash Ghai on the music of Taal (1999) is another landmark in his career, showcasing his ability to adapt North Indian folk and classical sounds into his music.
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Slumdog Millionaire
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Saathiya & other A R Rahman Hits
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Vande Mataram
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Ringa Ringa
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Dreams On Fire
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Liquid Dance
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Millionaire
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Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)
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SandsDunes wrote:
best musician from India :) best of all the composers I have heard :)
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haardydahunk wrote:
Simplicity is his best Attribute,,and as for his performance.....Genuinity of Innovated music...
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SimplyLkawaranu wrote:
Dil se,Maa tujhe sallam are my fav. he is al legend no doubt about that
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yuvinus wrote:
true genius!!!
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optimistic_tour wrote:
Dil Se, Rangeela, Roja, Lagaan, and many more are all incredible works far and above the Slumdog Millionaire material. Check them out people. my blog's got Dil Se, if anyone's interested.
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sesatre wrote:
the sound of sufi........no words
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neobroly wrote:
La bande originale du film Bombay m'a envouté
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beatfanatic wrote:
Roja + Bombay + Dil se = the holy trinity of bollywood soundtracks
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Tehpaco wrote:
I saw him come up on a station today and I was like "OSHIT GEORGE LOPEZ" when I saw his pic.
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therahmaniac wrote:
WAITIN 4 vtv arr rules!
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nihed1995 wrote:
yes i love
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nihed1995 wrote:
yes i love
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sanju_abraham wrote:
"Taal" OST rocks
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ambivalence_ wrote:
oh yes, "mausam & escape" is sooooo good. <3 i could listen to it all day 8D
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carolyne28 wrote:
Lagaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan! \o/
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deadgrave wrote:
kumar :D
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nodoubt_gwen wrote:
Amazing musician <3
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xpost wrote:
"Mausam & Escape" has stolen my soul. Respect from Russia!-)
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zanelamour wrote:
"Yaar Mila Tha" from Blue is AMAZING =D
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sanju_abraham wrote:
wow ! the OST of Rahman's COUPLES RETREAT has been unveiled !!!! / http://www.couplesretreatsoundtrack.com/
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