A.R. Rahman Family Wife Son Daughter Father Mother Marriage Photos. A.R. Rahman Biography Profile biodata
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A.R. Rahman Biography
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| A R Rahman |
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Profile
| Real Name |
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A.R. Rahman |
| Age |
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55 years in (2022) |
| Profession |
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Music Director, Singer |
| Date of Birth |
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6 January 1967 |
| Zodiac Sign |
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Capricorn |
| Born In |
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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| House Address |
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Kodambakkam, Chennai |
| Nationality |
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Indian |
| Religion |
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Islam (Converted from Hinduism) |
| Eye Color |
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Brown |
| Hair Color |
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Black |
| Height |
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5’ 5” |
| Weight |
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70 kg |
| Shoe size |
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8 Inches |
| Net worth |
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163 crore |
| Salary |
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5-8 crore/film |
| Email Id |
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Unknown |
| Phone Number |
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Unknown |
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Tollywood Celebrities: M M Keeravani |
Qualification
| School |
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Padma Seshadri Bal Bhavan, Chennai |
| College/ University |
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Madras Christian College, Chennai
Trinity College of Music, Oxford University, United Kingdom |
| Educational and Qualification |
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Degree in Western Classical Music |
Wife
| Wife |
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Saira Banu |
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| Wife |
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Childrens
| Son |
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Ameen |
| Daughter |
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Khatija, Rahima |
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| Son and Daughters |
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Family
| Father |
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R. K. Shekhar (Music Composer) |
| Mother |
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Kareema Beegum |
| Sister |
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A. R. Reihana, Fathima Rafiq and Ishrath Qadri |
| Brother |
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Unknown |
| Relatives |
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Unknown |
Favourites
| Hobbies |
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Playing the Keyboard |
| Favourite Color |
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Black, Blue |
| Favourite Actress |
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Aishwarya Rai |
| Favourite Movie |
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Robo |
| Favourite Actor |
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Rajinikanth |
| Favourite Food |
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Palak Paneer, Rasam-Rice |
| Favourite Place |
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Chennai, Mumbai, London |
| Favourite Music |
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Ilayaraja, Mohammad Rafi, Michael Jackson |
| Favourite Director |
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Shankar |
Family Photos
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| Mother |
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Marriage Photos
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| Marriage Photos |
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Interesting Facts
- He was known earlier known as A. S. Dileep Kumar before he converted from Hinduism to Islam.
- His first salary was 50 (INR) for operating a record player.
- He became part of a rock band called “Nemesis Avenue”, where he worked as producer-arranger and also performed for a concert ‘Jive live’.
- He started composing short songs for ad commercials, first among them was Alwyn’s new trendy range of watches. And, in the span of 5 years, he composed around 300 of them in 1987.
- In 2008, he founded KM College of Music and Technology in Chennai, which was inaugurated by Mukesh Ambani.
- His Oscar Award-winning song “Jai Ho” was initially composed for the Bollywood film Yuvvraaj (2008), but it later became a part of Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
- He is a global ambassador of the WHO’s “Stop TB Partnership” and also supports “Save the Child” in India.
- He became the first-ever brand ambassador of Sikkim in January 2018.
- His soundtracks are known in the Tamil Nadu film industry and abroad for his versatility in combining Western classical music, Carnatic and Tamil traditional and folk-music traditions, jazz, reggae and rock music.
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