AR Rahman

Akshay Kumar, AR Rahman and Pooja Hegde to walk the red carpet on Cannes 2022 opening day

May 11, 2022 9:02 am

Last week, India was announced as the official country of honour at the Marche Du Films also called Cannes Film Market, which is held on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival, which begins May 17.

AR Rahman shares beautiful video montage of daughter Khatija and Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed's wedding reception. Watch

May 08, 2022 9:19 am

The video of Khatija Rahman and Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed's wedding reception, shared by AR Rahman, is a 12-minute montage of various clips spliced together.

When AR Rahman's daughter Khatija Rahman defended him after he was accused of being a hypocrite: 'Don't make judgements...'

May 07, 2022 11:47 am

In 2019, AR Rahman was attacked by trolls who accused him of 'forcing' his daughter, the recently married Khatija Rahman, to wear a niqab. The music maestro handled the situation with poise and grace.

AR Rahman's daughter Khatija Rahman gets married to Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed, celebs shower love: 'Beautiful couple'

May 06, 2022 9:31 am

AR Rahman shared a family photo from his daughter Khatija Rahman's wedding to audio engineer Riyasdeen Shaik Mohamed.

Parthiban’s ‘indecent’ behaviour leaves AR Rahman speechless. Watch video

May 02, 2022 4:06 pm

AR Rahman has scored the music for Iravin Nizhal starring Parthiban, who has also written and directed the film.

AR Rahman calls Will Smith 'a sweetheart,' reacts on his Oscar slap row: 'Things happen'

April 27, 2022 8:23 am

AR Rahman was a guest on The Kapil Sharma Show where during a game segment, he was asked to comment on the Will Smith row.

Amid controversy over Amit Shah's Hindi remark, A R Rahman shares post on 'Goddess Tamil'

April 09, 2022 2:33 pm

A R Rahman shared an illustration of “Thamizhanangu” of “Goddess Tamil”, a word from Tamil Thai Vaazhthu or the Tamil national anthem, penned by Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai and composed by M S Viswanathan.

AR Rahman and son Ameen meet K-Pop group BTS at Grammys 2022. See photos, video

April 05, 2022 8:27 am

AR Rahman had graced this year's Grammys along with his son AR Ameen.

Grammys 2022: AR Rahman attends with son Ameen, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks of 'silence of ruined cities' in speech

April 05, 2022 8:48 am

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for support in telling the story of Ukraine's invasion by Russia at the Grammys 2022. 'Our musicians wear body armour,' he said.

Heropanti 2 song DaFa Kar: This AR Rahman track with Tiger Shroff's moves is a winner

March 27, 2022 10:10 am

Heropanti 2, starring Tiger Shroff and Tara Sutaria, is directed by Ahmed Khan. The video of the film's first song DaFa Kar is out now.

AR Rahman and Anandji to grace the set of Indian Idol 12

April 10, 2021 11:56 am

AR Rahman and Anandji, from the Kalyanji-Anandji duo will be there on the sets of Indian Idol 12.

AR Rahman turns 54: Rare pics of the 'Mozart of Madras'

January 06, 2021 10:49 am

From 1992's Roja to 2020's Dil Bechara, AR Rahman's music continues to inspire and resonate with audience around the world. Here are a few of his rare photos.

AR Rahman turns 53: Rare photos of the music composer

January 06, 2020 1:31 pm

AR Rahman celebrates his 53rd birthday today. On the occasion, we dig into Express Archive to give you some unseen photos of the Mozart of Madras.

Celeb spotting: Janhvi Kapoor, Varun Dhawan, AR Rahman and others

May 16, 2019 6:12 pm

Kriti Sanon, Bhumi Pednekar, AR Rahman, Sushmita Sen, Rohman Shawl, Janhvi Kapoor, Malaika Arora and a few others were clicked by our photographer.

National Film Awards 2018: Boney Kapoor accepts Sridevi's award with Janhvi and Khushi

May 04, 2018 8:53 am

The jury for the National Film Awards this year was headed by filmmaker Shekhar Kapur. The ceremony took place in New Delhi today.

IFFI 2017 opening ceremony: Shah Rukh Khan, Sridevi, Janhvi Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor and others who made it a starry event

November 21, 2017 9:24 am

IFFI 2017 was attended by Shah Rukh Khan, Shahid Kapoor, Shahid's brother Ishaan Khatter, Janhvi Kapoor, Sridevi, Boney Kapoor, AR Rahman and Anupam Kher. The inauguration in Goa was a star-studded one

2.0 audio launch: Dubai is ready to host Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar film

October 27, 2017 11:29 am

2.0 audio launch: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson are prepping up for the Indian cinema's yet another biggest film project 2.0's music launch. 2.0 is the sequel to director Shankar's 2010 blockbuster Enthiran. The film is being produced on a budget more than Rs 400 crore. Musician AR Rahman will give a live performance at the event.

Cannes 2017: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan rules the red carpet in her princess avatar, Nandita Das and Mallika Sherawat add a desi vibe

May 20, 2017 9:23 am

As Justin Bieber is hogging headlines, here's what is happening in B-Town

May 11, 2017 1:43 pm

Benny Dayal ties knot with model Catherine; AR Rahman, Neeti Mohan are special guests, see pics

June 06, 2016 2:20 pm

Bollywood playback singer Benny Dayal has tied the knot with model-actress girlfriend Catherine Thangam.

AR Rahman: Lesser Known Facts

June 22, 2020 6:06 pm

AR Rahman is one of the most successful artiste in the Indian music scene. The music composer-singer-director is a winner of six National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, two Grammy Awards, 15 Filmfare Awards.

This is not my India': AR. Rahman mourns Gauri Lankesh's death

June 22, 2020 6:54 pm

My work speaks about love for India, says 'misunderstood' Aamir

January 26, 2016 3:27 pm

New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Recently in an event, Bollywood actor Aamir Khan said that his 'controversial' remark on intolerance was totally misunderstood and, therefore, it is quite natural for people to react in such a way.He also blamed media for spreading misguided statement that he and Kiran want to leave the country because it is intolerant, whereas he has never said anything like that.To support his statement, Aamir asked people to take a look on the kind of work he has done in his career.The actor also insisted that for him it was impossible to pass any such statement about a country for he belongs to the family of great freedom fighter Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad.Adding to the comment of Aamir Khan, director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra said that the word 'intolerance' has become a fashion.Aamir and Rakeysh were seen celebrating the 10-year journey of their 2006 film, 'Rang De Basanti.' To mark the occasion, the entire cast of the film, Aamir , Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Siddharth and Waheeda Rehman along with Rakeysh and producer Ronnie Screwvala, launched a book which includes the screenplay, lyrics, story board and anecdotes from the film along with some exclusive interviews of AR Rahman, Aamir and Prasoon Joshi.

'Rang De Basanti' completes a decade, star-cast reunite to celebrate

January 26, 2016 2:56 pm

New Delhi, Jan 26 (ANI): Directed by Rakeysh Om Prakash Mehra, youth iconic film 'Rang De Basanti' has completed 10 years of its release. To mark the occasion, the cast of the film, Aamir Khan, Sharman Joshi, Atul Kulkarni, Siddharth and Waheeda Rehman along with Rakeysh and producer Ronnie Screwvala, launched a book which includes screenplay, lyrics, story board and anecdotes from the film along with some exclusive interviews of A R Rahman, Aamir and Prasoon Joshi. The cast also spoke about some memories related to the shoot of the film and how special the movie has remained for each one of them. Giving an example of an incident, Siddharth expressed how unhappy he was that his role in the film influenced youngsters to smoke. As the film completed 10 years of its release, the star cast, including Aamir, Sharman and Siddharth danced to the tune of popular 'Pathshala' song along with choreographer Ganesh Acharya. The film, which speaks about the contemporary showcase of the Indian history, over the period of 10 years, has become a cult in history of Indian cinema.