A. R. Rahman
Producer, Composer, and Musician
Two investigations into White House gatecrashers...to photograph them with a bemused-looking Rahm Emanuel, Mr Obama's Chief of Staff. They also posed with A.R. Rahman, the Slumdog Millionaire composer; Adrian Fenty, the mayor of Washington, and his wife; three US Marines in full... In this article: White House, Barack Obama, Facebook, US Marines, Sarah Palin, Washington, Virginia, and Marine |
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washingtonpost.com | 3 days ago
Indian composer A.R. Rahman to perform at state dinner
Rahman is a celebrated figure in Indian music, but his global popularity spiked after his soundtrack work for the 2008 film "Slumdog Millionaire" won him Academy Awards for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for "Jai Ho."
In this article: A.R. Rahman, Academy Awards, Slumdog Millionaire, Manmohan Singh, and White House
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USATODAY.com | 3 days ago
White House kicks off first state dinner
...and her team. After-dinner entertainment was to include performances by Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), A.R. Rahman (Slumdog Millionaire), and the National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marvin Hamlisch. Those invited...
In this article: White House, Michelle Obama, Manmohan Singh, Marcus Samuelsson, New York City, Hollywood, India, Lentil soup, and Potato
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New Kerala | 7 days ago
Rahman forays into Hollywood with Couples Retreat
...apart of. A.R. Rahman captured the international spotlight after winning two Academy Awards for 'Best Original Score' for his work on Slumdog Millionaire and 'Best Original Song' for 'Jai Ho' (Music by Rahman, Lyrics by Gulzar). Rahman also...
In this article: A.R. Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire, Academy Awards, Time Magazine, Vince Vaughn, Hollywood, Los Angeles Times, Universal Pictures, and Golden Globe
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Kansas City Star | 4 days ago
A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner
...Jennifer Hudson headline state dinner It's an all-star lineup for Tuesday's first state dinner of the Obama White House: Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman headline the entertainment list. Hudson won an Academy Award for her...
In this article: A.R. Rahman, Jennifer Hudson, Oscar, Slumdog Millionaire, National Symphony Orchestra, Grammy, Kurt Elling, Dreamgirls, Manmohan Singh, and Marvin Hamlisch
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AP Online | 3 days ago
Green curry headlines menu for Obama India dinner
...also won an Academy Award for her role in "Dreamgirls." Indian musician and singer A.R. Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for the music in "Slumdog Millionaire," also was in the lineup. Every aspect of Tuesday's events was fraught with...
In this article: Michelle Obama, White House, Manmohan Singh, Pumpkin, Potato, Academy Awards, Marcus Samuelsson, Jennifer Hudson, U.S., and Washington
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CAPITAL CULTURE: 60 years of US meals for India
...to visit India after its independence. The entertainment lineup was topped by Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman, two of the top performers from contemporary American and Indian music. Hudson won an Academy Award for her role in...
In this article: White House, Indira Gandhi, India, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Nancy Reagan, Michelle Obama, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, United States, and Bill Clinton
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Independent.ie | 3 days ago
Hudson performs at White House
...at the event at the White House. AR Rahman, who won two Academy Awards for the music in hit film Slumdog Millionaire, and jazz vocalist and composer Kurt Elling were also among the line-up. More than 300 people attended the...
In this article: Jennifer Hudson, White House, Academy Awards, Slumdog Millionaire, Jeffrey Katzenberg, David Geffen, AR Rahman, Kurt Elling, Alfre Woodard, and Manmohan Singh
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Description from Wikipedia:
Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரகுமான்; born January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar (திலீப் குமார்) in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer. His film scoring career began in the early 1990s. He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards.
Working in India's various film industries, international cinema and theatre, by 2003, Rahman, in a career spanning over a decade, has sold more than 100 million records of his film scores and soundtracks worldwide, and sold over 200 million cassettes, making him one of the world's all-time top selling recording artists.
Time magazine has referred to him as the "Mozart of Madras" and several Tamil commentators have coined him the nickname Isai Puyal (Tamil: இசைப் புயல்; English: Music Storm). In 2009, the magazine placed Rahman in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'.
- Name At Birth:
- A. S. Dileep Kumar
- Also Known As:
- A. R. Rahman
- Birth Date:
- January 06, 1966
- Occupation:
- Composer, record producer, music director, singer, instrumentalist, arranger, programmer
- Years Active:
- 1985-present
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