Roja introduces a film composer
Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film marks Rahman’s film-music breakthrough.
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A. R. Rahman
Explore film music, theatre, education and awards through selected A. R. Rahman milestones.
Subject guide · scope, chapters & sources ↗Eight selected public-career milestones from 1992 to 2016. This is not a complete discography or a claim that his career ended at the final chapter. Award years follow the awarding institutions.
Vande Mataram reaches beyond a film soundtrack
Rahman releases a named album outside a single film project.
Bombay Dreams takes music into theatre
Andrew Lloyd Webber commissions Rahman’s music for a musical.
KM Music Conservatory creates a teaching institution
Rahman establishes a music conservatory in Chennai.
Slumdog Millionaire brings two Oscars
Rahman wins for original score and shares the original-song award for Jai Ho.
The soundtrack and Jai Ho win Grammys
The Recording Academy recognises two parts of the Slumdog Millionaire music.
Berklee awards an honorary doctorate
The music college recognises Rahman’s work.
The Fukuoka Grand Prize is announced
Rahman is named the 2016 Grand Prize laureate.