A.R. Rahman

AllahRaksha Rahman born AS Dileep Kumar is an Indian composer singersongwriter music producer musician and philanthropist His works are noted for integrating Eastern classical music with electronic music world music and traditional orchestral arrangements Among his awards are two Academy Awards two Grammy Awards a BAFTA Award a Golden Globe four National Film Awards fifteen Filmfare Awards and thirteen Filmfare Awards South He has been awarded the Padma Bhushan the third highest civilian award in 2010 by the Government of India Rahmans body of work for film and stage has given him the nickname of the Mozart of Madras and Tamil commentators and fans call him Isai Puyal English the Musical Storm In 2009 Time included him on its list of the worlds most influential people The UKbased worldmusic magazine Songlines named him one of Tomorrows World Music Icons in August 2011 With an inhouse studio Panchathan Record Inn in Chennai his filmscoring career began during the early 1990s with the Tamil film Roja Working in Indias film industries international cinema and theatre he is one of the worlds alltime bestselling recording artists In a notable twodecade career he has been acclaimed for redefining contemporary Indian film music and contributing to the success of several films Rahman has become a notable humanitarian and philanthropist donating and raising money for a number of causes and charities