Date of Birth: January 6, 1966
Birth Place: Chennai, India
Nick Name: Mozart of Madras
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn
Religion: Islam
Marital Status: Married
Languages: Tamil, English, Hindi, Malayalam, Telugu
Father's Name: R.K. Shekhar (A successful musician)
Mother's Name: Kasturi ( Now Kareema Begum)
Sister (s): Kanchana, Bala (Now Talat) and Israth
Allah Rakha Rahman (A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian film composer, record producer, musician and singer.
He has won thirteen Filmfare Awards, four National Film Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe and two Academy Awards.
In 2009, the magazine placed Rahman in the Time 100 list of 'World's Most Influential People'.
In 1992, he composed music for Ratnam's Tamil film Roja. Which led Rahman to receive the Rajat Kamal award for Best Music Director at the National Film Awards, the first time ever by a first-time film composer.
In 2004, he undertook a project under the World Health Organisation (WHO) by becoming their global ambassador for the Stop TB campaign.
Actively helped in elevating the condition of the Tsunami victims by doing a charity-driven concert in 2004.
Rahman is also behind the launch of the A R Rahman Foundation through which he intends to tackle social issues like poverty and education.
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