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A.R. Rahman - Allah Rakha Rahman was born in 1966, in Madras, India, to a musically affluent family. His father died when he was 11, so he dropped out of school and began plaing keyboard for a troupe of musicians. He won a scholarship at the Trinity College of Music at Oxford University and obtained a degree in music. He converted to Islam. He composed more than 300 jingles in 5 years. The first film for which he composed music was Roja (1992).
Selected Filmography:
- Roja (1992) - first film
- Rangeela (1995) - first Hindi film
- Bumbai (1995) - chart-topper
- Dil Se.. (1998) - chart-toper
- Taal (1999) - chart-topper
- Zubeidaa (2001) - chart-topper, and
- Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001) - chart-topper, nominated for best foreign-language film at the 2002 Academy Awards.
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Gulzar (lyrics) For the song "Jai Ho".
- Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song for: Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Maya Arulpragasam For the song "O Saya".
He won two of the Oscars that he was nominated for: Best Score and Best Song (Jai Ho).
More recently, he composed the music Couples Retreat (2009)
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