AR Rahman honoured at 43rd Cairo International Film Festival
Mumbai Nov 29 PTI Music maestro AR Rahman on Monday said he was given a special tribute at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival CIFF for his contribution in the field of musicThe acclaimed composer who is one of the most globally popular Indian artists is known for his musical prowess across different film industries like Tamil Telugu Malayalam Hindi and HollywoodRahman 54 took to Instagram to share the news about him receiving the honour at the film gala with his fansThank you cairofilms ellapugazumiraivanukke he wrote along with two pictures one of himself at the festival and the other of the certificate which read Special tribute certificate to the Indian composer A R Rahman for his creative contribution that span both cinema and musicIn the past Rahman has won numerous laurels including six National Film Awards two Academy Awards two Grammy Awards a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA AwardIn 2010 the Indian government had awarded him the Padma Bhushan the nations third-highest civilian awardRahmans film-scoring career began with the Tamil film Roja helmed by Mani Ratnam and following that he went on to score several songs for Tamil and Telugu language moviesLater he forayed in Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varmas Rangeela 1995 Some of his best soundtracks in Hindi include critically acclaimed films such as Guru Rockstar Dil Se Roja Lagaan Raanjhanaa among many othersRahman created history in 2009 by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards one for the original score for Danny Boyle-directed drama Slumdog Millionaire and the other for the hugely popular track Jai Ho which he shared with eminent lyricist Gulzar — in a single nightTwo years later he was again nominated at the Oscars in the original score and song categories for Boyles 2011 movie 127 HoursRahman has also ventured into film production with the musical-drama 99 Songs starring Lisa Ray Manisha Koirala Aditya Seal among others It arrived in theatres on April 16 this yearThe oldest running film festival in the Middle East and Africa the CIFF opened on November 26 and will conclude on December 5 PTI KKP RDS RDS
Mumbai Nov 29 PTI Music maestro AR Rahman on Monday said he was given a special tribute at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival CIFF for his contribution in the field of musicThe acclaimed composer who is one of the most globally popular Indian artists is known for his musical prowess across different film industries like Tamil Telugu Malayalam Hindi and HollywoodRahman 54 took to Instagram to share the news about him receiving the honour at the film gala with his fansThank you cairofilms ellapugazumiraivanukke he wrote along with two pictures one of himself at the festival and the other of the certificate which read Special tribute certificate to the Indian composer A R Rahman for his creative contribution that span both cinema and musicIn the past Rahman has won numerous laurels including six National Film Awards two Academy Awards two Grammy Awards a Golden Globe Award and a BAFTA AwardIn 2010 the Indian government had awarded him the Padma Bhushan the nations third-highest civilian awardRahmans film-scoring career began with the Tamil film Roja helmed by Mani Ratnam and following that he went on to score several songs for Tamil and Telugu language moviesLater he forayed in Bollywood with Ram Gopal Varmas Rangeela 1995 Some of his best soundtracks in Hindi include critically acclaimed films such as Guru Rockstar Dil Se Roja Lagaan Raanjhanaa among many othersRahman created history in 2009 by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards one for the original score for Danny Boyle-directed drama Slumdog Millionaire and the other for the hugely popular track Jai Ho which he shared with eminent lyricist Gulzar — in a single nightTwo years later he was again nominated at the Oscars in the original score and song categories for Boyles 2011 movie 127 HoursRahman has also ventured into film production with the musical-drama 99 Songs starring Lisa Ray Manisha Koirala Aditya Seal among others It arrived in theatres on April 16 this yearThe oldest running film festival in the Middle East and Africa the CIFF opened on November 26 and will conclude on December 5 PTI KKP RDS RDS
