AR Rahman Birthday 2023: Here are 14 unknown facts about the music maestro

After having started off from humble beginnings A R Rahman achieved dizzying heights purely on the basis of his talent dedication hard work and sincerity Besides the southern film industry he has impressed everyone with his musical scores in Bollywood as well as Hollywood Besides composing superhit musical scores he can sing with equal ease Testimonies to this are in the form of hit tracks like lsquoVande Mataramrsquo lsquoKhwaja Mere Khwajarsquo Jodhaa Akbar amongst others Herersquos presenting 14 unknown facts about the music maestroUnknown fact 1Did you know that AR Rahman is not his original name His original name is Dileep KumarView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 2Were you aware that the music maestro had once played a small role in Doordarshanrsquos serial lsquoWonder BalloonrsquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 3AR Rahman had once stunned everyone by playing 4 keyboards at one timeView this post on InstagramA post shared by ldquoARAmeenrdquo arrameenUnknown fact 4You will be surprised to know that there is actually a street in Markham Ontario Canada which has been named in his honour The street is called Allah Rakha Rahman Street and was inaugurated in the year 2013View this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanAlso ReadHappy Birthday AR Rahman 5 songs to add to your playlistView this post on InstagramA post shared by JioTV jiotvplusUnknown fact 5Who doesnrsquot know or hasnrsquot heard the signature tune of Airtel But did you know that this tune had been composed by the birthday boy AR RahmanView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 6The man who can be credited for discovering the musical talent of AR Rahman is the ace film maker Mani Ratnam who had given a break to the musical genius in the film lsquoRojarsquo Not many know that the music composer had got Rs 25000 for his work in the filmView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanAlso Read AR Rahman hosts wedding reception for daughter Khatija Manisha Koirala Honey Singh bless the coupleUnknown fact 7Did you know that there was an international TV commercial French language which starred Zinedine Zidane wherein they had used sample music from the theme song of lsquoBombayrsquo No prizes for guessing that the music for the film lsquoBombayrsquo was composed by AR RahmanView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 8Call it a coincidence of sorts Not many know that AR Rahman and his son Ameen share the same birth date which is January 6View this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 9We all know the magnitude of laurels that the Oscar winning track lsquoJai Horsquo had got for its makers as well as for our motherland India But did you know that the track lsquoJai Horsquo had been initially composed for the Salman Khan starrer lsquoYuvraajrsquoAs they always say lsquoThe rest is hellip historyrsquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 10There must be hardly anyone who hasnrsquot heard of Avengers Endgame Well but did you know that AR Rahman had composed a special song for its Indian releaseView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 11If you were wondering as to what the initials lsquoARrsquo stand for in the name AR Rahman then let us tell you that it stands for lsquoAllah Rakha RahmanrsquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 12Those who have seen the Denzel Washington starrer lsquoInside manrsquo will be aware of the fact that AR Rahmanrsquos smash hit composition lsquoChaiyya Chaiyyarsquo had been used in itView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 13Even though AR Rahman is an institution in himself today did you know that he was once a keyboard player in the band that he had formed with his childhood friends These friends included Sivamani John Anthony Suresh Peters Raja and JoJo They had named their group as lsquoNemesis AvenuersquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by ARR arrahmanUnknown fact 14Were you aware that birthday boy AR Rahman is often referred to as lsquoThe Mozart Of MadrasrsquoView this post on InstagramA post shared by Nazeef Mohammed nazeef_btos