A.R.REHMAN DESERVES OSCAR AWARD
Since Roja hit movie screens in South India in 1992, A.R. Rahman has been redefining the country's widely popular film music. Generally regarded as the finest Indian film composer of his time (and certainly the most commercially successful), Rahman produced music for nearly 35 wide-screen releases during his first five years in the industry. He has worked with many of his country's brightest music stars. As for Rahman, this year's Golden Globes (best original score for Slumdog Millionaire).featured his first nomination and win. He's known as a leading Bollywood artist back home, however, and has nabbed nine Filmfare Awards and four Silver Lotus Awards in India.
Born A.S. Dileep Kumar on January 6th, 1966, in Madras, India, Allah Rakha Rahman was exposed to music from the time he was a child, entered in classical piano studies by his parents at the age of four. At 16, he quit school and was following in his father's footsteps (K.A. Sekhar was a successful film musician, arranger, and conductor himself), working full-time as a session musician on soundtracks under the popular South Indian composer Illaiyaraja. The following awards were won by A.R.Rehaman , there are many other awards like MTV awards which were not listed below and he has been nominated for Oscar awards and others internationally.
National Civilian honors
•1995 - Kalaimamani oGiven by the Government of Tamil Nadu for contributions to music
•2000 - Padma Shri (India)
•2004 - National Lata Mangeshkar Award
•2005 - Mahavir-Mahatma Award Annual film awards
•Bollywood Movie Awards (India)
o2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya
•Dinakaran Cine Awards
o1998 – Minsara Kanavu
o1999 - Jeans
o2000 – Kadhalar Dhinam / Mudhalvan
•Filmfare Awards South (India)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
o1993 - Roja
o1994 - Gentleman
o1995 -Kadhalan o
1996 -Bombay
o1997 -Kadhal Desam
o1998 -Minsaara Kanavu
o1999 - Jeans
o2000 - Mudhalvan
o2001 - Alaipayuthey
o2002 - Kannathil Muthamittal
o2006 - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
o2007 - Sivaji
•Filmfare Awards (India)
o1996 - Rangeela
o1999 - Dil Se o2000 - Taal
o2002 - Lagaan
o2003 - Saathiya
o2003 - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
o2005 - Swades
o2007 - Rang de Basanti
o2008 - Guru •Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
o2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
o2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti
•International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA) (India) o
2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
o2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
o2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
o2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
o2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
o2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema InternationalFilm awards
•Golden Globe Awards (United States)
o2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
•British Academy of Film and Television Arts
o2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire
•New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
o2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire
•San Diego Film Critics Society Awards o2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire
•Satellite Awards (United States)
o2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
•Black Reel Awards
o2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire
•Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
o2008 - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire
•Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
•Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
o2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
Other awards
•1995 - Malaysian Award oContributions to music
•1995 - Mauritius National Award oContributions to music Nominations International
•Academy Awards
o2009 - Academy Award for Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire
o2009 - Best Original Song - " O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire While accepting the BAFTA award
A.R.Rehman said “It is a great feeling…. It is getting better and better and let us hope for the biggest one…the Oscar. I think it is important to know who the composer is. People started liking the scores of the movie (Slumdog Millionaire)and it is a great feeling. The journey has been unbelievable and thanked my beloved fans all over the world” The music moghal of India should definitely get the Oscar, if one has talent, he can achieve anything without god fathers, A.R.Rehaman has proved that. He deserve Osacr award, Every India should wish him all the best…
