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AR Rahman just lately detailed his assembly with Michael Jackson earlier than his demise in 2009. In a video by Free Malaysia Immediately, he could be seen speaking to followers at a meet and greet held in Malaysia on Monday, the music composer revealed that the King of Pop nearly sang for Shankar’s Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai-starrer Enthiran. (Additionally Learn: AR Rahman says his mom thought his Oscar statuettes have been manufactured from gold: She ‘wrapped it in a towel’)
‘I mentioned I’ll meet Michael after I win the Oscar’
Rahman was in Los Angeles, USA, in early 2009 when he was launched to somebody who managed Michael. “I requested if I may meet him. An e mail was despatched out however there was no response for per week. Then, I acquired nominated for the Oscars (for Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire). Michael’s workforce mentioned he needed to fulfill me. I mentioned, I don’t wish to meet him now. I’ll meet him after I’ve received an Oscar,” mentioned Rahman.
And when he did win the Oscar, he defined the sensation as ‘prime of the world’. “I met him at a house in LA the day after I received it. He was very form, we spoke about music and world peace. He mentioned, why don’t we do the following We Are The World, launched me to his children. He even confirmed me how he dances from the center,” Rahman defined.
As soon as he acquired again to India, he informed Shankar all about his assembly with Michel. The director puzzled if he can be on board Enthiran. “Shankar sir requested me if he would sing for the movie. I mentioned, wow, will he sing a Tamil music? I requested. He mentioned, no matter you say, we’ll do collectively.” Sadly, it wasn’t meant to be as a result of Michael died in June that yr. “He was sick at the moment,” mentioned Rahman.
Whereas the OST of Enthiran featured no worldwide singers, it went on to be an enormous success. A sequel to the movie, titled 2.0, additionally that includes music by Rahman, launched in 2018. The movie featured Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar and Amy Jackson.
Shankar on Rahman’s absence in Indian 2
Shankar and Rahman labored in quite a few hit movies, together with the 1996 Kamal Haasan-starrer Indian. The sequel, Indian 2, options music by Anirudh Ravichander. When requested about it at a latest press meet, Shankar mentioned that he approached Anirudh as a result of Rahman was busy.
“Once we began work on Indian 2, AR Rahman was already engaged on the BGM of two.Zero and I wanted the songs quickly. I didn’t wish to overburden him with Indian 2 and I additionally favored Anirudh’s music. His music was actually well-liked and I assumed why not signal him on,” defined Shankar on the press meet.
Upcoming work
Rahman has quite a few movies lined up in a number of languages. In Tamil, he has Raayan, Thug Life, Genie, Kadhalikka Neramillai and Moon Stroll. In Hindi, he has Chhava, Lahore 1947, Tere Ishk Mein and Ramayana. In Telugu, he has Ram Charan’s subsequent with Buchi Babu Sana. He’s even composing music for an Arabic movie referred to as Baab.
