AR Rahman reveals, ‘My mother had mortgaged her jewellery, she used to keep my Oscar award wrapped in a towel because..’

New Delhi: AR Rahman won two Oscars, two Grammys, a BAFTA and a Golden Globe for the track Jai Ho, sung by Sukhwinder Singh and written by Gulzar, for Danny Boyle’s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman, who has captured millions of hearts through his voice, is the only Indian singer who has an Oscar Award. Meanwhile, Rahman has also won 6 National Awards among other awards and people always want to listen to his voice. Nowadays Rahman is giving back to back interviews and in a recent interview he shared that his late mother Karima Begum had kept all his international awards wrapped in a towel in her Dubai home, thinking that they were made of gold. Were.

Ustad shared, ‘I have kept the international awards (Oscar and Golden Globe Statuettes) in Dubai wrapped in a towel… My mother had wrapped it in a towel. They thought it was gold. So after his demise, I went to his room, took him out and then I gave it to Dubai Firdous Studios. It is in a nice showcase in Firdaus Studio. He also revealed that some awards did not reach him. He said, ‘Some of them have not come to me. I think some directors have kept him as a souvenir.

In a recent conversation with Netflix India, Rahman revealed how his mother supported him during tough times. He said, ‘When I built my studio, I didn’t have money to buy an amplifier or an equalizer. There was just an AC with a shelf and carpet. I used to sit there and I didn’t have money to buy anything. I built it and then sat inside without any instrument. My first recorder came when my mother mortgaged her jewellery. That’s when I felt empowered and I could see my future, that’s the moment I changed.’

These days AR Rahman is also in the news about Imtiaz Ali’s film Amar Singh Chamkila. He has once again supported Imtiaz in the film and his music has been highly appreciated. This film was released on Netflix and it stars Diljit Dosanjh and Parineeti Chopra in the lead roles. Imtiaz and Rehman often collaborate with lyricist Irshad Kamil to create cinematic magic. The interesting thing is that this trio always succeeds in enthralling the audience in their efforts.

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