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India’s Premier composer and Musical

genius, a R Rahman Performs live In newark

Friday august 12th, 2022

OUR BUREAU
Newark, NJ

scar winner, Indian Composer, Singer and
Songwriter, A. R. Rahman will be Live In
OConcert at the Prudential Center on Fri-
day, August 12th.
Described as the world’s most prominent
and prolific film composer by TIME Magazine,
A.R. Rahman will perform live in Newark, New
Jersey at Prudential Center on Friday, August
12th. His works are notable for integrating East-
ern classical music with electronic music sounds,
world music genres and traditional orchestral ar-
rangements.

Rahman has won two academy awards, two
grammy awards, a BaFta award, a golden
globe, four national Film awards, fifteen
Filmfare awards and thirteen Filmfare

awards south in addition to numerous oth-
er awards and nominations. In 2009, tIMe
Magazine placed Rahman in its list of
World’s Most Influential People. a.R. Rah-

man’s 2022 concert tour will feature songs
in hindi, tamil, telugu and english.

AR Rahman has won 17 Filmfare awards (the
Indian equivalent of the Oscars), 3 MTV awards, 4
IIFA awards, 6 TamilNadu State awards, 6 Zee
awards, 4 screen awards and more.
He has also been given the prestigious Pad-
mashree (the highest civilian honour in India)
award by the Government of India in the year
2000 for outstanding contribution to the Indian
film industry. Rahman is widely considered as the
man who single-handedly revived public interest Earth, Pukar, Lagaan , Zubeida, Meenaxi, The York’s Broadway. Rahman is also involved in oth-
towards Indian film music. Legend of Bhagat Singh, Yuva, Tehzeeb amongst er charitable causes. In 2004, he was appointed as
In 1991, noted film maker Mani Ratnam others all of which had huge album sales. His the Global Ambassador of the Stop T B Partner-
offered Rahman a movie Roja which was a run- more recent releases include, Swades, Ah-Aah, ship, a project by the World Health Organization
away success and brought nation wide fame and Bose: The forgotten hero, The Rising, Water and (WHO).
acclaim to the composer. Rahman followed Rang De Basanti all of which have been critically He also supports charities like Save the Chil-
up Roja with Gentleman, Thiruda Thiruda, Kaad- acclaimed and well received. dren, India and as a producer on the single ‘We can
halan, Bombay and Minssara Kannavu all of which In 2001, Andrew Lloyd Webber, the well- make it better’ by Don Asian alongside Mukhtar
were huge chartbusters and were dubbed in Hindi known composer of musicals like Phantom of Sahota, A.R. Rahman showed his charitable side
as well. Other hits in Tamil include Alaipayuthey, the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar e.t.c. in- again with all proceeds going to the Tsunami vic-
Kandukondein Kandukondein, Jeans, Mudalvan, vited Rahman to compose for the musical, Bom- tims, as did his 2004 Tsunami relief concert in India.
Kannathil Muthamittal, Boys etc. His foray into bay Dreams, which opened to packed houses at Prudential Center is the world-class sports
Hindi movies started off with a big bang in the London’s West end. The show had an unprece- and entertainment venue located in downtown
superhit Rangeela followed by Dil Se, Taal, 1947/ dented run for 2 years and later premiered at New Newark, New Jersey.

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