Latest AR Rahman News & Updates

Mumbai, July 9 (IANS) AR Rahman has welcomed Sonu Nigam to his studio to sing a track for the upcoming film “Batwara 1947”. The Oscar-winner even asked a question about how the National Award-winning singer can sound so romantic. Rahman took X, formerly called Twitter, where he expressed his excitement on having Sonu Nigam on board for the song “On Tabassum” for the upcoming film, directed by Rajkumar Santoshi.“Thrilled to have #Sonunigam back in our studios to sing #OhTabassum melody …

Mumbai, June 26 (IANS) Acclaimed filmmaker Shekhar Kapur has talked about the song “Lakdi Ki Kathi” from his 1983 film “Masoom” and shared that when the track was being made, he had no idea that he was creating something that was going to be popular for so many generations. Taking to his X, formerly called Twitter, account, Shekhar re-shared a post about a baby, who is in deep sleep, waking up and dancing as the song “Lakdi Ki Kathi” played on the television.The filmmaker commented: …

Mumbai, June 9 (IANS) Power couple Nayanthara and Vignesh Shivan completed 4 years of marital bliss on Tuesday.Commemorating the special occasion, Nayanthara treated the netizens with some rare family photos of the lovebirds and their twin boys – RudroNeel N Shivan and Ulag Daiwik N Shivan.One of the pics from the album which seems to be from their recent vacay to the Vatican City shows the two giving a romantic pose in front of a bridge.In another picture, Nayanthara and Vignesh were seen locki…

Mumbai, May 20 (IANS) Nayanthara is presently enjoying a fun family vacation with her director husband Vignesh Shivan and their two sons- Ulagam and Uyir in the Vatican City, Rome.It is the same city where Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni on Wednesday morning. The highlight was PM Modi gifting a packet of Melody toffee to Meloni, which went viral, breaking the internet.Coming back to Nayanthara, she shared some romantic pictures with her husband Vignesh on …

Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) Punjabi sensation Diljit Dosanjh turned ‘The Tonight Show’ into a full celebration as he made the host Jimmy Fallon do bhangra on his track “Morni”. In a collaboration post on the photo-sharing website Instagram, the two are seen matching steps as they grooved on the tack “Morni” sung by Diljit. The music is by Tru-Skool and its lyrics are penned by Channi Nattan.“@diljitdosanjh brings AURA to Studio 6B #FallonTonight #DiljitOnFallon,” the caption mentione…

Mumbai, April 18 (IANS) The makers of the upcoming film “Main Vaapas Aaunga” on Saturday unveiled the track ‘Kya Kamaal Hai’, which celebrates hope amid challenging times. Actor Diljit Dosanjh says that working with Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman doesn’t feel like work, as he calls it an honour. Diljit said in a statement: “‘Kya Kamal Hai’ is very close to my heart. There’s a certain honesty in this song… it makes you pause and just feel, without trying too hard. Working wi…

Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle, who passed away on Sunday, once recollected the words of her elder sister, the Bharat Ratna awardee Lata Mangeshkar about the two of them being the ‘last of the Mughals’. An old video of the late singer, which has gone viral on social media, shows her talking about Lata Mangeshkar in a singing reality show.She recollected the words of her sister as she said, “Didi used to say that all the music directors have left. All the sing…

Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Actress Mouni Roy used social media to share a fond memory with the late legendary singer Asha Bhosle. The clip dropped by the ‘Brahmastra’ actress on her official Instagram handle showed Asha Bhosle singing her melodious Bengali track “Jete Dao Amay Dekona”. Towards the end of the video, Asha Bhosle also expressed her admiration for Mouni in Bengali. The ‘Naagin’ actress also reciprocated the love, again in Bengali.In the caption, Mouni revealed that she has grown up lis…

Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Legendary singer Asha Bhosle has left a huge void in the industry after her passing away at the age of 92 on Sunday.The veteran actress said that she had an intense emotional connection with the singer, who was also the voice behind many of her songs.Hema further stated that she enjoyed a great rapport with both Asha Bhosle and Lata Mangeshkar.Pouring her heart out, the ‘Sholay’ actress compiled an emotional post saying, “Asha Tai no more! I just can’t believe how some …

Mumbai, April 12 (IANS) Legendary playback singer Asha Bhosle’s son Anand Bhosle has shared that the last respects will be held at her residence in Lower Parel.Speaking to the media, he said, “My mother passed away today. People can pay their last respects to her at 11:00 am tomorrow at Casa Grande, Lower Parel, where she lived. Her last rites will be performed at 4 pm tomorrow at Shivaji Park”.Her elder sister, Lata Mangeshkar, who was a Bharat Ratna awardee was also cremated at the Shiva…