Mumbai, March 8 (IANS) Composer Salim Merchant opened up on A R Rahman’s remark about communal bias. Speaking exclusively to IANS, he pointed out that if Rahman is doing the music for “Ramayana” – one of the biggest films on Indian mythology in history, it is hard to believe that there is any communal bias at play.Sharing his take on the matter, Salim was heard telling IANS, “I don’t think that is true. I mean, with all due respect to what Rahman said. He may be right in his own way, for his o…
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Mumbai, Feb 4 (IANS) Actress Zoya Afroz doesn’t agree with the Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman’s statement on industry discriminating against talents on the basis of their faith. The actress recently attended the special screening of ‘Gandhi Talks’ for which Rahman has composed the music. The actress spoke with IANS at the screening, and said she hasn’t faced any discrimination in the industry despite belonging to the same faith as Rahman.She told IANS, “My perso…
Mumbai, Jan 30 (IANS) Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman graced the latest episode of the streaming sketch comedy show ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’ as the controversy around his remarks about the Hindi film industry continue to gain momentum. The music composer graced the show along with Vijay Sethupathi, A.R. Rahman, Aditi Rao Hydari aur Siddharth Jadhav. The episode flows between silence, music and solid laughter. The episode also marked the debut of Vijay Sethupathi on …
Mumbai Jan 28 (IANS) Actor Mukesh Rishi has reacted to the recent communal remarks passed by legendary music maestro AR Rahman. Talking to IANS in an exclusive conversation, Mukesh Rishi highlighted that you cannot just complain, calling Rahman’s remarks as unfair.“When God has given you so much, saying that you are not getting anything doesn’t feel fair. Everyone should understand and accept that, and Mr. AR Rahman should think about it.”Mukesh further said, “So many talented people c…
Mumbai, Jan 26 (IANS) The Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman, made his 2nd appearance after the recent controversy over his remarks with regards to the film industry turning a ‘communal thing’. The music composer attended the musical concert of film ‘Gandhi Talks’ where he will sing songs of the film with Shraddha Arya, Mahira Khan and Zoya Afroz. While he was spotted at the red carpet of the event, the music composer refrained from speaking with the media, and simply p…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) Actor Jaaved Jaaferi, who is gearing up for the release of his upcoming film ‘Mayasabha’, has spoken up on the changes in the industry. The actor spoke with IANS during the promotions of ‘Mayasabha’, and shared insights into the changes that he has seen in the industry in his career of over 4 decades. Jaaved has worked across different roles in the industry, and he feels that the industry is driven by changes like everything else in this world.When asked if he has s…
Mumbai, Jan 21 (IANS) After A.R. Rahman stirred controversy with his comments on his experience working in the Hindi film industry, his son Ameen has yet again come out in support of his Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer father, calling him “a legend for life.” Ameen took to his Instagram stories, where he shared a throwback video of his father with Ed Sheeran on stage, accompanied by the words, “A legend for life – written forever in the books.”Ameen further reinforced the sentime…
Mumbai, Jan 19 (IANS) As the controversy surrounding the Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer A. R. Rahman’s recent remarks gains momentum, his son A. R. Ameen has now come out in support of his father. On Monday, the composer’s son took to the Stories section of his Instagram, and shared a throwback video of his father from IPL 2022 in which A. R. Rahman can be seen going around the cricket stadium. His son used the Indian tricolour gif in the Instagram Story hinting at the efforts of hi…
Mumbai, Jan 18 (IANS) Music maestro A R Rahman has been facing a lot of backlash for his remark on ‘communal’ bias in the Hindi film industry. Rahman, who has been subjected to a lot of criticism recently, has now used social media to share his side of the story.The Oscar-winning composer took to Instagram and uploaded a video sharing that India is not only his home, but also his inspiration and his teacher. He further stated that he never wanted to hurt anyone’s sentiments.Rahman can be heard s…
Mumbai, Jan 17 (IANS) Amidst Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman’s ‘communal’ remark controversy, actress Kangana Ranaut recalled her ‘unpleasant’ experience with him during her directorial venture “Emergency”.Kangana revealed that as she was making the film, she was extremely keen on narrating the script to Rahman; however, he refused to even meet her, claiming that he does not wish to be a part of a propaganda film.Kangana’s post on Instagram Stories went like this, “Dear @arrahman ji, I face so …