Bollywood is a complete word in itself that is difficult to explain. Bollywood has been the choice of billions of people in the country and the world for the last 113 years. There have been many such actors in Bollywood, who have received a lot of love and respect in the country as well as the world. One such singer and musician is AR Rahman. Which is a role model for the youth today.
AR Rahman has been making audiences crazy for a long time. The number of fans of AR Rahman is in crores. His songs are very popular among the people. AR Rahman has turned 54 today. Rahman was born on 6 January 1967 in Chennai, the capital of Tamil Nadu. Rahman was a Hindu first, though later he converted to Islam for some reason. Today, on the special occasion of his birthday, we will inform you about some special things related to him…
Very few people are aware of this, that the full name of AR Rahman is Allah Rakha Rahman. At the same time, only few people know his real name. Rahman’s real name is Dilip Kumar. He did not like the name from the beginning and wanted to change it, although it was not possible for him to change it without any reason.
AR Rahman inherits music from his father. His father’s name was Rajagopal Kulasekharan. Rahman’s father died on 30 September 1976. He was a musician. At the time of his father’s death, AR Rahman was just 9 years old and due to his father’s untimely departure, Rahman also faced financial crisis.
Due to the poverty that arose in Rahman’s house after his father’s death, he had to sell even the instruments of his house. Rahman’s mother believed in Sufi saint Pir Karimullah and believed that everything would be fine. Later, Rahman also went to meet Karimullah and later his mother and he had accepted the religion of Islam.
According to Rahman, 10 years after his father’s death, he went to meet Qadri. His health was very bad and during this difficult time, Rahman’s mother had served Qadri a lot. Rehman had decided to convert from Hindu to Muslim in view of these conditions. He had told in an interview that, ‘I understood that there is a way to move forward and that is the path of Sufism.’ Music was in my blood and so I embraced Sufi Islam.
Rahman married Saira Banu in the year 1995. they have three children. Two daughters Khatija and Rahima while one son AR Amin.
