A. R. Rahman

Film composer A. R. Rahman speaks exclusively to Asian Network's Haroon Rashid.

Haroon caught up with the multi-award-winning music composer who’s behind the soundtracks to movies including Bombay, Rockstar, Dil Se, Lagaan, Taal, to name a few.

A. R. Rahman talks about everything from him almost leaving the film music industry to working with artists like Lata Mangeshkar and Asha Bhosle, how his faith informs everything he does, how he deals with making music for films which could be seen as problematic, how AI is an opportunity for all musicians as well telling us the stories behind some of his best loved songs.

But it’s not all talk because while he and Haroon chatted, A.R. was sat at a piano and played snippets of some of his most famous pieces.

Prepare to be blown away.

Produced by BBC Audio for BBC Asian Network.