Birthday Throwback: When AR Rahman threw light on the nepotism debate; ‘if my kids aren’t into it, this entire place…’ | Hindi Movie News

Musical maestro A. R. Rahman turns a year today. The composer and singer, who has recently been in the news for his divorce from wife Saira, has worked really hard to reach where he is today, he is known across the globe for his talent and he hopes that his three kids will take his legacy forward.

Talking about it in an interview with The Hindu last year, the musician mentioned that people have nowadays learnt a new word called nepotism. He stated that if his kids are not part of his legacy, everything that he has built will turn into a godown. Every step, every inch of very wall, every chair in his studio has been chosen with utmost passion and care. Rahman’s daughter Khatija recently sang many successful songs from Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan: II, while his son A. R. Ameen recently sang for the film Maamannan.
Rahman also highlighted that he doesn’t hide anything from his kids as he wants them to be aware of everything that is taking place. He states that whatever money he will leave behind can disappear in a single day if his kids are not smart enough and don’t understand the legacy.

He mentioned that he too, went through a lot of financial troubles with his mother and sisters, those lessons helped him to become what he is today. He says that he is completely transparent with his kids as far as finances are concerned.
While on Rahman, last year, he shared his thoughts about Indian films being selected to compete in the Best Foreign Film category.
In his latest interview, the ace music composer opined that sometimes India sends the ‘wrong movies’ to compete, only to bow out without earning a nomination or proceeding to win. He said, “Sometimes, I see that our movies go till the Oscar… they don’t get it. Wrong movies are being sent for the Oscars. And I am just like DON’T,” he said as quoted by The Indian Express.
He went on to add that the selecting committee should put themselves in another person’s shoes. “I have to be in Westerner’s shoes to see what’s happening here. I have to be in my shoes to see what they are doing,” he added.

Last year, ‘Last Film Show‘ was selected as India’s official entry to the Oscars. While the movie made it to the shortlist, it failed to bag a nomination. Considering the popularity of the film ‘RRR’, several Hollywood outlets debated on India’s decision to push the Gujarati film as a contender in the Best Foreign Film category, over the Telugu film that they said was a ‘Sureshot success’. Many outlets even said that had ‘RRR’ been the official pic, it would have walked away with a win.