Rahman teams with Ex Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger

Double Oscar winner A R Rahman and ex Rolling Stones member Mick Jagger will join hands together for a special song that will be released on the United Nation’s International Day for Peace on September 21, 2009.

Some of the other big names involved in the project are singer Joss Stone, rap star Nas and Jamaican Musician Bob Marley’s sons Damian and Stephen.

"Joss and Mick hit it off when they worked with producer Dave Stewart on the 'Alfie' soundtrack, so were keen to collaborate again. When this project was suggested they were keen to get on board, especially considering the glittering cast of other musicians involved," a source said.

A.R.Rahman----ThE pHeNoMeNoN!!!!!!!

These are a list of awards and nominations awarded to AR RAHMAN
Total Awards Won-98 , Nominations-110

Honorary

* 1995 - Kalaimamani
o Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Tamil Nadu
* 1995 - Mauritius National Award
o Contributions to music awarded by Mauritius
* 1995 - Malaysian Award
o Contributions to music awarded by Malaysia
* 2000 - Padma Shri
o Fourth highest civilian award awarded by Government of India
* 2004 - National Lata Mangeshkar Award
o Contributions to music awarded by the Government of Madhya Pradesh
* 2005 - Mahavir-Mahatma Award
* 2006 - Swaralaya Yesudas Award
o Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in the music field
* 2006 - Honorary Award from Stanford University
* 2008 - Rotary Club of Madras
o Lifetime Achievement Award
* 2009 - Honorary Doctorate from Anna University

National

* National Film Awards
o 1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil muthamittal

* Filmfare Awards
o 1995 - Filmfare RD Burman Award for New Music Talent
o 1996 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
o 1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
o 2000 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
o 2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
o 2003 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
o 2007 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Guru
o 2008 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Guru
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar

* Filmfare Awards South
o 1992 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1993 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Gentleman
o 1994 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
o 1995 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Bombay
o 1996 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Kadhal Desam
o 1997 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1998 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Jeans
o 1999 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Mudhalvan
o 2000 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Alaipayuthey
o 2006 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sillunu Oru Kadhal
o 2007 - Filmfare Best Music Direction - Sivaji: The Boss

* Bollywood Movie Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - Best Music Direction - Saathiya

* Global Indian Film Awards (GIFA)
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti

* International Indian Film Academy Awards (IIFA)
o 2000 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2002 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2003 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Saathiya
o 2007 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - IIFA Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - IIFA Best Background Music - Guru
o 2008 - Outstanding contribution by an Indian in International Cinema
o 2009 - IIFA Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar

* Sangeet Awards
o 2004 - Best Music Direction (Critics Award) - Yuva
o 2004 - Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

* Screen-Videocon Awards / Star Screen Awards
o 1998 - Best Non-film Album - Vande Mataram (Non-film category)
o 2000 - Best Music Direction - Taal
o 2007 - Best Background Music- Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Best Music Direction - Guru
o 2008 - Best Background Music - Guru
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Jaane Tu...Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Best Background Music - Jodhaa Akbar

* Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
o 1992 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
o 1993 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Gentleman
o 1994 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kadhalan
o 1995 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Bombay
o 1997 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
o 1999 - Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction - Sangamam

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2000 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Taal
o 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
o 2003 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Saathiya
o 2007 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Guru
o 2008 - Zee Cine Award Best Background Music - Guru

Other awards

* Planet-Bollywood People's Choice Awards
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Music Award - Rang De Basanti
o 2006 - People's Choice Best Background Music Award - Rang De Basanti

* Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards
o 2008 - Best Music Composer of the Year - Sivaji: The Boss [5]

* Tata Indicom Mirchi Music Awards [6]
o 2009 - Music Director Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Technical Award For Film Background Score - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Song Of The Year - "Kabhi kabhi aditi" (Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na)
o 2009 - Tata Indicom Mirchi Listeners Choice Album Of The Year - Jaane Tu Ya Jaane Na

* V. Shantaram Award
o 2007 - Best Music - Guru
o 2008 - Best Music - Jodhaa Akbar

International Film awards

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Golden Globe Awards (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Anthony Asquith Award for Best Film Music - Slumdog Millionaire

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Composer - Slumdog Millionaire

* Black Reel Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Soundtrack - Slumdog Millionaire

* Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Music Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* New York Film Critics Online Awards (United States)
o 2008 - NYFCO Best Score Award - Slumdog Millionaire

* Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* San Diego Film Critics Society Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Best Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* UK Asian Music Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2009 - Outstanding Achievement by an Asian in music field

Other awards

* MTV Awards
o MTV Video Music Awards
+ 1999 - International Viewer's Choice Awards (MTV India) - "Dil Se Re" - Dil Se
o MTV Asia Awards
+ 2003 - MTV Asia Award for Favorite Artist India
o MTV Immies
+ 2003 - Best Music Composer (Film Category) - "Saathiya" - Saathiya

Nominations

National

* International Indian Film Academy Awards
o 2001 - Best Music Direction - Fiza
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Jodhaa Akbar
o 2009 - Best Music Direction - Ghajini

* Filmfare Awards
o 2005 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Swades
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Ghajini
o 2009 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Jodhaa Akbar

* Screen Weekly Awards
o 2002 - Best Music Direction - Lagaan
o 2002 - Best Background Score - Lagaan

* Zee Cine Awards
o 2005 - Best Music Direction - Swades
o 2005 - Best Background Score - Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities

International

* Academy Awards (Oscars) (United States)
o 2009 - Best Original Song - "O Saya" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - Critics' Choice Award for Best Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* Asian Film Awards (Hong Kong International Film Festival)
o 2009 - Best Composer - Jodhaa Akbar [7]

* Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
o 2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings (along with Värttinä) [1]

* Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
o 2008 - CFCA Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire

* Houston Film Critics Society Awards
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Score - Slumdog Millionaire
o 2008 - Runner-up: Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" performed by Sukhwinder Singh, written by A. R. Rahman and Gulzar

* Laurence Olivier Awards (United Kingdom)
o 2003 - Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams

* Satellite Awards (United States)
o 2008 - Satellite Award for Best Original Song - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

* MTV Awards
o MTV India
+ 2006 - MTV Youth Icon of the Year
o MTV Movie Awards
+ 2009 - Best Song From a Movie - "Jai Ho" - Slumdog Millionaire

Longlisted

This section refers to awards where Rahman was being considered for a nomination but was not nominated.

* Academy Awards
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Lukka Chuppi" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Khalbali" - Rang De Basanti
o 2007 - Best Original Song - "Chan Chan" - Water

T M S to sing in A R Rahman’s album

T M Soundararajan will be singing in an album produced by A R Rahaman. This was disclosed by T M Soundararajan himself while he was speaking at the audio launch of the film Valiban Sutrum Ulagam. Sri Jai Sakthi Creations is producing the film titled Valiban Sutrum Ulagam. The audio launch of this film was held recently in Chennai. Music composer M S Viswanathan released the audio CD which was received by Director S P Muthuraman.
While speaking on this occasion the ace Playback singer T M Soundararajan said, “ In my 24th year I sang my first song for M S Viswanathan. I have sung more than 1000 songs under his composition. After a long time I have got the opportunity to sing for this film. There is respect for my voice till now. P Susheela and myself are getting lot of offers after singing for this film. A R Rahaman has invited me to sing for his album. There is no age for singing. I will continue singing.” Producer and director of this film Lalilth Sami, Poet Kamakottian, FEFSI President V C Guganathan, M G R Shiva, Meenakshi and others graced this occasion.

Farhan Akhtar's Song With AR Rahman

Farhan Akhar's song for Tony D'Souza's underwater thriller "Blue" that composer A.R. Rahman has decided to record at the last minute might get stalled a bit as the director-actor-singer is suffering from a sore throat.
Farhan developed a sore throat while shooting for his latest "Kartik Calling Kartik" in a dry humid studio in Mumbai.
"And I'm hugely allergic to dust. My throat has gone bad at a time when I least needed my voice to go bad. Working in dusty studios and singing just don't go hand-in-hand. I guess I'll just have to live with it," Farhan, who debuted as a signer and actor with "Rock On!", told IANS.
'Kartik Calling Kartik' is my most gruelling role to date. It requires a lot of physical action," he added.
There were no plans to use Farhan's vocals in "Blue". But then Rahman, who really liked Shankar-Ehsan-Loy's tunes in "Rock On!", wanted to incorporate his vocals in the movie.
"Rahman has approached me and yes, I'm singing for him. It's a club-based song and I guess my voice goes well with the smoky mood," he said.
Farhan admits it's a leap ahead for him as a singer.
"In 'Rock On!', I sang for myself. Now I'll get to sing for someone else and that too a song composed by Rahman. Yeah, I guess it's a leap forward."
But for that Farhan will have to first wait till his throat is normal.
"Blue" stars Akshay Kumar, Sanjay Dutt, Zayed Khan, Lara Dutt and Katrina Kaif. It also features Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue in an item number

A R Rahman to be the advertising model for world famous Apple Company

Rahman who bagged the covetous Oscar Awards for the film Slumdog Millionaire is not only getting a lot of offers’ from Hollywood but also from advertising companies. A R Rahman had got two awards for composing music for the Hollywood film Slumdog Millionaire. Because of this his name and fame spread throughout the world. Now he is getting offers from nook and corner.

Apart from films he is also getting a lot of offers from Advertising fields. The world famous American company has planned to appoint A R Rahman as their advertising model. They have come forward to pay Rs 10 Crores as remuneration to A R Rahman. A R Rahman will be leaving to America to finalize this deal shortly. It is also learnt from close sources to A R Rahaman that he has been refusing some other offers.

Rahman’s gift to Border Security Force

Unaffected by times, it’s been a heavy downpour of appraisals for AR Rahman. Certainly, his name and fame reached far-famed corners of the globe much before fetching Academy Awards. Perhaps now, he’s gone over exceeding his own expectations. More than all, Rahman has come forward postulating to benevolent acts. It goes more illustrious with his charity show for AIDS affected children in Kerala and extending free music classes for underprivilege students.

And now, Madras Mozart has extended his token of gratitude for Border Security Force by tuning a theme song for them. Now in the ages to come, the Jawans will march for his musical score of ‘Hum Sena Suraksha Baal Veeron Ka Hai’ (We are the Border Security Force of the Brave). AR Rahman has dedicated this 5mins song as gratitude of expressing laudability for the valor and strength of BSF safeguarding Borders of Indo-Pakistan and Indo-Bangladesh.

BSF Chief ML Kunawat has stated that Rahman has composed the song sans any remuneration as he wanted them to receive it as his gift. Visuals for this film under the title of ‘Border Man’ are being shot and would be released throughout all visual channels shortly.

BSF Theme Song Music by A R Rahman