AR Rahman contender for Oscar nomination for Pele: Birth of a Legend

Indian music maestro AR Rahman has once again found a spot in the list of Oscar contenders for the year for his work on Pele: Birth of a Legend which is a movie based on the early life of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele.
A R Rahman has won Oscar for his music Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This time around, his name features in a long list of 145 scores in contention for a nomination in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards. He was lauded for his Best Original Score as also the Best Original Song Jai ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire - it had lyrics by Gulzar.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 14 December 2016.

Ginga, his acclaimed number from the 2016 biographical film, is also in the Oscar race. It is part of the long list of 91 songs, which are competing for a spot in the final nominations for the Original Song category. Final nominations for the 89th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24 before the presentation ceremony.
The ceremony will take place on February 26 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.


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Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman is of on his UK Intimate Tour and will enthrall his fans in Leeds and Manchester for the first time ever. His tour will kick off at London's SSE Arena Wembley on September 22 and will then head to Birmingham Barclaycard Arena on September 24. He will perform in Leeds on September 29 and Manchester on September 30.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 10 July 2016.

He had been on the successful 18-date Intimate tour in the US last year and would now move over to the UK for his fans thee. The show will have all kinds of songs, some in Hindi, some in Punjabi - and plenty of loud music. The Intimate Tour is all about music, it is about intimacy and coming face to face.
As a touring musician and performer, the Slumdog Millionaire composer has long been filling arenas with his elaborate and stunning live performances. He has collaborated with everyone from Mick Jagger and Will I Am to Andrew Lloyd Webber, Shekhar Kapur and Baz Luhrmann apart from many of the world's most respected orchestras.
It may be recalled that in Summer 2012, he composed a Punjabi song for the London Olympics opening ceremony as part of a medley that showcased Indian influence in the UK.


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