A.R. Rahman Trivia Questions

Rahman has performed many US concerts, including at Madison Square Garden and the Hollywood Bowl, drawing massive crowds across the country.

He won Oscars for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for 'Jai Ho', making him one of the few composers with multiple Oscars.

By 11, he was playing keyboard professionally in a band led by his father, and after his father's death, he supported his family through session work.

'Roja' was his breakthrough debut film score, but he had earlier composed for documentaries and ads. However, 'Roja' is widely considered his first major feature film.

Rahman did compose for the 2010 Commonwealth Games in Delhi, but not for the London 2012 Olympics. That was handled by various British artists.

He was born A.S. Dileep Kumar in a Hindu family and changed his name after converting to Islam in 1989, before his big break in films.

He started learning piano at age 4, but he was already speaking. His father was a composer, and music was around him from infancy.

He co-composed the music for the stage musical 'The Lord of the Rings' which premiered in Toronto in 2006, blending Indian and Western orchestration.