Allah Rakha
Rahman (Born 6 January 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar) is an Indian film composer,
record producer, musician, singer and philanthropist. Described as the world’s
most prominent and prolific film composer by Time, his works are notable for
integrating eastern classical music with electronic music sounds, world music
genres and traditional orchestral arrangements. He has won two Academy Awards,
two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe, four National Film Awards,
fourteen Filmfare Awards, thirteen South Filmfare Awards in addition to
numerous other awards and nominations. Time has referred to him as the “Mozart
of Madras” and several Tamil commentators and fans have coined him the nickname
Isai Puyal (Tamil: Mozart of Madras) In 2009, Time placed Rahman in its list of
World’s Most Influential People.