Allah Rakha Rahman an Indian music composer, record producer, singer and song-writer, popular for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema. Studying in Madras, Rahman graduated with a diploma in Western classical music from the school.Rahman was introduced to Qadiri tariqa when his younger sister was seriously ill in 1984. His mother was a practising Hindu.At the age of 23, he converted to Islam with other members of his family in 1989, changing his name to Allah Rakha Rahman(A. R. Rahman).
National Film Awards
1992-1996-2001-2002-2017
He Won 5 Times National Awards for Best Music Direction and Best Background Score
OSCARS
2009
He won 2 oscar awards Best Original Score and Best Original Song for the single Jai Ho.
PADMA BHUSAN
2010
Third Highest Civilian Award Honouring Goverment of India