My mother's belief in spiritual healers grew stronger after our family went through a rough patch following my father's death. Sufi saint Karimullah Shah Kadri changed our lives, and all of us converted to Sufism. But it wasn't an instantaneous… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I'm a Sufi Muslim, I would say. I believe in using the medium to create a good vibration because art is so important to society. Some projects I don't do because I feel that it's going to create a bad… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I follow a simple formula when I compose. I ask myself, 'What would the audience want to hear?' and 'Why would they buy my… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Because when you work with a different team, the expectations are different and then you deliver in a very different way. You look back… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I went to London to do the stuff. I was like "What am I going to do? What's going to happen?" But then once… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
The demand in India is to have a hit, which becomes a promotion for the movie and makes people come to the theater. You… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I played a couple of ideas and then had this unusual texture underneath which was like this little granulated kind of pipe organ almost… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
My biggest dream to connect people through music has come true. In a world where there are enough reasons to separate us, the Oscars… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
Each one of us has our own evolution of life, and each one of us goes through different tests which are unique and challenging.… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I basically love classical music. I love a lot of musicians playing together and the whole culture of that whether it's Indian or it's… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
The more dollars the studio producers put in, the less freedom we have. If the budget hits $100m, they get scared - they'll take… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I like to see a film and then start scoring it in my mind while doing something unrelated. You just grasp a film and… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
It's a very simple process. He [Danny Boyl] comes in the tube (subway) and then he sits with me for 3 hours every evening… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I feel blessed and humbled that people have loved my music. Nothing would be possible without their acceptance. — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
I divide criticism into two categories - one coming from those who understand music, who are worthy of being critical because they are knowledgeable… — A. R. Rahman Copy Share Image
![“Since I worked with Danny Boyle before on Slumdog Millionaire, we have great success and everything. So, when I first got the script and the screenplay of Simon (Beaufoy) and I was reading it, even before the shoot, some kind of sounds came into my mind and I put some stuff [down] and sent it to…” quote by A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/573/a-r-rahman-4481_cutting_since-i-worked-with-danny-boyle-before-o_539.jpg)
![“I played a couple of ideas and then had this unusual texture underneath which was like this little granulated kind of pipe organ almost like a scratchy record which he started [inaudible] brilliantly. "Oh I love that song." And when things go fine, it's good. So he started loving that song and…” quote by A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/824/a-r-rahman-4481_couple_i-played-a-couple-of-ideas-and-then-had_282296.jpg)
![“It's a very simple process. He [Danny Boyl] comes in the tube (subway) and then he sits with me for 3 hours every evening and then I work on something. Then later, if he likes something, I put it even more perfectly. I tweak stuff. So this happened for 3 or 4 weeks and the music was done.” quote by A. R. Rahman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fc0/a-r-rahman-4481_done_it-s-a-very-simple-process-he-danny-boyl_368314.jpg)
