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Nine-year-old Dileep Kumar a.k.a A R Rahman slept late, played carrom and hated waking up at 7 a.m to practice at the piano!
Asked to leave school due to lack of attendance, he quit studies at the age of 15.
When Rahman’s sister fell seriously ill in 1988, Pir Qadri, who cured her, advised the family to convert to Islam and they did!
Dileep had a choice of seven names during his conversion. He chose Allah Rakha Rahman.
Call it a filmi coincidence, his name was Dileep Kumar before he converted to Islam and his wife’s name is Saira Bano!
His nickname is Isai Puyal.
Rahman is closest to his mother Kasturi who converted to Kareema Begum.
A true believer, he offers namaaz five times a day.
Is superstitious about starting work according to the prayer time in the place of worship close to his heart!
The maestro loves eating rasam-rice. When busy, he eats lunch at 5 p.m and dinner after midnight!
Rahman lives in a small two-storey bungalow in Kodambakkam.
He has three kids Khatija (13), Rahima (10), and son Ameen (5).
His mother spotted Saira at a dargah and sent a marriage proposal right away!
Saira Banu is the sister-in-law of Tamil actor Rahman and the daughter of a Chennai-based businessman from Kutch.
The musician's wife likes to “dress him up” for important occasions; he is mostly dressed in black.
Rahman loves to shop for music records at the Virgin Records store in New York. Once he landed in NY at 2 a.m and dashed off to the store.
In Chennai, Rahman takes his family and friends to a Thai joint located behind The Park Sheraton.
Rahman's long-time associate drummer Shivamani once cooked fish curry for him in London while he was working on Bombay Dreams. Rahman loved it. He's a non-veg but has suddenly stopped eating prawns.
His Man Friday Swamidurai, fondly called Swami, has been with him since the begining of his career.
As a bachelor, he used to often use the abbreviation LFA, which stood for ‘Love Failures Association’!
Rahman usually sees his children off to school before he sleeps after working nights!
He does not let his wife or children inside the studio when he’s working.
Khatija doesn’t like her dad signing autographs in school and has asked him not to come there.
Rahman’s son shares his birthday with him.
The old keyboard that he used to play as a teenager is still displayed in his studio.
A master with instruments, he likes dismantling parts and assembling them.
A good mimic, he loves to imitate lyricist Vairamuthu, who in turn mimics Rahman’s style of walking!
Rahman usually works in the night but he’s made an exception for SP Balasubramaniam whose songs have all been recorded before 10 pm.
He likes listening to songs based on the raaga Sindhu Bhairavi.
When Subhash Ghai once told Rahman during the music of Taal that he would once win an Oscar, Rahman laughed and reply that Indians can’t.
Jai Ho was initially composed for Yuvvraaj!
Full Name: Allah Rakha Rahman.
Original Name: A. Sekhar Dileep Kumar.
Pet Names: Indian Mozart, Madras Mozart, 'Isai Puyal' (Musical Storm).
Date of Birth: Thursday, 6th of January, 1966.
Birth Place: Chennai.
Born and Brought up in: Chennai.
Religion: Islam
Languages known: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English and Hindi.
School: PSBB, MCCHSS and various Schools
Father: Late RK Sekhar, Malayalam music composer. Passed away in 1976.
Mother: Kasturi Sekhar (Now Kareema Begum), House wife
Siblings: 3 Sisters. Kanchana, Bala(Talath), Israth. Famous South Indian Malayali actor Rahman is A.R.Rahman's brother-in-law.
Wife: Saira Banu (Arranged Marriage
Daughters: Kathija, Raheema.
Son: Roomi.