AR Rahman has added one more feather in his cap. The Oscar winning composer bagged the prestigious ‘The Public Choice Award’ for his Indo-British historical film Viceroy’s House at the World Soundtrack Awards event. The maestro has been selected with votes pouring in favour of his music from over 100 countries.
Meanwhile, ARR has revealed the reason behind the delay of his next movie 99 Songs. His social media post read, “Many of you are keen to know about 99 Songs and how the film is progressing. For the past couple of years, we have taken the time necessary to hold around 1,000 auditions so that we could find the right boy and girl. I think we have found those special people who have brought freshness and talent to the screen. The main actors have been trained for over a year at the KM Music Conservatory where they’ve learned to play the musical instruments needed for their roles. They have also attended exclusive acting workshops in Hollywood.”
He adds, “This year we started filming in India and have just finished a long shooting schedule in Ukraine. We are almost there.”
Are there 99 songs in the movie? “Hmmm…. The album will have 10 or 12 tracks,” he signs off by adding that the entire team is excited to unveil the audio of the film in the coming months.
