10 FACTS ABOUT THE ISAIPUYAL THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

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By Jeya Suriya, Avinash Pandian, Akash

It's the maestro AR.Rahman's Bday today! The musician who got us the oscar, who inspired us all, moved us with his music ,etc Here are 10 unknown facts about AR.Rahman

A HUGE COFFEE LOVER

ARR is a huge fan of coffee. He always fill 1/4th of his coffee cup with sugar.

THE FIRST FILM HE SIGNED WAS YODHA

His first film was Yodha, however Roja was the one which got released first.

FIRST ACD COVER OF ROJA DIDN'T HAVE HIS NAME

Roja's first audio casette cover did not have his name in it.

JAI HO WAS FIRST COMPOSED FOR SALMAN KHAN'S YUVRAAJ

The song which got him Oscar was initially composed for Salman Khan's Yuvraaj.

ALWAYS A FAMILY MAN

Though the musical sensation is round the world doing concerts and making music his only recreational time seems to be with his family.

PLAYED 4 KEYBOARDS AT A TIME WHEN HE WAS A KID

He asa child did shows for Doordarshan and he got pretty famous due to his unique skill of playing four keyboards at a time

A.R.RAHMAN AND HIS SON SHARES THE SAME BIRTHDAY

AR Ameen, his son and him share the same birthday

HIS FIRST KEYBOARD IS STILL AT DISPLAY AT HIS STUDIO

The keyboard he used to play as a teenager is still on display at his studio in Chennai

FIRST ASIAN TO WIN TWO OSCARS IN THE SAME YEAR

He is the first asian to have won 2 oscars in the same year

A STREET NAME AFTER HIM IN CANADA

Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman gets a street named after him in Markham, Ontario, Canada and the board having the street's name reads 'Allah-Rakha Rahman st'

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