Despite winning Oscar, A R Rahman says he got pigeonholed in Hollywood

AR Rahman

AR Rahman is one of the most talented and respects musicians not only in India but globally. He has won several international awards including the Academy Award for his brilliant compositions. However, the musician recently revealed that despite working on films like '127 Hours', 'Million Dollar Arm', and 'Pele', he got pigeonholed in Hollywood.

In an interview with Forbes, Rahman spoke about his directorial debut 'Le Musk' and how he wanted to experiment with his creative process and new technologies in the market. "As an Indian composer, winning an Oscar and all that stuff, there is a pigeonhole you are put into. ‘Oh Indian stuff, let's go to AR!' Even though I have done 127 Hours, Pele and other stuff but still the urge… There's nothing bad with that. I am doing a lot of Indian movies. I love doing Indian movies. I am proud. But I also love to do something that is completely unrelated to India, as a creative expression. To get those is very difficult in Hollywood, all the places are already taken," Rahman said in the interview. 'Le Musk' is a film about an orphaned heiress and musician who is on the trail of three mysterious men with distinct scents.

AR Rahman has two Academy Awards, two Grammy, a BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe Award and six National Awards to his credit. Recently, Rahman along with Tamil superstars Kamal Haasan visited the Oscar Museum in Los Angeles and watch the Hollywood classic 'The Godfather'. Kamal Haasan took to Instagram and shared a glimpse of their encounter, where they were seen reflecting on AR Rahman lifting the Oscar on stage.

On the other hand, after the announcement of the 69th National Film Awards last week, Rahman made headlines for his comment on his favourite film. R Madhavan's debut directorial 'Rocketry: The Nambi Effect' won the Best Feature Film award which led to Rahman congratulating the team. "Congrats Madhavan….I still remember the impact of your movie watching at Cannes ….have to confess now (great timing)… I liked yours better than #Oppenheimer." 'Oppenheimer', directed by Christopher Nolan, is set during World War II, and follows physicist J Robert Oppenheimer, played by Cillian Murphy.