AR Rahman Gets Back to Business Amid Separation Saga With Saira Banu, Shares Details on His BIG Win
AR Rahman: Amid the chaos of his marriage breakup with Saira Banu and alleged link-up with bassist Mohini Dey, AR Rahman won big on Hollywood Music in Media Awards.
AR Rahman won big at 15th HMMA for The Goat Life. Source (Instagram)
AR Rahman: Indian singer-composer AR Rahman is known for being the best in his work. The music masterclass AR was recently involved in several controversies amid the divorce announcement with his wife. As Rahman and his wife Saira announced divorce on Tuesday, after some time his bassist Mohini Dey declared her separation from her husband, creating a ruckus. However, internet users didn't take the two news separately and tried to connect them. Amidst all the chaos revolving around his personal life, AR Rahman shined in his professional career. He bagged a big award at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2024.
AR Rahman Wins Independent Film (Foreign Language) Award
When times are difficult people usually hide away from the challenges. However, AR Rahman is the one who faces his challenges head-on. Right in the middle of his divorce controversy with Saira Banu, AR Rahman cracked something big. Recently, the 'Maahi Ve' Singer bagged a win in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Rahman won the best score for the Independent Film (Foreign Language) Award for The Goat Life. The singer took to Twitter (Now X) and shared an article of Billboard. He wrote, "Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) The Goat Life – A. R. Rahman."
Score – Independent Film (Foreign Language) The Goat Life – A. R. Rahmanhttps://t.co/835qBtzD01
The Goat Life is also known as Aadujeevitham is a Malayalam language film. This film is written, directed and co-produced by Blessy. The Goat Life is an AR Rahman musical released on 28th March 2024 with a budget of around INR 82 crore. Its estimated Box Office collection was INR 150-160 cr. The film is available to watch on Netflix.
How did Fans React to His Win?
Many fans and celebrities took to X and congratulated the Indian singer-composer. They wrote, "HeARRtiest Congratulations Sir!! May you keep inspiring us as always with your inimitable work!!" "Congratulations sir. Sending you and your family loads of love and duas. Stay blessed sir." Some of them talked about the win and its influence on the Oscar consideration. One user commented, "Congratulations thalaivaaa! Next stop OSCARS 2025." Another wrote, "Great to see this international recognition when Kerala govt failed to recognise you."
Overall, the fans seem pretty excited about AR Rahman's win. They wished him luck and asked him to do well OSCARS as well.
Who Else Won At the Hollywood Music in Media Awards?
Apart from AR Rahman and his Independent Film score, some of the other musical wins were historic. Emilia Pérez, a French film bagged three awards at the 15th HMMA. Hans Zimmer composer of Emilia Pérez won the maximum awards, three, this season. The Wild Robot won two awards. Famous lyricist Bernie Taupin also grabbed two awards at the 15th Hollywood Music in Media Awards. These Awards honour the beauty of music and its workers, singers, composers, lyricists and more for their unmatchable contribution in the film, TV ads and more.
AR Rahman and Saira Banu Divorce, Mohini Dey Link-up
The singer-composer AR Rahman and his Saira Banu have decided to end their 29-year-long marriage. They announced the separation on Tuesday and the fans went crazy. The reason for their breakup was said to be, "significant emotional strain in their relationship." Right after the announcement, Mohini Dey, AR's bassist also announced her divorce. Internet users quickly turned the tables and started linking up the two. However, AR Rahman and Saira Banu's legal representative cleared the air. She said, "There is no connection at all. Saira and Mr Rahman made this decision on their own." " It would be an amicable divorce. Both of them are extremely genuine, and this decision was not taken lightly. It is not what you would call a sham marriage."