Rahman promises 'big surprises' very soon

Even as he created history by becoming the first Indian composer to win two Oscars on a single night for his score in Slumdog Millionaire , Rahman has caught the attention of filmmakers in the west, particularly Hollywood.

In an interview on CNN's Talk Asia, Rahman speaks about his foray into Hollywood.


“I have a couple of offers from Hollywood. Pure American movies which I thought, for the heck of it, let's do it, and a couple of other surprises that you'll know very soon if it works out. Big surprises I think,” Rahman reportedly revealed in the interview that’s yet to be telecast.

The composer said winning the Oscars for India was an emotional moment for him.

“I got very emotional when saying ‘this is for India’, when you guys (Indians) truly deserve it because there are so many different film industries in India, so many different markets, Hindi film industry, Tamil film industry, Malayalam, then Bengali. So in a way I think it culminates all their aspirations and so it's here,” Rahman said.

Rahman is also unhappy over the Oscar-winning song “Jai Ho” being used by a political party as a campaign song and slogan. Incidentally, the song was later dropped as the party’s theme song.

“I was like in the bed, I was dehydrated, exhausted, and then all these things happened, somebody told me these people are using it. I hate politics. I just want people to serve the people. I want governments, whichever government comes in, to be unbiased and say there should be justice in the country and that's my purpose in life,” Rahman said.

Rahman’s interview will be aired on CNN on May 20.



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