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A R Rahman, Naresh Iyer
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a r rahman Allah Rakha Rahman (Tamil: ஏ.ஆர்.ரஹ்மான்), born on January 6, 1966 as A. S. Dileep Kumar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, is a critically acclaimed award-winning composer, record producer and musician. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Indian film composers ever, and his career is considered a turning point in the history of Indian film music. Many credit him with having single-handedly revolutionized the standards of film music composition in India. He is also credited with re-energizing the popularity of Indian film music the world over. In a career spanning over a decade, Rahman, by 2003, had sold more than one hundred million records of his film scores and soundtracks world-wide,[1] and sold over 200 million cassettes[2] making him one of the world's top 25 all-time top selling recording artists; he is one of the only Asians on the list alongside Freddie Mercury. naresh iyer Born and brought up in Matunga, Mumbai, Naresh was spotted in the reality talent show Channel V's "Super Singer"' on Television by the famous composer A R Rahman. Though he did not win the show Super Singer, Naresh was later contacted by A. R. Rahman and has been his protege since then with the 3 whopping numbers in Rang De Basanti, his very first Hindi movie. He is also the vocalist of a Fusion band called Dhvani based in Mumbai. Naresh and his band has performed for many prestigious events and charity concerts. He won the Filmfare RD Burman Award in February 2007. He also wo