Mumbai: Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman hinted at his communal bias comment while appearing on the Kapil Sharma show. He spoke about how messages get distorted in the game of whispers.
Appearing on the popular show, the renowned composer reflected on how messages get ‘corrupted’ in transit. “This is a good exercise to see how information gets misunderstood. Different states, different cultures. The problem with the world is this: how messages get corrupted on the way,” said AR Rahman.
The composer, along with Vijay Sethupathi, Aditi Rao Hydari and Siddharth Jadhav, were on the show to promote Kishor Pandurang Belekar’s silent film Gandhi Talks. Speaking of the film, he stated, “If there are no dialogues, it’s such a celebration of music. Because you have all the real estate to do music, but also terrifying because people will be judging. Every note will be exposed.” He added, “He’s the first director who never came and told me anything negative and said, ‘I don’t like this.’ Whatever I give, he takes it. Even if I play ‘tang’, he would say yes.”
AR Rahman controversy
In an interview with BBC Asian Network, he stated that he faced discrimination in Bollywood as a Tamil composer. He stated, “Maybe I never got to know of this, maybe it was concealed by God, but I didn’t feel any of this. The past eight years, maybe, because a power shift has happened, and people who are not creative have the power now. It might be a communal thing also… but it is not in my face.” Further, the composer also lashed out at Vicky Kaushal’s Chhaava for making money off the divisiveness.
Soon after the statement went viral, causing mayhem, AR Rahman apologised and stated, “Music has always been my way of connecting, celebrating and honouring our culture. India is my inspiration, my teacher and my home. I understand that intentions can sometimes be misunderstood. But my purpose has always been to uplift, honour and serve through music. I have never wished to cause pain, and I hope my sincerity is felt.”