Winning Oscars Not The Highest Moment for Rahman!
AR Rahman who got an exhilarating welcome after he won 2 Academy Awards says that winning the Oscars is not the highest moment of his life.
He says, “A year ago, I underwent a spiritual experience, which was far greater than all this glory can ever be. It happened during one of my pilgrimages (to Mecca). It made me
calm. So all the good stuff that happened to me after Slumdog was like an offshoot of the experience I have had last year. My music is an extension of my spiritual aspirations.”
He didnt expect he would win 2 Oscars, he said,
“I was numbed. 20 seconds after the announcement, I had to run backstage, get into my costume, put on my headset and perform like a rock star. To do all this gracefully was quite an achievement. I was sure, I wouldn’t get two Oscars. I just thought performing on stage was a great honour. But the funniest part was, while rehearsing at the Kodak Theatre
, every time they would do the mock announcements, they would call out everyone’s names as winners except me. That made me sure I wasn’t getting the Oscars. I was prepared to clap for others. So when my name was announced, the joy was double. When the first Oscar was announced, I never dreamt I would get a second one, though the second one was more predictable. Everyone out there loves ‘Jai ho’.”
We all love Jai Ho Rahman!
