Getty Images 2 months ago

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 07: Composer AR Rahman receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum at the opening ceremony during day one of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on...

Getty Images 2 months ago

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - DECEMBER 07: Composer AR Rahman speaks on stage as he receives the Lifetime Achievement Award at the opening ceremony during day one of the 8th Annual Dubai International Film Festival held at the Madinat Jumeriah Complex on December 7, 2011 in Dubai, United...

Getty Images 5 months ago

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Composer/musician A.R. Rahman of SuperHeavy attends the SuperHeavy launch party at The Double Seven on September 21, 2011 in New York City.

Getty Images 5 months ago

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 21: Composer/musician A.R. Rahman, singer Mick Jagger, and musician Dave Stewart of SuperHeavy attend the SuperHeavy launch party at The Double Seven on September 21, 2011 in New York City.

AP Photo 5 months ago

SuperHeavy members A.R. Rahman, Mick Jagger and Dave Stewart, left to right, attend the release party for their new CD, "SuperHeavy", in New York, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2011.

Getty Images 10 months ago

Indian Bollywood director and producer Mani Ratnam (L) and director Ram Gopal Varma (C) attend the launch of a biography of music composer A.R. Rahman (R) in Mumbai late April 6, 2011. The biography is entitled 'The Spirit of Music' and written by film historian Nasreen Munni Kabir.

Getty Images 10 months ago

Indian music composer A.R. Rahman poses with a copy of his biography in Mumbai late April 6, 2011. The biography is entitled 'The Spirit of Music' and written by film historian Nasreen Munni Kabir.

Reuters Pictures 11 months ago

A.R. Rahman performs the Oscar-nominated song "If I Rise" from the movie "127 Hours" during the 83rd Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, February 27, 2011.

Getty Images 11 months ago

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Composer A.R. Rahman (L) and guest arrive at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

Getty Images 11 months ago

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27: Composer A.R. Rahman performs 'If I Rise' from the motion picture '127 Hours' a nominee for Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song onstage during the 83rd Annual Academy Awards held at the Kodak Theatre on February 27, 2011 in Hollywood,...

AP Photo 11 months ago

A.R. Rahman, nominated for original score for "127 Hours" and his wife Saira Banu arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

AP Photo 11 months ago

A.R. Rahman, left, and Florence Welch, of Florence and the Machine, arrive at the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

AP Photo 11 months ago

A.R. Rahman, right, and wife Saira Banu arrive before the 83rd Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.

Getty Images 11 months ago

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Composer A.R. Rahman signs a Chrysler 300 at Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood 2011 continues with the Richard Mille Toasts Fox Searchlight Films held at Bar Marmont on February 24, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

Getty Images 11 months ago

BEVERLY HILLS, CA - FEBRUARY 24: Composer A.R. Rahman (L) and wife Saira Banu attend Vanity Fair Campaign Hollywood 2011's Richard Mille Toasts Fox Searchlight Films held at Bar Marmont on February 24, 2011 in Hollywood, California.

AP Photo 11 months ago

In this 2011 image released by SuperHeavy, Euythmics founder Dave Stewart, left, and Rolling Stones lead singer Mick Jagger of the new band SuperHeavy are shown at Henson Studio in Los Angeles. The band also consists of soulful singer-songwriter Joss Stone, Oscar-winning composer A.R....