
It was a hot summer afternoon, but the word “magical” had done the trick. But there is something magical.” I did not waste time and reached his home on my bicycle. The style is pretty different from the ones we know. The voice on the other side paused a bit, as if making sure he put it perfectly, “It sounds very new. “How’s it?” I asked, already curious as he wouldn’t have called to inform me if he wasn’t excited. “Some new guy called A R Rahman,” he said. I remember the day, when a friend called me up to ask, “Have you heard Roja?” I was always the one, who came to know of a newly released film music album first. In 1992, Rahman made his musical debut with Mani Ratnam's Roja, for which he achieved the unique feat of receiving the National Award and Tamil Filmfare Award on debut. This year marks the 25th anniversary of AR Rahman’s contribution to the world of film music.
