While wishing maestro AR Rahman a happy birthday today, we celebrate along with him the numerous awards he won.
Rahman’s latest international film, Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Boyle won him many awards.
Golden Globe Awards (USA)- Best Original Score
Satellite Awards (USA)- Best Original Song, ‘Jaiho’, Best Original Score
BFCA Critics’ Choice Award - Best Composer, Best Song, ‘Jaiho’
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards - Best Original Score
Black Reel Awards - Best Soundtrack
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards - Best Score
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards (USA)- Best Music Score
New York Film Critics Online Awards (USA) - Best Score
Awards of AR Rahman
Maniratnam’s Guru (2007)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Filmfare Best Background Score
V Shantaram Award - Best Music
Screen Awards - Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Background Music, Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Background Music, Best Music Director
Rakesh Omprakash Mehra’s Rang De Basanti (2006)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Planet-Bollywood People’s Choice Awards - Best Music, Best Background Music
Screen Awards - Best Background Music
IIFA Best Music Direction
GIFA Award - Best Music, Best Background Music
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Awards of AR Rahman
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Lagaan (2001)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Screen Weekly Awards - Best Music Direction, Best Background Score
Bollywood Movie Awards (India) - Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Shaad Ali’s Saathiya (2002)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
MTV Immies - Best Music Composer - Saathiya (Title track)
Bollywood Movie Awards (India) - Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Awards of AR Rahman
Rajiv Menon’s Minsara Kanavu (1998)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Screen Awards - Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Subhash Ghai’s Taal (1999)
Screen Awards - Best Music Direction
IIFA Best Music Direction
Zee Cine Award Best Music Director
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Awards of AR Rahman
Shankar’s Sivaji: The Boss (2007)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Sunfeast Tamil Music Awards (India) - Music Composer of the Year
Vijay TV Awards (India) - Best Music Direction
Ashutosh Gowariker’s Swades (2004)
Filmfare Best Background Score
Filmfare Awards - Best Music Director
Zee Cine Awards - Best Music Direction
Maniratnam’s Roja (1993), AR Rahman’s debut film
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Awards of AR Rahman
Painter M.F. Husain’s Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2005)
Zee Cine Awards - Best Background Score
Sangeet Amwards (India)- Best Music Arrangement (Critics Award) - Yeh Rishta (Meenaxi)
Maniratnam’s Dil Se (1999)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
MTV Video Music Awards - International Viewer’s Choice Awards (MTV India) - Dil Se Re (Dil Se)
Maniratnam’s Bombay (1996)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Awards of AR Rahman
Shankar’s Kadhalan (1995)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Shankar’s Gentleman (1994)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
N. Krishna’s Sillunu Oru Kadhal (2006)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Vijay TV Awards (India) - Best Music Direction
Maniratnam’s Kannathil Muthamittal (2002)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
National Film Award for Best Music Direction
Shankar’s Mudhalvan (2000), Nayak in Hindi
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Shankar’s Jeans (1999)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Dinakaran Cine Awards
Kathir’s Kadhal Desam (1997)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Screen Awards - Best Music Direction
Ashutosh Gowarikar’s Jodhaa Akbar (2008)
V Shantaram Award - Best Music Director
Kevin Wallace and Saul Zaentz’s The Lord of the Rings Musical (2006), Toronto
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)- General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction
Awards of AR Rahman
Maniratnam’s Yuva (2004)
Sangeet Awards (India) - Best Music Direction (Critics Award)
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams (2003)
Laurence Olivier Awards (UK) - Best New Musical
Rajkumar Santoshi’s The Legend of Bhagat Singh (2002)
Filmfare Best Background Score
Maniratnam’s Alaipayuthey (2001)
Filmfare Best Music Direction
Awards of AR Rahman
Khalid Mohammed’s Fiza (2001)
International Indian Film Academy Awards - Best Music Direction
Suresh Krishna’s Sangamam (2000)
Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Music Direction
Ram Gopal Varma’s Rangeela (1995)
Filmfare Best Music Director Award
Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Golden Globe Award for best original music score
Slumdog Millionaire (2009)
Oscars Award for Best Original Score
Oscars Award for Best Song (Jai Ho penned by Gulzar Slumdog Millionaire)