Music Composer AR Rahman’s mother passes away

Music composer AR Rahman’s mother Kareema Begum passed away in Chennai on Monday. On Monday afternoon, the music teacher posted a photograph of his mother on his Twitter profile without a caption.

Tributes poured in from Tamil Nadu Chief Minister K Palaniswami and DMK President M K Stalin. Director Mohan Raja, producer Dr Dhananjayan, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur, music composers Shreya Ghoshal, Thaman, singer Harshdeep Kaur and many others expressed grief on social media.

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— A.R.Rahman #99Songs 😷 (@arrahman) December 28, 2020

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— A.R.Rahman #99Songs 😷 (@arrahman) December 28, 2020

Shekhar Kapur, who is close to AR Rahman, paid his tribute with these words: “Your heart is broken, I know. But your mother left you with an inner strength, an inner resilience and belief… that I have seen and admired for long. Stay strong, my friend.

AR Rahman is known for composing soundtracks for critically acclaimed films such as Guru, Rockstar, Dil Se, Roja, Lagaan, Raanjhanaa and Swades. He has won the National Awards six times while he has twice won at the Oscars and the Grammys (all four for his work on 2008’s film Slumdog Millionaire).