Music maestro AR Rahman has been awarded the Grand Fukuoka Prize 2016 for his outstanding contribution to Asian culture through his music. The 49-year-old Oscar-winning composer has been chosen for the honour alongside Philippines’ historian Ameth R Ocampo (Academic Prize) and Yasmeen Lari from Pakistan (Arts and Culture Prize) by the secretariat of Fukuoka prize committee. As part of the ceremony, Rahman has been invited to the city to give a public lecture on From the Heart: The World of AR Rahman’s Music. Read: AR Rahman had to Google who Pele was, but it’s OK, he knows nowRead: Playing with Carlos Santana was epic, says AR RahmanRahman started his movie career with Mani Ratnam’s Tamil film Roja. Listen to AR Rahman’s music from the film Tamasha here:Rahman has carved an impressive career in Hollywood after composing Jai Ho for British director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, which earned him two Academy awards and a Golden Globe trophy.

Source: Hindustan Times May 30, 2016 13:52 UTC