AR Rahman Birthday Special: 10 Lesser Known Facts about Him

Today is a very special day for all the music lovers, especially, the fans of AR Rahman. Yes, today is his birthday! So, let us know some lesser known facts about him now.

He was born in Madras and named A.S. Dileep Kumar, who later converted into Islam at the age of 23 years and changed his name as Allahrakka Rahman
Rahman's father R. K. Shekhar was a movie score conductor for Tamil and Malayalam movies.
He is the first Asian who achieved two Oscar awards in one year!
Rahman played jingles for different ads during his initial years of the career. He also played four keyboards at once in Doordarshan’s Wonder Balloon!
Rahman's children Khatija and Ameen have sung in the Tamil movie Enthiran and Hollywood movie Couples Retreat, respectively
Rahman received doctorates from world-renowned universities like Middlesex University, Berklee College of Music, Miami University and Aligarh Muslim University.
Rahman was listed in the Time Magazine’s list of World’s Most Influential People in 2009.
The signature tune of the Indian global telecommunications services Airtel is composed by Rahman!
A street in Markham, Ontario, Canada, has been named in his honour in November 2013.
Rahman is also known as the 'Mozart of Madras'!