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  • Watch: AR Rahman’s tiny jig whereas performing ‘Welcome Anthem’ for forty fourth Chess Olympiad

    AR Rahman has composed an anthem for International Chess Olympiad, 2022, set to be held in Chennai from July 28.

    The Oscar and Grammy-winning music composer will be seen doing a tiny jig within the video. The video exhibits the composer singing and swinging to the jingle beats created by him as he walks on the well-known Napier bridge constructed over the Cooum river. The bridge which connects Madras University and Island Grounds has been painted thematically like a Chess board.

    The music video additionally options Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin.

    While the clip begins with ‘Welcome to Namma Ooru Chennai’, the phrases ‘Varuga Varuga Tamizhnattukuu Varuga’ (Warm Welcome to Tamil Nadu) are interspersed and likewise ends with such phrases.

    The FIDE has organised the primary Official Olympiad in 1927 which came about in London. This can also be the third time that an Asian nation is internet hosting the occasion after Dubai and Manila. Originally, Russia was imagined to host the occasion however as a result of ongoing Russia-Ukraine struggle, it was shifted to India.

    Russia was imagined to be the host of the Olympiad in Moscow and Khanty-Mansiysk from July 26 to August 8, nonetheless, FIDE determined to open bidding for the occasion after Kremlin’s navy operations towards Ukraine.

    This would mark because the second main world occasion to be held in India after the World Championship match in 2013 which marked a memorable match between Viswanathan Anand and Magnus Carlsen. In the World Championship 2013, Magnus Carlsen was first topped World Champion, defeating Vishwanathan Anand.

    The video games might be held within the UNESCO Heritage city Mamallapuram, almost 50kms away from Chennai. The event will go on until August 10 and is anticipated to draw greater than 2,000 guests from 180 nations.

    The 2020 and 2021 Chess Olympiads had been held on-line due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which affected the participant’s on-line scores.

  • Grammys 2022: AR Rahman attends with son, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy talks of ‘silence of ruined cities’ in speech

    India’s music icon AR Rahman attended the sixty fourth Annual Grammy Awards alongside together with his son. The maestro and his son AR Ameen shared clicks from the occasion on social media handles.

    From captions like “Parenting” to “All set” Rahman’s clicks left followers in awe who gushed seeing the Indian artiste on the Grammys’ pink carpet. While the music maker was wearing a golden-black swimsuit ensemble, his son stored the apparel vibrant with a printed shirt.

    All set pic.twitter.com/p2Dwk79aTw

    — A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) April 4, 2022

    Grammys😍 pic.twitter.com/wM0q42kOFG

    — A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) April 3, 2022

    Parenting 😍 pic.twitter.com/VNSQi4tbZd

    — A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) April 4, 2022

    In the meantime, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy appeared in a video message on the Grammy Awards. In the clip, he made an enchantment asking for help in telling the story of Ukraine’s invasion by Russia. During the message, he likened the invasion to a lethal silence threatening to extinguish the desires and lives of the Ukrainian folks, together with kids.

    “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals, even to those who can’t hear them. But the music will break through anyway,” he mentioned.

    The Recording Academy, with its accomplice Global Citizen, previous to the ceremony highlighted a social media marketing campaign known as Stand Up For Ukraine to lift cash and help throughout the humanitarian disaster.

    “Fill the silence with your music. Fill it today to tell our story. Tell the truth about the war on your social networks, on TV, support us in any way you can any, but not silence. And then peace will come to all our cities,” Zelenskyy added.

    Here is Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s pre-taped speech on the #Grammys, introducing a efficiency for Ukraine from John Legend: “Our musicians wear body armor instead of tuxedos. They sing to the wounded in hospitals.” https://t.co/rjX2S54hkr pic.twitter.com/43fcZTrjQK

    — Variety (@Variety) April 4, 2022

    We joined forces with @GlblCtzn to #StandUpForUkraine.

    Please be a part of us and donate: https://t.co/7u5wPsJCrs #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/n3lqHvyFHJ

    — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) April 4, 2022

    We’re honored to welcome Ukrainian musicians #SiuzannaIglidan, @Mika_Newton, and poet #LyubaYakimchuk to the #GRAMMYs.

    Our hearts and our stage maintain a particular place for the folks of Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/CFV1bcR4hN

    — Recording Academy / GRAMMYs (@RecordingAcad) April 4, 2022

    Zelenskyy’s message was adopted by John Legend’s efficiency on “Free with Ukrainian” musicians Siuzanna Iglidan and Mika Newton, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk.

    Every yr, the Grammys honour musical artistes, compositions and albums. They have been held yearly since 1959. This yr, the variety of classes has been bumped to 86, which is greater than final yr’s 84 classes.

    (With inputs from AP)

  • AR Rahman to compose for Ishaan Khatter-starrer warfare drama Pippa

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/RAHMAN.BEATS, ISHAANKHATTER AR Rahman to compose for Ishaan Khatter-starrer warfare drama Pippa
    Oscar and Grammy-winning Indian composer AR Rahman will rating music for the upcoming warfare movie, Pippa. “The story of ‘Pippa’ has a very human connect. It’s about every family, and I instantly related to it. I am looking forward to working with Raja Krishna Menon, Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur,” Rahman stated.

    The warfare motion movie will see Ishaan Khatter within the function of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta. Veteran Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta of the forty fifth Cavalry tank squadron, alongside together with his siblings, fought on the japanese entrance in the course of the Indo-Pakistan warfare of 1971, and the movie recounts his story. It is predicated on his e book, “The Burning Chaffees”.

    The movie is directed by Raja Krishna Menon, who helmed the 2016 launch, Airlift. Menon says it’s “an honour to work with AR Rahman on the album of ‘Pippa’”.

    “I’m very eager to collaborate with the maestro and we hope to create something truly memorable together,” he added. The movie is produced by Ronnie Screwvala’s RSVP and Siddharth Roy Kapur’s Roy Kapur Films, and in addition stars Mrunal Thakur and Priyanshu Painyuli.

    “Patriotic and inspiring music has been AR Rahman’s forte since the beginning of his iconic career. We are happy to welcome the maestro onto team ‘Pippa’. Collaborating with him has always resulted in spectacular albums and I’m inclined to believe that his music will be the beating heart of our film,” Screwvala stated.

    Kapur added: “What distinguishes the music of AR Rahman is that it brings so much depth and feeling to the narrative, that it always elevates the characters and the storytelling. We are truly thrilled to have onboard the best musical talent one could ask for, and to be able to collaborate with him again on what we hope will be another iconic album.”

    The movie is slated to launch in theatres in late 2021.

  • AR Rahman unveils new initiative Futureproof

    Renowned composer AR Rahman has launched a brand new initiative geared toward presenting and showcasing Indian expertise to the world. Titled Futureproof, the initiative is a high-impact convention collection, designed to raise and amplify the nation’s various expertise throughout the streams of artwork, science and entrepreneurship.
    The first version of Futureproof has been curated by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and can characteristic Oscar-winning scribe Nick Vallelonga of Green Book fame and famend appearing educator Bernard Hiller.
    A bunch of in style Indian names like Zoya Akhtar, Nandita Das, Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, Lijo Jose Pellissery and Geetu Mohandas can even be part of the collection.
    “I found myself faced with many questions after having grown up in India and travelled the world; questions that arose both out of curiosity and concern. As a culturally rich country, what did we lack artistically so as to make our global representation so caricatured and dismal? Witnessing the birth of a new world in the past decade, where diversity is not only championed but celebrated, I felt the need to facilitate an exchange of artistic ideas and resources for Indian creatives. Futureproof was the answer I had been looking for all along,” Rahman mentioned in a press release.
    The inaugural version of Futureproof will concentrate on the way forward for cinema and takes a deep dive into the processes that govern the illustration of Indian cinema internationally.

    “I hope this digital conference triggers solutions, leading us to identify the missing links and bridge them, so that Indian cinema may receive the recognition we deserve on the world stage. I’m also grateful to Nick Vallelonga, Bernard Hiller, Anurag Kashyap and the entire team of filmmakers and creative firebrands behind Futureproof. It’s time we put our minds together and united to put Indian cinema, art and culture on the map,” Rahman mentioned.

  • AR Rahman unveils new initiative Futureproof aimed toward presenting Indian expertise to the world

    Image Source : INSTAGRAM/RAHMAN.BEATS AR Rahman unveils new initiative Futureproof aimed toward presenting Indian expertise to the world
    Renowned composer AR Rahman has launched a brand new initiative aimed toward presenting and showcasing Indian expertise to the world. Titled Futureproof, the initiative is a high-impact convention collection, designed to raise and amplify the nation’s numerous expertise throughout the streams of artwork, science and entrepreneurship. The first version of Futureproof has been curated by filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and can function Oscar-winning scribe Nick Vallelonga of “Green Book” fame and famend performing educator Bernard Hiller.
    A bunch of widespread Indian names like Zoya Akhtar, Nandita Das, Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, Lijo Jose Pellissery and Geetu Mohandas will even be part of the collection.
    “I discovered myself confronted with many questions after having grown up in India and travelled the world; questions that arose each out of curiosity and concern. As a culturally wealthy nation, what did we lack artistically in order to make our international illustration so caricatured and dismal?

    “Witnessing the birth of a new world in the past decade, where diversity is not only championed but celebrated, I felt the need to facilitate an exchange of artistic ideas and resources for Indian creatives. Futureproof was the answer I had been looking for all along,” Rahman stated in an announcement.
    The inaugural version of Futureproof will give attention to the way forward for cinema and takes a deep dive into the processes that govern the illustration of Indian cinema internationally.
    “I hope this digital convention triggers options, main us to establish the lacking hyperlinks and bridge them, in order that Indian cinema could obtain the popularity we deserve on the world stage. 
    “I’m also grateful to Nick Vallelonga, Bernard Hiller, Anurag Kashyap and the entire team of filmmakers and creative firebrands behind Futureproof.  It’s time we put our minds together and united to put Indian cinema, art and culture on the map,” Rahman stated.

  • AR Rahman turns 54: Honey Singh, Mahesh Babu, Madhuri Dixit and others want ‘Isai Puyal’

    AR Rahman is celebrating his 54th birthday in the present day. Fans and celebrities took to social media to share needs for the ace music composer.
    Mahesh Babu tweeted, “Happy birthday @arrahman… Wishing you the best of health and happiness always!.”
    Sharing a photograph of AR Rahman, Honey Singh wrote, “Super Happy Birthday to God of Music , my guru , my inspiration, my ustaad ji @arrahman” Harshdeep Kaur shared a video and wrote, “Happy Birthday @arrahman Sir God bless you with good health and happiness! Dedicating “Mannchandre” – a masterpiece composed by the legend himself. Honestly..life would have been like an empty canvas with out his music #ARRahman #HappyBirthdayARRahman @ARRahmanFC24x7.”

    Madhuri Dixit posted on Twitter, “May the year ahead dance to your melodious tunes @arrahman. Wishing you lots of love & happiness. Happy Birthday!”
    R Ajay Gnanamuthu shared on Twitter, “Wishing dearest @arrahman sir a very very Happy Birthday!! Love you sir!! CVFs Ready!!?? #Cobra #CobraTeaser #ChiyaanVikram.”
    Dhivyadharshini tweeted, “Dearest n most loved @arrahman sir… my prayers are that you should always be blessed with more love, happiness, peace, health & wealth in your life and endless music for us to live on it. HAPPY BDAY SIR. INSHA ALLAH. #HappyBirthdayARRahman.”
    See all of the birthday needs for AR Rahman right here:

    Happy Birthday @arrahman Sir 🙏🏼God bless you with good well being and happiness!
    Dedicating “Mannchandre” – a masterpiece composed by the legend himself.Honestly..life would have been like an empty canvas with out his music 🙏🏼#ARRahman#HappyBirthdayARRahman @ARRahmanFC24x7 pic.twitter.com/YyU5SUAEHU
    — Harshdeep Kaur (@HarshdeepKaur) January 6, 2021

    Happy birthday @arrahman .. May the pressure be with you!
    — Rajiv Menon (@DirRajivMenon) January 6, 2021

    Happy birthday THALAIVAAA @arrahman sir 🎂 sir want one new image with you sir 🙏 please assist 🙏 pic.twitter.com/DsIB7fN3RL
    — PREMGI (@Premgiamaren) January 6, 2021

    Wishing the PRIDE OF INDIAN MUSIC @arrahman A really pleased brithday !! 🧡
    The Composer Musician Who launched the definition of Sound 🎵🏆🥁
    Wishing our legend a Super profitable 12 months forward 🏆🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵🎵 pic.twitter.com/8xhpy9xv7R
    — thaman S (@MusicThaman) January 6, 2021

    Happy birthday @ARRahman sir. Always impressed by you and your respect and dedication to music and God. It’s what makes you the legend you’re. Grateful to have labored & carried out with you so early on in my profession. Love & respect at all times 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/lg8BkqAWtL
    — ARMAAN MALIK (@ArmaanMalik22) January 6, 2021

    Happy birthday to the emperor @arrahman .. love you sir 🤗🤗🤗
    — Anirudh Ravichander (@anirudhofficial) January 6, 2021

    Wishing dearest @arrahman sir a really very Happy Birthday!! 🤗🤗❤️❤️ Love you sir!! CVFs Ready!!?? #Cobra #CobraTeaser #ChiyaanVikram @7screenstudio @Lalit_SevenScr @IrfanPathan @SrinidhiShetty7 @theedittable @dop_harish @SonyMusicSouth @proyuvraaj pic.twitter.com/YCCorMkqS2
    — R Ajay Gnanamuthu (@AjayGnanamuthu) January 6, 2021

    Happy bday to you @arrahman sir 😍 Lots of affection to you 🤗💛 pic.twitter.com/0qLVib27KS
    — Shanthnu 🌟 ஷாந்தனு Buddy (@imKBRshanthnu) January 6, 2021

    Hearty birthday needs! Epitome of Simplicity! @arrahman sir!We love you and your Music!#HappyBirthdayARRahman
    — D.IMMAN (@immancomposer) January 6, 2021

    Wishing sir @arrahman a really pleased birthday 💥Legend Forever 💥❤️
    — Guru Randhawa (@GuruOfficial) January 6, 2021

    Been a giant fan of yours for the longest time. A superb artist and an especially humble and proud tamizhan.Wish you the perfect within the years to return
    Happy birthday @arrahman! pic.twitter.com/d4pu00uold
    — DK (@DineshKarthik) January 6, 2021

    To the legendary @arrahman sir whom we’re extraordinarily honoured to have on- board for #Cobra, Wishing you a superb birthday
    And to all of the cinema followers on the market, #CobraTeaser coming ur approach on ninth Jan#ChiyaanVikram @AjayGnanamuthu @Lalit_SevenScr @IrfanPathan @SrinidhiShetty7 pic.twitter.com/Mkdc1e14kQ
    — Seven Screen Studio (@7screenstudio) January 6, 2021

    On the event of AR Rahman’s birthday, the makers of Vikram-starrer Cobra introduced that the movie’s teaser will probably be launched on January 9. Rahman is composing music for the film.