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A.R Rahman Refused to meet Michael Jackson, find out why:

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A.R Rahman Refused to meet Michael Jackson, find out why:

One of the most unforgettable day for Indian's was February 23, 2009 when we woke up to the news of A.R Rahman winning not one but two Oscars for his score for director Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire.
A.R Rahman went from being a school dropout who made a living playing piano for composer Illayaraja to winning two Oscars. Rahman's life is definitely a example of miracles.

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Rahman's life made 180 turn when he won the Oscars. He got to rub shoulders with the who's who of hollywood. Rahman once recalled the memorable meeting he has with Michael Jackson soon after his historic win.
He noted that he concocted a test for his new hollywood agent Sam Schwartz to see what he was capable of.

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“I asked him whether he can arrange a meeting with Michael Jackson. And he looked at his friend, who said, he can send an email to Michael Jackson,” Rahman said.

However for weeks Rahman did not get a revert back. He got busy with Oscar Promotions at the time and concluded that the meeting was not happening. And then four days before the Oscars, Rahman was told, “Hey, Michael wants to meet you.”

Rahman was busy rehearsing his performance for the Oscar night at the time. “I thought for a moment and said, ‘I will meet him if I win’,” he recalled. “Otherwise, I don’t want to meet him.”

The next day, after winning coveted awards, the Mozart of Madras went to meet the King of Pop. “He (Michael) opened the door for me wearing (his iconic) gloves and sunglasses. I was standing in front of him on the high of winning two Oscars as the whole of India was going crazy about it. It was surreal. We spoke for about two hours. We spoke about a lot of things such as love and hatred. We discussed the Jai Ho song. He said to me like my music, his dance moves also flow from his soul. And suddenly he stood and danced for me. I felt like being struck by a thunderbolt,” he recalled.

At present, Rahman is composing the score for Mani Ratnam’s period drama Ponniyin Selvan. He will also soon make his debut as a director with his ambitious virtual reality film, Le Musk

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