AR Rahman: "I was going to be the change, but I wanted to do Roja and leave movies."
AR Rahman describes his legendary journey into the Indian film industry, which began with Roja and changed the course of film music composition.
It is difficult to capture a moment with AR Rahman since, whether he is in the country or not, he is always hounded by followers. When he's done introducing the first look of his documentary, "Headhunting to Beatboxing," about the musical revival in Nagaland, at the Cannes film festival, I have to squeeze past the growing throng to have my designated time with him.
In this all-too-brief interview, Rahman—whose awareness of his celebrity never interferes with his ability to be present in the moment—discusses his involvement with the documentary, his never-ending passion for a variety of musical genres, and how he stays completely switched on.
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