AR Rahman always makes headlines with his singing and composition. His songs also make rounds on the internet and entertain his fans. Recently, the music maestro talked candidly with Oxford Union Debating Society students about spirituality and mental health. He disclosed that at a young age, he struggled with suicidal thoughts and that his mother Kareema Begum’s words were therapeutic for him. He also talked about what motivates him now.
AR Rahman opened up about his mother’s advice
India Today reported AR Rahman said, “When I had suicidal thoughts when I was young, my mother used to say, ‘When you live for others, you won’t get these thoughts’. That’s one of the most beautiful advice I got from my mother.”
He continued, “When you live for others, and you’re not selfish, there’s a meaning to your life. I took it very seriously, whether you’re composing for somebody, writing for something, buying food for a person who can’t afford it, or you just smile at someone, these are the things that keep us going.Also, we have a limited knowledge about our future. There could be something extraordinary waiting for you. If you have all these things, and hope, that’s what keeps me going. Sometimes, I feel like I’ve done it all, that I’m in a repetitive cycle, and then you realise there’s a bigger role for you.”
Work Front
The last piece of music AR Rahman created was for the movie Pippa, starring Ishaan Khatter and Mrunal Thakur. Prithviraj Sukumaran’s The Goat Life, Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life, Imtiaz Ali’s Chamkila, Aanand L. Rai’s next, Dhanush’s D50, Rajinikanth’s Lal Salaam, Ajay Devgan’s Maidaan, and Sivakarthikeyan’s Ayalaan are just a few of his future film projects.
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