Malaysia will always be special to music maestro AR Rahman

KUALA LUMPUR: For Oscar-winning Indian music composer AR Rahman, Malaysia will always have a special place in his heart.

Rahman said he gets overwhelmed and highly motivated by the love and support from his fans in Malaysia.

“Any human being doesn’t have the same state of mind, sometimes low self-esteem or depressed. When I feel like this, I will think of my Malaysian fans and get motivated,” said the music composer dubbed “Mozart of Madras”.

He said this in Tamil when answering a question from Rahmaniac Malaysia, Malaysia’s officially registered fan club of AR Rahman, during a press conference held here recently to promote his mega concert “AR Rahman - Secret of Success - Live in Malaysia 2023”, scheduled to be held at Stadium Bukit Jalil on Jan 28, Bernama reported.

The Indian music superstar who stole the hearts of millions around the world with his melodious tunes is set to perform in Malaysia after a gap of six years.

“My first show in Malaysia was back in 1996 when I was still new in the industry, yet I received tremendous support even then.”

The music composer and singer is no stranger to the Academy Awards, winning two awards in 2009 for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire.

He had also composed music for the biopic Pele: Birth of a Legend, the story based on the football legend from Brazil who died recently.

The concert, presented by DMY Creation Sdn Bhd, will also feature a line-up of internationally renowned Indian artistes to keep the audience enthralled.

DMY Creation’s founder and chairman Datuk Muhammad Yusoff said some 60,000 fans were expected to attend the concert.

The concert will be promoted in more than 14 countries.