AR Rahman revealed that Michael Jackson had almost sung for Rajinikanth's 'Enthiran'. But the plans did not materialize as the singer passed away in 2009.
AR Rahman is one of the leading music composers in the industry today. Speaking at a recent meet and greet event, the prolific music composer revealed that he had met Michael Jackson before he died in 2009. He also revealed that the King of Pop almost sang for Rajinikanth-Aishwarya Rai starrer 바카라Enthiran바카라 but it did not work out.
In a conversation with his fans at a recent meet-and-greet event in Malaysia, AR Rahman recalled how he met Michael Jackson in 2009. The music composer was in the USA when he met someone from Jackson바카라s team. He wanted to meet Jackson and he sent out an e-mail. Unfortunately, he did not hear from him for a week. After this, Rahman was nominated for the Oscars for 바카라Jai Ho바카라 and that바카라s when he heard back from the team.
Rahman said, 바카라I asked if I could meet him. An email was sent out but there was no response for a week. Then, I got nominated for the Oscars (for 바카라Jai Ho바카라 from 바카라Slumdog Millionaire바카라). Michael바카라s team said he wanted to meet me. I said I don바카라t want to meet him now. I바카라ll meet him when I바카라ve won an Oscar.바카라
Staying true to his words, Rahman met him after winning the Oscar. He continued, 바카라I met him at a home in LA the day after I won it. He was very kind, we spoke about music and world peace. He said, why don바카라t we do the next 바카라We Are The World바카라, and introduced me to his kids. He even showed me how he dances from the heart.바카라
Rahman narrated his experience of meeting Jackson to director Shankar. The director wondered if Jackson could work on 바카라Enthiran.바카라 Rahman talked to Jackson and recalled, 바카라Shankar sir asked me if he would sing for the film. I said, 바카라Wow, will he sing a Tamil song?바카라 I asked. He said, 바카라Whatever you say, we바카라ll do together.바카라 He was sick at that time.바카라 The plan did not work through as the singer died that year.
Directed by Shankar, 바카라Enthiran바카라 was a massive hit with people praising its soundtrack. On the work front, Rahman has projects lined up in multiple languages.