AR Rahman, born Dileep Kumar Rajagopala in Madras, faced early hardships with the death of his father. A transformative encounter with a Sufi peer led him to convert to Islam at 23, adopting the name Rahman suggested by a Hindu astrologer.
AR Rahman, born Dileep Kumar Rajagopala in Madras, faced early hardships with the death of his father. A transformative encounter with a Sufi peer led him to convert to Islam at 23, adopting the name Rahman suggested by a Hindu astrologer.