In 2013 too, a street in Markham, Ontario, Canada was named after the Oscar-winning music director.
Published Aug 29, 2022 | 3:02 PM ⚊ Updated Aug 29, 2022 | 3:02 PM
AR Rahman with Markham Mayor Frank Scrapitti, in Canada. (arrahman/Facebook)
A street in the city of Markham, Canada has been named after Indian music maestro AR Rahman.
The Oscar-winning music composer-singer shared this news on social media on Monday, 29 August. In a letter which he posted on his social media handles, Rahman thanked Markham city mayor Frank Scrapitti, respective counsellors, Indian Consulate General Apoorva Srivastava, and the people of Canada for the honour.
Rahman also thanked the people of India for all the love. “All the creative people who worked with me, who gave me the inspiration to rise up and celebrate hundred years of cinema,” the letter read.
In the post, Rahman can be seen unveiling the board of the street that read “A.R. Rahman”. He shared the dais with Frank Scrapitti and other dignitaries.
In 2013 too, a street in Markham, Ontario was named after Rahman. Sharing the picture of him holding the board that read “Allah-Rakha Rahman St”, the music director had captioned it “Welcome to my street!”
AR Rahman thanks the mayor of Markham and the people of Canada in a letter. (arrahman/Facebook)
On the work front, Rahman is currently working for Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan-1, a Tamil period action film. It stars Vikram, Karthi, Jayam Ravi, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Trisha, Aishwarya Lekshmi and Prakash Raj in the lead roles.
The first of the two-part series will be released in theatres on 30 September. It is based on the 1955 novel Ponniyin Selvan written by Kalki Krishnamurthy.
