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AR Rahman recently landed in controversy! The music maestro spoke about communal bias in and prejudice in the Hindi film landscape. The musician further
mentioned about power shift that happened in the last eight years. After he made this statement, AR Rahman had been at the receiving end of criticism. And now, he has issued a clarification on social media. Taking to Instagram, the musician stated that India is his home, inspiration and teacher. He added that he never wished to cause pain through his statement. Read on to know everything he said.
AR Rahman on communal bias row
In a video that AR Rahman said on Instagram, the musician said, "Dear friends, music has always been my way of connecting, celebrating and honouring a culture. India is my inspiration, my teacher and my home. I understand that intentions can sometimes be misunderstood, but my purpose has always been to uplift, honour and serve through music. I have never wished to cause pain and I hope my sincerity is felt. I feel blessed to be Indian which enables to create a space which always allows freedom of expression and celebrates multicultural voices."
He further mentioned, "From nurturing Jala presented at the Wave Summit in front of the Honourable Prime Minister and Ruhi Noor, to collaborating with the young Naga musicians, to create a string orchestra, to mentoring the Sunshine Orchestra, also building Secret Mountain, India's first multicultural virtual band and the honour of scoring Ramayana alongside Hans Zimmer, each journey has strengthened my purpose."
On a concluding note, the musician added that he remains grateful to India and committed to music that honours past,c elebrates the present and inspires the future.
What AR Rahman said about communal bias in Bollywood
In an interview with BBC, AR Rahman opened up about the prejudice within Hindi film landscape. He said, "Maybe I never get to know of this, maybe it was concealed by God but I didn’t feel any of this. Maybe in the past eight years because a power shift has happened and people who are not creative have the power now. It might be a communal thing also… but it is not in my face."
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