Mumbai, November 10, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai has praised music composer A R Rahman for his contribution to Indian cinema, recalling how films such as ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Rang De Basanti’ transformed Mumbai’s music culture.
Taking to Instagram, the filmmaker described Rahman as a “blessed talent” and recalled how he first approached the composer for his 1999 film ‘Taal’. Ghai said he was initially nervous about offering him the project because Rahman was not very familiar with Hindi lyrics or Hindi films at the time.
However, his hesitation eased after Rahman told him that he used to play the hero flute. Ghai said he then embraced the composer’s distinctive musical style.
Sharing a photograph with Rahman, Ghai wrote: “A blessed talent from our universe. A R AHMAD. . WHY ? I was really nervous when I offered him my film TAAL to him as he cud hardly knew Hindi lyrics n not too close to Hindi films till he told me that he used to play Hero flute. I was relaxed. N entered into his style of music. N u know TAAL till now.” (sic)
“He changed the music culture in mumbai with lagaan n rang de Basanti or rockstar He won oscar for Hindi song Jai Ho He can learn n turn into any sound of any land n culture in to music He responds to every kind of film n director anywhere. So ARR is a blessed n will go on giving surprises to music lovers n will live for a long. My all blessings to his talent n happiness always,” he added.
Ghai and Rahman have collaborated on three feature films — ‘Taal’ (1999), ‘Kisna: The Warrior Poet’ (2005) and ‘Yuvvraaj’ (2008). Their association began with ‘Taal’, which starred Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Akshaye Khanna and became widely remembered for its music.
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