Music composer AR Rahman says he is humbled that Markham city in Canada has named a street after him. Sharing the news, the music maestro thanked Mayor Frank Scarpitti in his recent tweet.
The Academy award-winning composer, took to Twitter and shared a heartfelt note and extended his gratitude to the people of Canada as well.. “City of Markham honours AR Rahman by naming a street after him. I never imagined this ever in my life. I am very grateful to all of you, the Mayor of Markham, Canada (Frank Scarpitti) and counsellors, Indian Consulate General (Apoorva Srivastava) and the people of Canada,” he wrote.
“The name AR Rahman is not mine. It means merciful. The merciful is the quality of the common God we all have and one can only be the servant of merciful. So let that name bring peace, prosperity, happiness and health to all the people living in Canada. God bless you all.
The legendary composer who has been composing music for films for three decades now, said the honour has made him feel responsible and also gave him the feeling to keep going and “not retire”.
Rahman began his career in films in the early 1990s and rose to fame after composing music for the hit Tamil film Roja. His next work will be filmmaker Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan, one of the most anticipated films of 2022. The Tamil film stars Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in dual roles and will release on September 20 with dubbed versions in Hindi, Kannada, Telugu and Malayalam languages.
Honoured and grateful for this recognition from @cityofmarkham and @frankscarpitti and the people of Canada 🇨🇦 🇮🇳 #arrahmanstreet #markham #canada #infinitelovearr #celebratingdiversity pic.twitter.com/rp9Df42CBi
— A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) August 29, 2022
