Throughout the 1990s Rahman composed music for such popular Tamil films as Thiruda Thiruda (1993; “Thief! Thief!”) and Bombay (1995). As with Roja, both films were dubbed in Hindi and featured translated songs. The 1995 blockbuster Rangeela (“Colorful”) marked Rahman’s first score for a Hindi film not dubbed from Tamil. The film featured such popular tracks as “Hai Rama” (“Oh, Rama”) and “Rangeela Re” (“Colorful One”). Rahman subsequently created music for more Hindi films, such as Daud: Fun on the Run (1997; “Race: Fun on the Run”), Doli Saja Ke Rakhna (1998; “Keep Your Palanquin Decorated”), and Taal (1999; “Rhythm”). His 1997 album Vande Mataram, released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of , found massive commercial success. More Bollywood hits and international projects Rahman composed the soundtrack for Lagaan (2001; “Land Tax”), only the third Indian movie ever nominated for the for best foreign-language film. The soundtrack, which includes such popular songs such as the classical “Ghanan Ghanan” (“Thundering”) and the folk-inspired “Radha Kaise Na Jale” (“How Can Radha Not Feel Jealous?”), is considered one of Rahman’s best works. His other notable credits from the 2000s include Saathiya (2002; “Companion”), Rang De Basanti (2006; “Paint Me Saffron”), Jodhaa Akbar (2008), and Delhi-6 (2009). In 2002, working with lyricist Don Black, Rahman composed the score for ’s stage musical , a colorful romance inspired by Bollywood films. His next stage project, a musical version of , premiered in in 2006. He also contributed a song—one of Rahman’s very popular tracks, “Chaiyya Chiayya” from the movie Dil Se…—to the soundtrack of ’s Inside Man (2006) and cowrote the score for ’s Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007). Rahman’s true breakthrough to Western audiences came with ’s rags-to-riches saga (2008). Rahman’s score, which captured the frenzied pace of life in Mumbai’s underclass, dominated the awards circuit in 2009. He collected a for best music as well as a and an Academy Award for best score. He and lyricist Gulzar also shared the Academy Award for best song for “,” a dance track that accompanied the film’s closing Bollywood-style dance number. Rahman’s streak continued at the in 2010, where he collected the prize for best soundtrack and “Jai Ho” was again honored as best song appearing on a soundtrack., Allah Rakha Rahman (pronunciation ⓘ; born A. S. Dileep Kumar; 6 January 1967), also known by the initialism ARR, is an Indian music composer, record producer, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and philanthropist [1] known for his works in Indian cinema; predominantly in Tamil and Hindi films, with occasional forays in international cinema., A.R. Rahman (born January 6, 1967, Madras [now Chennai], India) is an acclaimed Indian composer, singer-songwriter, and music producer whose artistry and extensive body of work for film and stage earned him the nickname “the Mozart of Madras.”.