Dubai fest to fete Rahman

CHENNAI -- Indian composer A.R. Rahman will get an eternity achievement recognition in the eighth Dubai Film Festival. Rahman won two Academy awards along with a BAFTA, Grammy and Golden Globe for his "Slumdog Uniform" soundtrack. Younger crowd won multiple nominations for "127 Hrs." Considered India's pre-eminent composer, Rahman has obtained a lot more than 100 films within the Tamil, Hindi, Telugu, Mandarin and Malayalam languages besides his operate in Hollywood. He's part of supergroup Superheavy, another people which are Mick Jagger, Joss Stone, Dork Stewart and Damien Marley. Rahman has additionally labored with Craig Remedy and Michael Bolton. He's won India's greatest civilian recognition, the Padma Bhushan, an honorary Fellow from the Trinity College of Music and was named by Time magazine among the world's most influential folks 2009. Rahman's latest release, the Bollywood musical "Rockstar" opened up worldwide with $12.5 million a week ago. Dubai fest chairman Abdulhamid Juma stated: "A. R. Rahman is definitely an inspiration for numerous music artists and composers, and it has introduced a brand new infusion of talent towards the Indian film industry. Through his worldwide foray, dealing with a few of the world's most accomplished music artists, he shown the energy of music to mix all obstacles and fasten having a global audience." Veteran Egyptian thesp Gamil Ratib, whose credits include "Lawrence of Arabia," will even get a lifetime achievement award in the fest that runs 12 ,. 7-14. Rahman's second world tour in 2 years begins in Dubai 12 ,. 9. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com