AR Rahman Gets Emotional After A Street In Canada Is Named After Him; ‘I Am A Very Small Drop In The Ocean’

Music
legend
AR
Rahman
is
known
for
composing
some
of
the
finest
songs
in
Indian
cinema
in
the
last
three
decades.
Recently,
the
Academy
award
winning
composer
took
to
his
Twitter
handle
to
share
an
emotional
note
as
a
street
in
Canada
has
been
named
after
him.

The
ace
musician
wrote
that
he
is
humbled
that
Markham
city
in
Canada
has
named
a
street
after
him.
He
also
expressed
his
gratitude
to
the
officials
for
the
honour.

Rahman
wrote,
“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.”

In
his
heartfelt
note,
the
music
director
further
explained
that
his
name
means
‘merciful,’
a
quality
of
God,
and
hoped
it
brings
peace
and
prosperity
to
Canada.
He
also
thanked
his
countrymen
and
his
creative
collaborators
for
inspiring
him
to
make
music.

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.”

“I
want
to
thank
my
brothers
and
sisters
of
India
for
all
the
love.
All
the
creative
people
who
worked
with
me,
who
gave
me
the
inspiration
to
rise
up
and
celebrate
hundred
years
of
cinema;
with
all
the
legends
included.
I
am
a
very
small
drop
in
the
ocean,”
AR
Rahman
signed
off
his
post.

AR
Rahman
made
his
debut
in
the
Indian
Film
Industry
with
Mani
Ratnam’s

Roja
in
1992.
Over
the
years,
he
went
on
to
compose
and
produce
some
of
the
most
popular
songs
across
different
languages.

He
is
a
winner
of
multiple
national
and
international
awards
which
includes
six
National
Film
Awards,
two
Academy
Awards,
two
Grammy
Awards,
a
BAFTA
Award,
a
Golden
Globe
Award,
fifteen
Filmfare
Awards
and
seventeen
Filmfare
Awards
South.
He
was
conferred
with
the
Padma
Bhushan
by
the
Indian
Government
in
2010.