AR Rahman gets candid on his short hair, said I had good hair before getting married

AR Rahman, popularly known as the man who has redefined contemporary Indian music, two-time winner and five-times nominee of the Academy Award is nothing less than an idol for music lovers all over the world. 

The music maestro made an appearance recently at a music launch event at Hyatt Regency in Mumbai. The Jai ho singer got candid about his latest hairstyle at the event and blames it on his marriage. Rahman said, “I used to sport long hair before my marriage, but it became short after that. This is one of the side-effects of getting married.”

Rahman, a Trinity College of Music graduate, is recognised all around the globe for his outstanding music composition and superb singing. A.R. Rahman walked down the aisle with wife Saira Banu in March of 1995. Rahman and Saira have three children out which two are daughters namely, Khatija and Rahima, and the third child is a son named, Ameen Rahman.

AR Rahman has time and again set bars and proved his musical genius not nationally but internationally. He believes the reason for his longevity and success in the music industry is the fact that he takes criticism in his stride.

The 51-year-old Oscar-winning composer said even though reviews matter to him he does not let the negativity affect him.

“Sometimes it is good to take criticism. Some of it is venomous while some of it is beautiful, there is concerned criticism as well. And all this is one of the reason why I am staying alive today, otherwise I would have gone. You have to be open (to criticism).

“Sometimes they are your teachers but some stuff is not good. Today because of Twitter and everything is in your face, I don’t see it (comments) sometimes. We don’t have to creatively nudge ourselves, you have to be in your own zone and do your best,” Rahman told PTI.

The music director believes it is important to be honest towards his work.