Veeraraghav TM: Sir, take us to every moment at that Oscar ceremony. I want you to tell me what went through your mind the moment you heard Resul Pookutty's name being announced.
AR Rahman: I was so thrilled. I was in the dressing room, rehearsing but I was so happy for him. Something gave me a positive vibe that if Resul and Simon have got it, then it was a possibility. Till then I had no expectations. I was so happy for Resul.
Veeraraghav TM: And when the announcement was made, when your name was pronounced....
AR Rahman: Very strange, Alicia Keys and the other gentleman asked me Mr Rahman what do you want me to call you and I said AR Rahman so I had to practice for two days because everybody messed it up.
Veeraraghav TM: And what was the thought that crossed your mind when your name was announced the second time. The one thought that bombarded you?
AR Rahman: I relaxed, I became very philosophical that is why all those things came about, the film, the optimism, the choice.
Fathima Rafique (Rahman’s sister): When he got the first Oscar he said mere paas maa hai (I have my mother) and she's come all the way for me and her blessings are there with me. When he told these words, tears welled in my eyes and I was really happy.
AR Rahman: I felt that it was a great moment for her for helping me make a choice over music otherwise I would have been an engineer or something.
Bharat Bala: I think the special relationship with his mother that is something that everybody really has to understand. The bonding with his mother saw to it that she knew him, there was something special about him. How she persevered him and pushed him and kept him on track.
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