ARR's Accolades :-)

1) He has sold more than 100 million records world-wide,[7] and sold over 200 million cassettes,[8] making him arguably the world's all time top-selling recording artist.
2) National Film Awards (India)
1993 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Roja
1997 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Minsaara Kanavu
2002 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Lagaan
2003 - National Film Award for Best Music Direction - Kannathil Muthamittal
Filmfare Awards (India)
1995 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rangeela
1998 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Dil Se
1999 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Taal
2001 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Lagaan
2002 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Saathiya
2002 - Filmfare Best Background Score - The Legend of Bhagat Singh
2004 - Filmfare Best Background Score - Swades
2006 - Filmfare Best Music Director Award - Rang de Basanti
He also won a "Filmfare R D Burman Music Debutant Award" for Roja's dubbed Hindi version.
South Indian Filmfare Awards
1993 - Best Music - Roja
1994 - Best Music - Gentleman
1995 - Best Music - Kadhalan
1996 - Best Music - Bombay
1997 - Best Music - Kadhal Desam
1998 - Best Music - Minsaara Kanavu
1999 - Best Music - Jeans
2000 - Best Music - Mudhalvan
2001 - Best Music - Alaipayuthey
Tamil Nadu State Film Awards
1993 - Best Music - Roja
1994 - Best Music - Gentleman
1995 - Best Music - Kadhalan
1996 - Best Music - Bombay
1997 - Best Music - Minsaara Kanavu
2000 - Best Music - Sangamam
Zee Cine Awards (India)
2000 - ** 2002 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Lagaan
2006 - Zee Cine Award Best Music Director - Rang De Basanti
GIFA Awards (India)
2006 - GIFA Award for Best Music - Rang De Basanti
2006 - GIFA Award for Best Background Music - Rang De Basanti
Swaralaya Yesudas Award (India)
2006 - Swaralaya-Kairali-Yesudas Award for outstanding performance in music field
2000 - Padma Shri (India)
A. R. Rahman has been nominated for the following awards:

Laurence Olivier Awards (UK)
2003 - Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical - Bombay Dreams
Dora Mavor Moore Awards (Canada)
2006 - General Theatre Division - Outstanding Musical Direction - The Lord of the Rings musical
2004 - Lata Mangeshkar Award.
2005 - Mahatma Gandhiji award.
2005 - Gabala Kundi director award.
2006- Oscar awards - for rang de basanti & water


3) Roja has been selected as one of the Top 10 Sound Tracks of ALL TIME by TIME Magazine
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Good to see this...

ARR will keep goin on

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Virudhu Nayagan is the perfect title for thalaivar............i think he shuld build a new house for keeping his awards itself.........watever said and done, i cant help admiring his humility even after conquering the globe.......my mum said once, if u can live ur life atleast 10% the way ARR* has, then u'll be a very successful and loved-by-all man.....how true my mom is :D

*the perceived life of thalaivar.........he could be someone entirely different from wat we see in public but i highly doubt it - he is a humble for sure :bow:

We can't act as being humble for 17 yrs, Maddy. If that's the case, then he is a better actor compared to Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal for sure...

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Originally Posted by ajaybaskar

We can't act as being humble for 17 yrs, Maddy. If that's the case, then he is a better actor compared to Kamal Haasan and Mohanlal for sure...

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thats a good one ajay......and its indeed a very,very........very true one

A.R.Rahman now holds the record for the maximum number of Filmfare Awards.

Others - Kamal Haasan - 19, Gulzar - 18, Javed Akhtar - 15, Yash Chopra, Shah Rukh Khan - 14, Amithabh Bachchan - 12, Bimal Roy - 11.