AR RAHMAN SPEAKS ABOUT SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT, “HE WANTED TO MEET ME, BUT…”

VS: Roja completes 28 years. How was it when you saw the visuals on screen? Which among them struck your mind?

Kadhal Rojave and Pudhu Vellai Mazhai. Seeing Arvind Swamy on screen was stunning as well. So handsome.

VS: Dil Bechara has made a lot of us emotional…

AR: When I took up the subject, I knew it was going to be sad. My father and mother-in-law died due to cancer. It is there in all our homes. When I saw the way the title track was shot in single take by Farah Khan (Choreographer) and Sushant, I was blown away. Such talent. For all elements to come together. When my praise reached to him, he expressed his desire to meet me. Unfortunately, due to corona… (leaves sentence hanging).

VS: Your words of hope for struggling artists.

AR: All artists face the same thing. What if we aren’t good enough. You aim for perfection but don’t necessarily land up there. One needs to aim for personal satisfaction. We deal with multiple things. We need to be honest and keep going. The universe will come to us. It has to.

For the entire conversation, tune into the video below. More coming up in Part 2.

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