‘Speak in Tamil not Hindi’: AR Rahman tells wife at award show

A video of the world-famous composer AR Rahman at an award show has been circling social media recently. He was honoured at the Vikatan Cinema awards where he was joined on the stage by his wife, Saira Banu.

Rahman invited his wife to accept the trophy with him, asking her to say a few words as well. When she was about to speak, Rahman added in Tamil, "Please speak in Tamil not Hindi".

A perplexed Saira then apologised and said, "Sorry, I can't speak fluently in Tamil. So, please excuse me. I am super happy and excited because his voice is my favourite. I fell in love with his voice. That's all I can say."

Despite his productions in multiple languages and across countries, AR Rahman has been a vocal advocate of the Tamil language. Moreover, he has recently composed the "Ponniyin Selvan 2" songs, and all the songs have received a good reception after their launch. The music composer is now awaiting the release of his compositions from the Tamil films "Ayalaan" and "Maamanan".