I ask myself several times. What is AR Rahman really good at? Yes he composes great music and recently he became the first Indian to win the Golden Globe Awards for his sound track in Slumdog Millionaire. Needless to say, i am a huge fan of AR and i have all his CDs released till date. 

For someone like me who has ARR’s tracks on fingertips, i have asked myself the fundamental question of what he does best in music. I did answer this question several times and i am convinced that AR Rahman is best when he does a devotional sufi track. There is a devine aura to the manner he treats a devotional track, which is usually missing in his dance hall creations. [click to continue...]