Recently,
a
video
of
Oscar-winning
composer
AR
Rahman
walking
off
the
stage
at
an
event
after
the
anchor
spoke
in
Hindi
went
viral
on
social
media.
In
the
said
video
from
the
event
for
the
promotions
of
the
musician's
upcoming
production
99
Songs,
the
anchor
is
seen
posing
a
question
to
the
film's
hero
Ehan
Bhatt
in
Hindi,
following
which
Rahman
is
seen
exclaiming,
"Hindi?",
and
walking
off
the
stage.
Now,
in
an
interview
with
Bollywood,
the
music
composer
has
finally
revealed
the
reason
behind
his
action.
AR
Rahman
explained,
"What
happened
is,
we
are
doing
a
three
language
launch.
Hindi
is
already
launched
and
we
are
coming
to
Tamil
Nadu.
So
there
are
certain
kinds
of
protocol
on
the
stage.
We
are
talking
to
Tamil
audiences
who
are
already
saying
that
Ehan
is
very
fair.
So
I
told
her
(the
anchor)
to
speak
in
Tamil
and
follow
the
protocol."
"I
think
she
wanted
to
be
kind
to
Ehan
and
he
understands
Hindi
better
and
so
she
talked
in
Hindi.
So
I
said,
'Hindi?'
and
I
had
to
leave
the
stage.
After
that
other
people
had
to
come
on
stage.
So
people
put
this
one
and
one
two
and
that
I
got
angry.
It
was
a
joke.
It
was
not
meant
to
be
serious.
I
think
it
saved
us
a
lot
of
money
by
becoming
viral,
spreading
Ehan's
and
my
face," he
clarified
while
speaking
with
the
entertainment
portal.
In
the
video
after
walking
off
the
stage,
Rahman
is
seen
smiling
and
teasing
the
anchor
in
Tamil
by
saying,
"Didn't
I
ask
you
already
if
you
speak
in
Tamil
or
not?"
and
then
adding,
"I'm
joking."
To
which
the
anchor
is
seen
saying
that
"it
was
always
a
pleasure
to
be
trolled
by
the
maestro."
Speaking
about
99
Songs,
the
film
bankrolled
by
AR
Rahman,
stars
Ehan
Bhat,
Edilsy,
Lisa
Ray
and
Manisha
Koirala
in
prominent
roles.
The
film
follows
the
journey
of
a
youngster
whose
life
centres
around
his
two
great
loves:
music
and
his
girlfriend
Sophie.
But
when
his
artistic
aspirations
get
in
the
way
of
his
relationship,
he
finds
himself
faced
with
the
toughest
test
of
his
life
yet.
Directed
by
Vishwesh
Krishnamoorthy,
99
Songs
is
scheduled
to
hit
the
theatrical
screens
in
Hindi,
Tamil
and
Telugu
on
April
16,
2021.