Academy
award
winner
A.R.
Rahman
performed
at
the
White
House
on
the
occasion
of
Obama's
first
state
dinner.
Rahman
performed
along
with
his
troupe
in
the
presence
of
President
Barack
Obama
and
Indian
Prime
Minister
Dr.
Manmohan
Singh.
Besides
Rahman,
the
high
profile
event
also
saw
some
brilliant
performances
by
Jennifer
Hudson
(of
Dreamgirls
fame),
Grammy
winner
Kurt
Elling
and
the
National
Symphony
Orchestra.
In
these
pictures,
Rahman
is
seen
entering
the
White
House
amidst
tight
security
and
is
later
seen
posing
along
with
his
band.