It"s
almost
official
now.
The
startling
musical
journey
of
A.
R.
Rahman
has
now
been
chronicled
by
the
maestro
in
an
autobiography.
In
Tamil
and
English,
Rahman"s
self-revelations
to
be
published
by
Penguin
will
appear
later
this
year
after
he
finishes
his
current
world
tour
and
gets
the
time
to
put
finishing
touches
to
his
startling
tale,
so
far.
The
autobiography
was
apparently
commissioned
by
Penguin
right
after
the
Oscar
triumph.
Both,
Rahman
and
sound
designer
Resul
Pookutty,
who
won
Oscars
for
their
work
in
Slumdog
Millionaire,
were
asked
to
put
together
their
life
stories,
so
far.
While
Resul
acted
swiftly,
making
time
in
the
midst
of
his
various
projects
to
pen
down
his
tale,
Rahman,
over-committed
and
unable
to
cope
with
his
schedules
is
somewhat
behind
schedule
with
his
biography.
Resul"s
autobiography
in
his
native
tongue,
Malayalam,
and
in
English
is
ready
for
release.
While
Rahman
chooses
to
remain
silent
on
his
autobiography
until
closer
to
release,
Resul
confirms
on
behalf
of
both
of
them.
Says
Resul,
“Both
A
R
Rahman
and
I
were
asked
to
write
our
autobiographies
after
the
Oscars.
The
Malayalam
version
of
my
autobiography
entitled
'Sabdatharapadham'
(meaning,
The
Sound
of
the
Milky
Way)
is
being
released
on
May
13
in
Mumbai.
The
English
version
will
release
a
little
later."
Resul"s
co-partners
in
the
Oscars
victory,
Gulzar
and
Rahman,
would
also
be
present.
The
book
would
be
released
by
the
Governor
of
Maharashtra,
K
Sankaranarayan.
Unfortunately
Resul"s
favourite
entertainment
icon,
Amitabh
Bachchan,
won"t
be
able
to
make
it
.“But
Amitji
will
be
releasing
the
English
version
of
my
book," promises
Resul.