Overview
- Rahman recounted that his agent warned he might be fired if he took the project with director Danny Boyle, yet he chose to proceed on instinct.
- He said he worked on the film quietly and even kept it from his own team, who thought he was scoring a documentary.
- The soundtrack, highlighted by “Jai Ho,” went on to win two Academy Awards for best original score and best original song.
- He described a punishing perfectionism, saying he seeks internal validation and loses sleep when his work falls below his standards.
- He confirmed he is currently composing for Hansal Mehta’s series Gandhi, which features Pratik Gandhi in the lead.