Overview

• Rahman says a more open world lets artists blend traditions, citing Indian notes on Turkish instruments as an example audiences embrace.
• He discovers collaborators via streaming services and short-form videos, recently DMing a Turkish string player, a Pune dhol player and a Lucknow classical vocalist.
• The composer remains receptive to remakes of his songs, describing himself first as a listener who welcomes creative reuses if he is acknowledged.
• He has scored Ufff Yeh Siyappa, a Hindi film told without dialogue and directed by G Ashok, featuring Sohum Shah, Nushrratt Bharuccha and Nora Fatehi.
• Producers Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg plan a September 5 theatrical release, with a soundtrack spanning Indian, orchestral and jazz styles that Rahman says must drive the narrative.