Needs no introduction. With a career spanning 17 and having sold more than 100 million records of film scores and soundtracks, he is one of the world’s all time top selling recording artistes. Aside from landmark Bollywood and Tamil soundtracks like Roja, Bombay, Saathiya, Boys, he has an international presence with music for Bombay Dreams, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Elizabeth: Golden Age, Slumdog Millionaire and Couple’s Retreat. He is now a musical talent to be reckoned with internationally. Time Magazine has named him one of the 100 most influential people on the planet. Awards and Recognition : 2 Academy awards, 13 Filmfare awards, 4 National film awards,1 BAFTA award, 1 Golden Globe, CNN IBN Indian of the Year award 2009. 2010 nominations for Grammy: Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (Slumdog Millionaire), Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media (A Songwriter(s) award (Jai Ho). Short listed for Academy award nomination: Best Original Song (Na Na - Couples Retreat) In honour of this global adulation and expecting further wins at the Grammy’s for Slumdog millionaire and at the Oscar’s for Couple’s Retreat, we are launching a special compendium of some of his most outstanding work.
