A.R Rehman broke through in very early 1990 -that is thirty years ago in Tamil. He was very different, ground breaking , people used to wait for his albums. Paired with Prabhudeva as dancer were spectacular. he just rose and rose to Hindi and took the nation by storm. He also went international and got a Oscar too. it is not the same -times have changed and a 30 year run at the top is a spectacular run. There is an ebb and flow. His music is just not the same -breattaking, new, explosive as it used to be. New styles emerged.
Just like A.R Rahman more or less displaced Ilalyaraja-who was the biggest music director in the south, others will displace him and are. Rehman grew much more than Illayaraja -he conquered Bollywood and even attained global stature. nobody reigns for ever-look at Madonna now!
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