Oscar-Winning Composer AR Rahman's Astounding Net Worth

A. R. Rahman Net Worth: A.R. Rahman is an Indian composer and musician who has a net worth of $280 million (2000 crores). Allah-Rakha Rahman was born R.S. Dileep Kumar in Madras, Tamil Nadu, India, in 1967 and is one of the world's best-known composers. He went on to score "Bombay", "Indira", "Mr Romeo", "Love Birds", "The Legends of Bhagat Singh", "Slumdog Millionaire" and "127 Hours". The "Bombay" soundtrack has since sold more than 12 million records around the world. Overall, he has won an unprecedented four Silver Lotus awards during his career, with his most recent coming in 2003 for "Kannathil Muthamittal". Rahman is also the winner of two Oscars, winning Best Original Music Score in 2009 for "Slumdog Millionaire" and Best Original Song for "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire". That soundtrack earned him two Grammy Awards, and he took home a Golden Globe for Best Original Score for "127 Hours" starring James Franco. Rahman is an active humanitarian who publicly supports a variety of organizations, including Stop T.B. Partnership and Save the Children India. He and his wife, Saira Banu, have three children together. As per the report, he charges a massive amount of ?9 crores per movie remuneration. Rahman's father worked in the music industry as a conductor and composer, and Rahman started playing musical instruments at a very young age. He performed in his first orchestra when he was eleven years old. Rahman developed his recording studio in 1992 and eventually turned it into the premier studio in all of India. That same year, he put together the score and soundtrack for the movie "Roja" and earned a Silver Lotus Award for Best Music Director. He is considered to be among the most bankable music composers in the Bollywood industry, and his net worth will probably take a massive hike in the coming future. He is said to be among the highest taxpayers in the country. He also performs at various concert and live-shows for charity. It is believed that the maestro charges a whopping ?1-2 crore for a one-hour long performance. Rahman resides in a lavish house in Mumbai, Maharashtra he bought in the year 2001. The estimated value of this Property is around ?15 Crores. He also has a home in LA that he purchased in 2010. With a small car collection, he now owns a few of the best luxury cars in the world. This includes Mercedes, Jaguar and Volvo. The estimated cost of each vehicle would be around ?1 to ?2 crores.