MUMBAI – AR Rehman, a masterclass artist of the Bollywood film industry ina recent interview with Indian publication, opened about his much-talkedconversion to Islam, becoming a filmmaker and more.

It is no secret that AR Rehman was born in a Hindu family. His birth namewas Dileep Kumar, however, he, along with his entire family embraced Islamafter Rahman’s father passed away.

His mother, now Kareema Begum, was a spiritual person, and through herhusband’s illness, visited various temples and churches, consulted holy menand tried every religion-led remedy. It is during this time that she met aSufi preacher, who had a lasting impression on her.

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Sharing his thoughts about his love for Islam, Rahman said, “It’s not aboutconverting to Islam, it’s about finding the spot and seeing whether itpresses the button in you.

The spiritual teachers, the Sufi teachers, taught me and my mom things thatare very, very special. There are special things in every faith, and thisis the one we chose. And we stand by it.

“Prayer,” he added, “has been extremely beneficial. It has saved me frommany falls. In between prayers, I think, ‘Oh, I have to pray, so I can’t dothis mischief’. People from other faiths do the same thing and are peacefultoo. For me, this works!”

The great music composer who has now unleashed his filmmaking skills ishelming his second film venture. His first one was named ‘One Heart’, aVirtual Reality documentary that follows one of his musical tours.