As of 2009, he had written some 130 film scores and reputedly sold more than 100 million records worldwide (though that number is hard to track, given widespread music piracy across South Asia). He is a massive superstar in other parts of the world, primarily for his scores to movies not just from Bollywood, but in several regional Indian film markets, including Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada-language movies. He is known primarily in the West for his Oscar-winning score to the film Slumdog Millionaire (and the ensuing hit single version of his song 'Jai Ho,' a collaboration with The Pussycat Dolls). Rahman, also a singer and instrumentalist, has become one of the world's most popular artists. In 2012, protests in Mumbai that were alleged to have been organized by the Raza Academy turned violent two people died and 54 were hurt in the rioting that ensued. However, the Raza Academy has been linked to violence in the past. (For example, one prominent Muslim cleric issued a fatwa against ISIS last year.)

However, a fatwa is supposed to be no more than an edict issued by a religious scholar, ranging from matters mundane to profound, and is not necessarily linked to negative action. Outside the Muslim world, a fatwa is often misinterpreted as a threat of violence, particularly after the infamous fatwa issued against author Salman Rushdie following the publication of his book The Satanic Verses in 1988. The film project has also been denounced by Al-Azhar University in Cairo, according to the Guardian in the U.K. In its fatwa, the Raza Academy says that both Majidi and Rahman must recite the kalimas, or professions of Muslim belief, and repeat their marriage ceremonies - in essence, reestablish themselves as Muslims. It was released in Iran and was screened at the Montreal World Film Festival in August. According to the BBC, the Raza Academy has also asked the Indian government to ban the film, which cost a reported $40 million to make. The director of Muhammad: The Messenger of God is Iran's Majid Majidi, who has released this as the first in a planned trilogy chronicling Muhammad's life. Rahman - have had a fatwa, or religious edict, issued against them by the Raza Academy, a Mumbai-based Sunni Muslim organization. But now the film's director and its composer - the hugely popular Indian musician A.R. Rahman performing in Mumbai in February 2014.Ī big-budget Iranian biopic depicting the childhood of the Prophet Muhammad has already faced a fair amount of backlash. The 46-year-old Jai Ho hitmaker, who has a page onFacebook, has been liked by 10,138,509 fans and 81,159 peoplehave commented on it.Indian composer A.R. With more than one crore fanfollowing on Facebook, Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahmanhas become the most popular Indian on the social networkingsite by leaving behind Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar. Actors Hrithik Roshan, Shah Rukh Khan, Akshay Ksumar and melody queen Lata Mangeshkar have bagged the seventh, eighth, nineth and tenth spots respectively.

Among the actresses, Priyanka Chopra has 3,552,699 fans.

Whereas Bollywood magastar Bachchan, who is quite active on the social networking sites, has been followed by 3,600,477 fans. Actor Aamir Khan has bagged the fourth position with 6,367,036 fans.

Rahman also posted a picture on the page which says, '10,000,000 and thanks.' Cricket legend Tendulkar is the second most popular face on the networking site with 9,109,898 likes followed by Dabangg star Salman Khan, who has 7,534,958 fans.The 46-year-old Jai Ho hitmaker, who has a page on Facebook, has been liked by 10,138,509 fans and 81,159 people have commented on it.With more than one crore fan following on Facebook, Oscar-winning music composer A R Rahman has become the most popular Indian on the social networking site by leaving behind Amitabh Bachchan and Sachin Tendulkar.

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