Penguin India’s authorized biography of A. R. Rahman

A. R. Rahman fans can rejoice as an authorized biography on the life of the Academy Award-winning music composer is in the making. Titled In Notes of a Dream: The Authorized Biography of AR Rahman, will be authored by Krishna Trilok. Winner of National Film Awards, Academy Awards, Grammys, and hearts, the book features A. R. Rahman open up about his philosophies: hope, perseverance, positivity, and love.

The book will be published by Penguin Random House India which is the largest English-language trade publisher in the subcontinent. In a note the publishing house said – From his early days as a composer of advertisement jingles to his first big break into feature films, from his keenness to integrate new technology with a good old-fashioned music to the founding of his music school, from his resounding entry on the international stage to his directorial debut, from his philanthropy to his inner life, Notes of a Dream captures the nostalgia, the drama and the extraordinary success story of A.R. Rahman.

“All these years, you’ve known me through my music. Now I look forward to you reading about who I am, and the story of where I am going,” Rahman said about the book. The book will have a foreword by director Danny Boyle, with whom A. R. Rahman has collaborated for films such as Slumdog Millionaire (2008) and 127 Hours (2010).