A.R.Rahman was termed a whizkid when he was just stepping into music. Now people know that he is no more a kid. In fact, his first film itself, Roja , depicts his maturity. People know his victory days. But a few people alone know how this happened.
History is replete with stories of success without any hard work and the necessary ingredients.
As the degree of suffering differs from person to person, he too had his share of pain. He entered the music industry as a small child, hardly six years, accompanying his father for recordings sometimes. But he lost his father at a very young age. His father, R.K. Shekhar , was a harmonium player associated with many Malayalam music directors, such as Arjunan Master and others. Since Rahman had music in his blood and was exposed to the music industry by his father, he did not have any struggle coming into the field.