November 21, 2017
Award-winning composer A.R. Rahman says he and Iranian auteur
Majid Majidi belong to an elite society as they both have got fatwas.
The
Oscar-winning composer brought back the memories of the time when fatwa was
issued against the duo in 2015 for "Muhammad: The Messenger of God", the movie
on the life of Prophet Muhammed, when he got onto the stage to talk about their
next collaboration "Beyond The Clouds" at the first day of the 48th
International Film Festival of India (IFFI) here on Monday.
"It is great
to be here. It feels very unusual and extraordinary to be standing here, working
with an Iranian filmmaker who is internationally known. He is a great human
being and a very courageous person. We both have got fatwas, we are a very elite
society here," Rahman said.
Helmed by Majidi, "Beyond The Clouds" marks
the debut of Ishaan Khatter and Malavika Mohanan. Rahman has given music to the
story which is centred around a brother-sister relationship.
"I want to
wish Ishaan, Malvika and the whole crew good luck. It was a great honour working
with Vishal ji (Bhardwaj)."
Bhardwaj has penned Hindi dialogues of the
film, which had its India premiere on the opening day on Monday.