14 Years Of Enthiran: When AR Rahman Almost Got Michael Jackson To Sing For Rajinikanth's Film

It has been 14 years since the release of Enthiran and it remains one of the best films in Tamil cinema. Directed by Shankar Shanmugam, this science fiction film is the first instalment in the Enthiran film series.Starring Rajinikanth, in the lead, as a scientist and the robot, the film featured Aishwarya Rai Bachchan as his love interest. Upon its release onon October 1, 2010, the film was hailed for its story, music and Rajinikanth's stellar performance. While the songs of the film are still seem fresh for music lovers, this interesting fact about it will blow your mind!

When AR Rahman almost got Michael Jackson to sing for Rajinikanth's EnthiranMusic composer AR Rahman once revealed that he almost got legendary pop icon Michael Jackson to sing in the film. In a meet and greet session held with fans in Malaysia earlier this year, AR Rahman said that when he was in Los Angeles, USA, in early 2009 he was introduced to someone who managed Michael. “I asked if I could meet him. An email was sent out but there was no response for a week. Then, I got nominated for the Oscars (for Jai Ho from Slumdog Millionaire). Michael’s team said he wanted to meet me. I said, I don’t want to meet him now. I’ll meet him when I’ve won an Oscar,” said Rahman.

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Soon after he won the Oscar, he met the pop star and explained the feeling as ‘top of the world’. “I met him at a home in LA the day after I won it. He was very kind, we spoke about music and world peace. He said, why don’t we do the next We Are The World, introduced me to his kids. He even showed me how he dances from the heart,” Rahman said.Also Read: AR Rahman Promises 'Broadway In Chennai Once he got back to India, he then told director Shankar about his meeting with Michael Jackson. The director asked if he would be ok to work in Enthiran. “Shankar sir asked me if he would sing for the film. I said, wow, will he sing a Tamil song? I asked.

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He said, whatever you say, we’ll do together.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t meant to be because Michael died in June that year. “He was sick at that time,” said Rahman.