Revealed: Why ‘Highway’ is a first for AR Rahman

He has sung in his mother tongue Tamil as well as Hindi and now composer AR Rahman has crooned his first Punjabi number, ‘Maahi Ve’, for Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Highway’.

Rahman said it was easier than Hindi. “First of all, I am singing in Punjabi, nobody complimented me,” said the Oscar winning composer. In Hindi, he has sung hit numbers Hamma Hamma and Khwaja Mere Khwaja. When asked how he picked up the language, Rahman said: “I am a fan of the language; I have been listening to Nusrat (Fateh All Khan) Saab�۪s songs for the past 25 years. So, it was just affection for the language.”

“Working with Subhash Ghai and (late) Yash Chopra ji (helped). It was easier than Hindi,” he added.

‘Highway’ stars Alia Bhatt and Randeep Hooda and is set to release on 21st February.