Indians have not always been well-represented in Hollywood. The ground reality could gradually shift with actors like Priyanka Chopra and Deepika Padukone.
But how does it feel to be the only 'Brown Guy' as a musician??
During a recent chat on The Good Time Show's YouTube channel, Rahman recalled many instances where he was the only brown person in the room.
Rahman was quoted as saying,
"The doors that opened wereĄ everyone knows me in Hollywood even if I donĄ¯t know them. I was the only brown guy, I think," he said.
"Because IĄ¯m a member of the Academy, IĄ¯ll get all those invitations. Spielberg invites you, JJ Abrams invites you, Disney invites you, so I went for everything," he said.?
"So all the stuff I never did. I met people, and even though I would not stay there much, I would just stay for 10-15 minutes because of loud music, people drinking, and claustrophobia. So I will just say heyĄ (and leave),"
"I remember going to the Disney party, and I was doing Million Dollar Arm (at the time), so they invited me to the Frozen (party). It was also the 90th birthday of Walt Disney, so there was a statue of him. So I was taking a selfie (with the statue), I look back, and 100 people were looking at me. I was the only brown person there."
In 2009, Rahman won Best Original Score and Best Original Song for his work on Slumdog Millionaire.
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