• By Aanchal Sharma
  • Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:19 AM (IST)
  • Source:JND

Music maestro AR Rahman recently attended an event with wife Saira Banu. A video of the music composer asking his wife not to speak in Hindi but Tamil is now going viral on social media platforms.

In the video, AR Rahman can be seen sharing the stage with wife Saira Banu in an old clip that has surfaced online.While AR Rahman was speaking in Tamil, he said, “I don’t like to watch my interviews again. She keeps playing again and again and watching because she loves my voice.” To this, the host asked Saira Banu for her opinion. Before she could speak, AR Rahman said, “Don’t talk in Hindi, speak in Tamil.” Saira Banu can be seen getting nervous as she says “Oh my god”. A close up shot of Sai Pallavi from the event can also be seen in the clip.

Several social media users took to the comments section of the video to give their reactions. One user wrote, “These people do not want Hindi.... but English will do..?? Yes, we are also Marathi… we speak in Marathi… but Hindi is the national language and we were taught nation first… you will earn money from the whole country… but English will not give that much respect to Hindi… English Gone but slavery still belongs to them.”

Another comment read, “I don't have problem with Tamil its bas close to my heart as all other Indian languages but why not Hindi and why any foreign language? Are we still in the communal Era?”

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“She neither spoke Hindi nor Tamil....and I think that's the best thing she can do there...she spoke  english because English is a common language for both North and South Indian....BTW Sai pallavi looked adorable as always,” read another comment on the video.

AR Rahman’s music will next be featured in Mani Ratnam’s magnum opus film, Ponniyin Selvan: 2. The film will be released theatrically worldwide on April 28, 2023.