Oscar-winning musician AR Rahman is divorcing his wife Saira Banu. In this regard, their lawyers have also issued a public statement in which they have announced that they are separating. AR Rahman and Saira Banu separate after living together for almost three decades. Let us tell you that AR Rahman is among the highest-earning musicians and his net worth is over Rs 1,700 crore.
They both married in 1995.
First of all, let’s talk about the divorce of this celebrity couple, so let us tell you that AR Rahman and Saira got married in the year 1995 and now after 29 years, both of them are getting divorced. They both have three children. According to the public statement, both have made this decision to separate after careful consideration. Saira has been quoted as saying that she was going through a lot of pain in this relationship, which has become very difficult for her to handle. That’s why he decided to break it.
AR Rahman’s net worth is 1700 crores!
AR Rahman won an Oscar for the Bollywood film Slumdog Millionaire and is considered India’s greatest music composer. Apart from being a big name in the music industry, AR Rahman is also leading the way in terms of earnings. This can be easily estimated by looking at his net worth. According to a report by Lifestyle Asia, AR Rahman’s net worth ranges between $200 million and $240 million or around Rs 1.7 billion.
charge so much for a movie
According to reports, when AR Rahman started his career, he received Rs 25,000 for composing music for his first film Roja. Today, he has left his mark as the country’s most important music composer. Now AR Rahman charges Rs 8-10 crore for music for a film.
Apart from this, it takes approximately 3 million rupees to compose a song. While for a live performance of just one hour, his fee is around 1 to 2 million rupees. A significant portion of Rahman’s net worth comes from his income from music composition.
Expensive divorce from the entertainment industry
Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman has been honored with the National Film Award, Grammy Award and Padma Bhushan. Apart from composing music, Rahman also earns a lot from music shows, advertisements and other media. The news of Rahman and his wife Saira Banu’s divorce is making headlines and it is speculated that their divorce will become one of the most expensive divorces in the history of the entertainment industry.