Grammy Winner Falguni Shah Reveals AR Rahman Told Her ‘He’s Happy And Proud Of Me’

Indian-American
singer-songwriter
Falguni
Shah
won
the
Grammy
for
Best
Children’s
Music
Album
for
her
album
A
Colourful
World,
on
April
3,
2022.
The
singer
recently
opened
up
about
the
big
win
and
also
revealed
what
music
maestro
AR
Rahman
said
to
her.

Grammys
2022:
AR
Rahman
Spotted
With
BTS;
Divine
Makes
His
Debut
Grammy
Awards
Appearance

Shah
said
that
winning
the
Grammy
for
Best
Children’s
Music
Album
“was
a
surreal” experience
for
her.
She
told
“I
was
like,
‘Oh
my
god!’
My
jaw
dropped
and
it
stayed
like
that
for
30
seconds
(laughs).
It
was
such
an
ecstatic
moment
for
me.”

She
thanked
The
Recording
Academy
for
the
win
and
added,
“I
feel
so
lucky
that
I
was
given
the
award
for
my
work
instead
of
where
I
come
from;
it
didn’t
matter
whether
I’m
an
Indian
or
brown-skinned.
It’s
all
about
excellence
in
music,
and
that
has
always
been
the
motto
of
the
Recording
Academy.”

She
also
revealed
that
maestro
AR
Rahman
added
magic
to
the
celebration
when
he
called
to
congratulate
her
on
the
big
win.
She
added
that
she
couldn’t
meet
him
at
the
ceremony
but
she
was
happy
to
receive
the
call.
Notably,
Shah
and
Rahman
had
previously
worked
together
on
the
Oscar-winning
film
Slumdog
Millionaire
(2008).

PM
Modi
Congratulates
Grammys
2022
Winners
Falguni
Shah
And
Ricky
Kej

Falguni
told
the
portal
“I
couldn’t
speak
to
him
(at
the
ceremony)
as
I
didn’t
have
access
to
go
to
the
audience.
The
nominees
were
asked
to
sit
in
a
particular
section,
and
Rahman
was
in
a
different
section.
But
we
spoke
over
the
phone.
He
told
me,
‘Congratulations!
I’m
so
happy
and
proud
of
you!'”

The
musician,
who
is
popularly
known
as
Falu,
concluded
by
saying
that
she
wants
to
be
better
for
the
new
generation
and
added,
“In
the
first
six
years,
we
need
to
set
the
right
foundation
for
them
(children).
They
need
to
be
better
citizens
when
they
grow
up.”