A. R. Rahman vs Ai Weiwei
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Compare the life timelines of A. R. Rahman (1967–present) and Ai Weiwei (1957–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1967 to 2026.
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A. R. Rahman (1967–present)
- — Born in Madras as A. S. Dileep Kumar Verified
- — Death of his father, the composer R. K. Shekhar Verified
- — Studied Western classical music at Trinity College of Music
- — Converted to Islam and adopted the name Allah Rakha Rahman Verified
- — Composed his first film score, for Roja Verified
- — Married Saira Banu Verified
- — Composed the score for the stage musical Bombay Dreams Verified
- — Won two Academy Awards for Slumdog Millionaire Verified
- — Awarded the Padma Bhushan Verified
Ai Weiwei (1957–present)
- — Born in Beijing, China Verified
- — Family sent into internal exile Verified
- — Enrolled at the Beijing Film Academy Verified
- — Co-founded the Stars art group Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Returned to China Verified
- — Artistic consultant for the Beijing National Stadium Verified
- — Sunflower Seeds installed at Tate Modern Verified
- — Detained by Chinese authorities Verified
- — Left China for Berlin Verified