“Before A.R. Rahman received three Academy Award nominations for his contributions to ‘Slumdog Millionaire’s’ Indian-infused techno soundtrack, he was known across India as ‘the Mozart of Madras.’ He’s long been Bollywood’s best-known composer, a household name…. Like Rahman himself, the soundtrack has a vast range: It jumps from a punk song by the Clash to a Hindi anthem to an aching sitar solo.”