While a few use their Oscar statuettes as doorstoppers, AR Rahman can`t do that even if he wishes to because his mother wouldn`t allow him. Rahman, in one of his interviews, opened up and shared how his mother used to keep his awards wrapped in a towel because she thought those awards were made of real gold. It was only after Kareema Begum passed away that Rahman went to her room and took them out. He also shared that currently, those awards are in a showcase at the Firdaus studio.

AR Rahman`s mom kept his awards wrapped in a towel

In an interview with Film Companion, the legendary music composer revealed that his mother stored all his international awards and said, “I have kept the international awards in Dubai because it was wrapped in a towel… my mom wrapped it in a towel. She thought it was gold. So after she passed away, I went to her room, took them out, and I gave it to the Dubai Firdaus studio. It’s in the Firdaus studio in a nice showcase." He won two Oscars, two Grammys, a BAFTA, and a Golden Globe for Danny Boyle`s 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire.