AR Rahman to venture into production, details inside

AR Rahman has joined hands with Jio Studios for his first film as a producer and writer titled '99 Songs'. The film is said to be a passionate love story with music as its soul slated for release on June 21, 2019, in Hindi, Tamil and Telugu.

New Delhi: Adding yet another feather to his already decked up hat, music maestro AR Rahman is now set to debut as a film producer with a love story titled ’99 songs’.

The Indian music director made the special announcement on his Twitter handle.

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  — A.R.Rahman (@arrahman) April 11, 2019

“I am very excited to announce the release of my first film as a producer and writer, 99 ‘songs’, a young passionate love story, with as its soul. My production company, YM movies, is thrilled to have Jio Studios as a partner on this really special venture, ” he wrote.

The film is scheduled to release in cinemas worldwide in three languages, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu on 21st June 2019.

2019 is turning out as a special year for the music director. Apart from entering the film industry, Rahman has also teamed up with Marvel India to create a Hindi anthem for the upcoming ‘Avengers: Endgame’

According to media reports, the highly anticipated song will feature vocals from Arjun Chandy, Nakul Abyankar, M C Heam, Suryansh, Hiral Viradia, Lavita Lobo and Deepthi Suresh among others.

With inputs from ANI.