{"id":251800,"date":"2026-01-18T23:11:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251800\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T23:11:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T23:11:09","slug":"paresh-rawal-reacts-to-ar-rahmans-clarification-of-his-communal-remark-you-are-our-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/251800\/","title":{"rendered":"Paresh Rawal reacts to AR Rahman’s clarification of his ‘communal’ remark: ‘You are our pride’ |"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Paresh AR Rahman has been in the news for his comments about the Hindi film industry being communal. The composer dropped a video on Sunday morning clarifying on the same. Paresh Rawal<\/a> has now reacted to it. After facing days of criticism over remarks made during an interview, music composer AR Rahman<\/a> released a clarification on Sunday, reaffirming his deep affection for India. In his message, the Oscar-winning composer reflected on his bond with the country and his art, and stressed that he \u201cnever meant to cause pain.\u201dActor-politician Paresh Rawal reacted to Rahman\u2019s clarification by re-sharing the post on social media. A fan page dedicated to Rahman had earlier shared the composer\u2019s video on X (formerly Twitter) with the caption, \u201cA.R.Rahman speaks out & responds with clarity.\u201d Paresh amplified the post and wrote, \u201cWe love you sir. You are our pride.\u201d accompanied by folded hands and heart emojis.However, Rawal\u2019s response sparked mixed reactions online, with many users unsure whether his comment was heartfelt or sarcastic. One user asked, \u201cWas it sarcasm??\u201d while another remarked, \u201cReason why I like u as a comedian sir.\u201d A third wrote, \u201cSorry, sir. I am not part of that, unless it’s sarcasm.\u201dAt the same time, several Rahman fans interpreted Paresh\u2019s message as genuine. One commented, \u201cSometimes you also say the right things!\u201d Another urged, \u201cNote: Please don\u2019t delete this later due to \u2018pressure.\u2019 Let it stay.\u201dNot everyone agreed, though. Some users took issue with Rawal\u2019s wording, with one posting, \u201cSpeak for yourself, Paresh,\u201d and others echoing that he was only expressing a personal opinion when he referred to Rahman as \u201cour pride.\u201dThe controversy stems from Rahman\u2019s comments in an interview with BBC Asian Network, where he was asked whether he ever felt sidelined in Bollywood for being a Tamil composer. He responded that he did not experience such feelings when he began his career in the 1990s, saying, \u201cMaybe I never got to know of this, maybe it was concealed by God, but I didn\u2019t feel any of this.\u201d He went on to add, \u201cThe past eight years, maybe, because a power shift has happened, and people who are not creative have the power now. It might be a communal thing also\u2026 but it is not in my face.\u201d During the same conversation, Rahman also criticised Chhaava for capitalising on \u201cdivisiveness.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"AR Rahman has been in the news for his comments about the Hindi film industry being communal. The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":251801,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[81991,125993,125999,93,126000,61,60,270,28125,125998,125994,125997,125996,125995],"class_list":{"0":"post-251800","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies","8":"tag-ar-rahman","9":"tag-ar-rahman-communal-remarks-clarification","10":"tag-ar-rahman-video-response","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-hindi-film-industry-controversy","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-movies","16":"tag-paresh-rawal","17":"tag-paresh-rawal-ar-rahman-pride-comments","18":"tag-paresh-rawal-reaction-to-ar-rahman","19":"tag-paresh-rawal-social-media","20":"tag-rahman","21":"tag-social-media-reactions-to-paresh-rawal"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=251800"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/251800\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/251801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=251800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=251800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=251800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}