Oscar-winning music composer AR Rahman‘s mother Kareema Begum has passed away in Chennai due to ill health. As per reports, Begum was unwell for quite some time and breathed her last on December 28, 2020.
The composer posted a picture of his mother on his social media page and paid a tribute to her. The picture was not completed by any text.
As per the reports, the ace musician was quite close to his mother. In an old interview, Rahman had said that Kareema Begum has musically inclined and that she is much bigger than him in spiritually. He also revealed that his mother was the one who supported him to take up music.
Condolences poured in as soon as the star composer shared the photo.
Rahman was raised by his mother after his father RK Shekhar passed away when he was only nine years old.