Music legend AR Rahman's association with the much-awaited Ramayana has an intriguing backstory. At the film's album launch in Chennai on October 21, the composer recalled recieving an email over a decade ago from a man who claimed to have dreamt of him composing music for the mythological saga. Now, as he collaborates with Hans Zimmer for the upcoming adaptation, the decade-old message has come full circle. 

AR Rehman recalls fan's email predicting his music for Ramayana

Recalling the incident, AR Rahman told the audience that a man named Sathish had emailed him in 2014 with details of his dream. "There is something I wanted to share. In 2014, a gentleman called Sathish manifested that I would be composing the music for Ramayana," he said before reading the email.