‘Chhaava is divisive’, accepts AR Rahman but says scoring the film was an ‘honour’: ‘Use of words like Subhanallah in negative scenes was cringe’ | Bollywood News
Vicky Kaushal-starrer Chhaava was the highest-grossing film of 2025 for several months, until Ranveer Singh’s Dhurandhar dethroned it in December. The film emerged as a major box office success, but it was also widely called out for being divisive due to its portrayal of the conflict between Maratha warrior-king Sambhaji Maharaj and Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb. Now, maestro A. R. Rahman, who composed the music for the film, has shared his thoughts on the same and admitted that the film was indeed divisive. The blockbuster reception of the film was followed by riots in Nagpur, Maharashtra, which as per Chief Minsiter Devendra Fadnavis were caused by people ‘showing their anger at Aurangzeb’. Speaking to BBC Asian Network, AR Rahman spoke about working in a film industry that is becoming increasingly divisive by the day. “That’s the reason God is giving more power to people like us so that we can replace the bad with good by word, action, art,” he said. When asked if he has become more conscious about picking his projects and avoiding films …
