Resul Pookutty opens up on ‘Oscar curse’ and not being given work in Hindi films

Music maestro A.R. Rahman’s recent statement that there is a gang spreading false rumours against him, has triggered more conversations on social media. Rahman's statement came amidst a raging 'insider versus outsider' debate in Bollywood following actor Sushant Singh Rajput's death last month. Responding to his statements, filmmaker Shekhar Kapur said that the Oscar win was proof that Bollywood can't handle his talent.

"You know what your problem is @arrahman? You went and got #Oscars. An Oscar is the kiss of death in Bollywood. It proves you have more talent than Bollywood can handle," Kapur tweeted.

Oscar-winning sound designer Resul Pookutty also added to the conversation and said that he had gone through ‘near breakdown’ as ‘nobody was giving him work in Hindi films’. after he won the Academy Award. He added that regional cinema held him tight after he won the Oscar.

In another tweet, he added that the ‘Oscar curse is over’, and that he is not blaming anybody for not taking him into films.

In the interview, Rahman had said there has been "misunderstanding" between him and filmmakers as some people have been spreading "false rumours" about him in the industry.

"I don't say no to good movies, but I think there is a gang, which, due to misunderstandings, is spreading some false rumours. So when Mukesh Chhabra came to me, I gave him four songs in two days. He said, 'Sir, how many people said don't go, don't go (to him). They told me stories after stories'," he said.

Rahman has composed the music for Sushant Singh’s  last movie Dil Bechara.