Would you believe that A.R. Rahman, who is one the cover of every magazine after having earned two Oscars, missed being on the same covers for a more solemn reason, by the breadth of a hair? In a post-Oscar interview, ARR revealed the pre-Oscar death scare that gave him quite a shock.

"I really don't know what happened. Two days before the Oscars, we were rehearsing at a theatre for the Oscars, the Jay Leno Show and the Oprah Winfrey Show, when a massive chandelier covering a portion of the ceiling crashed on the spot a split second after I moved away," he said. Adding, "If I hadn't moved away, I'd have become history after making history in no time at all. The incident left me shaken but not terrified. I guess it was God's warning not to take any of the good things happening to me too seriously. When I did Oprah Winfrey's show for the Oscars, she asked me what ‘Jai Ho’ meant. I said it meant, 'may victory be yours’. She wished the same back for me and I could see she meant it. It's the best wishes the world over that saved my life that day!" Phew! That was a close call!

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