AR Rahman's Pune Concert Interrupted By Police Over Time Limit Violation

On Sunday, singer and music composer AR Rahman was stopped during his live performance in Pune by police officers who walked onto the stage and demanded that the show be halted. A video of the incident has gone viral on social media. It was later clarified by Pune Police that Rahman had exceeded the 10 pm deadline. The singer was reportedly stopped while performing his hit track "Chaiyya Chaiyya". The police officials conveyed to Rahman that he needed to stop singing as per the Supreme Court guidelines after 10 pm, to which he complied.

Smartana Patil, DCP Zone 2, Pune Police, stated that Rahman was singing his last song and was not aware that it was past 10 pm. On Monday, Rahman tweeted pictures from the Pune concert and thanked his fans for their support. He promised to be back soon to sing with them again. The live concert took place at the Raja Bahadur Mill area in Pune with a scheduled time of 8 pm-10 pm. Rahman was reportedly questioned by the officers after he exceeded the time limit and left the stage when asked why he continued to sing in the show after 10 pm. AR Rahman's latest work includes the music for Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan: Part 2, which he actively promoted with the cast, including Aishwarya Rai. Rahman was also in the news recently after a video showed him asking his wife, Saira Banu, not to speak in Hindi but in Tamil at an event in Chennai.