Rahman’s initiative to elevate India’s talent

Futureproof show cases Indian creativity & innovation on the global stage

A.R. Rahman who started Ta Futures, an initiative focused on capturing the culture of Tamil Nadu and giving it new creative expression, on his last birthday, has now come out with yet another creative venture called Futureproof. Through this, the double Oscarwinning composer seeks to push the boundaries of Indian cinema globally. A statement from the musician’s spokesperson reads, “A.R. Rahman has launched Futureproof, an initiative to represent Indian creativity and innovation on the global stage. Uniting multi-faceted creative icons from across the world, it is a highimpact series designed to elevate and amplify the country’s diverse talent across the streams of art, science, and entrepreneurship.”

The first instalment of the series deals with the future of cinema and provides an insight into the processes that control the representation of Indian cinema internationally, the statement adds.

“The dialogue is curated by the celebrated filmmaker Anurag Kashyap and it features AcademyAward-winning filmmaker Nick Vallelonga and renowned acting educator/writer Bernard Hiller as well as a host of distinguished Indian filmmakers from diverse styles, innovations, and traditions of cinema — including Zoya Akhtar, Nandita Das, Anubhav Sinha, Hansal Mehta, Neeraj Ghaywan, Lijo Jose Pellissery, Geetu Mohandas, and many more,” the statement says. “In the upcoming editions, it will bring together the world’s most inspiring creative minds from the fields of music, entrepreneurship, technology and pop culture,” it further added.

THE FIRST INSTALMENT OF THE SERIES DEALS WITH THE FUTURE OF CINEMA AND PROVIDES AN INSIGHT INTO THE PROCESSES THAT CONTROL THE REPRESENTATION OF INDIAN CINEMA INTERNATIONALLY. THE UPCOMING EDITIONS WILL BRING TOGETHER THE WORLD’S MOST CREATIVE MINDS FROM MUSIC, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, TECHNOLOGY AND POP CULTURE