This Composer Is the Mozart of Our Times

It is worth the trip up to Everett to see A.R. Rahman, who's won Oscars for his film scores.by Charles MudedeI never really understood Bollywood until I watched Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India in 2001. I weirdly watched it in a hotel room in Reno, Nevada. After visiting the university in town (to check my e-mail), and pulling a few loose slots (I lost $3.25), I returned to the hotel room, threw myself on the bed, and with the remote turned on the TV. A Bollywood movie appeared. It had just beg