According to reports, music maestro AR Rahman has cancelled his upcoming show in Delhi that was to be held on September 13. The organisers have stated that it was due to unfortunate circumstances and Rahman’s team has told a leading English daily that it was due to prior commitments.

However, it is believed that the fatwa issued against the music director by a Sunni Muslim group based in Mumbai could be behind the cancellation.

Rahman has scored the music for the Majid Majidi film Muhammad: Messenger Of God and the fatwa was issued for his involvement in the film. The film is about the Prophet’s life and will be part of a trilogy.

Rahman also cancelled a concert in Mumbai post the fatwa.

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