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Imtiaz Ali, who has frequently collaborated with AR Rahman for films such as Rockstar, Highway, Tamasha, and Amar Singh Chamkila, said he has never felt any kind of "communal bias" in Bollywood, adding that the Oscar-winning music composer's comments have been "miscontrued."

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NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali has come out in support of A R Rahman amid a controversy over the music maestro's remarks on declining work in Bollywood and his

AR Rahman's children - son Ameen and daughters Khatija and Raheema -- shared old videos of Rahman representing India on international stages and also posted a clip of Prime Minister Narendra Modi lauding the composer.

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AR Rahman's children Khatija, Raheema and Ameen have come to his defence on social media after he was criticised for statements in an interview.

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali, who has worked extensively with AR Rahman, sided with the composer and shared how his statement on film industry becoming 'communal' has been 'misconstrued'.