Music maestro A R Rahman’s Roja has been featured on Time magazine’s 10 best soundtracks of all times.

Reacting to the news, Rahman said the future was unpredictable and “you never know what it had in store for you”.

“Suddenly you find Roja being selected as one of the 10 best soundtracks in the world by Time magazine,” Rahman said.

The long wait to see one of our popular musicians go West finally seems to be ending. Rahman, who scored big points for his Bollywood explosion in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s stage musical Bombay Dreams, is all set to make his full-fledged musical in Toronto.

“I like it when what I do here (India) is recognised abroad. The musical stage version of Lord Of The Rings happened in Toronto. I scored music for specific characters in the play,” he said.Why such a delayed international impact?

“Actually, Shekhar Kapur got me a couple of Hollywood films three-four years ago. But I wasn’t ready then. Now, with Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Bombay Dreams behind me, I’m more confident. It’s the first time that a musician from the Orient is being called to score in the West regardless of colour and creed. It’s not about whether you’re an Indian or a foreigner. I was apprehensive whether I could swing it. But it has gone well!