After 29 years of marriage, AR Rahman and his wife Saira Banu split up because of “significant emotional strain in the relationship.”

After over thirty years of marriage, AR Rahman and his wife, Saira Banu, have announced their separation. Vandana Shah, Saira’s attorney, issued a formal statement on the couple’s separation.In 1995, AR Rahman and Saira Banu were married. Khatija, Raheema, and Ameen are their three children.

The official statement read, “On behalf and instruction of Mrs. Saira and her husband renowned musician Allahrakka Rahman (A.R. Rahman), Vandana Shah and Associates issue the following statement regarding the couple’s decision to part ways.

Mrs. Saira and her husband, Mr. A R. Rahman, have decided to keep their distance from one another after many years of marriage. Significant emotional hardship in their relationship led to this decision. Notwithstanding their intense love for one another, the couple has discovered that their conflicts and challenges have caused an unbridgeable rift that neither of them feels capable of overcoming at this time.

Mr. A R. Rahman and Mrs. Saira stress that they have made this decision after much suffering. As they move through this trying time in their lives, Mrs. Saira and her husband, Mr. A R. Rahman, ask the public for understanding and privacy.In an Instagram post, their son Ameen urged fans and followers to “respect the family’s privacy.”

His mother planned for their marriage to be arranged. The music virtuoso revealed in a conversation with Simi Garewal years ago that he was too preoccupied with his job to go out and find a bride. “I told my mother when I was 29.” “Find me a bride,” I urged, and he replied.At first, she would become irritated. Not going out, that is. Generally speaking, you can’t go shopping and… he said.

Khatija Rahman, the daughter of AR Rahman, married in 2022. Near the bride and groom’s seating area, the music composer posted a family snapshot from the wedding ceremony that included a portrait of his late mother.