The “Slumdog Millionaire” composer worked with the King of Pop on new tracks in the late 1990s and the pair hooked up to develop their ideas earlier this year (2009).

Rahman met Michael after the last Oscars in Los Angeles (USA) and says about the meeting: “…we vibed very well…He was concerned about developmental issues such as Global Warming and about wars and its damages to the human community. He asked Rahman to compose a unity anthem on the likes of "We are the World” for him. I nodded in awe ...!” Michael showed him a five second example of his dance moves, about which Rahman says: “It was like a lightning strike”.

Now Rahman is working on a tribute album to Jackson with an Indian flavour.