A.R. Rahman, the Oscar-, Bafta-, Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning Indian composer of Slumdog Millionaire, is set to return to Hollywood projects after a hiatus. Rahman's mother Kareema Begum was ailing for eight years, and Rahman and his family decided to spend as much time with her in India as possible. She died in December. "It was a blessing that we got to live with her and all my sisters and me and our family," Rahman tells Variety. "And so that was definitely one aspect, which held me in India and I also wanted to set up my studio here.