{
  "id": 552953,
  "title": "'I Was In The Passenger Seat...': AR Rahman's Son AR Ameen Opens Up About His Car Accident In Chennai",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/i-was-in-the-passenger-seat-ar-rahmans-son-ar-ameen-opens-up-about",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-11T09:42:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/entertainment/i-was-in-the-passenger-seat-ar-rahmans-son-ar-ameen-opens-up-about-his-car-accident-in-chennai"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "AR Rahman's son, AR Ameen, experienced a minor car accident in Chennai early Monday morning. The incident occurred while he was the passenger in his friend's car on its way to the airport. Ameen shared details of the accident on his Instagram story, expressing gratitude for everyone's well wishes and prayers. He mentioned that his grandmother, father, and GV Anna's prayers played a significant role in protecting him. Ameen's singing career began with the song \"Maula Wa Sallim\" from the film \"O Kadhal Kanmani\" (2015), which was composed by his father. He has since appeared in numerous movies, including \"Ok Jaanu,\" \"Sachin: A Billion Dreams,\" \"2.0,\" \"Dil Bechara,\" and \"Thug Life.\" Ameen's music credits also include collaborations with renowned music composers such as Roshan, Yuvan Shankar Raja, and G. V. Prakash Kumar.",
  "summary": "AR Rahman's son and singer AR Ameen met with an accident early Monday morning in Chennai. He and his friend were rushed to the hospital, and they sustained minor injuries. Ameen, on his Instagram story, shared a note and opened up about his accident. He wrote, \"Yesterday, on the way to the airport, I was in the passenger seat of my friend's car when we got into a minor accident. By God's grace,…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}