MUMBAI: After mesmerising the world with his Oscar-winning composition in 'Slumdog Millionaire', music maestro A R Rahman is now looking forward to his first Hollywood project, which he describes as his "true foray" into the American film industry.

Rahman, who was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University here today, said he is all set to compose music for actor-director Peter Billingsley's romantic comedy "Couples Retreat". The film has no Indian connection, but its music will have a complete 'Rahman feel', he told PTI.

"It is my first Hollywood film, which has nothing Indian about it. In that sense it is my first true foray into Hollywood," said 43-year-old Rahman, arguably India's best-known composer today.

"It will release this year and it will have my feel," he said, refusing to divulge much.

Expected to release towards the end of this year, Couples Retreat is a production of Universal Studios, and is a story of four Midwestern couples who embark on a holiday to a tropical island resort.

At the AMU, Rahman said for him the unprecedented recognition he received in the West in the wake of his Oscar glory, was a long-overdue recognition for Indian music.

MUMBAI: After mesmerising the world with his Oscar-winning composition in 'Slumdog Millionaire', music maestro A R Rahman is now looking forward to his first Hollywood project, which he describes as his "true foray" into the American film industry.

Rahman, who was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Aligarh Muslim University here today, said he is all set to compose music for actor-director Peter Billingsley's romantic comedy "Couples Retreat". The film has no Indian connection, but its music will have a complete 'Rahman feel', he told PTI.

"It is my first Hollywood film, which has nothing Indian about it. In that sense it is my first true foray into Hollywood," said 43-year-old Rahman, arguably India's best-known composer today.

"It will release this year and it will have my feel," he said, refusing to divulge much.

Expected to release towards the end of this year, Couples Retreat is a production of Universal Studios, and is a story of four Midwestern couples who embark on a holiday to a tropical island resort.

At the AMU, Rahman said for him the unprecedented recognition he received in the West in the wake of his Oscar glory, was a long-overdue recognition for Indian music.