Rahman is a prolific composer, record producer, and musician for the Indian film industry. In 2011, Time described him as the world’s most prominent and prolific film composer. He is the first Indian to receive a Golden Globe Award and two Academy Awards for the soundtrack of Slumdog Millionaire, a movie for which he also received two Grammy Awards. He was named CNN IBN Indian of the Year for 2009. He is the Global Ambassador of the Stop TB Partnership, a World Health Organization project. A street was named in his honour in Markham, Ontario, Canada.