Two legends had met at the Oscars where Michael had promised to work along with this Rahman but that didn't got materialized due to the sudden and mysterious death of the famous pop-singer.
When the two met at the Oscars, Rahman expressed his wish about working with Michael Jackson for which the Pop King had agreed to do it. With more interest brimmed in him, he started going through the poem of ‘Rabindranath Tagore' for the musical album.
The album was supposed to be composed and crooned by both Rahman and Michael Jackson.