http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Movies/02/22/oscar.night/index.html
Slumdog Millionaire," the little film about a poverty-raised teaboy who goes on a game show as a way to find his lost love, won best picture Sunday night, earning a total of eight Oscars at the 81st annual Academy Awards.
"Millionaire's" other honors included best director (Danny Boyle), best adapted screenplay (Simon Beaufoy), score (A.R. Rahman), song ("Jai Ho," co-written by Rahman), cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle), sound mixing and film editing. List of winners, nominees
Boyle literally jumped up and down as he accepted his award, saying that if he ever won he'd bounce like Tigger from "Winnie-the-Pooh."
Rahman was equally appreciative as he accepted one of his Oscars.
"All my life I've had a choice between hate and love, and I chose love, and now I'm here," said Rahman.
Wow !!! Jai Ho!!!
Congrats to A.R.Rahman Sir!!! for winning 2 Oscars.
Proud of you Sir!
Just saw AR perform Latika theme and Jai Ho in the Jay Leno show.
Was waiting for hour long to see a 5 mins performance by AR. Jai Ho has been cut short with main lyrics part cut off.
The set was interesting with colorful fabrics everywhere. Even on AR's keyboard :-)
AR didn't have chance to talk, his music spoke for him as always.
I kept hearing his music and really liking it ... there was a fresh sound and a fresh approach ... and a completely different way of looking at film music," said Rahman's friend, the German-born film composer Hans Zimmer. "Like any good artist, A.R. is not a traditionalist, he's a revolutionary. He uses all the revolutionary things that come from all over the world in his stuff ... hip-hop beats, electronics .... and there's an incredible inquisitiveness and playfulness in his music ... .
"Plus he writes a bloody good tune," said Zimmer, an Oscar-winner for his score to "The Lion King." "He's got the most perfect love theme ("Latika's Theme") in 'Slumdog Millionaire' which I am incredibly envious of in a loving way."
http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2009/02/18/arts/NA-FEA-US-Oscar-Rahman.php"
Jai Ho to A.R.Rahman for winning BAFTA!
Proud to be your fan !!!
The count down is on. Keeping fingers crossed for the BAFTA on Feb 8, 2009 and the big one Oscar on Feb 22.
Jo Bi Ho, AR ko Jai Ho !!!
:-)
When you look at the response & reviews of Slumdog Millionaire from all over US & UK. It's been overwhelmingly received by the audience & critics in the region, thats the fact. Even if these people blast on the film as "its a usual" thing here, the people in the west have liked it and accepted it. I've heard almost all my colleagues who watched the film (all americans) saying "Its one of the best film i've ever watched". So, its these people's (Priyadarshan etc) inability to take something to the world audience. The kind of reaction they show now clearly indicates, they now realize that they missed to do it and someone from the west have taken a native thing to the west and succeeded in it. It's not Danny's fault or the people who liked the movie. It's the fault of these so called "creative" people as they think themselves they only give good films in the world.
According to Priyadarshan, if its a good old and known story / plot that has been an usual in India, why didnt they take it and win this with something they are used to already?
It's a pity these people cannot tolerate the success of a foreign man winning so many awards. And they'd never go and win such awards or recognition until they have this attitude of pulling the fellow frog's leg.
Better try to achieve than blaming.
