Feb 26
Returning to a rousing welcome in Chennai after his golden run at the Oscars, music maestro A R Rahman hoped the top honours inspire the young generation to spread the message of peace and love. » Continue reading…
Tags: A R Rahman, Indian Airlines, Oscar awards, Slumdog Millionaire, Tamil Nadu
Feb 26
A 9 year old loses his father, drops out of school and begins working as a musician to feed his family. Few decades later, he becomes the modern day pied piper mesmerizing the world with his music and is anointed as the Emperor of music. This, my dear readers, is not a story line for an upcoming movie but the life summary a musical genius named Dileep Sekhar better known as AR Rahman. » Continue reading…
Tags: AR Rahman, BHARATA RATNA, Bollywood, Ilayaraja, Indian film industry, Oscar, ROJA, Sreekanth Devarakonda
Feb 23
A R Rahman became the first Indian to win two Oscars for his scintillating music in “Slumdog Millionaire” which swept the Academy awards winning eight with one going to sound engineer Resul Pookutty. » Continue reading…
Tags: A R Rahman, Best Picture, Los Angeles, Oscars, Slumdog Millionaire
Feb 23
Congratulating the ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ and “Smile Pinky’ team for winning Oscars, PM Manmohan Singh has said the “winners have done India proud” and their achievement is a tribute to the Indian film industry. » Continue reading…
Tags: A R Rahman, Kerala Chief Minister V S Achuthanandan, L K Advani, Manmohan Singh, Oscars, Oscars 81st annual Academy awards, Slumdog Millionaire
Dec 13
British director Danny Boyle’s film ‘Slumdog Millionaire,’ about a Mumbai teenager’s rags-to-riches story has received four nominations for the 66th Golden Globe Awards, with music director A R Rahman being nominated for Best Original Score. » Continue reading…
Tags: 66th Golden Globe Awards, Best Cinematography, Best Music for Rahman, Danny Boyle Film, Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Indian author Vikas Swarup, Los Angeles Film Critics Association, Music Director A R Rahman, Slumdog Millionaire
Oct 19
Actor Aamir Khan’s debut directorial venture ‘Taare Zameen Par’, a sensitive story of an eight year old dyslexia child, was selected as India’s entry to the foreign language category for Oscars at the 81st annual Academy awards. » Continue reading…
Tags: Actor Aamir Khan, Ashutosh Gowarikar, Oscars 81st annual Academy awards, Suneel Darshan, Taare Zameen Par
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