AR Rahman, Resul Pookutty win Oscars: Slumdog bags 8 awards
AR Rahman, Resul Pookutty win Oscars: Slumdog bags 8 awards
Los Angeles: Kodak Theatre in Los Angels is brimming with Indian glory. The acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire, Directed by Danny Boyle, has bagged eight Oscars, with Indian music maestro AR Rahman winning the title in two categories -original score and original song, which he shared with lyrist Gulzar. Besides, film sound designer and mixer Resul Pookutty won the Oscar for best sound mixing in the same movie. The categories Slumdog Millionaire won Oscar awards are best feature film, direction, original song, original score, sound mixing, editing, adapted screenplay and cinematography.
“There is a dialogue from an old Hindi film – “Mere paas ma hai” – which means I have nothing but a mother. My mother is here, I have her blessings. I am glad she could be here,” said Rahman.
He ended the acceptance speech by saying “God is great” in Tamil, something he says after winning every award.
Pokutty shared the Oscar with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for their work in the Mumbai-based rags-to-riches drama directed by British filmmaker Danny Boyle.
“This is unbelievable. I share this stage with two magicians…I dedicate this award to my country,” Pookutty said while accepting the award here Sunday.
Pookutty, who lives in Mumbai with his wife and two young children, got his big break in Bollywood with the critically acclaimed 2005 film “Black” that was directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali.