Rahman and Gulzar
The entire country, especially the cinema lovers across India were ecstatic when both the music composer A R Rahman and veteran lyric writer Gulzar were nominated for the most prestigious awards in the Hollywood film industry, the Oscars, for their work in the film Slumdog Millionaire.
A. R. Rahman has got three nominations for his music in Slumdog Millionaire, which includes two Oscar nominations for Best Original song including Jai Ho and O Saya. He has also won a nomination from Wail-E. Analysts feel that going by the nominations, A. R. Rahman has a very good chance of being the first Indian to add another feather to his cap by winning the Oscar. Gulzar has also been nominated for Oscars for penning down the lyrics of Jai Ho.
Speaking to the media from London after the announcement of the Oscar nominations, Rahman said that composing for Slumdog Millionaire was like enjoying a holiday because contrary to his work in Mumbai and Chennai, he just had to work for 4 to 5 hours in the evening for 15 days and the soundtrack of the film Slumdog Millionaire was completed. Overwhelmed by the Oscar nomination, he added, “I was like a nervous schoolboy biting my nails. I feel the whole world is watching me. I’m at the top of the world. Honestly I am not even thinking about the Oscars now. Everything is a blur. It’ll be a great energy booster for creative people in India.’’
It is not only Rahman and Gulzar alone, but Slumdog Millionaire has won 10 Oscar nominations, which includes Best Picture, Direction, Film Editing, Original Score, Cinematography, Original Song, Sound Editing, Sound Mixing and Adapted Screenplay.
Image Source: nowrunning (A.R. Rahman) and Bollywood.com (Gulzar)
