He isnt nominated yet. Lets hang on guys :P On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 1:37 PM, S, Karthik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> technically speaking Doesn't Pt. Ravi Shankar have American citizenship > when he was nominated? > > Also, India did not have a dual citizenship concept those days. > > Still it could be that ARR is the first INDIAN composer to be nominated.... > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Aakarsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 11:46 AM > *To:* [email protected] > > *Subject:* Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009 > > Thats true..and for that matter..even SDM would not be considered > as Indian Entry...because it was not produced by any production house in > India. > > Regarding ARR being the first composer...it is false...because Pt.Ravi > Shankar was once nominated (for Gandhi) and if i am not wrong, another > classical musician (could be Ustad Ali Akbar Khan or Ustad Vilayat Khan) was > also nominated for some film made in 60s. I am not sure though. > Regards > *Kamal Aakarsh Vishnubhotla.* > ** > *http://kamal-aakarsh.blogspot.com * > > > > --- On *Thu, 12/11/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009 > To: [email protected] > Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008, 9:40 AM > > One addition, > > Vidhu Vinod Chopra was nominated in 1979 in the Documentary Short Subject > category for 'An Encounter with Faces' > > Also, technically, Water is not an Indian film. It was produced by a > Canadian company and was Canada's official entry to the Oscars. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Vinod Raju <[EMAIL PROTECTED] com> > *To:* arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com > *Sent:* Thursday, December 11, 2008 9:20:48 AM > *Subject:* [arr] Re: ARR first indian composer at oscars 2009 > > No way! > > Indians/Indian films have been nominated at Oscars only on a handful > of times. > > Honorary Oscar (1992) - Satyajit Ray [WON] > Best Costume Design (1982) - Bhanu Athaiya, John Mollo (Gandhi) [WON] > Best foreign language film (1957) - Mother India > Best foreign language film (1988) - Salaam Bombay > Best foreign language film (2002) - Lagaan > Best foreign language film (2005) - Water > Best Original Score (1982) - Ravi Shankar, George Fenton (Gandhi) > Best Live Action Short Film (2004) - Little Terrorist > > -Vinod > > --- In arrahmanfans@ yahoogroups. com <arrahmanfans%40yahoogroups.com>, > "Gomzy™" <gomtesh.upadhye@ ...> > wrote: > > > > Wasnt Morning Raaga nominated a few years back? > > > > On Thu, Dec 11, 2008 at 12:45 AM, shafaq Ishaan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] .>wrote: > > > > > > > > i think ARR will be the first indian composer to be nominated at > the oscars > > > 2009 > > > for best music and best original song. > > > this will be ARR 2nd time for his original songs, i think he has > been > > > selected last year > > > for rang de basanti: lukka chuppi and for WATER : aayo re saki. > > > well i hope he wins this year. > > > > > > from ISHAAN > > > > > > ------------ --------- --------- > > > Chat met al je vrienden. Nodig ze nu uit voor Messenger!<https: // > www.invite2messenge r.nl/ <http://r.nl/Default>Default. aspx> > > > > > > > > > > > >
