Now bring home the Oscar, Rahman: Indian community in US Yoshita Singh Chicago, Jan 12 (PTI) A R Rahman's historical win at the Golden Globe awards has left the local Indian community here hungry for more, as expectations are now high that the music maestro repeat the feat at next month's Oscars as well.
Rahman became the first Indian to win the prestigious Golden Globe Award for his song 'Jai Ho' in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. He won for Best Original Music Score. Notwithstanding stiff competition from movies like Brad Pitt's drama 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', Indians here are hopeful that Rahman would create history at the Oscars as well. "Rahman winning the Golden Globe award for Slumdog is absolutely well deserved. This has taken appreciation for Indian musicians beyond the national boundaries. The Golden Globe increases his chances for an Oscar, which will be another well deserving feather in this talented musician's hat," said business analyst Neha Gattani. Echoing similar sentiment, marketing manager in an IT firm here Anubhav Srivastava said the Slumdog team should begin groundwork for the Oscars now that they have won the Golden Globe. "With such a prestigious award in their kitty, they should now aim for the Oscars and begin lobbying for it," Srivastava said. Nomination for the Oscars would be announced on January 22. PTI http://www.ptinews.com/pti%5Cptisite.nsf/0/A51EAD05143E079A6525753C006C22A5?OpenDocument -- regards, Vithur
