Minor quibble: though not glamorous enough, the first Indian to win a competitive Oscar was Bhanu Athaiya (shared) for the very film mentioned in the article: "Gandhi". Most people do not seem to know this, which is pardonable unless one is writing for "India's national newspaper".
Ramanand --- In [email protected], "ravi_2174" <ravi...@...> wrote: > > > A.R. Rahman is our best bet yet for an Indian win at the Oscars (other > than the honorary Oscar conferred on Satyajit Ray for Lifetime > Achievement in 1992). And there is no reason why the same qualities

