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Beverly Hills Continuing his spectacular run, A R Rahman on Thursday became the first Indian to get three Oscar nominations for his score in British-Indian movie Slumdog Millionaire, which was also was nominated for seven other categories including best film and best director. Rahman was nominated for Best Original Score and the numbers Jai Ho and O Saya were short listed for the Best Original Song. Close on the heels of the dual-language film winning four Golden Globes, including one for Rahman, earlier this month, Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy were short listed for best director and best adapted screenplay categories. The film also won nominations in cinematography, sound mixing, sound editing and film editing. This is also the first time that an Indian has won more than one nomination in Oscars history. Reacting to the nominations, Rahman said: "I did not think it will get there. God has been really kind. And I have to really thank the prayers of all the people and their good wishes. "There is a kind of optimism in the film and so much of positive vibes as you leave the movie hall." In the original score category, Rahman will compete with Alexandre Desplat (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), James Newton Howard (Defiance), Danny Elfman (Milk) and Thomas Newman (WALL-E). Rahman will compete with Peter Gabriel and Thomas Newman (Down to earth from WALL-E) in the original song category. Gulzar has penned the lyrics of Jai Ho and Mia Arulpragasam O Saya. Co-director Loveelyn Tandon said, "We have proved everyone wrong. It's a crazy feeling beyond words. Ten nominations is something unbelievable." She said all Rahman's work has been awarded and the world has finally woken up to his talent. The films for the best picture race are Milk, Frost/Nixon, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Reader. Those nominated in the best director category along with Boyle are David Fincher (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Stephen Daldry (The Reader), Gus Van Sant (Milk) and Ron Howard (Frost/Nixon). After becoming the first Indian to win the Golden Globe, music maestro Allah Rakha Rahman added yet another feather in his cap blazing a new trail getting a triple Oscar nomination in two categories, an unprecedented feat for any Indian. The 43-year-old music wizard, nicknamed 'Mozart of Madras', who has enthralled audience in the country and abroad with his heartwarming symphonies finally got his due recognition on the international stage with his composition in the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Born as a Hindu, he changed his name to Allah Rakha Rahman from S Dileep Kumar after his family converted to Islam in 1970s. The music genius first came to limelight with his music for a Bombay Dyeing ad in 1980s which became very popular. In 1992, he was approached by film director Mani Ratnam to compose the score and soundtrack for his Tamil film Roja. The music of the film was a refreshing change from the run-of-the-mill renditions and gave Rahman his maiden Best Music Director trophy at the National Film Awards, the first time ever by a debutante film composer. Rahman entered the Hindi film industry with 'Rangeela', directed by Ram Gopal Varma. The music of the film became a rage and the genius continued to give some brilliant compositions for films such as Bombay, Dil Se, Taal, Lagaan and Rang De Basanti, among others.
