ARR loves being with his family members and I wish he gets a lot of good news, when he is at home.
Lets surely pray for ARR. On Fri, Jan 23, 2009 at 6:59 AM, Gopal Srinivasan <[email protected]>wrote: > Pray that I bring the Oscar home > > A thrilled AR Rahman talks exclusively to Subhash K Jha about bagging three > Oscar nominations > for Slumdog Millionaire > > Posted On Friday, January 23, 2009 at 02:46:38 AM > Hours after the announcement of three Oscar nominations one for Original > Score and two for Best > Songs, 'Jai ho' and 'O Saya', the usually reticent AR Rahman sounds more > excited than he ever > has. > > A jubilant Rahman said, "What can I say? It's a dream-come-true not so much > for me as much as > my wife. She'd wake up in the middle of the night and say, 'I want you to > win an Oscar'. And > I'd just smile. Today, my wife's dream seems a possibility." > > "But, I don't want to get too hopeful. At the moment, let's just rejoice > that my work has been > nominated for the Oscars. I'm happy not just for myself but also for Gulzar > saab who has been > nominated for the lyrics of 'Jai ho'." said Rahman. > > Rahman tries hard to contain his excitement. During the nomination he was > at home in Chennai. > He said, "My wife and my children jumped with joy when they heard the > announcement. My mother > is also here with me. It's her prayers, support and upbringing that's > bearing fruit now." > > Rahman was supposed to be in Mumbai for the premiere of the Slumdog > Millionaire's Hindi version > Slumdog Crorepati on Thursday when news of the Oscar nominations came in. > "I couldn't attend > the premiere in Mumbai because I had some work in Chennai. It happened for > the best otherwise I > wouldn't be here with my family to share this moment," added Rahman. > > Rahman says he wasn't too sure of the Oscar nominations even after he won > the Golden Globe. "I > know the Golden Globes are precursors to the Oscars. But honestly, it > sometimes works in > reverse. For instance, Bruce Springsteen won the Golden Globe but he hasn't > got an Oscar > nomination. Thank God, it went the right way for me," said a relieved > Rahman. > > Now, Rahman is preparing to leave for the Oscar ceremony. "The ceremony is > on February 22. But > I've other business to attend to so I'll be leaving for LA very shortly. > And yes, my wife will > accompany me to the Oscars. How can she not? She dreamt this dream for me," > said Rahman. > > An exhilarated Rahman said, "It's a moment of pride not just for me. India > has done it. Pray > that I bring home the Oscar." We certainly hope so! > > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/article/30/2009012320090123024637968458f77d/Pray-that-I-bring-the-Oscar-home > > -- regards, Vithur
