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http://didrahmanwinanoscar.com On Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:15 PM, Vithur <[email protected]> wrote: > Countdown to the Oscars: Indian interest on a new high IndiaGlitz > [Wednesday, February 04, 2009] > Indian interest for the 2009 Oscar Ceremony would be at an all time high > with a billion hearts wanting to hear the names A. R. Rahman, Gulzar and > Pookutty as the winners. > Hugh Jackman (known internationally for spectacular performances in the > X-Men series and Van Helsing) will be the Oscar Presenter. Many feel his > appointment has all the potential of reviving the electric feeling that has > always been associated with the Oscars over the decades. > True the Academy Awards cater to excellence in American films with the > exception of one category (Best Foreign Film), but then not all American > films are made in America featuring only American talent. British filmmaker > Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a classic exception and still finds > itself in the race for the Oscars thanks to its American distributor Fox > Searchlight Pictures. > 'Slumdog Millionaire' is set in Mumbai and has been made with the services > of many Indians. The co-director of the film is Loveleen Tandon, A. R. > Rahman is the music director, one song has been written by Gulzar and one > among the team of Sound Mixing is Resul Pookutty. Moreover, the complete > cast of the film is Indian (though Dev Patel is a British Indian). All this > has made Slumdog Millionaire's presence in the Oscars 'a very Indian > affair'. > That brings us to the question *How bright is Slumdog Millionaire's > chances at the Oscars?* > The answer to this question is a simple *VERY BRIGHT*. The film has been > appreciated literally from all quarters. After finding favor in many > Critics' Award Ceremonies, the film also proved to be sensational at the > Golden Globe. > After Slumdog Millionaire won the recent American Producers Guild Award, it > is quite clear that the film is indeed the favorite to win the Best Picture > Award at the Oscars (the juries of both these awards constitute largely of > the same members). > A. R. Rahman too has literally made the western world raving about his > style of music. The musical wizard has been nominated in three categories > (best original score and for two songs). The maximum number of Oscars he can > win is two as both his songs compete with each other. > Come February 22 and when the Academy Awards unfold (23rd morning in > India); the whole of India would be charged up with bated breath. Indian > interest at the Oscars like never before. Something to look forward to. > > > <http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/44787.html> > http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/article/44787.html > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > > > > -- Anil
