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New Delhi: Music maestro AR Rahman's wife used to wake up in the middle of the
night and say, "I want you to win an Oscar". Now he has won two. It's
not only her dream that has turned into reality at the 81st annual
Academy Awards, it's a milestone for Bollywood too.
Bollywood celebrated as Rahman bagged the Oscars for best original score in
Slumdog Millionaire and its theme song Jai Ho.
Bollywood
director Anurag Kashyap is all praises for the singer-composer. He
said, “This is a happy moment for all of us. We all should celebrate
because he (Rahman) has made us proud. Finally we did it!”
Filmmaker Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, who has worked with Rahman for his films
Rang De Basanti and Delhi-6, says the singer-composer truly deserved the award.
"I
am proud and so happy that it's AR. He brought north and south India
together when he started composing music and now he has successfully
bridged the gap between the east and the west. It's incredible! There
are more people in the West who know him now than they know about his
work," Mehra told IANS.
* Congratulate Rahman, Pookutty on their Oscar win
Rahman,
the first Indian musician to win the annual Academy Award, was listed
for three of the film's 10 Oscar nominations – one for his original
score and two others for songs composed by him, O Saya and Jai Ho.
According to singer Mohit Chauhan who has sung in Rahman's latest hit
composition Masakalli from Delhi-6, this Oscar win is an inspiration for the
Indian music industry.
"It
is very encouraging. Rahman is a great inspiration for all the
musicians in the country. And it's a great honour also. Our films are
going places and so is our music. We can look ahead to good times,"
said Chauhan.
Veteran
filmmaker and critic Aziz Mirza says, "The international recognition
that Rahman has earned for himself makes every Indian proud. He
deserves it more than anybody else for his wholehearted dedication to
music. It's a rare honour. I congratulate Rahman."
Southern
actor R Madhavan feels Rahman should have won an Oscar the very first
time he composed music because he truly deserves it.
Actress Divya Dutta hails the composer and says she is extremely proud of his
win.
"Like
every Indian, I am very happy about the win. I was sure Rahman will
come back with the award. The film was amazing," said Dutta.
Before
this, only two Indians have won the Oscar in its 80 year history –
Satyajit Ray was given the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award in
1992 and Bhanu Athaiya won the best costume design Oscar along with
John Mollo for the 1982 film Gandhi.
