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Chennai (PTI): The Tamil film industry
today hailed A R Rahman's double-delight Oscar win as a "rare
achievement" for the country and said the music composer's feat will
give a new lease of life to the industry.
A host of artists, including Kamal
Hassan and Suriya, congratulated Rahman for winning two Oscar awards,
the first Indian to achieve the historic feat, and said the 'Mozart of
Madras' has made the entire nation proud.
43-year-old Rahman bagged Oscars for
Original Score in the "Slumdog Millionaire", named the best at the 81st
Academy Awards, and also won the Best Song award for the foot-tapping
number 'Jai ho' in the film.
Kamal Hassan, who has worked with
Rahman in many ventures, said he was proud of the maestro as an Indian
and was looking forward to meet him in Chennai. "I am looking forward
to meet Rahman in Chennai. I have to discuss with him about the new
film we are currently working on," the veteran actor said.
Recalling his more than 10-year-long
relationship with Rahman, Kamal Hassan said the music composer was a
hard worker "who never looks at clock while working". "The only
difference between me and Rahman is that I work in the day and he works
even during night. He has sacrificed his sleep many days to complete
his work," he told television channels.
