Rahman says, he was relaxed at Oscars Published: March 1,2009
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Double <http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Double&newsCatId=1>Oscar
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Oscar&newsCatId=1>winner music
maestro A R Rehman
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1>was"relaxed
and philosophical" when his name was announced for best background as well
best song awards in" Slumdog
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Slumdog&newsCatId=1>Millionaire"
at the 81st Academy
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Academy&newsCatId=1>Awards.
"I relaxed, I became very philosophical, that';s why all those things came
about, the film, the optimism, the choice,"43-year-old Rehman
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1>told
media.
Rahman
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rahman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rahman&newsCatId=1>began
his career in Chennai';s Kodambakkam, as a keyboard player in legendary South
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=South&newsCatId=1>Indian
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Indian&newsCatId=1>musician
Illayaraja';s troupe in the 1970s and went on to compose jingles for
advertisements.
He was forced to shoulder the family responsibilities after his father died
due to illness when Rahman
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rahman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rahman&newsCatId=1>was
just nine years old.
"It was a time of humiliation, insults and condescending attitudes,
everything but we don';t regret anything now. We have been given so much by
God,"he said.
Then <http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Then&newsCatId=1>came the
break for the music composer when noted filmmaker Maniratnam
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Maniratnam&newsCatId=1>approached
him to score composition for his"Roja"and after that there was no looking
back for Rehman
<http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1><http://search.indopia.in/begin.php?txtsearch=Rehman&newsCatId=1>who
has achieved historic feet by bagging record two awards at the Oscars.
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regards,
Vithur
