Published: Sun, 02 Aug 2009 at 22:18 ISTNew Delhi, Aug 2 President Pratibha Patil, VicePresident Hamid Ansari, music maestro A R Rahman and notedlyricist Gulzar today saw Oscar-winning movie 'SlumdogMillionaire' at Rashtrapati Bhavan auditorium here.
Oscar awardee Resul Pookuty and Vikas Swarup, on whosenovel 'Q and A' the movie is based, also attended thescreening. According to a Rashtrapati Bhavan spokesperson, thetwo-hour-long special screening was exclusively organised forthe President and restricted for selected invitees. Slumdog Millionaire had bagged eight Oscars early thisyear at the 81st Academy Awards. "The film reminds us about the lives of the people. It isreally a thought-provoking movie," Rahman, who alongwithGulzar won the Oscar for Best Original Song 'Jai Ho' in themovie, told reporters after the screening. The special show of Slumdog Millionaire in Hindi was alsoattended by Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State in the PrimeMinister's Office, Union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja,Minority Affairs Minister Salman Khursheed and CBI directorAshwani Kumar among others. The rags-to-riches story of a slum-dweller in Mumbai, whogoes on to win Rs two crore in a reality game is directed byDanny Boyle.http://www.samaylive.com/news/president-vice-president-rahman-watches-slumdog-millionaire/642599.html
