Slumdog Millionaire kids are under a spotlight - Having Good opportunity

The Slumdog Millionaire kids are under a spotlight. After attending the Academy Awards and hobnobbing with the biggest and best names in Hollywood, the kids have been in the public eye ever since.

While the world is still talking about them, Vashu Bhagnani has gone ahead and shot with two kids from the Slumdog Millionaire cast - Azhar and Rubina - for his new film Kal Kissne Dekha. The sequence was filmed on Tuesday night (March 3) at the airport in Mumbai.

The shot is an integral part of the film. Lead man Jackky Bhagnani rescues the two kids after they arrive from the Academy Awards.

"Jackky can 'see' the future and he realises that the lives of Azhar and Rubina, who are returning from Los Angeles after attending the Academy Awards, is in danger.

Hence, he rushes to the airport and rescues the two," Vashu Bhagnani revealed.

Incidentally, the kids were dressed in the same outfit that they had sported at the Academy Awards.

A R Rahman returned by an emirites filight to a rousing welcome at the Anna International Air Terminal after winning two oscars

Friends and Fans thronged the chennai airport in the wee hours of 2:30 am thursday to welcome home their hero. A R Rahman returned by an emirites filight to a rousing welcome at the Anna International Air Terminal after winning two oscars at the 81st Academy awards function the happened in LA on Feb 22nd.

The ‘Mozart of Madras’ was cheered as he emerged from the international terminal to the beats of drum specialist Sivamani.


While Sivamani’s troupe performed, a little away was another team from Kerala playing traditional music to herald the return of the hero. Rahman will be felicitated March 1 by the Cine Musicians’ Union.

Rahman won the Oscars for Best Original Music and Best Song for his compositions in Slumdog Millionaire.

Fascinating film fraternity - Indian tinsel town is singing praises of A R Rahman

Fascinating film fraternity - Indian tinsel town is singing praises of A R Rahman, who has got a nod for the Oscars.

And the movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' with world-class music, an Indian cast and based on an Indian theme, doing exceptionally well in the international circuit, it's time more Indian films to get the recognition they deserve.

We are way ahead of Hollywood in the numbers game, with more that 800 movies being churned out each year in India.

A. R. Rahman very happy for Oscar Award nominations

Music maestro Alla Rakha Rahman, who has become the first Indian artiste to get Oscar nomination in the main category for his score in Slumdog Millionaire, says he is very excited and thanks the nation for its best wishes.

"I love this film. The nominations have given me a great feeling. My inspiration to compose the music was the movie itself, its thought and the message in the film," Rahman told a TV channel after the nominations were disclosed by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Los Angeles, US.

"Everyone has worked very hard for the film and I am actually feeling on top of the world right now. I want to thank everyone for their wishes," he added during a chat with Times Now TV news channel.

Rahman has three Oscar nominations, including one for best original score and for two songs in the film - Jai ho and O saya.

Directed by British filmmaker Danny Boyle, Slumdog Millionaire got seven more nominations including for best director, best picture and best adapted screenplay.

"The beauty of music is that we don't think about awards while creating it. I'm very happy that I'm with my family at the moment. All members of the film are very excited. It will surely be a great energy booster for all the musicians in the country," said Rahman, whose latest offering Delhi - 6 is ruling the charts.