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| AR Rahman wins Oscars for music | AR Rahman wins Oscars for music |
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| Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Oscars for his work in Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. | Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Oscars for his work in Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. |
| Rahman took one Oscar for the best score and another for his song Jai Ho from the film, a rags-to-riches tale set in the slums of Mumbai. | Rahman took one Oscar for the best score and another for his song Jai Ho from the film, a rags-to-riches tale set in the slums of Mumbai. |
| He praised Slumdog Millionaire's themes of hope and optimism. | He praised Slumdog Millionaire's themes of hope and optimism. |
| Rahman is among five Indians to win an Oscar. Two other Indians, Gulzar and Resul Pookutty, picked up Oscars for original song and sound mixing. | |
| Earlier Oscar winners from India were costume designer Bhanu Athaiya for her work in Gandhi in 1983 and director Satyajit Ray, who won a lifetime achievement award in 1992. | |
| British director Danny Boyle has won best director for Slumdog Millionaire and the film also took best picture. Altogether, it netted eight awards. | British director Danny Boyle has won best director for Slumdog Millionaire and the film also took best picture. Altogether, it netted eight awards. |
| Mumbai celebrations | Mumbai celebrations |
| Rahman, 43, picked up the Oscar for best original score before, minutes later, picking up a second for the best song, along with Gulzar. | |
| "I just want to thank again the whole crew of Slumdog Millionaire, especially Danny Boyle, for giving me such a great opportunity," he said, while accepting the award. | "I just want to thank again the whole crew of Slumdog Millionaire, especially Danny Boyle, for giving me such a great opportunity," he said, while accepting the award. |
| The composer said he hailed "all the people from Mumbai and the essence of the film, which is about optimism and the power of hope and our lives". | The composer said he hailed "all the people from Mumbai and the essence of the film, which is about optimism and the power of hope and our lives". |
| He went on: "All my life I've had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I'm here. God bless." | He went on: "All my life I've had a choice of hate and love. I chose love and I'm here. God bless." |
| TV pictures showed Rahman's family cutting a cake in his home city of Chennai in southern India and celebrating the composer's win. | TV pictures showed Rahman's family cutting a cake in his home city of Chennai in southern India and celebrating the composer's win. |
| A local band played a tribute to the composer singing the hit song, Jai Ho. | A local band played a tribute to the composer singing the hit song, Jai Ho. |
| The BBC's Prachi Pinglay in Mumbai says there have been celebrations in the slums of Mumbai, where two of the film's actors live. | The BBC's Prachi Pinglay in Mumbai says there have been celebrations in the slums of Mumbai, where two of the film's actors live. |
| Many slum dwellers have been watching the Oscar ceremony on television sets. Smile Pinki is the story of a girl with a cleft lip | Many slum dwellers have been watching the Oscar ceremony on television sets. Smile Pinki is the story of a girl with a cleft lip |
| Rafique, the father of Rubina Ali - who portrays the youngest version of the leading lady Latika in the film - said: "It's a proud moment for India that the film has been awarded an Oscar. I am waiting for my daughter to return home with the stories." | Rafique, the father of Rubina Ali - who portrays the youngest version of the leading lady Latika in the film - said: "It's a proud moment for India that the film has been awarded an Oscar. I am waiting for my daughter to return home with the stories." |
| A neighbour, Shameem, said Slumdog's success would spur the children in the area to succeed in life. | A neighbour, Shameem, said Slumdog's success would spur the children in the area to succeed in life. |
| "Rubina should continue to act, she should not give it up. We are really happy for her," he said. | "Rubina should continue to act, she should not give it up. We are really happy for her," he said. |
| Indian sound engineer Resul Pookutty also picked up an Oscar for sound mixing along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke Resul Pookutty for Slumdog Millionaire. | |
| Mr Pookutty, a graduate from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, has been in the industry for over 10 years and has worked on several big films. | Mr Pookutty, a graduate from the prestigious Film and Television Institute of India, has been in the industry for over 10 years and has worked on several big films. |
| Bollywood actor-director Aamir Khan said he was "thrilled" by India's successes at the Oscars. | Bollywood actor-director Aamir Khan said he was "thrilled" by India's successes at the Oscars. |
| "It is great to see Indian talent [in cinema] being recognised internationally. We are no less than anybody else," Khan told TV channels. | "It is great to see Indian talent [in cinema] being recognised internationally. We are no less than anybody else," Khan told TV channels. |
| Another film with an Indian connection won the best documentary short Oscar. | Another film with an Indian connection won the best documentary short Oscar. |
| Smile Pinki, a 39-minute documentary by American director Megan Mylan on an eight-year-old Indian girl born with a cleft lip, was one of the four short documentaries nominated for the Academy Awards. | Smile Pinki, a 39-minute documentary by American director Megan Mylan on an eight-year-old Indian girl born with a cleft lip, was one of the four short documentaries nominated for the Academy Awards. |
| There were celebrations in the north Indian village in Mirzapur district where Pinki lives, the BBC's Geeta Pandey says. | There were celebrations in the north Indian village in Mirzapur district where Pinki lives, the BBC's Geeta Pandey says. |
| The girl's uncle said that several hundred people had made a procession, chanting "Bharat mata ki jai" (Hail to Mother India). | The girl's uncle said that several hundred people had made a procession, chanting "Bharat mata ki jai" (Hail to Mother India). |