Rahman wins Golden Globe for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

A R Rahman created history by becoming the he first Indian to win Golden Globe award for his music for 'Slumdog Millionaire'. His song 'Jai Ho' penned by Gulzar,has won the coveted prize of Best Original Music Score at the Golden Globes.

Music maestro A R Rahman created history by becoming the first Indian to win Golden Globe award for his music score for ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ at the prestigious award ceremony on Monday.

Rahman’s song ‘Jai Ho,’ penned by lyricist Gulzar,has won the coveted prize of Best Original Music Score at the Golden Globes.

The film which depicts the story of a Mumbai underdog’s rags-to-riches run,is on a winning spree and has so far bagged three Golden Globe awards Best Original Music

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Score for Rahman,Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy and Best Director for Danny Boyle.

‘Slumdog’ is based on a novel by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup and stars Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan in lead among others.

The film has been shot at various locations in Mumbai,including the railway Victoria Terminus,which was targeted by terrorists on November 26,last year.

Boyle’s feel-good film depicts the moving story of a slum dweller Jamaal,who goes on to win USD 20 million on Indian reality show ‘Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?’ in a bid to win his love back.

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With its golden run at the Globe awards,’Slumdog’s prospects at Oscar awards next month have brightened.

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