Padma Bhushan Rahman, the maestro
Year 2009 was undoubtedly the year of Mozart of Madras AR Rahman. The music maestro won two Oscars, BAFTA, Golden Globe and he has also two Grammy nominations for Slumdog Millionaire.
Rahman, who is the first Indian musician to have won multiple Oscars, in his acceptance speech at the Kodak Theatre on February 22, 2009 used the famour Hindi dialogue Mere paas maa hai to thank his mother for the fame. Rahman, who was there with the entire Slumdog Millionaire was accompanied by his wife.
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Rahman is closing the year with equal sheen. He has got two Grammy nominations, one for Best Song Written For Motion Picture, and the anthem Jai Ho, which has the world singing to his tune, as well as a nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for the film.
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The Oscar led to a wave of interest in his work internationally. First, Pussycat Dolls danced to the tunes of Jai Ho, then Snoop Dogg named the promo single of his album Malice n Wonderland 'Snoop Dogg Millionaire', which featured the song's playback singer Tanvi Shah.
