Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman made history as he became the first Indian to win two Oscars as "Slumdog Millionaire", the rags to riches story of a boy from the slums of Mumbai, swept the annual Academy Awards. Allah Rakha Rahman means the man who became the first Indian music director to win two Oscars for his score in the globally appreciated film 'Slumdog Millionaire' and for the film's theme song 'Jai Ho'. With 'Slumdog Millionaire', Danny Boyle's rags to riches drama based on a book by Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup, the 41-year-old Rahman has stuck gold - and so has India and Indian music.The film had 10 Oscar nominations, including three for Rahman - he was nominated for Best Original Score and two for the Best Original Song for a motion picture with his songs 'Jai Ho' and 'O Saaya'. It was another first for an Indian.
For India, the 'Slumdog' awards story, which some say is as improbable as the film itself about an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai who goes on to win a staggering Rs.20 million ($410,000) on India's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?' game show, is not just about the BAFTAs and the Oscars.
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