Friday, January 23, 2009
CHENNAI: When A.R. Rahman bagged three Oscar nominations on Thursday, one for original
score and two in the original song category — ‘Jai Ho,’ with lyricist Gulzar and ‘O saya’ with lyricist Maya Arulpragasam — it was a dream come true for India.
“We have been waiting for this for nearly 80 years, haven’t we?” I am so elated,” A.R. Rahman told The Hindu on Thursday, soon after the nominations were declared.
Another nomination for the film in the sound mixing category has added to his joy. 
“I am really happy. I hope we get at least one award,” he said with a chuckle.
“It is an amazing moment. I cannot wait for the announcement,” he said, one month ahead of the Oscars night when Indians may have a chance to hold one or more of the coveted statuettes.
These are among the 10 nominations that the Golden Globe-winning Slumdog Millionaire got.
Shreya Goshal
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