In 2009, AR Rahman turned a part of an unique membership of Indians who had gained an Oscar. While costume designer Bhanu Athaiya turned the primary Indian to win, Rahman, lyricist Gulzar and sound designer Resul Pookutty all joined the membership as they nabbed the trophy for his or her work on Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. However, the composer was of the opinion that India hasn’t been sending the fitting sorts of movies to the Academy Awards to get seen. According to him, we should always see our movies from a Westerner’s perspective. (Also learn: AR Rahman says ‘I want Naatu Naatu to win’ forward of Oscars 2023: ‘I need them to win the Grammy additionally’)
After his Oscar wins in 2009, Rahman was invited to develop into a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) which hosts the ceremony. The singer-composer is an everyday voter and has been watching the movies that qualify and get nominated.
In an interview carried out in January, Rahman had advised musician L Subramaniam, “Sometimes, I see that our movies go till the Oscar… they don’t get it. Wrong movies are being sent for the Oscars. And I am just like DON’T. We have to be in another person’s shoes. I have to be in Westerner’s shoes to see what’s happening here. I have to be in my shoes to see what they are doing.” Rahman’s dialog with the famend violinist is now out on the Oscar winner’s YouTube channel.
Things may be altering as this week, two Indian movies, one in Telugu and one other in Tamil, gained within the classes they had been nominated in. Naatu Naatu from RRR gained Best Original Song for composer MM Keeravaani and lyricist Chandrabose, identical to Rahman and Gulzar gained in 2009 for the tune Jai Ho. The Netflix movie, The Elephant Whisperers, gained Best Documentary Short. Director Kartiki Gonsalves and producer Guneet Monga went up on stage to obtain the award.
In 2011, Rahman was nominated as soon as once more for Best Original Score and Best Original Song for Danny Boyle’s 127 Hours. This 12 months, the composer has scored music on Rajkumar Santoshi’s Gandhi Godse – Ek Yudh. He additionally has Mani Ratnam’s Tamil sequel saga Ponniyin Selvan 2, in addition to the Hindi movies Maidaan and Pippa popping out this 12 months.
Source web site: www.hindustantimes.com
