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Home / News / Entertainment News / Rahman's double-Oscar win completes ten years, musician shares interesting anecdotes
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    Rahman's double-Oscar win completes ten years, musician shares interesting anecdotes

    Aakanksha Raghuvanshi
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    Last updated on Feb 05, 2019, 02:09 pm
    Rahman's double-Oscar win completes ten years, musician shares interesting anecdotes
  • AR Rahman created history in 2009 by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards in a single night but the music composer says on the eve of the ceremony, he was "starving" to look in shape.

    Rahman bagged two Academy Awards, one for the original score for Slumdog Millionaire and the other for the hugely popular global-hit Jai Ho.

    Here's more.

  • In this article
    'I was just starving to look thin for the ceremony!' I needed that identity to be in Hollywood, shares Rahman Identity helped to move further in music, movies, technologies: Rahman Rahman celebrated film's 10 years of Oscar win in Dharavi Rahman shared how Anil missed watching him bag the award I'll never forgive him (Rahman), said Anil Kapoor Wanted to break the protocol and dance on stage: Kapoor
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    'I was just starving to look thin for the ceremony!'

    'I was just starving to look thin for the ceremony!'
  • While things changed dramatically for Rahman post his win, when asked what was his mental space on the eve of the big award event, Rahman said, "Actually nothing. I was just starving to look thin for the ceremony!"

    The Danny Boyle-directed drama swept the 81st Academy Award with 8 trophies out of 10 nominations.

    Following the win, Rahman shot to global fame.

  • Establishing identity

    I needed that identity to be in Hollywood, shares Rahman

    I needed that identity to be in Hollywood, shares Rahman
  • The music composer went on to get two more Oscar nominations in 2011 for his original score and song for Boyle's 127 Hours.

    When asked if it's difficult to move past the shadows of two Oscars, Rahman said, "Yes. I have moved on because it's a great identity for me and I needed that identity to be in Hollywood."

  • Growth

    Identity helped to move further in music, movies, technologies: Rahman

    Identity helped to move further in music, movies, technologies: Rahman
  • Rahman, whose third film in Hollywood was Million Dollar Arm, says the Oscars win helped him create an identity in the industry.

    "That helped me move further not just in music, but also producing movies and going into technologies like VR and cinematic-VR and so much of the stuff that's going to come this year. So, all this freedom came with that," he said.

  • Information

    Rahman celebrated film's 10 years of Oscar win in Dharavi

  • The composer was speaking at a special ceremony to celebrate the film's ten years of Oscar win, yesterday. The event took place in Dharavi, Asia's largest slum, as an ode to Slumdog Millionaire, which chronicled the story of a boy's journey from rags to riches.

  • Interesting

    Rahman shared how Anil missed watching him bag the award

    Rahman shared how Anil missed watching him bag the award
  • On the occasion, Rahman narrated an incident how Anil Kapoor missed watching him bag the Golden Globe award as the actor went out to get a drink for him.

    "I was sitting next to Anil and I was so thirsty. He said he will get a Sprite for me. By the time he went and got it, I got the award," Rahman said.

  • Anil's reply

    I'll never forgive him (Rahman), said Anil Kapoor

    I'll never forgive him (Rahman), said Anil Kapoor
  • Commenting on the incident, the actor, who played the host of Who Wants to be a Millionaire in the film, said, "I'll never forgive him! I was waiting for him to get an award. But he was thirsty so I said I'll go."

    "There was so much crowd at the bar counter, by the time I was back he got the award!" he said.

  • Quote

    Wanted to break the protocol and dance on stage: Kapoor

  • Recalling the moment, Kapoor said, "But then I saw the Oscar, which was cherry on the cake. You don't know what I felt when he went on stage and the song was played. I wish I could break the protocol and start dancing on stage."

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