Indians, led by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, today welcomed the success of “Slumdog Millionaire” at the Oscars, cheering most for the best music award given to the composer A. R. Rahman.

“Slumdog” won eight awards at the 81st Annual Academy Awards in Los Angeles, including best picture and best director for Danny Boyle, a Briton. Rahman, dubbed “Mozart of Madras,” and lyricist Gulzar also won the best song Oscar.

Composer A. R. Rahman

Lyricist  and poet Sampooran Singh Gulzar

Jai Ho is an amazing song!

http://www.ifood.tv/video/jai_ho

Watch out here comes Bollywood!

“This will remove the misconception that getting an Oscar is just a dream for Indians,” said Anandya Dasgupta, assistant secretary general of the Film & Television Producers Guild of India Ltd., which represents 290 moviemakers. “Everyone in the industry now thinks, ‘If they can, why not us or why not me?’”

Dreams can come true! 

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar in "Slumdog Millionaire"

Actors Freida Pinto and Dev Patel arrive at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 11, 2009 in Beverly Hills, California.