A R Rahman and Gulzar Celebrate The Musical Journey Of Film Slumdog Millionaire Completing 10 Years

Posted On: 09 February 2019

Slumdog Millionaire recently completed 10 years and the entire musical team came together to celebrate the occasion. The program was attended by the musician A. R. Rahman, lyricist Gulzar, actor Anil Kapoor along with all the singers from the movie. Sharing amusing anecdotes related to the iconic movie, Gulzar said, "I have often said it in media, but I have never thanked Rahman in person. I want to do it today. Because of him now I am also an Oscar wala. Ten years ago, AR Rahman, the music composer created history by becoming the first ever Indian to win two Academy Awards for Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire in a single night during Oscars. Rahman was present with Anil Kapoor and Gulzar in Dharavi for the celebration of completing 10 years of Oscars win for the film. The celebration was an ode to Slumdog Millionaire, which chronicled the story of a boy's journey from rags to riches. During the celebration on Monday, Rahman revealed that he was ''starving'' to look in shape for the ceremony. When asked about his mental space on the eve of the big award event, Rahman told PTI, "Actually nothing. I was just starving to look thin for the ceremony!"