By Baiju NT [ February 22, 2009 ]
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Srinivas pins hopes on A.R. Rahman

The countdown has already begun! "Will Indian music maestro A.R. Rahman win an award or two at the Oscars?" is the most exciting question. Every Indian�ask this, while the 81st Annual Academy Awards ceremony is all set to get underway early morning on April 23 (Indian time) in Hollywood. Like all of us, Srinivas, one of the several new singers who was discovered or rediscovered by Rahman,�also pins his hopes on A.R. Rahman.

"A.R. Rahman has been nominated in two categories: Best Original score and Best Original Song for Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, and I hope he wins both the awards," said Srinivas. "Given the popularity of his work in Slumdog Millionaire, and the kind of other major international film awards it has already won, I reckon Rahman stands an excellent chance," he added.

Our classical musicians have, of course, made us proud, but Rahman is the first Indian composer of popular music who has caught the imagination of�Western audiences. Whether he wins the Oscar or not, Rahman has already done to Indian music what no musician has done before: he has made the popular Indian music known at the international level.

Talking about Rahman's brilliant composition 'Jai Ho' in Slumdog Millionaire, which has become so popular that Pussycat Dolls, an American all-girls pop group, has remixed it, Srinivas said: "It’s a great song, beautifully composed, and it is well sung too, by Sukhvinder, who has now become world-famous, thanks to Rahman." The song might very well fetch Rahman the Oscar for the best song. Let's pray Srinivas' hopes on A.R. Rahman winning the Oscar come true. Star Movies will beam the Oscar show live to India from 6.30 a.m. on Monday.

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