Two Grammy nominations for A.R. Rahman
India's music genius and Oscar award winner A.R. Rahman has been nominated in two categories at the 2010 Grammy Awards for his Slumdog Millionaire soundtrack. The Mozart of Madras has been nominated in the best soundtrack for motion pictures and in the best song for motion picture for 'Jai Ho', said the official Grammy website.
The 52th edition of the Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Janyary 31, 2010. This is the first time that the 44-year-old music director has been nominated for the Grammys.
Written by lyricist Gulzar, 'Jai Ho' was sung by Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself. Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire and the best original score award at the 2009 Golden Globe Award.
Meanwhile, Sarod maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan also got a Grammy nomination in the best traditional world music album category. Khan has been nominated for the album "Ancient Sounds", a joint-venture with Iraqi oud soloist Rahim Alhaj.
