Rahman dedicates Oscars to god, mother Los Angeles (PTI): Ella pughalum iraivanuke (All glory and fame is to god)" was how music maestro A.R. Rahman reacted to his double-Oscar feat.
Besides god, the 'Mozart of Madras' also dedicated his Oscars to his "loving" mother Kareema Begum, who was seated among the audience at the Kodak Theatre.
Rahman has always dedicated his awards to them. "I always had a choice between love and hate in my life. And I chose love and I am here," a beaming Rahman said at the Awards Ceremony.
Having shouldered the responsibilities of his family at the tender age of nine, Rahman never had an opportunity to get proper education in his life.
Begum had in an interview to a Tamil weekly had said she will feel bad forever for not giving her son an opportunity to enjoy his childhood days.
Beaufoy owes it to 'Slumdog...' author Vikas Swarup
Slumdog... scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy
Los Angeles (PTI): British scriptwriter Simon Beaufoy fetched the first Oscar in the Best Adapted Screenplay category for for Slumdog Millionaire, based on Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup's novel Q&A.
"It is a tremendous honour. I thank Vikas Swarup, without him Slumdog... would not have happened, thanks Vikas Swarup," said Beaufoy while accepting the golden statuette.
"Thank you Dev, thank you Latika and the entire cast and crew of Slumdog," Beaufoy said.
The scriptwriter has already bagged the Golden Globe and BAFTA for Slumdog Millionaire.
"I learnt a lot about life," said Beaufoy about his India experience.
This is a first Oscar for Beaufoy, who was earlier nominated in 1997 in the Original Screenplay Category for the film Full Monty.
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