Rahman won Grammy Award

Famous name in the world A.R. Rahman, has received best film song and best soundtrack awards for is Oscar winning movie Slumdog Millionaire. He received Bafta and Golden Globe Award for his amazing soundtracks in the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

He has won best compilation Mozart of Madras for his popular track Jai Ho song and won the best motion picture song. He has beated many famous competitors like Quentin Tarantino for Inglorious Basterds and rock star Bruce Springsteen.

Again for his soundtrack Rahaman was nominated for Oscar for his Tamil music Nana. The song was vying with 62 others nomination and it will be reveal on 2 February.

Prestigious award Grammy award are further recognition of Rahman's inborn talent, said by BBC. He is amazing he he perfect in all kind of music wheater it is classical, hip hop, western any thing he is awesome.

There are only few musician who has won Grammy award Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and Tabla player Zakir Hussain has received Grammy Award and now A.R.Rahman

AR Rahman nominated for 2 Grammy awards

Music king AR Rahman has been nominated for two Grammy awards for the film "Slumdog Millionaire". AR Rahman who is also called as the 'Mozart Of Madras', has been nominated in the best soundtrack for motion pictures, TV or other visual media category for the film, and in the best song for motion picture, television and other visual media category for "Jai ho".

The song 'Jai ho...' written by lyricist Gulzar has been sung by none other than singers like Sukhvinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer, Vijay Prakash and Rahman himself.

Being nominated for the first time at the Grammy's, AR Rahman won two Oscars for Slumdog Millionaire and was also honoured with the best original score award at the 2009 Golden Globe Award. The 52th edition of the Annual Grammy Awards will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on 31 January next year.

IIFA Green Carpet

It was Bachchan all the way at IIFA’s day one at Macau. Yet another Amitabh Bachchan statue was unveiled and the Bachchan family was present to witness the event.

IIFA, in an attempt to send out eco-friendly signals has rolled out a green carpet on day one.

Actress Sonam Kapoor too was present at the event. “I have had a massage, I have rehearsed, I have done a lot of things,” said the bubbly actress.

Lara Dutta said, "Riteish taught me how to gamble which is going to be a little bit later, but what’s more exciting is that I won. Because normally I don't gamble, I don't know how to play, so not too bad."

Former Miss Universe Sushmita Sen said, “I am here to promote my film.”

The current hot favourites, the little stars from Slumdog Millionaire were also spotted.

Akshay Khanna's Strange Behaviour at IIFA 2009

Akshaye Khanna was in attendance at a recently concluded international awards to promote his coming film ShortKut The Con Is On but he was missing for all the events related to the film.

That's not all. He was present at the award ceremony but didn't go up on the stage to collect the award when his name was announced (For Race in the Best Actor in A Negative Role category).

Khanna's behaviour was rather strange. He has been to award shows abroad earlier but never has he acted like this. He not only neglected the promotional event for his upcoming film but also failed to pick up an award the next night at the awards ceremony.

Anil Kapoor, the producer of ShortKut specially flew down from the States where he is shooting for the American television show 24, to unveil the first promo of the film at the function. The organisers flew in Amrita Rao, Arshad Warsi and other cast members of the film.

But when the time came to promote the film, the Indian and international press kept waiting for Khanna, who went MIA for no apparent reason.
Anil Kapoor picked up his award instead. It was later discovered that he had already left the building.

The Grand IIFA 2009 in Macau

In an attempt to take Bollywood in the booming Chinese market and the rest of eastern Asia, an annual road show to China's coastal casino enclave of Macau is being taken up. Bollywood's first family,the Bachchan clan, led by millenium star Amitabh Bachchan, his son Abhishek, and daughter-in-law, former Miss World Aishwarya Rai, will walk the red carpet as the International Indian Film Academy hosts its 10th annual weekend conference from Thursday to Saturday.

The world's most prolific film industry is hoping to translate its large output into bigger revenue by widening its viewership beyond native Indians.

Overseas income is already contributing more to the $2.3 billion Indian movie industry, with foreign box office revenues jumping from 5.3 percent of total revenue in 2005 to 9.8 percent in 2008, according to a report commissioned by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry. With their large ethnic Indian populations, the U.S. and Britain are now Bollywood's two biggest foreign markets.

"The success and popularity of 'Slumdog Millionaire,' with its Indian locales, artists and music, underscores the growing influence of Indian cinema and augurs well for Bollywood movie markets targeting global audiences," the FICCI report said.

Amitabh Bachchan told a recent media briefing promoting the International Indian Film Academy weekend that the Indian film industry needs to do a better job of selling itself. Indian films typically devote 10 percent to 15 percent of their budget to marketing, compared to 30 percent in Hollywood, according to the FICCI report.

"Hollywood has greater marketing skills. We don't know how to market our product because we don't have the funds," the 66-year-old actor said, adding that, "we are trying."

The film academy has held previous overseas events in London, Dubai, Johannesburg, Amsterdam and Bangkok.

In addition to showcasing several new Indian films, this year's event in Macau will include a conference of business executives from India and China on Friday that will focus on collaboration between the two countries, with Indian Ambassador to China Nirupama Rao making the
pitch for her home country.

Famed Bollywood composer A.R. Rahman, an Oscar winner for his "Slumdog Millionaire" score, will hold a workshop on Friday. Heartthrob Hrithik Roshan and wife Suzanne will model for Indian designers at a fashion show Thursday night.

The three-day program culminates Saturday night, 13 June, with the annual IIFA Awards, where Abhishek Bachchan, his wife Aishwarya Rai, Roshan and fellow stars Aamir Khan, Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra and Katrina Kaif will compete for top acting honors.

Slumdog Team Anticipating MTV Movie Awards 2009

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After winning Oscars and BAFTA, Slumdog Millionaire Team now is anticipating their victory at MTV Movie Awards 2009.

The film has been nominated in many categories there and is all set to grab a few more. The ever popular venture has been nominated in 6 categories for the MTV Movie Awards 2009. The USP of this years is that winners will be decided through online voting by fans.

Slumdog has been nominated for Best Movie, Breakthrough Performance Female – Freida Pinto and Breakthrough Performance Make – Dev Patel. Apart from these regular awards, there are some atypical categories such as Best Fight and Best Kiss in which real and reel life couple,
Dev and Frieda have been nominated. Looks like the onscreen smooch
definitely made it on audience's hot list!

Furthermore, MTV has added two new award categories: Best Song and best WTF Moment. The classy AR Rahman's Jai Ho has been nominated for Best Song. This nomination will be competing against popular singers such as Bruce Springsteen, Miley Cyrus and Paramore. In the Best WTF Moment category, the jumping in the poop shed scene has been selected from Slumdog Millionaire.Interestingly, child star Ayush Khedekar, who plays the young Jamal (Dev Patel), who has been nominated will see competetion from Hollywood stars Angelina Jolie, Ben Stiller and Amy Poehler.

The winner will be zeroed through public voting taking place on MTV's website. The award ceremony will be held at Universal City, California on May 31.The event will also be telecast live on MTV.


Wish Slumdog Millionaire all the best! Will this venture sweep all the awards once again? Only time will tell.

Anil Kapoor to be honoured in LA

The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) is an annual film festival held in Los Angeles, California. Established by Christina Marouda in 2003, these awards pave the way for a greater appreciation of Indian cinema and diverse culture by providing the public with a selection of films from and about the Indian diaspora by Indian and international filmmakers.

It catalogs features and documentaries, and presents Grand Jury and Audience Choice awards in the following categories:
Best Feature
Best Documentary
Best Short Story
Cinematic Scoring Achievement Award

The 7th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) will be held between April 21-26, 2009, at ArcLight Hollywood. It has announced that this year they will salute to SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE star and Bollywood legend Anil Kapoor. Kapoor is an accomplished artist and ambassador for the Indian filmmaking community.

The tribute to Kapoor will include screenings of his films LAMHE (1991) and VIRASAT (1997) as well as the world premiere of the English language version of GANDHI, MY FATHER (2007). Kapoor produced the film, which explores the cost Mahatma Gandhi’s own family bore due to his efforts to free the nation of India.

Kapoor first appeared on the big screen in HAMHARE TUMHARE in 1979. His first lead role followed four years later in the film WHO 7 DIN (1983). Kapoor has appeared in over 100 movies including LAMHE and VIRASAT, prior to his signature turn as the dynamic game show host, ‘Prem Kumar’ in SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. Other notable titles include CHAMELI KI SHAADI (1986), MR. INDIA (1987), RAM LAKHAN (1989), EESHWAR (1989), TAAL (1999) and PUKAR (2000). Upcoming films include the action thriller RACE 2.

Kapoor's Humble Acceptance

Kapoor said, “I am thrilled to be a part of the Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and honored that they have chosen to include my work as an actor and producer. With the incredible success of SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE, the timing could not be better. I feel as though I have come full circle. In November, I attended the AFI FEST premiere of Slumdog Millionaire at the ArcLight Theatre. Now, some five months later, I am humbled and honored that my work as an actor and filmmaker has been chosen to receive such a fantastic tribute at the same venue.”

IFFLA Festival Director Christina Marouda said, “We couldn’t be more proud and excited to shine the spotlight on such striking and dynamic figures as Anil Kapoor.

IFFLA also announced YES MADAM, SIR will highlight the Closing Night Gala with Dr. Kiran Bedi, India’s first and highest ranking woman officer of the Indian Police Service, attending as a special Guest of Honor on Sunday, April 26.

54th Idea Filmfare Awards

It was a night to forget differences and bond together to celebrate and reward a year of hard work as the who’s who of the film industry – including Shahrukh Khan , who still has his arm in a sling – gathered together at Mumbai’s Yashraj Studios. Interestingly, SRK and Gauri Khan took seat next to the Bachchans . Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor sat with Rekha .

THE HOSTS:



Hosts Ranbir Kapoor and Imran Khan rocked the night with their wit, humour and chutzpah. Imran mimicked mamu Aamir Khan by going bare-chest in the Ghajini style and writing the awards on his chest. Ranbir spoofed SRK’s act from Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi.

The two young hosts also argued about who among them would be the next superstar. Ranbir told Imran: “Bura mat manna, lekin log tera naam sun kar Aamir Khan ke baare mein sochte hain”. To which Imran replied: “aur tera naam soch kar Sonam Kapoor ke baare mein sochte hain”. Even as the two stars argued, Darsheel Safary ( Taare Zameen Par ) emerged on stage and proclaimed himself as the next superstar.

Segments of the show were also hosted by Karan Johar , Konkona Sen Sharma and Deepika Padukone .


PERFORMANCES:



The most sterling performance of the evening came from Farhan Akhtar , who sang rock numbers from his film Rock On . Katrina Kaif performed to a medley of her songs while Neil Nitin Mukesh took the stage with Bipasha Basu. Shahid Kapur impressed with his energetic dance performance; Abhishek Bachchan was cool-as-a-cucumber as he got jiggy with a bunch of babes on the tunes of “Maa Da Ladla”.

EMOTIONAL MOMENTS:

The most emotional moment of the night was when Arjun Rampal accepted the award for the Best Supporting actor for his performance in ‘Rock On’. Overwhelmed by emotion, the actor choked on his words and broke down.

Another charged up moment was when Shahrukh Khan took the stage and raved about the success of Slumdog Millionaire and particularly of A R Rahman and Resul Pookutty at the Oscars. Rahman was present at the function with a few kid stars of ‘Slumdog’.

The evening itself began on a patriotic note with the playing of the National Anthem.