Sunday, February 8, 2009

BAFTA award


A R Rahman bags BAFTA award

Slumdog Millionaire" swept Britain's BAFTA film awards on Sunday(8th Feb. 2009) winning best film, director and five other categories.
Slumdog Millionaire”, a British picture about a young man from the slums of Mumbai who seeks to rise from rags to riches by winning a TV game show.
Adding yet another feather in his cap ,music maestro Allah Rakha Rahman bagged the BAFTA award in the best music score category for "Slumdog Millionaire".

Apart from Rahman, Resul Pookutty was the other Indian to win a BAFTA award for best sound editing for “Slumdog Millionaire.

Slumdog Millionaire" is based on India's diplomat-turned author Vikas Swarup's novel. The film had received 11 nominations at the BAFTA awards.

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