Wins for best original score and best original song.
Indian
music maestro A.R. Rahman became the first Indian to bag two Oscars for his work
in British filmmaker Danny Boyle's much acclaimed "Slumdog Millionaire", which
tells the rags-to-riches story of a Mumbai slum dweller.
He got his first
Oscar on the night of the 81st Academy Awards in Los Angeles for best original
score for the Mumbai-based drama.
The composer was overwhelmed and
interspersed his speech with Hindi as well as Tamil on receiving the coveted
trophy on Sunday.
"There is a dialogue from an old Hindi film - "Mere
paas ma hai" - which means I have nothing but a mother. My mother is here, I
have her blessings. I am glad she could be here," said Rahman.
He ended
the acceptance speech by saying "God is great" in Tamil, something he says after
winning every award.
He shared the second Osca! r for best original song
for the film's theme number "Jai Ho" with noted Indian lyricist
Gulzar.
"All my life I had a choice between hate and love. I chose love
and I am here," said Rahman after receiving his second golden
statuette.
