Slumdog Millionaire- a proud moment with 10 Oscar nominations

Slumdog Millionaire has been making waves all over. This is one post I just couldn't miss out. With Slumdog Millionaire all over the place and hitting the theatres it sure is a proud moment. Inspite of the Big B's concern over the film projecting the country in poor light, all that apart...the movie is good and deserves all the attention and rewards of hard work that it is drawing. With the Golden Globe award for A R Rahman bringing a proud moment for all of us, the next is the 10 Oscar nominations that the film has received.

The film has been nominated for the Oscars in the categories for
Best Picture – Slumdog Millionaire
Original Score- A R Rahman
Best Director- Danny Boyle
Original song- “Jai Ho” by A R Rahman and Gulzar
“O Saya” A R Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam
Cinematography- Anthony Dod Mantle
Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
Sound Mixing – Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty
Sound Editing – Tom Sayers
Film Editing – Chris Dickens

Wishing the cast and crew all the best. Hoping to see Dev Patel in new roles now.Probably the film marks the beginning of new beginnings for the Bollywood -Hollywood ventures.

Anil Kapoor has made his mark on the international scene with Slumdog Millionaire

Anil Kapoor has beeen in the news for the past couple of months for being the actor who has maintained himself really really well. In fact, people have been even speculating whether he may be signed up as hero for daughter "Sonam Kapoor". A really young looking dad.

For now however, he is in the new for making a mark on an international level with his film "Slumdog Millionaire". It has released in the US and he is glad at the successful opening.With a big hype created by the media, it just maybe India's Oscar entry this year. Anil Kapoor had made his presence at the opening of the film. Accompanying him for the trip was none other than daughter "Sonam Kapoor".Papa trying hard to get daughter good exposure. As part of the promotion of the just released film he has been visiting many of the cities in the US. The film won the "People's Choice Award" at the 33rd Toronto International Film Festival.

The story is about a teenager from the slums whose life changes drastically with a victory. A win in a popular game show and the resultant money of 2 crores and how that makes a difference in the teenager's life. Anil Kapoor sharing his experiences of the trip abroad says "I am amazed with the reaction of the audiences in US, I saw the film along with audiences in one of the theatres in Los Angeles and at the end of the show there was a stunned silence which then broke into an applause. After seeing this I am eagerly wanting the film to release in India".