AR Rahman reveals that he is about to appear slim one day before Slumdog Millionaire's victory at the Oscars

AR Rahman created the story in 2009 by becoming the first Indian to win two Oscars in one night, but the composer said on the eve of the ceremony that he was "hungry" to look fit. AR Rahman has won two Oscars, one for the original score of Slumdog Millionaire and the other for the extremely popular World success of Jai Ho . As things changed radically for AR Rahman after his victory, when asked what his mental space was on the eve of the grand prize, Rahman told PTI: "In fact, nothing … I was just starving. to look slim for the ceremony! "

The drama directed by Danny Boyle swept the 81st Academy Award with 8 trophies out of 10 nominations.

AR Rahman made his name known through his victory and earned two other Oscar nominations in 2011 for his original score and Danny Boyle's song 127 hours .

When asked when it was difficult to go beyond the shadow of two Oscars, Rahman replied, "Yes, I pbaded because it's a great identity for me and I needed that identity to be in Hollywood.Now, every time I'm mentioned, people know my name. "

" That helped me go further not only in the music, but also in film production and in technologies like virtual reality and cinematic virtual reality, etc. a lot of things coming this year, this freedom came with this power, "he added.

The composer was speaking Monday at a special ceremony celebrating the ten-year victory of the film in the Oscar film.

The event was held in Dharavi, the largest slum in Asia, ode to Slumdog Millionaire which tells the story of a young boy pbaded from misery to riches.

On this occasion, AR Rahman recounted an incident such as Anil Kapoor had missed the Golden Globe match as an actor. went to get a drink for him.

"I was sitting next to Anil and I was so thirsty He was very kind and said that he would get a Sprite for me." By the time he went to pick him up, I I received the award, "said the composer.

To which Anil Kapoor replied: "I will never forgive him, I was waiting for him to get a prize, but he was thirsty, so I said I would leave." There were so many people at the bar counter that at the time of my return, he had received the prize! "

" But then, I saw the Oscar, which was the icing on the cake. I do not know what I felt when he went on stage and the song was played, I would like to break the protocol and start dancing on stage, I had to control myself, "he added. .

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