Monday, February 1, 2010

Rahman wins 2 Grammys

A R Rahman reached an exceptional milestone at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards by winning two Grammys for his music from Oscar Award winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman was nominated for
Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media and Best Song Written For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media categories; And he walked away with both the awards. This was the first time that A.R Rahman was nominated at the Grammy Awards.

Rahman had also won 2 Academy awards and Golden Globe awards in the same category ealier. He joins the brigade of other Indian Gramophone holders which include Zakir Jussain, Pandit Ravi Shankar, Vikku Vinayak and Vishvamohan Bhatt.