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Padma Shri, Oscars to 7 National Awards, AR Rahman and his long list of recognitions

Image Source : Instagram 1/8 AR Rahman is a recipient of 7 National Film Awards, two Academy Awards, two Grammy Awards, a BAFTA Award and a Golden Globe Award. Image Source : Instagram 3/8 National Awards: AR Rahman has 7 Nation Film Awards to date. Image Source : Instagram 5/8 Other International Awards: Rahman not only won the Oscars but …

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5 days, 10 hours ago

AR Rahman birthday: Grammy to Oscar, music maestro's achievements and awards

India Today

Music Maestro AR Rahman celebrated his 58th birthday on January 6. Additionally, he won the National Film Award for Best Music Direction at the 40th National Film Awards. TWO OSCARS AND A GRAMMY FOR SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE In 2008, AR Rahman made history by winning two Oscar Awards in a single night for his work in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. Recently, …

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1 month ago

Gandhi to RRR: Every Indian film that made it to the Golden Globes before Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light

Hindustan Times

There were 6 to be precise, each groundbreaking in their own unique ways. Late last night, Payal Kapadia scripted history as she became the first Indian filmmaker to cinch a Best Director nomination for the coveted Golden Globe Awards 2025. Gandhi to RRR: Indian films which paved the way for All We Imagine as Light's loading stint at the Golden …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights

Hindustan Times

A newly launched production company called Bridge7 has acquired the rights to the film sequel and TV adaptation of the Academy Award-winning film Slumdog Millionaire, reported The Hollywood Reporter. About Slumdog Millionaire Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle, featured Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in leading roles. The film also shows Jamal's participation in the Indian version of Who Wants …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Slumdog Millionaire sequel and TV adaptation may be in works 16 years after original

The Independent

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A sequel to the 2008 Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire might be …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Slumdog Millionaire sequel in works? Producer confirms

India Today

Los Angeles-based production house Bridge7 has acquired the rights for a sequel and TV adaptation of Slumdog Millionaire. The newly established company, led by producer Swati Shetty and veteran CAA agent Grant Kessman, secured the rights from UK-based Celador, the studio behind the Oscar-winning film, alongside Film4. In a statement quoted by The Hollywood Reporter, Shetty and Kessman shared, “Some …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes

Hindustan Times

New Delhi, Music composer A R Rahman says talent shouldn't be restricted to a region and young Indian artists like Cannes winner Payal Kapadia, who are in tune with changing times, play a key role in making stories from India go global. Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes Kapadia, an …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Rubina Ali aka Latika from 'Slumdog Millionaire' gets married, shares pics

India Today

Remember Rubina Ali Qureshi who played the role of Latika in 'Slumdog Millionaire'? Rubina was just eight years old when she appeared in Danny Boyle’s Oscar-winning film that featured Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Anil Kapoor in key roles. RUBINA ALI QURESHI GETS MARRIED On November 17, Rubina Ali Qureshi who played the role of young Latika in 'Slumdog Millionaire', …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Bhanu Athaiya to MM Keeravaani, Indians who scripted history by winning the Oscars. On Monday Masala

India Today

India erupted in celebrations on March 13 after RRR won the prestigious Oscar award for Best Original song. Other than RRR, Guneet Monga’s The Elephant Whisperers also brought laurels to the country after it won an award in the Best short documentary category. Late Bhanu Athaiya Resul Pookutty Resul Pookutty, along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke, was the joint …

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2 years, 3 months ago

How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda

Firstpost

When a whole environment of lies exists across media, academic, NGO and governmental platforms, the task of anyone trying to speak the truth and stand for the truth becomes even harder The war on lives faced by Hindus might be a very old one, and one which earlier generations managed to fight and survive. It becomes almost impossible for people …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Gauahar Khan lost out on Slumdog Millionaire because she was too 'good looking’

Hindustan Times

Gauahar Khan has worked in films like Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year with Ranbir Kapoor and Begum Jaan with Vidya Balan. However, when the actor was asked in a new interview if she ever lost out on a role because of how she looked, Gauahar said one of the ‘biggest projects she lost’ was because she was ‘too good …

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2 years, 8 months ago

Dev Patel: Never imagined he would go so far

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When I saw Dev Patel in his film debut, the surprise hit Slumdog Millionaire —which pre-release rated so low it was supposed to go straight to DVD—I didn’t think much of him at all. Although child actor Sunny Pawar who played the younger version of Patel’s character stole the show, Dev was impressive enough as an adopted child in Australia …

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2 years, 9 months ago

From Priyanka Chopra to Aishwarya-Abhishek, Indian celebrities who dazzled the Oscar's red carpet

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Highlights Oscar Award played a game changer for Slumdog Millionaire cast Priyanka Chopra, Mallika Sherawat, Frieda Pinto walked the red carpet A R Rahman bagged two gold trophies back home. The event which celebrates international cinema is graced by artists all across the globe, and in the past years, there were many Indian celebrities who made their dazzling appearance on …

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3 years ago

When AR Rahman dismissed Ismail Darbar's allegations of him ‘buying’ his Slumdog Millionaire Oscars

Hindustan Times

In 2011, music director Ismail Darbar created controversy when he claimed that fellow composer AR Rahman had ‘bought’ the Oscars he won for his work in the film Slumdog Millionaire. Rahman had won two Academy Awards in 2009 for Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire. Nothing.” He added that the work on Slumdog Millionaire was much below Rahman’s other films. An irate …

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3 years, 4 months ago

Dev Patel decodes his not-so-shiny armour in The Green Knight

Firstpost

“For me as a young actor in Hollywood, you’re dealing with issues of masculinity, ego, success, and fame. And could the horse sense some of the other things making Patel anxious, like his natural tendency to overthink his career — what Patel calls “paralysis by analysis” — or the way he wondered what people would make of a British Indian …

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3 years, 6 months ago

Anil Kapoor Reminisces Iconic Moment When Received SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire

News 18

Bollywood actor Anil Kapoor trod down memory lane to relive the iconic moment when he received the prestigious SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire. Anil who was exhilarated couldn’t contain his emotions as he accompanied the rest of the cast including Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, and late actor Irrfan Khan on the stage to receive the award. It narrates the story …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Hollywood couple, behind Searchlight Pictures' five Oscar-winning films including Nomadland, call it quits after 21 years

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Steve Gilula and Nancy Utley, senior executives at Searchlight Pictures for 21 of its 27 years, who shaped global culture with Oscar-winning hits like Nomadland, 12 Years a Slave, Black Swan, The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Slumdog Millionaire, announced their surprise retirement on 20 April. “When I started in the American film industry in ’93-’96, I heard often the word …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Lessons from Irrfan Khan: Wait for your turn – if you are sure it will come, chances are, it will

Firstpost

This article was first published on 30 April, 2020, a day after Irrfan Khan passed away. The question was on my mind when Reader’s Digest approached me to interview actor Irrfan Khan late last month. Khan had been diagnosed with a rare form of cancer in 2018 that had kept him away from his beloved craft for over a year …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Oscars 2021: Examining the Academy's bias towards popular musicals over richer soundtracks in Best Original Score category

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The Best Original Score category in the upcoming Oscars is an interesting one. Celine Dion’s smash-hit Titanic song ‘My Heart Will Go On’ was so overplayed in 1997-98 that by the time the Oscars were held, it was a no-brainer that the film would decisively dominate the Best Original Score category as well. This bifurcation gave space for diverse soundscapes …

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3 years, 9 months ago

'Slumdog Millionaire' Actor Madhur Mittal Granted Interim Protection In Sexual Assault Case

Live Law

A sessions court in Mumbai granted Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal interim protection from arrest till March 26, in a sexual assault case filed against him by a 28-year-old woman on February 23, 2021. During the anticipatory bail hearing, prosecutor Meera Choudhry argued that Mittal has admitted his presence at the scene of offence on February 13, 2021. On February …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Sharib Hashmi opens up on The Family Man 2, making Danny Boyle laugh during Slumdog Millionaire audition

Hindustan Times

Actor Sharib Hashmi, best known for his supporting role in the Manoj Bajpayee-starrer web series, The Family Man, has revealed that he had improvised his lines while auditioning in Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. In an interview with Hindustan Times, Sharib talked about the much-awaited second season of the Amazon Prime Video series, due out this summer; the experience of working …

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3 years, 10 months ago

Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal reacts to sexual assault allegations, calls it 'extremely disturbing'

Hindustan Times

Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal has broken his silence on the sexual assault allegations and the FIR filed against him. An FIR under IPC sections 354, 354A, 354B, 509, 323 has been filed against him on February 23 at Mumbai's Khar Police station. Reacting to the turn of events, Madhur told Bombay Times, "Getting to learn about things which are …

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4 years, 6 months ago

The real reason why Shah Rukh Khan turned down Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, role went to Anil Kapoor

Hindustan Times

Having hosted the reality game show Kaun Banega Crorepati, actor Shah Rukh Khan was approached to play a fictional host in the film Slumdog Millionaire. But after working with director Danny Boyle ‘on the initial bit of the film’ together, Shah Rukh dropped out and was replaced by actor Anil Kapoor. “Danny is a friend,” Shah Rukh said, “and I …

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4 years, 7 months ago

Irrfan Khan: Actor who found international fame in Slumdog Millionaire

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Padma Shri, Oscars to 7 National Awards, AR Rahman and his long list of recognitions

AR Rahman birthday: Grammy to Oscar, music maestro's achievements and awards

Gandhi to RRR: Every Indian film that made it to the Golden Globes before Payal Kapadia's All We Imagine as Light

Danny Boyle's Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire to get a sequel, LA company acquires film and TV rights

Slumdog Millionaire sequel and TV adaptation may be in works 16 years after original

Slumdog Millionaire sequel in works? Producer confirms

Young people more intelligent, know what stories to tell: AR Rahman on India's show at Cannes

Rubina Ali aka Latika from 'Slumdog Millionaire' gets married, shares pics

Bhanu Athaiya to MM Keeravaani, Indians who scripted history by winning the Oscars. On Monday Masala

How to survive a war of lies: Understanding anti-Hindu communication, media and propaganda

Gauahar Khan lost out on Slumdog Millionaire because she was too 'good looking’

Dev Patel: Never imagined he would go so far

From Priyanka Chopra to Aishwarya-Abhishek, Indian celebrities who dazzled the Oscar's red carpet

When AR Rahman dismissed Ismail Darbar's allegations of him ‘buying’ his Slumdog Millionaire Oscars

Dev Patel decodes his not-so-shiny armour in The Green Knight

Anil Kapoor Reminisces Iconic Moment When Received SAG Award for Slumdog Millionaire

Hollywood couple, behind Searchlight Pictures' five Oscar-winning films including Nomadland, call it quits after 21 years

Lessons from Irrfan Khan: Wait for your turn – if you are sure it will come, chances are, it will

Oscars 2021: Examining the Academy's bias towards popular musicals over richer soundtracks in Best Original Score category

'Slumdog Millionaire' Actor Madhur Mittal Granted Interim Protection In Sexual Assault Case

Sharib Hashmi opens up on The Family Man 2, making Danny Boyle laugh during Slumdog Millionaire audition

Slumdog Millionaire actor Madhur Mittal reacts to sexual assault allegations, calls it 'extremely disturbing'

The real reason why Shah Rukh Khan turned down Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, role went to Anil Kapoor

Irrfan Khan: Actor who found international fame in Slumdog Millionaire