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It was a dream run at the Oscars for India. Filmmaker Danny Boyle's rags-to-riches romance set in India, Slumdog Millionaire , won eight Oscar awards for best feature film, direction, original song, original score, sound mixing, editing, adapted screenplay and cinematography. Resul Pookutty, who won the Oscar for best sound mixing, along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke said, “I dedicate this award to my country. This is not just an award, it is history.” An elated Rahman who won the Academy Awards for best original score and song from the film Slumdog Millionaire said, “I want to thank everyone. The essence of the film is optimism and hope. All through my life I had the choice of love and hate…..…I chose love and I am here.” Indian music maestro AR Rahman won the Oscar for his original score in the highly acclaimed movie Slumdog Millionaire . The composer was overwhelmed and interspersed his speech with Hindi as well as Tamil on receiving the coveted trophy here Sunday...

Directed by Danny Boyle, " Slumdog Millionaire " is based on a book "Q and A" by Indian writer Vikas Swarup. It traces the journey of a poor young man from the slums of Mumbai, who ends up winning one crore rupees in game show "Kaun Banega Karorpati", the Indian version of American TV show "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire." Dev Patel plays the lead character in this rags to riches story while Indian actor Anil Kapoor is in the role of the game show host. And now Slumdog Millionaire has been nominated for ten Academy awards Best cinematography - Anthony Dod Mantle Best Director - Danny Boyle Best Editing - Chris Dickens Best Music (Score) - A.R Rahman Best Music (Song) Jai Ho - Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by Gulzar O Saya - Music by A.R. Rahman, Lyric by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam Best picture - Christian Colson Best Sound Editing - Glenn Freemantle and Tom Sayers Best Sound Mixing - Ian Tapp, Richard Pryke and Resul Pookutty Best a...

Are you sure your MP don't have any criminal background? Wanna know it?. I have found a website for this and just want to share it with every one and that's what this post is meant for. I am very much impressed with these wordings they have quoted in their site "Sixty two years after winning independence, India waits to be free again. To be freed from criminals who have muscled their way into power. In 2004, about one in five MPs had criminal records, including some with charges of heinous crimes such as murder, rape, dacoity and kidnapping. This seriously tarnishes the image of honest and eminent leaders who are committed to building a greater India. It is time for every citizen of India to become a freedom fighter and unite to free India from the clutches of criminals. As citizens of a free nation, we appeal to all the political parties to refrain from giving tickets to persons with criminal backgrounds. And take an oath to free India from criminals forever." They a...

Mohanlal starrer ‘ Red Chillies ’ is going to release on February 14th. It will be a mega bumber hit for sure. The shooting was completed at locations in Singapore, Ernakulam, Trivandum, Kambam and Theni. Red Chillies is produced by M.Ranjith in the banner of Rajaputra Visual Media. The movie is produced at the cost of 5 crores. Red Chillies directed by Shaji Kailas, tells the story of Omer aka O.M.R who is an international businessman based in Singapore. The character played by Mohanlal has special mannerisms which include the affection of the colour black and expensive items. Omer has a music troupe named ‘Red Chillies’ in which he has 9 very talented lady singers. The story takes a turn when some of the people who slept on the pavement crushed to death by a group in a vehicle. The responsibility of the accident came on the Red Chillies and they got trapped without escape. So Omer comes to India to their rescue, inspite of all the threats he has ...