Danny's dad not impressed with movie, lauds Rahman's music

Slumdog Millionaire's Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle's father has praised AR Rahman's music in the movie, but is not too enthused about the film and dismissed it as just 'reasonable'.

Based in Radcliffe in Greater Manchester, 88-year-old Frank Boyle stayed up all night with family and friends watching his son's glory at the Oscars, but did not go over the top in his praise for the film.

Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars awards with two going to music maestro AR Rahman.

He said: "I think it's reasonable. He is not making films for me. He is making them for younger filmgoers so I won't say anything more about it. I really liked the music I thought it was wonderful.

"I always knew that Danny would be successful but I never thought he would be the number one director in the world. He has always been interested in films. He got into it when he was a boy".

But Boyle's twin sister, Maria, is delighted by her brother's success. She told The Daily Telegraph: "It was a tremendous night at the Oscars, we've not spoken to him yet although we sent a text.

"We did speak to him yesterday afternoon and the kids were in a limo on the way to the ceremony. It was fantastic to see him up there and great that he spoke about us because he had a lot of people to thank. I can't believe he referred to Radcliffe."