12 January,2009 01:59 PM IST | | B F Firos
"What a start for India to 2009," an A R Rahman fan is so happy that he expresses his wish that the music genius will fetch an Oscar after he won Golden Globe award for his composition in Slumdog Millionaire.
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"You are the one to stand out with your originality and true genius in music. But its not done yet. You have to fetch us an Oscar. Congratulations and All The Best," says the fan.
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He further says: "Thanks a lot for dedicating this award to one billion Indians. We Loved it and we have no words to thank you for this."
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"From a young boy who carried his dad's keyboard to renters to the proud winner of the Golden Globe award today, Dileep Kumar alias AR. Rahman has come a long way indeed," says a diehard fan of Rahman.
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"I couldn't control my emotions when I saw him winning the Golden Globe award for the best Soundtrack for Slumdog Millionaire. I felt very proud and happy indeed. I was able to tell my kids...that someone from India is finally knocking at the Oscars!," says this blogger.
"The film had music that was a true global blend - an Afro-American-Bollywood style music- and captured the essence of the story and made a good movie even better," says this fan.u00a0
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"Every bit of music in the movie is really a master piece," says this blog.u00a0
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"O saya" leads the track list which is loved by many because of Rahman's amazing voice and extraordinary effects, mix and the whole composition... "Paper Plan" is pleasant song, and gives a happy and peaceful feeling," says this fan.
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This fan further says: "The next rocking song in this list is "Gangsta Blues", the song is of Hip hop/Alternative Genreu00a0which is extremely stylish and so peppy. This song proves Rahman's world class music composing talent. Totally the Slumdog millionaire tracks is a master piece in the rack of world music."
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The fans are particularly giving rave reviews about "O Saya", which was sung by Rahman.
"O Saya is a dynamic musical collage and the track brilliantly captured theu00a0essence of India at different levels," says this fan.u00a0u00a0u00a0
"It is unsurprising that AR Rahman won the award giving the dynamic composition of the musical track for the film, which plays a pivot role in the film almost like it does in Bollywood films," he further says.
"It is celebration time for Bollywood and India," declares another fan.
He feels that it is good that the "Western world recognized this Indian maestro geniusu00e2u0080u00a6Considering the widening diaspora and popularity of Indian movies (and Slumdog certainly fits the category of being the complete package), it's been long time coming!," he says.
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