Rahman creates history, wins Golden Globe for `Slumdog`

New York, Jan 12 (PTI) Indian music maestro A R Rahman
created history by becoming the first Indian to win Golden
Globe award for his music score for 'Slumdog Millionaire' at
the prestigious award ceremony Monday.

Rahman's song 'Jai Ho,' penned by lyricist Gulzar, has
won the coveted prize of Best Original Music Score at the
Golden Globes.

The film which depicts the story of a Mumbai
underdog's rags-to-riches run, is on a winning spree and has
so far bagged three Golden Globe awards -- Best Original Music
Score for Rahman, Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy and Best
Director for Danny Boyle.

'Slumdog' is based on a novel by Indian diplomat
Vikash Swarup and stars Bollywood actors Anil Kapoor and
Irrfan Khan in lead among others.

The film has been shot at various locations in Mumbai,
including the railway Victoria Terminus, which was targetted
by terrorists on November 26, last year.

Boyle's feel-good film depicts the moving story of a
slumdweller Jamaal, who goes on to win USD 20 million on
Indian reality show 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire?' in a bid
to win his love back.

With its golden run at the Globe awards, 'Slumdog's
prospects at Oscar awards next month have brightened. PTI