Music maestro A. R. Rahman created history by becoming the first Indian to bag two Oscars for his work in British filmmaker Danny Boyle’s much acclaimed “Slumdog Millionaire”.
Rahman got his first oscar on the night of the 81st Academy Awards here for the `Best Original Score` and `Best Original Song` categories for the Mumbai based rags-to-riches drama.
He shared the second Oscar for best original song for the film’s theme number “Jai Ho” with noted Indian lyricist Gulzar.