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| AR Rahman wins two Grammy Awards | AR Rahman wins two Grammy Awards |
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| Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Grammy Awards at the prestigious US music ceremony in Los Angeles. | Indian composer AR Rahman has won two Grammy Awards at the prestigious US music ceremony in Los Angeles. |
| Rahman received awards for best film song and best soundtrack, both compositions for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. | Rahman received awards for best film song and best soundtrack, both compositions for the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire. |
| Rahman won two Oscars, a Bafta and a Golden Globe last year for his soundtrack to the multi award-winning Slumdog Millionaire. | Rahman won two Oscars, a Bafta and a Golden Globe last year for his soundtrack to the multi award-winning Slumdog Millionaire. |
| The composer is often called the Mozart of Madras, the city where he works. | The composer is often called the Mozart of Madras, the city where he works. |
| Rahman won in the best compilation soundtrack for a motion picture. His Jai Ho song in the film also won in the best motion picture song. | |
| "This is insane, god is great again," Rahman said as he accepted as he accepted his award. | "This is insane, god is great again," Rahman said as he accepted as he accepted his award. |
| Rahman beat such rivals as Quentin Tarantino for Inglourious Basterds and rock star Bruce Springsteen in the soundtrack and best song categories respectively. | |
| Last month, Rahman was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination for his Tamil song NaNa from the Hollywood film, Couples Retreat. | Last month, Rahman was shortlisted for an Oscar nomination for his Tamil song NaNa from the Hollywood film, Couples Retreat. |
| The song is vying with 62 others for the nominations which will be revealed on 2 February. | The song is vying with 62 others for the nominations which will be revealed on 2 February. |
| The Grammy awards are further recognition of Rahman's enormous talents, says the BBC's Soutik Biswas in Delhi. | The Grammy awards are further recognition of Rahman's enormous talents, says the BBC's Soutik Biswas in Delhi. |
| The 44-year-old composer is a musician with a staggering range - from raga to reggae to hip hop to Indian folk to jungle rhythms to western classical, our correspondent says. | The 44-year-old composer is a musician with a staggering range - from raga to reggae to hip hop to Indian folk to jungle rhythms to western classical, our correspondent says. |
| Seventeen years after he began writing music and songs for films, the jingle maker-turned-musician finally got recognition as India's first truly global film music composer with his score for Danny Boyle's sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. | Seventeen years after he began writing music and songs for films, the jingle maker-turned-musician finally got recognition as India's first truly global film music composer with his score for Danny Boyle's sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. |
| Sitar maestro Ravi Shankar, guitarist Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and tabla player Zakir Hussain are the other Indian musicians who have won Grammy Awards. |