Parliament felicitates artistes of Oscar-winning 'Slumdog Millionaire'August 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker, Meira Kumar, on Monday felicitated artistes of Oscar winning 'Slumdog Millionaire' before the movie was screened for the lawmakers. A special screening of the movie was held for members of both the houses.
'Slumdog Millionaire's special screening for President PatilAugust 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A special screening of the Oscar award-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' was held at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. President Pratibha Patil watched the winning movie in the company of music composer A.R.
You need an opportunity to succeed, says Oscar winner PookuttyApril 29th, 2009 CHENNAI - After all you need just an opportunity to be successful, was the message Oscar winner Resul Pookutty conveyed on Wednesday to all aspiring artistes in film industry. Resul Pookutty, Oscar winner for best sound mixing of 'Slumdog Millionaire' said if someone is given the right opportunity, success in the film industry could follow on its own.
'Slumdog...' makers donate $744,000 for impoverished Indian kidsApril 16th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The producers of multiple Oscar-winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire' are hoping to change the lives of children living in Mumbai slums with a $744,000 programme aimed at providing healthcare and education to these kids. 'Slumdog Millionaire is a film which epitomises the positive spirit of children and the film's success is an inspiration and a way forward to improve the lives of the most vulnerable children of Mumbai,' said actor Anil Kapoor in a statement.
Slum kids of 'Slumdog Millionaire' awarded scholarships for free educationMarch 14th, 2009 MUMBAI - Slum kid actors of Oscar winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' Rubina Ali and Azharuddin Ismail, were awarded scholarships for free education. The initiative by a self-help group called 'We Love India' in association with D.Y.
Slum children in Kolkata inspired after watching 'Slumdog Millionaire'March 12th, 2009 KOLKATA - Over 500 children from slums here were treated to a special screening of the Oscar winning movie 'Slumdog Millionaire'. Coming out of the theatre, the kids said the story of Jamal, an orphaned and poor kid, who eventually becomes a millionaire overnight after winning a television quiz show, inspired them that they too should not take slum life for granted.
'Slumdog...' child-stars welcome to support us: Mumbai CongressMarch 6th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Mumbai Congress will 'welcome' the two young stars from the Oscar winning 'Slumdog Millionaire', Azharuddin and Rubina, if they choose to campaign for the party during the Lok Sabha elections, a senior office-bearer said here Thursday. 'If they want to join us in the campaigning or support us like many other children, they shall be welcomed,' Mumbai Regional Congress Committee (MRCC) president Kripa Shankar Singh told mediapersons this afternoon.
Oscar team welcomed with cheers and tears of joyFebruary 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - The Oscar winning team of 'Slumdog Millionaire' was greeted with tears of joy, garlands and champagne at the airport here on its return from Los Angeles early Thursday. Sound technician Resul Pookutty and actor Irrfan Khan were virtually mobbed by a large crowd of onlookers who had gathered at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, while Azharuddin and Rubina - the two slum kids who acted in the movie - were the cynosure of all eyes.
Chhattisgarh makes 'Slumdog Millionaire' tax freeFebruary 25th, 2009 RAIPUR - The Chhattisgarh government Wednesday exempted India-themed film 'Slumdog Millionaire', which has won eight Oscar awards, from entertainment tax in the state for one year. 'The film 'Slumdog Millionaire' has been made tax free with immediate effect in the state for a period of one year by the commercial taxes department on the instructions of Chief Minister Raman Singh,' said an official statement issued here.
'Slumdog' kids Ismail and Rubina gifted flatsFebruary 25th, 2009 MUMBAI - 'Slumdog Millionaire' child actors Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Rafiq can now leave the squalor of their slum homes, courtesy the Maharashtra government which Tuesday night announced that both would be given a flat each. Azharuddin Ismail Shaikh Usman and Rubina Rafiq Asghar Ali Qureshi are residents of Garib Nagar slum in Bandra East, Mumbai.
Somnath Chatterjee congratulates Indian Oscar winnersFebruary 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee Monday congratulated Gulzar, A.R. Rahman, Resul Pookutty of the 'Slumdog Millionaire' and the team of 'Smile Pinky' for having brought laurels to the nation by winning Oscars.
Slum dwellers in Patna burn effigies of 'Slumdog Millionaire' directorFebruary 23rd, 2009 PATNA - Hundreds of slum dwellers here Sunday burned effigies of Danny Boyle, the director of Oscar-nominated film 'Slumdog Millionaire', demanding the filmmaker drop the word 'dog' from the title. 'Slum dwellers burnt effigies of Danny Boyle and others, at Kamla Nehru slum to show their protest against 'Slumdog Millionaire',' Tapeshwar Vishwakarma, representing a slum dwellers welfare group, told IANS here.
PM congratulates 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' teamsFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday congratulated the creative teams of 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' for their Oscar wins and said their achievement is a tribute to the Indian film industry. 'The achievement of the creative teams of 'Slumdog Millionaire' and 'Smile Pinki' is a recognition of their vast talent.
Indian winners at the Oscars over the yearsFebruary 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The following is the list of Indians who have won an Oscar over the years:
1. Bhanu Athaiya - Best Costume Design for Richard Attenborough's 'Gandhi' in 1982
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I'd love to make a dark thriller on Mumbai: Danny BoyleJanuary 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - After his Golden Globe-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire', English director Danny Boyle wants to return to Mumbai again for a dark thriller. 'I'd love to make a dark thriller on Mumbai.
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