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22 January 2009

Slumdog Bags 10 Oscar Nominations


Well I have been busy posting about Slumdog ever since it bagged the Golden Globe and this time around there's no exception. Slumdog has been winning hearts and I find no reason for not doing so one more time at the Oscars, sincerely I'll say that its the best movie ever to be directed by a foreigner on an Indian Script( Q n A by Swarup).

And may be this was one of the reasons why it bagged 10 nominations. And do not forget the Music, A.R Rahman, as usual creates yet another sensation-nominated for 3 Oscars!!! Finally a hearty Congratulations from team Youngistan!'



As usual we expect you to top all the 10 nominations and all the best.. I need not expand this coz it might have already been done by many News Websites :d. However here is what the "Telegraph.co.uk had to say.."

Bookmaker William Hill has installed the feelgood film as 4/11 favorite to win best picture, beating The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Frost/Nixon, Milk and The Reader.

The British-made film about an orphan boy from the Mumbai slums who enters the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? is also shortlisted for best adapted screenplay - writer Simon Beaufoy’s story is based on the novel Q&A by writer Vikas Swarup.

The other nominations are for cinematography, film editing, sound editing, sound mixing, original score and original song (it has two nominations in the last category).

Its star, 18-year-old Londoner Dev Patel, missed out on a best actor nomination, but is thrilled at the prospect of attending the Los Angeles ceremony on February 22.

Patel said: “It’s just amazing. For Slumdog Millionaire to be included in the nominations for the Oscars is a huge honor. When we first began working on the film I don’t think any of us ever imagined that we might end up attending the Oscars ceremony as a result. I’m just so proud to be a part of this project and I have been overwhelmed by the positive reaction to the film. Thank you to everyone who has supported us. I truly feel blessed.

Beaufoy, whose previous credits include The Full Monty, said: “Secretly and sometimes not so secretly, this is the nomination that floats in every screenwriter’s dreams. I am fantastically happy and honored - not just for myself but for Vikas Swarup’s wonderful novel without which I would have never started my journey to the world’s Maximum City, Mumbai.”

The heart-warming story won four Golden Globes earlier this month - for best picture, best director, best screenplay and best soundtrack - and has 11 Bafta nominations in total.

Although it is destined to be one of the biggest hits of the year, Slumdog Millionaire does have its detractors. Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan is among those who have criticized the film, suggesting that it “projects India as [a] Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots”.



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20 January 2009

Spring Fest-Energy, Exitement, Entusiasm


Indian Spring Season brings not just the bitter cold weather but also the hotter Fests! Yes the Festive Season is back, time for some fun and excitement! The Awkward Challenges, Handsome prizes, Thrilling Performances, Enthusiastic Participants last but not the least the Stunning Responses from the Audience this is what the fest is all about! And here is what you can expect this season as well at some of the happening institutes, to name a few are the Spring fest, Saarang, TechFest, Kshitij and many more..

Coming back to Spring fest - The most awaited Fest of the Season which apparently attracts the students from all over the country as well as the foreign participants is to be held at IIT Kharagpur during this month. A 4 night-3day Fest features the events such as Taal, Pal, Anubhav, Armageddon, Wildfire, Rangmanch, Hasya Kavi Sammelan etc.

But the most famous event seems to be the Star Night which involves the musical performances by some of the notable Artists of South Asia. This event is such a huge crowd puller that for latecomers, it is usually impossible to get a seat inside Open theater and sights such as students hanging on tree branches and on the high Open Theater walls to catch a glimpse of the concert are not uncommon.

Alongside the Cultural Fests, Technical fests have also gained huge popularity and TechFest organized by IIT Bombay ranks first claiming to be the Asia's Largest technical fest.
A technical fest basically concentrates on encouraging new technologies, conducting workshops, guest lectures by famous educationalists and technocrats over the world. Technical Competitions, Robotics, Aero Design, Lan Gaming, etc are some of the common events that attract huge participants.

These Tech Fests also offer a platform for the Firms to expose their future projects and thus giving them a chance to access their products which also implicitly acts as a marketing base.
And may be this is the reason why companies flock around the fests sponsoring these gigantic events! ;)

OK now before you access how worse this post has been.. lemme drop a quick list of events and the corresponding web links...


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16 January 2009

10 Best Movie Posters of 2008

What makes a Poster so special? and when it comes to the movie posters there's a lot that goes into making them!!
A mere poster tells you what the film is all about and with the advent of exceptional Photo editing and image development soft wares they are just getting better and better. The other day when I was looking for some technical poster I found this website which carried a post about the best posters of 08. I picked 10 Best posters {Its my fav. choice of 10} among them which I would like to share here, however do visit the site and you may like the others as well... :)











The Choice is open! Its just my top 10 list, yours can be entirely different and I don't stop you from drawing your favorite list :p !! Do share your top 10 list!!

Source: abduzeedo.com

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13 January 2009

From Roja to Golden Globe


The Mozart of Madras has made it yet another time and this time around its something exceptional, The First Indian to receive a Golden Globe and what a pleasant birthday gift he could ever ask for!!

Celebrating AR Rahman's Triumph at the Golden Globe.....

Conquering billions of hearts, unifying the world and setting a benchmark with his style of music, A R Rahman had once again proved that Music has no language or regional barriers. With an extraordinary debut as a music director for the film Roja for which he was awarded the National Film Award this man showed that he possessed a terrific talent and that certainly drew the attention of many directors and he never left them a chance to regret!!
Yes coz most of Rahman's songs are such a great box office hits that you find the freshness in the songs though you hear them the hundredth time!!

His first soundtrack Roja was listed in TIME's "Top 10 Movie Soundtracks of All Time" in 2005

After the fabulous debut, the next biggest hit from Rahman which comes to my mind is Bombay
Bombay's music is such a fantastic compilation that it was featured in Lord of War starring Nicolas Cage(The track "Bombay Theme" from the soundtrack is an instrumental orchestral piece composed, arranged and conducted by A. R. Rahman). By the way the film itself is so touching that I must admit it is one of the greatest ever from the Indian Film Industry.

Some of his finest works include Gentleman, Rangeela, Minsaara Kanavu, Jeans, Dil se, Lagaan, The Legend of Bhagath Singh, Warriors of Heaven and Earth, Boys, Water, Rang De Basanti, Jodha Akbar, Slumdog Millionare etc..

Not just films Rahman had composed many Albums and the one album that instantly comes to any Indian's mind is Vande Mataram by Rahman produced by Bharath bala. Whether it is the energetic Maa Thujhe Salaam sung by Rahman or the soft Revival a poignant rendition of Vande Mataram by Anuradha, Sujatha, Kalyani Menon and Seema, the deft orchestration and the precision audio mixing, a mark of Rahman's music, catch the attention of anyone who is interested in music.


Here is the International Award List

  • 1995 - Malaysian Award (Malaysia)
    • Contributions to music
  • 1995 - Mauritius National Award (Mauritius)
    • Contributions to music

Finally before I end, I like to congratulate Rahman on his success and also wish him the best at the Oscars. Lets hope Rahman bags an Oscar as well!!! :)

A.R Rahman's Official Website

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