'Slumdog' team thrilled with Golden Globe win

With Indian music maestro A R Rahman scripting history by winning the first Golden Globe award with 'Slumdog Millionaire' which also bagged three other prizes today, film's actor Irrfan Khan is keeping his fingers crossed for Oscars next month. The actor, who stars as an inspector in the Mumbai-based rags-to-riches saga hopes that the film will be able to script history at Oscars as well.

"I am happy for Rahman and for the film. I am sure it is going to get some Oscar nomination as well, so we might make history," Irrfan told PTI. Rahman, nicknamed 'Mozart of Madras' by Time magazine, became the first Indian to win the Golden Globe award for Best Original Music Score with 'Jai Ho'.

The film also bagged three more prestigious awards for the Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Director award for Danny Boyle and Best Screen Play award for Simon Beaufoy. It beat the heavyweights like Brad Pitt's 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,' Batman film 'Dark Knight," 'Frost/Nixon,' and political drama 'Milk' to win in the Best Picture category.

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