Rahman wins two Grammys for `Slumdog Millionaire'

`Slumdog Millionaire" composer A.R. Rahman struck gold twice at the Grammy Awards on Jan. 31, adding to the Oscars he won last year for the film's soundtrack and theme song "Jai Ho".

Rahman, 44, beat Grammy veteran Bruce Springsteen in the motion picture song category while "Slumdog Millionaire" swept aside "Inglourious Basterds" and "Twilight" to win best compilation soundtrack for a film.

"Insane eh? I never even dreamt about winning all these awards," the composer said on his Twitter account.

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Zakir Hussain wins Grammy for collaborative album

he Indian presence was felt at the 51st annual Grammy awards on February 8 with Zakir Hussain winning in the ‘Contemporary World Music Album' category for his collaborative album ‘Global Drum Project'.

Hussain teamed with Mickey Hart of the rock band Grateful Dead, Nigerian percussionist Sikiru Adepoju and Puerto Rican jazz percussionist Giovanni Hidalgo.

‘Global Drum Project' is the second collaboration between Hart and Hussain after their compilation ‘Planet Drum'.

The album, released in 1991 on the Rykodisc label went on to earn the first-ever Grammy Award in the World Music category.

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