Is `Slumdog Millionaire' Rahman's best score?

Waking up on a Monday morning is so much nicer when you wake up to good news, isn't it? A.R.Rahman winning two Grammys for "Slumdog Millionaire" certainly made my day, but as television channels played its theme song "Jai Ho" over and over again, I found myself wanting to hear some of his other compositions.

"Dil Hai Chota Sa" from "Roja" perhaps or "Naina Milaike" from "Saathiya", "Ay Hairathe" from "Guru" and my favorite -"Arziyan" from "Delhi 6?.

While "Slumdog" and "Jai Ho" have captured the world's imagination, I wonder if it is his best work. When Rahman won the Oscar last year, I remember lyricist Gulzar telling me he thought Rahman's music for Mani Ratnam's upcoming film "Ravana" was his best.

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India's day at the Oscars at Kodak Theatre

I just love watching award shows. The star spotting, the dresses, the crowds, the television cameras, the reporters - I love it all.

So I leave no stone unturned while watching them. Making myself comfortable on the couch, I like to take in all the glamor and the glitz.

So how could I, of all the things, miss this year's Oscars?

The excitement of ‘Slumdog Millionaire' being nominated for 10 awards and the chance to see so many Indian faces on the red carpet was just too difficult to resist.

From the slums of Mumbai to the glamorous Hollywood, the world went Jai Ho as India's sound magicians A.R. Rahman and Resul Pokutty made history along with lyricist Gulzar bagging three Oscars for the film that won eight of its 10 nominations.

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