{"id":2624,"date":"2009-02-23T10:46:22","date_gmt":"2009-02-23T10:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2009\/02\/jai-ho-and-the-oscar-goes-to-s.html"},"modified":"2009-02-23T10:46:22","modified_gmt":"2009-02-23T10:46:22","slug":"jai-ho-and-the-oscar-goes-to-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2009\/02\/jai-ho-and-the-oscar-goes-to-s.html","title":{"rendered":"‘Jai Ho!’ And the Oscar Goes to ‘Slumdog Millionaire’"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"slumdog-millionaire_ic.jpg\"<\/span>‘Jai Ho!’
\nI defy you not to get up, grab a scarf, put it around your neck, grab the ends and get your groove on when you hear the infectious beats of A.R. Rahman’s Academy award-winning song from 2008’s Best Picture winner, “Slumdog Millionaire.” It was a slumdog throwdown at last night’s Oscar award show, and I for one was happy to see Mumbai receive some (well, lots of) love.
\nAlthough not a Bollywood movie (since director Danny Boyle, producer Christian Colson are, well, Caucasian, and the movie came out of a Hollywood studio), this film had many of the trappings of a thrilling Bollywood flick–seemingly improbable story line with a truly satisfying ending, the great song-and-dance number at the end, Bollywood stars as well as great unknown Indian actors, and of course the piece de resistance, a fabulous score from Bollywood music guru Rahman.
\nWant to learn more about Bollywood? Check out these Bollywood features on Beliefnet<\/a>, and check back with Idol Chatter for an upcoming Bollywood movie gallery. In the meantime, enjoy this video of “Jai Ho”<\/a> — YouTube zindabad!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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