With two of the three Oscar-nominated songs being in Hindi and performed with colourful and vigorous Bollywood dances, and with Rahman invoking in Tamil a saying about divine greatness, the proceedings at times looked like a Bollywood event held in Los Angeles.
Rediff's critics -- Raja Sen, Aseem Chhabra and Sukanya Verma -- make Oscar predictions!
Lando Norris capitalised on a bit of good fortune to win the Miami Grand Prix on Sunday
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Gulzar has been penning beautiful songs for Hindi movies through the years. But it took a Slumdog Millionaire -- and A R Rahman's brilliant music in it -- to get Gulzar his first Oscar nomination.
Oscar nominations and the subsequent ad blitz in the media mean hotter box-office hits across North America, and in many other countries.
Which films/ actors/ actresses will make the cut, according to you?
'I am a dreamer, so I always dreamt that Village Rockstars would go places.' 'But I never ever imagined this.' 'The way people are responding... they come to me, hug me, they call me, shower me with love and I feel wonderful.'
While we are sure Dips will make a style statement at the red carpet, Namrata Thakker presents some looks we think she should definitely consider for the starry event.
Getting inside the mind of Hollywood's superstar Oscar-wannabe!
Vidhu Vinod Chopra's film has not been nominated in the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 80th Academy Awards.
Another reason why we just *love* JLaw!
Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for a third straight year at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with Sergio Perez qualifying a close second to ensure a Red Bull front-row lockout.
While The Artist has worked remarkably so far, Hugo is poised to just about break even with the win.
The producers of Nachom-ia Kumpasar sent their entry to the Oscars privately in two categories -- Best Foreign Film and Best Background Score.
Raja Sen lists the highlights from the 89th annual Academy Awards.
Ram Charan's wife Upasana may not be a hotshot celeb, but she knows her way around fashion.
Adlabs theatres will screen the movies over a week.
Test your Oscar Q on everything to do with the biggest movie awards show on the planet.
Dr Biju talks about the chances of his film at the Oscars.
A R Rahman, whose score for the Donny Boyle directed survival drama 127 Hours had brought him a Golden Globe nomination a month ago, has done better at the Oscars. He has bagged two Oscar nominations, like he did for Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire. Apart from the score, he also received a nomination for If I Rise which he sang with the British artist Dido.
James Franco and Anne Hathaway are your hosts for 2011 Oscars. Do you like the combo? Tell us!
Chelsea's Brazilian midfielder Oscar has taken to Twitter to deny reports of a training ground row with team mate and Spain international Diego Costa.
An Iranian news agency has digitally altered an image of US First Lady Michelle Obama announcing the Oscar in a bid to make her look more modest.
Here's what your favourtie Bollywood celebrities are tweeting.
Here are 10 performances -- from the last 10 years -- that should have been singled out, lauded and given trophies to. Instead, they weren't even nominated.
The 23 time Grand Slam champion made not one but two appearances at the Oscars on Sunday night.
The CSK owners present a cheque for Rs 500,000 in favour of the Mudumalai Tiger Conservation Foundation.
Raja Sen makes note of hits and misses this year.
After bagging a Golden Globe nomination, the music maestro is once again in Oscar race with his song 'If I Rise' from 127 Hours making it to the Academy shortlist for the Original Song category.
Making her film debut with The Householder, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala wrote more screenplays than novels, winning two Oscars -- for A Room with a View and Howards End. She kept her distance from the film crowd, seeking refuge in the 'protective' company of her two life-long collaborators, Director James Ivory and Producer Ismail Merchant.
A look at the top tweets from your favourite Bollywood celebrities.
Khateeb was scheduled to arrive on Saturday in Los Angeles on a Turkish Airlines flight departing from Istanbul. But his plans have been upended after US officials reported finding "derogatory information" regarding Khateeb.
Titled Shabdhatharapadham,(The Sound of Milky Way), the book explores the sound engineer's dramatic journey from an obscure village to Oscar fame.
Italy's World Cup-winning captain Fabio Cannavaro was named Best Player at the Italian Football Oscars on Monday.
Ferrari's Carlos Sainz won the Australian Grand Prix on Sunday in a triumphant return two weeks after appendicitis surgery as Red Bull's World champion Max Verstappen suffered his first retirement in two years.
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