Collecting that absolutely gorgeous golden man, when Rahman said those words, we were all there in that moment with him sharing that glory.
A glory that took a long time coming. But its here now and how proud we all are.
It was almost like a beautifully scripted film....hitting just the right notes at all the right times.
But like with every film we all have that one special moment that we always remember.
For me that moment came....when a calm, composed and almost unruffled with such a huge success....Rahman in a dramatic way declared "mere pass maa hai"!!
When Salim-Javed had written those lines for the then angry young man of the 70s...Vijay...who in a passionate monologue declares that he has nothing in life except his mother;s wishes...cinama halls had echoed the applause for a long time.
Trishul had gone on to be a huge hit...and that dialogue resurfacing each time in either a stage show or in ads to demonstrate the angst of that angry young man. So even the writer duo in their wildest dreams would not have imagined this dialogue making it onto the biggest stage of cinema....the oscars. Only to be spoken.....in a complete contrast....by a humble, composed and as far from that angry young man like rahman...as they could possibly imagine!
For me it was truly the moment when bollywood had made it on that big stage in all its glory :)
Now while im happy like everyone else that Rahman and Resul Pookutty rocked at the oscars....im still not convinced that slumdog was the better film of the day. Sometimes we are at the right place at the right time and then small budgets and great work don't matter.
Some say the timing for the film was right....coming at the height of recession the story of an underdog gives everyone hope. Some argue that its India;s poverty at its gloriest best, shining so brightly amongst the glittering diamonds and glamourous vaentinos and armani;s at the oscars.
But I think sometimes its just your day and then nothing else matters. Slumdog by any stretch of imagination can't be called Rahman;s or for that matter even Danny Boyle;s best work.
Rahman is a genius who has done some absolutely sensational work and this recognition for him was just long overdue. But S always says...nature never keeps anyone;s due. And if its a long time coming then even better...cos then u get your due with interest. Rahman got two oscars!!
Whether or not its true....one will never know. But what we DO know is that its made each and every Indian....no matter how cynical and critical of Slumdog;s journey right upto that moment when they all came on stage...a believer.
And isn't that what we celebrated at the 81st Academy awards this year? Hope winning over everything and every hardship .... and victory for the underdog...in this case...the slumdog. So here;s to the best picture according to me...the oscars!
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