Joker Has His Last Laugh

Heath Ledger won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his psychotic performance as the Joker in 'The Dark Knight'

Heath Andrew Ledger

R.I.P

4 April 1979 – 22 January 2008

JAI HO @ OSCARS

Its Jai Ho time with the OSCARS finally coming to India

"All my life I've had a choice of hate and love. I chose love, and I'm here. God bless." - AR RAHAMAN won two Oscars, one each for the Best Original Score and the Best Original Song categories while Indian sound engineer

Resul Pokutty won the Oscar along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for best Sound Mixing. "I dedicate this award to my country. This is not just a sound award but a piece of history that has been handed over to me," a beaming and emotional Pookutty said while dedicating the trophy to a billion Indian

Slumdog Millionaire totally won 8 Oscars including Best Picture,Best Director & Best Adapted Screenplay

"Just to say to Mumbai, all of you who helped us make the film and all of those of you who didn't, thank you very much. You dwarf even this guy," Boyle said, holding up his directing Oscar.

This shows that Indian Technicians are among the best in the world and are Oscar-worthy but its upto the filmmakers to bring out the best in them

Slumdog Millionaire In OSCAR Buzz

Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire"  based on the book Q and A by Vikas Swarup, was seen as just another 'rags to riches story'' even by Warner Bros who were the producers.But its not atleast that's what the critics say.The film whose release was in doubt has heated the Oscar buzz,thanks to Fox Searchlight Pictures which released the movie after buying it from Warner Bros which was planning to release to straight to DVD .

So what's the story? The film opens with a question in KBC style"Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees," it reads. "How did he do it? A) He cheated. B) He's lucky. C) He's a genius. D) It is written."Its about  the journey of a poor Indian 18 year tea supplier(Dev Patel) in the slums of Mumbai, who ends up winning one crore rupees in game show "Kaun Banega Karorpati" and gets under suspicion of the police(Irfan Khan).Throughout the film Malik narrates many incidents in his life which helped him answer all the questions of the game show.

Although it seems a normal movie story,it is Boyle's dynamic script which has made it to Oscar material.The movie handles multiple story lines which pushes audience to keep pace with the film.Boyle has also succeeded in throwing light on some major issues like poverty,the crime underworld of Bombay,effects of rapid modernization of India....And the best part is ,it has all the Bollywood elements presented in Hollywood style.

TRAILER OF SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE