81st Oscars: Original Song
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From Wikipedia:
"Jai Ho" was originally composed for the 2008 film Yuvvraaj, but was turned down by director Subhash Ghai who thought the song was not suitable for actor Zayed Khan to perform onscreen.[1] After its inclusion in Slumdog Millionaire, it was later nominated for best song at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, the 2008 Satellite Awards and at the 2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards. In 2009, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating out WALL-E's "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel, and "O... Saya", also of Slumdog Millionaire and by A. R. Rahman.[2]
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Wasn't this the same reason that disqualified "Come What May" back in 2001?
"Jai Ho" was originally composed for the 2008 film Yuvvraaj, but was turned down by director Subhash Ghai who thought the song was not suitable for actor Zayed Khan to perform onscreen.[1] After its inclusion in Slumdog Millionaire, it was later nominated for best song at the 2008 Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards, the 2008 Satellite Awards and at the 2008 Houston Film Critics Society Awards. In 2009, it won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, beating out WALL-E's "Down to Earth" by Peter Gabriel, and "O... Saya", also of Slumdog Millionaire and by A. R. Rahman.[2]
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Wasn't this the same reason that disqualified "Come What May" back in 2001?
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Actually Rahman IS an Arabic name and that is the correct way to pronounce it. However, the ''h'' can also be pronounced softly as it is amongst Indian and Pakistani Muslims.Franz Ferdinand wrote:My Indian friend who was watching with us scorned him whenever Efron said Rahman's name (pronouncing it with a hard "h" sound) - she said Efron turned it into an Arabic name.
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