What a coincidence! The made-in-India Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars this year, including the Academy Awards for best picture and best director, just like Sir Richard Attenborough’s Gandhi did in 1982.
Both also won for best film editing and best cinematography. And while Slumdog took the Oscar for best adapted screenplay, Gandhi took the one for best original screenplay.
One big difference: Ben Kingsley also won the Oscar for best actor as Gandhi.
Gandhi’s two other Oscars were for best art direction and best costume design while Slumdog won for best original song, best original score and best sound editing. Indian music composer AR Rahim must be over the moon.
David Lean’s A Passage to India was also nominated for several Oscars, including best picture and best director, in 1984, but ended up with only two – best actress in a supporting role (Peggy Ashcroft) and best original score (Maurice Jarre).
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