In just one night, Indian film composer A.R. Rahman equaled the number of Oscars his fellow Indians had taken home during the first 80 years of the Academy Awards.
The 43-year-old composer, hailed in India as the Mozart of Madras, won Oscars Sunday for best original soundtrack and best original song, both from the movie "Slumdog Millionaire."
Other Indians to collect Oscar gold before him were costume designer Bhanu Athaiya, honored for "Gandhi" in 1982, and arthouse director Satyajit Ray, who received a lifetime achievement award in 1992.
"I was excited and terrified," the soft-spoken Rahman said as he collected his first Oscar, for best original soundtrack. "The last time I felt like that was during my marriage."
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