Indian PM congratulates Slumdog Millionaire team

New Delhi, Feb 23 (PTI) With Slumdog Millionaire
creating history at the Oscars, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan
Singh Monday said the entire team of the film including
musician A R Rahman have done India proud.

The Prime Minister "congratulates A R Rahman, Resul
Pookutty (sound engineer), Gulzar (lyricist), and entire
Slumdog Millionaire team for the success at the Oscars," a PMO
spokesperson said.

Singh said "they have done India proud".

Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee also
congratulated the Slumdog team on bringing laurels to India by
winning the Oscars.

The film bagged eight awards including two Oscars for
Rahman for Best Original Score and Best Song for the song "Jai
Ho", which was penned by lyricist Gulzar.

Pookutty, a sound technician from Kerala, won the
Oscar in the Sound Mixing category. The movie also won the
award for Best Film, Best Director for Danny Boyle and Best
Adapted Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy. PTI