AR Rahman contender for Oscar nomination for Pele: Birth of a Legend

Indian music maestro AR Rahman has once again found a spot in the list of Oscar contenders for the year for his work on Pele: Birth of a Legend which is a movie based on the early life of legendary Brazilian footballer Pele.
A R Rahman has won Oscar for his music Slumdog Millionaire in 2009. This time around, his name features in a long list of 145 scores in contention for a nomination in the Original Score category for the 89th Academy Awards. He was lauded for his Best Original Score as also the Best Original Song Jai ho from the film Slumdog Millionaire - it had lyrics by Gulzar.
This has been reported in thestatesman.com dated 14 December 2016.

Ginga, his acclaimed number from the 2016 biographical film, is also in the Oscar race. It is part of the long list of 91 songs, which are competing for a spot in the final nominations for the Original Song category. Final nominations for the 89th Academy Awards will be announced on January 24 before the presentation ceremony.
The ceremony will take place on February 26 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood.


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