Spicezee Bureau
London, Jan 13: There is more good news for Indians, after music maestro AR Rahman did the country proud by winning a Golden Globe for his impressive score in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’, for the flick has become a clear favourite with the international bookies to win Oscars that will be held next month.
The London Bookies have put the flick at 8/15 on to scoop the coveted best picture prize at the Academy Awards, well in front of rivals ‘The Curious Case of Benjamin Button’, ‘Milk’, ‘Frost/Nixon’ and ‘Revolutionary Road’.
Slumdog’s director Danny Boyle is also 4-6 favourite to win the best director trophy at the February 22 ceremony. After its success at the Golden Globes, ‘Slumdog…’ seems ready to paw the Oscars glory, too.
The film has already garnered over USD 30 million at the BO despite being on limited release. Currently it is placed at number two in the UK Top Ten, with the highest screen average of 5,640 pounds (USD 8,320) of all films on release.