India’s music maestro A. R. Rahman has scooped the BAFTA award in the best music score category for Slumdog Millionaire, a rags-to-riches story that won six other awards, including the Best Film at the star-studded function in London .
Besides Rahman, India’s Resul Pookutty received the prize for the best sound for the same film along with Glenn Freemantle, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers and Ian Tapp.
Danny Boyle who directed the film based in the slums of Mumbai was named best director.
However, the film’s 18-year-old star Dev Patel lost to Mickey Rourke (The Wrestler) in the best actor category.
