Mumbai savors 'Slumdog' sweep

February 23, 2009 Scenes of people dancing and firecrackers bursting in the early-morning sunshine outside A.R. Rahman's home in the South Indian city of Chennai flashed across the nation's news networks Monday minutes after the composer collected his second Oscar for best picture winner "Slumdog Millionaire." Rahman's excited family members even shouted "Jai Ho!" as they joined in the celebration. Anand Sharma, India's Minister of State for Information & Broadcasting and External Affairs, congratulated the makers of "Slumdog Millionaire" and best documentary short winner "Smile Pinki" for their Oscar wins.

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