Rahman on his third Oscar?

A. R. Rahman

After bagging the Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, A.R. Rahman may now bag an Oscar for background score of Kochadaiiyan. Hollywood films Million Dollar Arm and The Hundred-Foot Journey for which Rahman scored music have also been shortlisted for a nomination in the Best Original Background Score category. Besides Slumdog … (2008), Rahman has bagged the Oscar for 127 hours (2010). When asked to respond upon Kochadaiiyan being shortlisted, the musical maestro stated, “Getting shortlisted is not a big deal, getting nominated is.”