[Peptobismol]

What made you zero in on A.R.Rahman and how did his music carry the film forward?
Danny Boyle: I had the privilege of working with that man 'A.R.Rahman'! I've been travelling the U.S and the U.K and telling people how famous this man is. He has a tiny little studio in Tufnell Park in London. We go out in lunch time to get a break from the music. We are walking along the road and somebody would spot him, ignore the traffic, come near him and tell him - "Is that you? Are you A.R.Rahman?" The joy of people here in music is something I love more than anything. I used to have a driver named Harish who didn't speak much English but used to play all the Hindi songs in my car. It was him who introduced me to all the Bollywood songs. Slumdog Millionaire is a very small film but because of A.R.Rahman, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan, the film boasts of a biggie. A.R created this fusion of hip-hop, disco, RnB and the world music which was phenomenal. One of the biggest buzzes for me was that last week, his album went to number 1 in the iTunes album chart. That's not the soundtrack chart, it's an album chart . Normally, you'd find Beyonce and Rihana to be there. A.R.Rahman was up there, could you believe it? I'd also like to thank Shekhar Kapoor for his contribution towards the film. http://movies.indiainfo.com/2009/01/..._and_crew.html

Venkiraja : thanks a bunch