ARRahman becomes first Indian to win two Oscar in a single year

Mr.ARRahman bagged 2 Oscars in a Single year one for 'Best Original Score' and second for 'Best song' for the film 'Slumdog Millionare'. He became the first ever Indian to win 2 Oscars on a single year. He is also the fourth Indian to win this award. Mr.Rasul Pookutty[Third Indian to win this award] won the award for Best sound mixing category for the same film. First Indian to get Oscar was Ms.Bhanu Athaiya for Best Costume Design and the film was Gandhi in 1982. Second Indian was Mr.Satyajit Ray in 1992 for his contribution towards Indian Cinema. But the award was a Honarary one. Courtesy: ibnlive.in.com, Wikipedia