The Danny Boyle-helmed "Slumdog Millionaire" may have officially left its one-time underdog status behind, as the Indian romance drama took home awards for Best Director, Best Screenplay and Best Original Score at the 2009 Golden Globes.

The film had ridden a wave of critical acclaim, and the wins now help cement it as an incoming Oscar heavyweight. Among those celebrating is noted composer A.R. Rahman, whose original work and collaboration with artist M.I.A. provided "Slumdog" with its venerable score. We caught up with Rahman recently and spoke to the musician about the film, his music and what its successes mean for the people of India. Watch the resulting chat below, and then click here for our full interview with A.R. Rahman.

By Akshay Bhansali

The soundtrack for Fox Searchlight's "Slumdog Millionaire" is one of eight movie scores Indian producer/ composer A.R. Rahman put together in 2008 — and he's got several more in the pipeline. And while we're talking numbers, check this out: He's worked on more than 100 soundtracks since he started in '91, with about 60 percent of those films being Bollywood blockbusters. Some estimate his total album sales are in the vicinity of 115 million records — can Hollywood super-scorers Hans Zimmer and Danny Elfman say that?

While the bulk of the film work by the "Mozart of Madras" has been in Indian cinema, Rahman recently worked on "Elizabeth: The Golden Age" and of course "Slumdog Millionaire," Fox Searchlight's sleeper hit. For "Slumdog," Rahman cut electro-Hindi-hop tunes with the help of "Paper Planes" singer/ fellow Tamilian M.I.A. to match Danny Boyle's Mumbai-set love story. Check out the video for more about this Bollywood superstar!