A.R. Rahman gets two Oscar nominations

Rahman, 45, was nominated for Best Original Song for the track "If I Rise" and for Best Original Score for the film. He won the same trophies in 2009 for his score in Boyle's much-acclaimed "Slumdog Millionaire", a film that introduced him to Hollywood.

He has since composed songs for Hollywood films like "Couples Retreat" and "127 Hours" and won the Critics Choice award for his score in the latter. He however, lost out in the Golden Globes race to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who won for their score in "The Social Network".

Nicknamed "The Mozart of Madras" by the Indian media, Rahman will be up against Reznor and Ross at the Academy Awards, along with Alexandre Desplat for "The King's Speech" and Hans Zimmer for "Inception" in the Original Score category.

In the Original Song category, he will be competing against Alan Menken for "I See the Light" from "Tangled" and Randy Newman for "We Belong Together" from "Toy Story 3", among others.

Colin Firth starrer "The King's Speech" led nominations for the 83rd Academy Awards with twelve nods.

Boyle's film, based on the true story of mountaineer Aron Ralston, bagged six nominations.
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