This evening the cast and crew of Slumdog Millionaire made a clean sweep at the Oscars by winning 8 awards out of 10 nominations. The tone for the evening was set when Simon Beaufoy, who wrote the screenplay won the first Oscars. The second half of the show was dominated by Slumdog Millionaire.Slumdog Millionaire won the Oscar for best film award while Danny Boyle won the Oscar for best director.Music composer AR Rahman created history by winning two Oscars. This is the first time that an Indian film composer won an Oscar. Resul Pookutty and team won the Oscar for sound mixing. I was lucky to have interviewed Danny Boyle and AR Rahman before the Oscars for NDTV.com. In the interview Danny Boyle mentioned that Slumdog Millionaire is a fusion film, where the first half is influenced by British cinema and the second half by Bollywood. Danny is interested in making a thriller set in Mumbai for his next project. Who knows it just might be a Bollywood film?In my 2-part interview with AR Rahman he talks about the Golden Globes and how he was mentally preparing for the Oscars. In Part-2 he talks about the role his mother shaped him and help him succeed. He also talks about one of his close friend and colleague Sridhar, who was his sound engineer who passed away in December 2008. What comes across in the interview with AR Rahman is his hard work, dedication and humbleness.