US President, Barack Obama wants to see Slumdog Millionaire

The US President, Barack Obama, wants to watch Slumdog Millionaire, the White House has said.

“I don’t know if he has seen Slumdog Millionaire. I know he wants to,” White House spokesman, Robert Gibbs, told reporters during the course of his daily press briefing.

Slumdog Millionaire, the exhilarating rags-to-riches fairy tale set in Mumbai, swept the Oscars with eight awards including the best picture, best director, best adapted screenplay, with A R Rahman becoming the only Indian to bag two Oscars for the best score and original song.

Source: PTI