London/Los angeles, Feb. 14: British royal family's little-known story about stammering, The King's Speech, swept the Baftas on Sunday night, pushing out the lone Indian nominee, music composer A.R. Rahman, out of contention.
After the Bafta loss, Rahman can now rest his hopes for an Oscar for his original score in Danny Boyle-directed 127 Hours. Rahman had won a Bafta in 2009 for his music in Slumdog Millionaire, which too was directed by Boyle.
Meanwhile in Los Angeles ,US-based Indian corporate honcho and classical singer Chandrika Krishnamurthy Tandon lost out on the Grammy for the best contemporary world music album for Om Namo Narayanaya: Soul Call to Bla Fleck (Throw Down Your Heart, Africa Sessions Part 2: Unreleased Tracks).
Another US-based Indian jazz pianist, Vijay Iyer, lost the Grammy for best jazz instrumental album, individual or group to James Moody (Moody 4B) at the gala event.