New Delhi: This year in the recently concluded Grammys was indeed special for Indian talents with a never before two wins. While the Indian musician Rickey Kej won his second Grammy with Stewart Copeland, Indian American singer-songwriter Falguni Shah also nabbed her first Grammy award.
The latter won the prestigious award for her music album ‘A Colourful World’, in the Best Children’s Music Album category.
Talking about her big win at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards with news daily Hindustan Times, Falguni said, “Oh my god! It was surreal. My jaw dropped and it stayed like that for 30 seconds (laughs). It was such an ecstatic moment for me”.
Meanwhile, Indian music maestro AR Rahman was also invited to the event where-in Shah won the big honor. Rahman had attended the event with his son AR Ameen and had also applauded Shah for her achievement.
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The duo had earlier worked together in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire and for one of Shah’s music albums released in 2007.
Receiving praises from the music maestro during the event was the icing on the cake for shah as she revealed, “I couldn’t speak to him (at the ceremony) as I didn’t have access to go to the audience. The nominees were asked to sit in a particular section, and Rahman was in a different section. But we spoke over the phone. He told me, ‘Congratulations! I’m so happy and proud of you!”.
Talking about the inclusivity in the industry, Shah said, “I feel so lucky that I was given the award for my work instead of where I come from; it didn’t matter whether I’m an Indian or brown-skinned. It’s all about excellence in music, and that has always been the motto of the Recording Academy”.
