Anil
Kapoor
became
a
part
of
history
when
the
Indian
cast-led
Slumdog
Millionaire
swept
the
Oscars
in
2009
but
the
actor
remembers
the
eve
of
the
ceremony
for
being
scolded
by
his
wife.
Directed
by
Danny
Boyle,
Slumdog
Millionaire
received
10
nominations
at
the
81st
Academy
Awards,
out
of
which
the
film
bagged
eight
trophies.
Anil
played
the
role
of
a
slimy
game
show
host
in
the
movie.
"For
family,
Oscar
doesn't
matter.
My
wife
and
I
were
discussing
(daughter)
the
night
before
Oscar!
I
said
'let
me
sleep
now'
and
she
said
'leave
Oscar,
listen
to
me
first.'
So
even
then,
family
was
my
priority.
I
got
a
lot
of
firing
from
Sunita
the
night
before
Oscar
ceremony," Anil
told
PTI.
The
actor
was
speaking
at
a
special
ceremony
here
to
celebrate
ten
years
of
the
iconic
win,
along
with
Gulzar
and
AR
Rahman.
Rahman
made
history
by
becoming
the
first
Indian
to
bag
two
oscars
the
same
night
for
his
score
and
song
(Jai
Ho)
along
with
Gulzar
in
the
film.
The
movie
also
won
the
Oscar
for
best
film,
direction,
adapted
screenplay,
cinematography,
editing
and
sound
mixing
for
Resul
Pookutty.
Anil
said
the
moment
Slumdog
Millionaire
was
announced
as
the
best
film,
he
had
a
massive
temptation
to
break
into
his
famous
Ram
Lakhan
dance
step.
"But
I
thought
if
I
do
it,
I'll
break
the
protocol
and
they
might
arrest
me!
Had
it
been
India,
I
would've
done
it.
I
was
dying
to
dance.
When
the
dancers
were
dancing
on
'Jai
Ho',
imagine
how
much
I
had
to
control
myself
to
not
dance."
Looking
back,
the
62-year-old
actor
said
winning
the
Oscar
was
phenomenal
and
a
moment
the
entire
country
was
"proud"
of.
Post
his
international
debut,
Anil
worked
in
Mission
Impossible.
He
also
produced
and
starred
in
the
Indian
version
of
terrorism
drama
24.
"Whatever
I've
done,
it
has
been
fantastic
and
I'm
very
proud.
'24',
'Mission
Impossible' and
'Slumdog
Millionaire',
they
have
all
been
critically-acclaimed
and
hugely
successful.
I
did
get
a
lot
of
offers
from
big
directors
and
production
houses.
"But
nothing
was
exciting
enough
for
me;
I
had
to
raise
my
own
bar.
It
has
to
be
worth
my
wait.
You'll
be
surprised.
I
don't
want
to
take
the
names
of
the
film
in
which
directors
or
producers
had
considered
me.
But
I
was
not
happy
with
what
I
was
being
offered."
With
a
screenplay
written
by
Simon
Beaufoy,
the
film
was
inspired
by
the
novel
"Q
&
A" by
author
Vikas
Swarup
and
featured
Dev
Patel,
Freida
Pinto,
Irrfan
Khan
among
others.
Credits
-
PTI