Rahman out of Oscar race

It looks like there will be no Indian representation at the Academy Awards this year in the Original Song Category. AR Rahman, whose four compositions were picked in the long list that included Million Dollar Arm, The Hundred-Foot Journey and the Tamil film Kochadaiyaan has not made it to the short list. The final nomination list was announced on Thursday in Los Angeles and the composer failed to make it.Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh, who were part of the same longlist, for their compositions in Jal have also failed to make the cut.