Mumbai, Feb 26 : Resul Pookutty, who won the Oscar for best sound mixing, returned to his home to a hero's welcome in Mumbai along with his wife and Slumdog actor Irrfan Khan.
Pookutty, who hails from Kerala's Kollam district, shared the Sound Mixing Oscar with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in the Danny Boyle film "Slumdog Millionaire".
Hundreds of fans and friends gave a rousing welcome to them outside the Chatrapati Shivaji Airport.
There were banners, placards and posters all over and slogans of 'Jai Ho' of the song that fetched three Oscars reverberated at the airport.