LOS ANGELES - The ceremony had yet to begin, but this arrivals line felt more like an afterparty.
The red carpet leading into the Los Angeles Film Critics Association awards on Monday was packed with winners from Sunday's Golden Globes, where the Mumbai-set drama "Slumdog Millionaire" emerged the big victor, earning four statuettes.
The Indian star of "Slumdog," Freida Pinto, said she wished she was already back home.
"If there was no Mumbai, there would be no 'Slumdog,'" Pinto said. "I would love to see how Indians are celebrating, because I know they are definitely rooting for us. Can't wait to go back. I'll be back on Thursday, and start to see the reaction out there."
The film's composer, Indian music superstar A.R. Rahman, said his Golden Globe win was followed by a call from his wife in India.
"She was screaming with joy," Rahman said. "I spoke to my mother and my family and my kids, and friends. In fact, the whole film community. All of them are so excited."
"Slumdog" director and English soccer fan Danny Boyle said he will look back on Sunday for a number of reasons.
"The day was broken up into three parts: two good and one very bad," he said. "The really good: Manchester United beat Chelsea. The really bad: I put the tuxedo on. I was told it was a 'George Clooney-type' look. But once I got it on, it didn't look like that. So that was very bad. And then we picked up four Golden Globes. So it all ended merrily and happily."
