Rahman, Hudson headline state dinner

Published 4:00 am Thursday, November 26, 2009

WASHINGTON — It was an all-star lineup for Tuesday’s first state dinner of the Obama White House: Oscar-winners Jennifer Hudson and A.R. Rahman headlined the entertainment list.

Hudson won an Academy Award for her role in the movie “Dreamgirls.” Rahman won two for music in “Slumdog Millionaire,” including the Best Original Song award for “Jai Ho.”

The dinner for Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh was held in a tent on the White House South Lawn.