Watched Slumdog Millionaire recently.Had to see what Danny Boyle had done to get 10 Oscar nominations with an Indian cast and a Mumbai based theme that we have not been able to achieve for long.Must say it’s a good one but at heart I believe there have been many a better movie made in Bollywood before.
Slumdog has made the reality stand right in front of our eyes and shown us the stark side of India.It has started a debate over here,as to whether the poverty of India has been sold and depiction of our country has been made in a very poor light.Even people like Amitabh Bachchan and Arindam Chaudhari have been a part of this debate.Yes,we have slums,yes some people are rouge but to say that this is the “Real India” is I would say taking it too far,as the movie has shown.Can't but help the feeling that if this movie had an Indian name behind it instead of a British, it would not have been recognized the way it has been now.
A positive..Thanks to Slumdog,the world has woken up to the genius of AR Rehman.He has been weaving magic since long :)
Finally, Danny Boyle and the team have done a superb job,but I would say a Taare Zameen Par(not even nominated) deserves an Oscar much more than a Slumdog Millionaire.
