"Slumdog- Millionaire depicts India's gloomy picture"

[dhirajmatta]

it does but why to turn our backs on the truth rather face it n improvise the conditions n as usuall cribbing

[niraj_hattangdi]

guys just tell me what is so great about Slumdog..I know what it is...its depiction...Just imagine the story...ok...If the movie was not shot in Dharavi...but it was shot at a very beautiful place like cuff parade or nariman point or walkeshwar...would it have been the same impact??let's foret about impact..But what are we protecting..we have the largest slum in the world that is dharavi...when prince charles came to india he promised to build 350 sky scrappers in Dharavi slum..i know that can be a political move..but we shouldn't avoid it..lets face it guys..being the 4th economy in the world we are no less to develop such slums...why do we need any prince charles to decide what we have to do..

[supriyatushar]

i thnk this flim degres india
the project frm wch the novel ws inspired is completely different

[Anuj88]

yaa it does
bt dats true for india or it was

[apurva04]

according to me they hav tried to show d hard reality of india with lots of emotions.......

[saurabh.magre]

hello there.... there's no question of, I taking this issue personally, First of all, the point here is the Cultural sensitivity of a country needs to be taken care of. The film has won a slew of awards, yet the eminent filmstar Amitabh Bachan has criticized the film. Second thing....Danny Boyle has repackaged India's poverty and sold it to the Western audiences. Indians feel that despite the huge advances the country has made in all spheres, the West is still hooked to the notion of India as the land of snake charmers, is very reflective in the film, if one has kept eyes wide open while watching it !!1

[sid_8888]

hello all of you.... i have read views posted by all of you.... and all of u were correct from your point of view.... but wat i feel is that watever was shown in this movie is a fact which was very well presented..... but i dnt think so that it will smear India's image in west.... all those who still think that india is a place of snake charmers... i feel really bad for them... bcs they arent up2dt... it is the 2nd fastest growing country and every1 in this world should know it.... only 1 movie cant change the facts about what INDIA is in present...... wtever was showed in movie is a reality which all of us should accept and work towards removal of this problem....

[nikhilsondkar]

I think the movie was made thru d perception of danny boyle. I think he has the freedom to express what he feels.I mean even our indian directors have shown dis reality den why create fuss wen a firang is doin it.

[shafique1985]

The reality has been shown to the world...with a twist in story it makes itself worth of oscar...nice movie to show the life of kids in slum where basic education food clothing and shelter is not at all provided...are they unlucky...no god has not made them unlucky but we people and politicians are taking their dreams and basic things

[deepakraam]

Hey Guys,
An interesting discussion.There exists two views about this film.Both have marginal differences.It's all how you see the glass(half-empty or half-full).

Half-empty view:
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Slumdog is portraying India as a poor country.The boy is facing a war-like scenario and being asked to beg and their poverty is exploited in all the forms and they are requested to beg and enter prostitution.So the film is painting a gloomy picture about the country.

Half-full view:
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Movie is encouraging where a slum-dweller is fighting all his way to be a millionare and to get his girl.He has been fighting all his life and converting all the oppurtunities thrown to him.This film also depicts our country where India was once a poverty-ridden land and is fighting and will one day become a developed country with all its goals achieved.


These are two views about the same movie.Wat do you think?


-Deepak.