Hello Samir: re: "Also, I find it really funny that the whole of urban India judges success of its movies by whether they won an American award or not."
You raise a valid point. But what is more intriguing is why a film shot in a Mumbai slum has caught the imagination of the western world - even with scenes of a young boy falling in and running through neck-high human excrement. A similar film could have been made using a slum in the Philippines, China, Brazil, Africa or elsewhere in the world. Would it have had the same effect? I suspect not. Question is then why an Indian slum called Dharavi? Tim > Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 12:50:50 -0800 > From: samir_kele...@yahoo.com > To: goanet@lists.goanet.org > Subject: [Goanet] "Slumdog millionaire" --- hollow message of social justice > > At last, a different viewpoint. Actually, I havent seen the movie, nor > do I wish to spend Rs. 100/- on seeing it, even though it may have > won Oscars. I dont quite like these KBC kind of shows, which make you a > millionaire on answering a few questions. Also, I find it really funny > that the whole of urban India judges success of its movies by whether > they won an American award or not. Indians seriously have a self-esteem > problem! > > samir > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Twice the fun—Share photos while you chat with Windows Live Messenger. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/products/messenger.aspx