>> Speaking of India, is the picture of Bombay/Mumbai presented in "Slum
>> Dog Millionaire" roughly accurate?

Anthony D'Costa wrote:
> You know I was in India when this movie was in the news.  I haven't seen it
> but from the limited pictures of Dharavi slum in the various clips, I would
> say yes.  I last went to Mumbai in 1999 during the monsoon.  I was staying
> at an academic outfit, which was an oasis in the middle of scum
> (literally).  Boy was I depressed!  But Mumbai is witnessing massive
> projects, from highways to bridges and the like with tens of thousands of
> rural workers engaged in this activity....

the latter projects are part of the movie too.
-- 
Jim Devine / "Segui il tuo corso, e lascia dir le genti." (Go your own
way and let people talk.) -- Karl, paraphrasing Dante.
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