So glad you visited ReelHeART ReelBlogs and gave your 1st hand experience and opinion. It’s important always to see both sides of a story.

I’ve overheard the same sort of discussions from other ex-patriots from India; that as you said, “The movie Slumdog Millionaire projects a real image of what india hides in its slums. ”

I think if anything, Slumdog Millionaire brought to light the very explosive issue of the Dharavi slums in Mumbai. The fact that even some of the children went back to their ‘ususal way of life’ after filming made this more than just a story about a film…

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And all middle class and rich indians pretend to ignore it. But its shocking for people from overseas to see so much of poverty in the centre of city and so called Mumbai. When india calls itself advanced country, what does that mean for so many poor children and poor people,who don’t even have a good food a day, some dying of hunger.

And i was really shocked ,when tried to help some poor children, people in india excuse is to make as if you do not see them.How can we even eat something,when there are thousands poor little innocent childrens crying of hunger. You indians seems to ignore these facts, but its very hard for anybody else to come accross such things. In most even african countries animals have better living than poor people in india.

The movie projected the real image,which you pretend to ignore everyday.But it hurts other people a lot, Sometimes looks like a forgotten world.Its high time the lazy and corrupt politicians also consider the main problem of india instead of just filling their pockets. India is always seen as a very poor country;Because part of rich people only care for themselves and have done nothing so far ,to solve the problem of poverty.

Its should be the main concern of every patriot indian to seek for solution to help those poor people, born in slums and die in slums. India can never be a holy land till there are so much of people dying out of hunger on road sides and the other part day dreaming in air conditioned rooms.Live your life for your country not for your familly .

All past and present indian leaders and politicians are the real cause for this sorry plight of Maha Bharath.Vande Mataram,

While I’m not entirely sure about (a), I think you are right about (b).

But they did drag him out to beat him and interrogate him at the police station and I’m not sure that’s game show protocol either.

But, yes, I believe in ‘real life’ they would have a chaperon if a contestant had a ‘call from nature’… So it was poetic license, as the saying goes.

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SK

Were you sad to see Mickey NOT win the Oscar on Sunday?
Do you think he’ll stay on Hollywood’s casting rolodexes now?

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SK

Much appreciate you visiting ReelHeART Blogs.
Do you feel any differently since the Academy Awards?
Do you feel any differently after reading worldwide press and coverage from places like indiatimes.com

I know that it might seem patronizing to say that some people found the beauty in the cinematography of the slums. There’s no beauty in poverty.

But, I have to say, they found a way to bring the reality of the Dharavi slums to many ’sheltered’ North Americans-
I do feel it’s a fairytale for modern times now that all of us ‘regular folk’ are only a few paychecks away from being ‘poor’

I’d like to know more about your feelings post Oscars. I’d also like to know more if this is a ‘cultural insult’ or a personal opinion.

Please come back and tell us more when you get a chance.
SK