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• Hemant said...

  all the above comments seems going hay way, first of all theres nothing American about it, its a british atittude.
  The movie shows only bad part totally which i disagree, anybody who does not know about India would think its a dirty country, with mostly slums and traffic jams, which is just not the case and thats why i disagree and say sadism from danny's point of view.
  i havent seen a TV program where a competitor is insulted like its done in the show of the movie by the host (Anil kapoor) by always calling him a tea seller that too sarcastically, which is again wrong.
  Tyres of mercedes of tourist being stolen is a funny incidence which again is not true.
  Danny is not an exception i have seen many foreigners taking snap of dirty things even in a neat place. I dont know whats so fascinating about it to them.
  lastly if it was taken by an indian he has a right to do so, ethically a british director should stay in his limits of being a Guest and not take undue advantage. I am sure nobody would like to publicize one's own home by a guest in a wrong way.
  the intentions in the movie nowhere looked like trying to attract attention to solve a problem but was to degrade the nation. As an indian i am quite open minded and understand true, false and limitations of movie in terms of realty, but giving an oscar is to add fire to the same. If slum dog can gain oscar, what was wrong with TARE JAMEEN PAR, MANGAL PANDE, LAGAN, or so many indian movies with melodious music by A.R.Rahman. so this difference is shown by the britishers and we ignore those facts and just dance in the tune of appreciating, many of our celebrities don't even have guts to say its bad with a few exception like AMITABHJI AND SHILPASHEETY. Even the atitude in Big boss proves the same. I hope all those supporters of the movie understand, provided you really see the movie seriously. Posted on Feb 11 2009 18:46

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• debahuti said...

  i think this movie is just a matter of entertainment n it has got nothing to do with british or indians,it did work like any of the movies carring a touchy theme would have done..n itz compliment for all da indians "whether we are slum dwellrs or millionaires we are what we are n being praised for that".. Posted on Feb 10 2009 14:19

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• neenu , nimitha said...

  It is a fascinating film.jamal, u are simply amazing!!!!!!!!! Posted on Feb 10 2009 11:37

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• Ana said...

  Hello Nancie
  You comment about America shows you are arrogant and also ignorant. World is a global village, and if America is going down, Asia too goes down. Because the biggest consumers are in America. All the software gaints or banks that do outsourcing to India or Asia are going cut the costs.
  So know the economics before you talk something crazy.
  Average American has the greatest heart. When some calamity strikes any part of the world, it is the american people who donate very liberally. Americans provide more volunteering time than rest of the world so there are lots of things that we Asians needs to learn from America and Americans.
  Do not bash me as an American because I am Asian too. But above all I am consider myself as a human being. Posted on Feb 09 2009 03:54

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• Anju said...

  I read the book a couple of years ago and was not impressed. The movie is a better version and although shocking and shaming, is uplifting and colorful all the same. Aren't slums in any part of the world horrible? The movie is not about India, it is about the slums of Mumbai..
  Lalit in 'Monsoon Wedding' was so insulting to Dhubey (quite the normal behavior of an upper class Indian towards someone from the lower class) but it was so true....why aren't we upset about that? The plight of widows in India depicted in the movie 'Water', is sad and unfair but both movies were made by Mira Nair (I think) and yet India did not rise in anger. In other words, a foreignor is not allowed to show the world a side of India that is shameful!!! Also, the movie is a money maker but that is because it is a charming movie. We Indians should not be so sensitive. Many of my friends ask me whether these things really happen in the slums of Mumbai. I do not have first-hand knowledge of life in the Mumbai slums but I tell them that this could definitely be true. Any educated, clear-thinking person would know not to look at India as a whole differently/negatively because of this film. The same way I wouldn't necessarily look at the US negatively after watching any of the countless movies that show sides of it that are horrible. Posted on Feb 09 2009 01:13

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• hemant said...

  SLUM DOG MILLIONARE
  Peculiar BRITISH ATTITUDE TOWARDS INDIANS, wonder when they are going to come out of this illusion and understand that INDIA is much much more than slums. I feel they are satifying themselves by picturising wrongly about India by just showing 10% of india as the major.
  I bet if you show the shit in your body for two hours, make a movie out of it, dosent mean the whole of the body is made of shit, thats what the movie is like, the director has (called a slum dweller a slumdog) only covered the slums , child abuse, prostitution in 75% of the movie, even the tajmahal when shown, is picturised from such an angle which covers the dirt more, than the view of tajmahal. The studio where the competition is going on also is shown as a two room studio with a cooridor heading straght to the road. I pity the director for his sadism, But the most surprising is OSCAR, i am now getting a feeling that indian shit is so liked by oscarians that i think if i film a Indian person shiting for 2 hrs i stand a good chance of wining an oscar, so that means Indian shit is pretty valuable.
  This surely is not a real picture of India, and was nothing true, i havent seen any couple doing a french kiss on a station platform in mumbai. Its more of a documentary film.
  I also wish the Prime Minister of India sees the film.
  If you are a real Indian your blood will boil. I suggest don't watch the movie in a theater and help their revenue, and FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO MAXIMUM YOU CAN, i think that's what we can do right now.
  Hemant, Hyderabad, INDIA Posted on Feb 08 2009 19:49

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• Nancie said...

  CaterpillarCave,
  oh my mighty American,
  You are under a huge debt and your country going down on each and every day.I think it is the time for you and your fellow friends to stop accusing the other people and start begging to Asia for getting saved. Posted on Feb 07 2009 00:00

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• Ana said...

  All the talks about Third World Countries are great. Watching a movie and commenting on it is one thing, how many of you who had given your 2 cents about the social/economic conditions in the Third World had done anything personally . We all can stand on the rooptops and make comments but what action has been done by every individual. Poverty exists in America too, how many of us have really given a thought on how there are homeless people including children and Veterans on the streets of America, the richest country in the world. Instead of blaming the governments or society if each individual takes responsibility for the actions of the society we live, the world will be a better place and that would be an end to all slums in the world. Posted on Feb 06 2009 13:08

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• milimd said...

  there is only 1 problem in india. wanna no wat it is?? the rich are rich and the poor are poor.thats the problem india.some indians are much much richer than some international goverments. yet they dont donate Posted on Jan 30 2009 09:52

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• Roy said...

  So what is your point ?
  Also, numbers do not mean anything, unless you can give us the normalized spread over the entire population. India has a large population, so absolute numbers do not mean anything. Talk in terms of percentage if you will.
  Are you saying people who are not having AIDs but has the same bohemian lifestyle are more priviledged and enlightened over others who do the same in an unprotected manner ?
  The truth of the matter is, folks who do acquire AIDs due to their bohemian lifestyle is paying the price for their deeds or bad karma. Nothing in this world happens as an accident, and it is karma.
  You seem like a nice guy, and I did not mean to offend you, so please do not take this personally. I do not intend to hurt you.
  You have done a great thing, which most people do not do, by adopting kids from the slums. Deeds speak more than words, and you have deeds to back it up.
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  CaterpillarCave said...
  Get your statistics about AIDs in India. You do the research. It will soon beat Africa if it hasn't already Posted on Jan 29 2009 22:50

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• CaterpillarCave said...

  Get your statistics about AIDs in India. You do the research. It will soon beat Africa if it hasn't already. Posted on Jan 29 2009 20:07

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• CaterpillarCave said...

  Renu and Roy...
  Who said I am embarrassed about the slums in India. I have 2 adopted kids from the slums in India. I loved the movie unlike didn't see the slums as the highlight but Survival of the fittest and rags to riches. I see indians are survivors and in any condition they are put in they float. I see me in that movie that against all odds and luck I am where I am. If you are sitting in bombay in the middle of the slums and no way out or sitting in another country eating of there wealth and complain how would you understand. You are just like the millions of indians who ignores the reality.
  Looks like you both need a shrink. I dont see answers to the points I made but just your rant. Posted on Jan 29 2009 20:04

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• Renu said...

  I totally agree with Roy and support what he said to CC.... Posted on Jan 29 2009 16:51

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• Roy said...

  Caterpillar Cave :
  See response below.
  Your have been successful in expressing your deep rooted hatred on indian poverty. And yes you are right, we should not compare it with the ghettos in NYC or Chicago or any other place. Because, the life in ghetto sucks much more than the one in the slums in India. There is humanity still left and deep rooted feeling of compassion in the Indian Slum.
  CC > Hmmm...Why does Bollywood make movies outside India?
  ROY> Don’t tell me you are Naive and do not understand that Movie making is a business (Not including Art Films), and Dany’s movie is no Art Film, hence the discussion.
  The subject matter of most Movie is not chosen to stir awakening in people neither does it have a nationalistic agenda, and I am sure you are smart enough to understand that. ANYTHING THAT SELLS is what matter when choosing a Movie Subject.
  So, the same reason why Dany made his movie applies to why Bollywood uses NYC as a backdrop for its movie.
  CC> How come I never hear bollywood actors or actress adopting or doing any kind of charity?
  ROY> This is your ignorance speaking. So, please do your homework on this.
  CC> When AIDs is shown in Indian movies they make it seem it was from someone visiting from the US.
  ROY> What is your point here ? US is the most pervert society, and do not even argue about that. Not having AIDs versus having aids do not necessarily mean, they do not have indiscriminate sex. Being gay is civilized and is now synonymous with Freedom of expression ? Come on, who are kidding ?
  CC> Now any Indian who is embarrassed by this movie should work towards changing the reality.
  ROY> You just don’t get it do you ?
  No Indian is embarrassed by the movie. It is people like you, you have metamorphosized into ‘DUDE’ are embarrassed.
  What people are objecting to is, incorrect and overwhelming depiction of life in Mumbai slums, that do not give a wholesome picture. It becomes a sensitive issue for Indians, as unlike the Western folks, we Indians share strong compassion with fellow Indians, hence expressing our dissatisfaction against incorrect potrayal.
  CC>Stop sweeping the truth under the rug. Yeah its embarrassing when someone from another country shows the reality right. Wake up and smell coffee.
  ROY> No one is sweeping the truth. It is you who is ashamed of it and want to disassociate yourself from the country. Go, watch Will and Grace, and visit your Shrink – Dr. Phill.
  CC> I recently went to India and to Bombay and was so surprised to see slum after slum.
  ROY> Why are you surprised ? and what did you expect ?
  CC> Please dont compare it to New York for god sake.
  ROY> It is not even worth comparing. Please understand that you do not have any more information about about life in US than any of us. So, if you have a specific point, bring it on. Posted on Jan 29 2009 16:31

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• shazly said...

  u r so rite caterpillar cave.this is exactly wat happens in india.and if some 1 makes a movie wich sheds lite on inia and its truth then why scold and shout at him?u jus so mumbai a developed indian citie.but wait till u se the state of kerela.it is horrible.more slum than i have seen in dehli,chennaiand bombay combined together. dont compare india with other impotant countries of the world like japan,USA,UK etc. Posted on Jan 29 2009 10:35

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