Slum Dog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire ... Simply superb movie by a world renowned director Danny Boyle.

There was a debate on CNN-IBN (Face the nation) over Slumdog Millionaire. The debate tries to potray Slumdog Millionaire as the poverty porn. But in reality its not, the film is about resilient India, the ability of the people to face the most daunting situations and still be able to come out of it strong. I seriously think that the host Sagarika Ghose has got this one completely wrong.

There was also a debate about western stereotype about India's poverty. I am not sure which West she is talking about but most of the westerners if not all see India as a traditionally, cuturally, intectually rich country. The western world keenly follows the BSE stock exchange as they realize that India is the next big thing. I have seen enough of the western world to safely say that they dont see India as a third world country any more.

Some sections of the media has criticized Danny Boyle that he glamorized Indian poverty. But the fact is that the movie shows the uncut version of Indian slums, begging rackets. Danny Boyle has done an excellent job in showing gruesome reality of the Indian slum and the resilience of Indians to come out of daunting situations shining.

This debate once again proves that we Indians are overly sensitive.