Comments on: India: Reactions to Slumdog Millionaire

By: Manu Goswami

Manu Goswami — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:48:02 +0000

Passionate About India: Don’t see “Slumdog … – Arindam Chaudhuri
25 Jan 2009 – Arimdam, Thank you for your blog and am glad someone else felt the same as I did after watching the movie. I am a proud India expat working …
arindamchaudhuri.blogspot.com/…/dont-see-slumdog-millionaire-it-sucks.html

By: Md.Asaraf

Md.Asaraf — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 18:54:22 +0000

http://arindamchaudhuri.blogspot.com/2009/01/dont-see-slumdog-millionaire-it-sucks.html

A phony poseur that has been made only to mock India for the viewing pleasure of the First World!!

By: India on Slumdog

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By: prophet666

prophet666 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 06:30:22 +0000

a good movie thats all,there were much better movies in the past which did not get this kind of attention.

By: Pernille Andersen, Denmark

Pernille Andersen, Denmark — Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:54:21 +0000

Hi there,

I have seen the film and it is definitely one of the best films I have ever seen. Wonderful Indian actors and actresses.

Congrats!

By: adityakutty

adityakutty — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:21:53 +0000

he entire world, including the film industry expressed initial shock, swiftly followed by outrage and denial when the review was made public in a British newspaper today. Several death threats have since been made to the anonymous reviewer who has had to go into hiding. ‘It’s absolutely disgraceful,’ said Daily Mail columnist Richard Littlejohn. ‘Everyone knows it’s the best film ever made, even if it is about Indians though at least it was directed by a British man, even if he is Scottish.’

The review described the film as ‘overblown’, ‘overhyped’ and ‘ridiculous’ and was published anonymously due fears of a huge public backlash. The film, by Trainspotting director Danny Boyle, was released earlier this year to slavish and near universal acclaim.

‘I normally only watch films with car chases, explosions and Angelina Jolie in, but Slumdog Millionaire was the best film I’ve ever seen!’ wept an overwhelmed film-goer just moments after leaving the cinema supported by his girlfriend. ‘I’ve never seen Steve cry at a film before, even when that guy didn’t kill the little girl in Con Air.’

The government is now being called upon to ban any further bad reviews of Slumdog Millionaire and censor publications which may contain negative comments about the film. A spokesman for the BNP has condemned the move, saying that it will ruin their cinema review page.

By: adityakutty

adityakutty — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:16:33 +0000

these movies is not worth of oscar /

By: Jyotee luchmun

Jyotee luchmun — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:02:32 +0000

Hi babe I think you miss the point.Poverty is not only in india but all around the world. kids get abuse everyday even in there own home. Even in the big city of london and america people are living on the streets. knifes crimes and gun crimes is all over the UK. We should be gradeful that we have seem the real world, rich does not richess. Knowlege is richess.

By: evoj

evoj — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 09:56:07 +0000

slum dog millionaire is a great movie which shows the hope in spite of poverty…

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Tue, 03 Mar 2009 16:32:13 +0000

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By: Mim

Mim — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:58:05 +0000

Those who are opposed to this movie surely miss the point of its critical acclaim. In the West, we use art forms like cinema to demonstrate common human conditions – whether its hope or despair, triumph over trying circumstances, love – these are feelings shared by all humans no matter race, ethnicity, culture, land – this movie was not meant to insult anyone but rather a way to find commonality among all peoples. One of the reason the West is so far ahead of poor developing countries is its willingness to look at itself critically. Consider all of the movies made that depicted the less beautiful side of people and cultures in the West. It only served to create awareness and elevate all humans. The West knows that Bollywood is just fiction in the same way that Hollywood musicals are fiction. Look at yourselves – the good and the bad side – that is the only way to better yourselves.

By: Aindri

Aindri — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 22:27:05 +0000

Danny Boyle stands a feet taller than all the rest of the movie makers this Oscar season. No matter how much people want to shred the movie, its meaning, its political ‘incorrectness’ it won’t affect Danny, because primarily he has achieved the goal for a film maker- for all the dialogue that it has generated. Slumdog wasn’t pretentious. I have seen Indian movies made about the slums, but none of them were as intimate as this movie.

People are not ok with “slumdog” but ok with the tag “gali ka kutta’? Thank God Danny did not get a bunch of Brits and painted them brown for this film, like they did for Gandhi and tonnes of other films.

By: Pearl

Pearl — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 15:24:25 +0000

I agree that the word is deregogatory and I have no idea why that tile was chosen. It will be interesting to find out about its origin.

Still the children in the movie are beautiful, smart, witty and completly adorable children.

By: Slumdog

Slumdog — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 07:55:52 +0000

Dear Indians/ Americans,
It is great insult for Indians. How dare the Americans can name the movie as Slumdog Millionaire for the movie based on Indian story? The word “Slumdog” really hurts. Somebody have an explanation, as the word “Dog” is not insulting. If you think it is fine to call the former United States President as “Bald-dog President” and the current one as “Black-dog President”. Please be considerate about others too. You can ask me, “ Are you considering others?”. I will consider the people or a team who consider others. Call back the movie…!