Indian Media goes Hysterical...

"Slum Dog-Millionaire"
The Oscars have been won as expected!! and it was a pleasure to give Hollywood a lesson or two about Indian philosophy. It was also great to see A.R Rahman, finally been awarded what he deserved for so long...(actually it was inevitable) !!!
The sad part is that all of them have been awarded the Oscars for a movie that was made clearly with one callow intention in mind-to draw up a caricature of every possible negative side prevailing in India,for the soul viewing pleasure of western India.

By no means am i trying to take away the credit from the achievers of the movie. It really is a nicely made movie, and all deserve all the accolades. But i am shocked at the shameful euphoria created by the half-educated Indian media that tagged the movie as "Indian Pride". Nothing could anything be further from the truth than this.
while a considerable no. of people say that it is just a creative and movie and should be left alone, but the fact is that it happens to be a movie made to show only the things that cud be wrong with India- much to the delight of west coz "porn and poverty" sells in west.

Yes , the movie has got the "Feel good film" of the year award but it is the most negative feel-good movie i have ever seen. I don't think the movie delves on any issue but shows poverty in most depoliticised manner. Every scene in the movie along with the characters seems to be dilettante effort to show India in an abrogating manner. Even the NGO's have vouched that they have never seen maiming of children for begging.

Despite showing poverty,i don't think there has been any effort of showing the pains of poverty. The movie has only served the purpose of giving west another opportunity to look down on India,especially when they themselves are reeling under recession an India is growing healthy!!!!
Globalisation backfired on the west and took away their jobs, so why wouldn't they enjoy watching India in such a state and heartily award it as well !!!!!!

India had an image of - "Land of elephants and snake charmers", and this image was changing very fast in the eyes of west by recent developments , to their very comfort..... Now the west says ,yes the image has indeed changed to "Slum Dog millionaires", who get this by god-damned luck rather than hard work. This is the power of of a well marketed movie and in this way it has been able to reconstruct the brand-image of India.
That is why it is not possible to leave this movie alone,just as a movie for the Indians. People have to realise its ramifications...

A person from the west who has watched this movie but has never been to India must be asking a question- " Do kids really swim in shit holes as shown in the movie??? "
**** "Land of Elephants and Snake charmers to Land of Slum Dog Millionaires"********

I think its time our media goes crazy for some meaningful and nation-enlightening movie and we delve in bringing back the pride of our nation and let our expectations for Oscars rely upon such pieces of art...!