Thanks Gopal... Sure it would be a turning point in AR 's career...
On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Some of them do. Typically movie reviews in the West do not focus as > much on the music (background score) of the movie except if they are > musicals, as it is in India. Further, ARR is not a household name in those > parts of the world. At least, not yet and hope this is the turning point :-) > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Vithur <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, September 8, 2008 8:55:18 PM > Subject: Re: [arr] SdM: Too good to be true? > > Gopal > > None of the Blogs speak about ARR.... Why is it like that ?. > > On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 6:23 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > com<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > >> The key to enjoying this picture lies in the end-credits sequence, a >> Bollywood-style dance number featuring the entire cast. >> >> Too good to be true?Certainly "Slumdog Millionaire" sticks. The film, >> adapted by screenwriter Simon Beaufoy ("The Full Monty," "Miss Pettigrew >> Lives for a Day") from Vikas Swarup's best seller, follows an orphan boy >> played by three different actors, most prominently Dev Patel as a young man. >> Jamal, the protagonist, is sweating out a rough police interrogation the >> night before he risks 20 million rupees in potential winnings on the Hindi >> version of "Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?" Jamal is a national hero, a >> rags-to-riches fairy tale incarnate. But is he a fraud? The police believe >> he is. >> >> Surely this "slumdog" couldn't possibly possess such wide-ranging >> knowledge, relating to who's on the U.S. $100 bill or who invented the >> revolver. For each question Jamal answers on camera, while millions hold >> their breath, another chapter of a fantastically resilient life is revealed >> by way of flashback. >> >> Boyle's previous films include "Trainspotting," "Millions" and "Sunshine," >> and this, I suspect, will be his biggest hit to date. It opens in America >> Nov. 28. The key to enjoying this picture lies in the end-credits sequence, >> a Bollywood-style dance number featuring the entire cast. The entire film >> asks to be interpreted this way: as a Bollywood pileup of extreme emotions >> and picaresque adventures. >> >> http://www.chicagot ribune.com/ features/ lifestyle/ chi-toronto- >> 0908sep08, 0,3062082. >> story<http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/chi-toronto-0908sep08,0,3062082.story> >> > > > > -- > regards, > Vithur > > ARR -- The Sweet Cube always > > > -- regards, Vithur ARR -- The Sweet Cube always
