Hi IP,
I beg to differ The movie to me shows that learning is a never ending process. If we are aware of our surroundings then we can learn the most tricky things in our growing years. The movie shows the reality…How many times you have seen truck loads of beggars being dropped at red lights????. Does India have so many people by birth…without limbs, eyes..etc. There is an obvious racket running as an organisations. Many films earlier have targeted this issue…but they went on to become documentaries… This film has become a household name…I hope some policy makers , people like you and me do something about it. Next time when we see a beggar, instead of giving money,if we could take some time out, park our vehicle…come back and talk to the beggar….and try to make a long term difference in one life. In India we see conmen everywhere. At the tourist resort, market…and even going to a temple in India is a terrible experience….you have the thief's in the form of Pujaris..who also behave like beggars……and beggars lined outside, who want to fleece every belonging you have! Is this not true? What is true is true…and I think Vikas has written a beautiful book and the movie is an excellent adaptation. He is my husbands senior from IIT, and we know how tough it was for him to get a publisher for the book he wrote. The facts were gathered by him…not an American! How true the character of our police is potrayed in this film….. just because the participant is a poor man, he is given electric shocks/hung upside down!!!. A young girl being trained to become a pros..is it not a reality???The Gunda culture we have of Bhai log..is that not a reality?? Is the story of mirror & tyres of your car being stolen….an untrue news?? The bully culture, caste riots,poverty……..it is all very real. The films positives are in the takeaways that it is able to identify with 40% of Indian population which stays below the poverty line. So IP…do not worry..chill and enjoy the movie. I loved the movie! Cheers Bindu On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:16 PM, Inderpal Singh Munjal <[email protected]>wrote: > India has been painted in very dull colors.The film does not have any > sincerity and honesty,as only the darker aspects are highlighted.If India,is > no more a country of snake charmers,then it is also certainly not a country > of only slums. > The producers have worked overtime to encash India's > poverty,prostitution,child > labour,crime,corruption,beggary,underworld,communal riots......and so on. > On technical grounds,slumdog...is a masterpiece,with perfect > direction and narration.I am not impressed with the partial,sadistic and > negative approach. > The only emotion,that over powered me,after stepping > out.....is SHAME. > > > Regards > I.P.S.Munjal > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "EX,GHPS,1988,V.V" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/exghps1988v_v?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
