The movie is making waves in the west and the Indians are unrest...whether in appreciation or in anger. I did watch the movie , well nothing extraordinary though but it has a different backdrop and very well executed with detail. The cinematography is excellent so is the screenplay and so are the protagonists that are in the film.
Saying so , I have been hearing in different parts of the media that , this movie is a worng representation of India and it is a brit way of looking at India. It has been also said that west likes to see India in this light and thus the awards are coming in..etc etc.
I was just wondering ....when Rakeysh Mehra did "Rang De Basanti" it showed the black side of India , the movie made waves,when "Dharavi" was made , it made waves, "Agneepath" made waves , "Traffic Light", "Fashion" made waves , and let me understand , are all these films were positive films , showing the positive side of India? But we Indians only went ga-ga over the films ....why..just because they were Indian directors...are we so fragile to take in the reality...actually we are.
If we very carefully see the movie , there is nothing to be ashamed of being an Indian , it is a very normal movie of a person from Rags to Riches...the only difference is the backdrop is India and director is British.
I was trying to understand , where is our anger ...the Indian poverty , or that the Briton with Indian actors with a normal story and cast made it to the Oscars, and our Indian directors could not even enter Oscars...I guess the second one holds true. Why did Slumdog did what it did...is it because of the slums ...I beg to differ..it is because Doyale had a greater money and bigger lobby in Oscars . Oscars is nothing about good film , its about lobby and popularity , simple.
And finally if we are angry about the Brit showing India in poor light, Americans also has shown poverty in their films and got Oscars , lets take example of "Pursuit of Happyness", where unemployment and poverty was shown , though in a very different back drop. There are several other films which have shown the black side of America. Its all what sells...whether in India or abroad..people portray what they can sell.
Last but not least , lets celebrate that at least we Indians are making a mark in the world cinema , with the likes of A R Rahman ...we should be happy and enjoy the spotlight...even if it is at a cost.
