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SlumDog Millionaire- a movie portraying (a rags to riches story) from the slums of Corporate Powerhouse of the nation , Mumbai ,has brought India to the world's Notice. I saw many such reports being published in Indian Newspapers, magazines by reviewers, columnists and critics. Indeed India, The Dharavi slums of Mumbai, India are on a global front, And Yes, People across the world have taken notice, But might i ask the ones who are busy celebrating the nominations of the movie in the American award functions viz. The Golden Globe and the Oscars what exactly has India Got to relate in this Movie. Besides applaudes for a Music Director of Indian Origin who has actually derived all his knowledge of Music from London Music College and the Obscure adult and child starcast of this movie , an otherwise essential requirement for the plot of the slum based movie, What India has provided to this Movie is the Plot!! The Slums, The living conditions, The Open toilets, communal riots, Mumbai mafia, Human trafficking, Male dominance in society with a mixup with the million dollar formula of bollywood that has actually befooled Indian Masses for years, A determined Hero striving hard to find his lady terror-stricken and crisis-laden. But the Hollywood Bread to the indian curry is the indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire". That for the golden touch.

Besides India is also being Noticed by the stats for its economic progress but I want to question the relevance of that. Mr. Chidambram the Intellectual Economist in the Indian Cabinet ministry mentioned Slumdog to be a portrayal of many Business Ideas that exist in the slums of India. But Mr. minister, for a nation with HUman Development Index ranking of 138 behind countries like El salvador, Uruguay and even palestine Ruled States among the various nations of the world has much bigger issues to be solved in such areas besides looking for business ideas. slumDog millionaire reveals the sorry state of the Indian citizen deprived from basic social amenities and a confirmation for the WHO statistics. So, I believe a reportrayal of Q&M, again a english author based novel with changed facts to replace Muslims inplace of Hindu characters is a word of celebration for the crew of the movie but not us the Indians. India is no more a nation of poor and starving people and when we can display that to the globe, that day will be a day of celebration for us on the stage of not a american award function but on a much bigger arena.