Amitabh
Bachchan has slammed the much acclaimed
Slumdog Millionaire for depicting
India as a "Third World dirty
underbelly developing nation"
Amitabh Bachchan has penned his thoughts
in his blog as: "It's just that
the SM (Slumdog Millionaire) idea
authored by an Indian and conceived
and cinematically put together by
a Westerner, gets creative Globe recognition.
The other would perhaps not."
Reacting strongly to these remarks, the film's
lead actor Irrfan Khan had said that India's
poverty cannot be disregarded. It may be recalled
that Slumdog Millionaire has won several prestigious
awards including the Golden Globe Award for
Best Director, Best Screenplay Writer and
Best Music Composer.
