than
music. Everyone by now would have heard
about the fire that Slumdog Millionaire
has had to face due to its portrayal of
the slums in Mumbai.
Many individuals and groups have come out
stating that the film is derogatory to India
and shows our country's dark underbelly
in an inappropriate way to the Western world.
Many high profile film personalities too
have made public their dislike of the movie,
prominent among them being director Priyadarshan
who took a rather sharp view of the way
Danny Boyle had chosen to ignore the more
beautiful parts of Mumbai. The supposed
depiction of India as a land of misery and
poverty has irked them and following this
lawsuits have been filed against most of
the important people associated with the
movie which includes actor Anil Kapoor and
Rahman. Objection has also been raised against
the film's title 'Slumdog' which has been
considered to be derogatory to the people
who live in slums.
Following a non-stop torrent of such comments
from a few individuals and organizations
which has received a lot of press coverage
Rahman finally gave his stand on the entire
issue. He does not in any way regret scoring
for the movie or sharing the opinion that
it shows anyone in poor light. He believes
that the movie is about the universal human
spirit and its triumph above all odds. Describing
the cast and crew of the movie as very sensitive
people he said that, if he did not like
a particular movie then his natural response
as a creative person would be to make another
movie to prove his point rather than rant
about it in public.
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