Danny Boyle’s low-budget Slumdog Millionaire won eight Oscars last night, said Mitu Sengupta in Alter Net, including the award for Best Picture (click here to watch the acceptance speech). But although it’s “one of the most celebrated films in recent times,” this “magical tale, with its unconvincing one-dimensional characters and absurd plot devices, greatly understates the depth of suffering among India's poor”—what a “sham.”
Slumdog Millionaire really didn’t deserve so many Oscars, said The Times of India. But AR Rahman did deserve the Oscars for his song “Jai Ho” (watch video here) and for his other musical work in the film. And if anything, maybe Slumdog Millionaire’s Oscar wins will allow Indian artists to “be taken more seriously” from now on.
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