Is Slumdog Millionaire A Case Of Poverty Porn? Options

[parag_sankla]

I have not seen the film yet, but have read many reviews. My conclusion based on them is that the western world (British director - the same people who ruled us for over 150 years) has made an excellent piece of poverty porn out of India. The projection of Mumbai and India as a whole is slum (as if there are no homeless people in the developed countries). Using the word dog (even if some one defends that its a newly coined word = slum + underdog = slumdog) is derogatory.

Views most welcome.

Jai Hind!

[Ashraf]

Hi paragji hope you r fine.How is GeetaDutt.com going?

I have seen the movie and I agree with Sonu that this film got attention just because of it's forign hands.But we should not deny that there are slupms,poverty,child labour,starvation in Our country.Let us accept the reality.As citizens of India it is our's responsibility too to contribuite in our own way or to formulate some solutions to the backwardness of our nation.See as a person coming from a village I don't deny that I have seen myself a lot of people struggling to build their lives.As Gandhiji told India's sole lies in villages.As long as lion's share of our rural population is struggling to meet their two ends it is stupid that we call ourself a 'super power' or 'economic power'.(Especially if you visit any Gulf country you can see yourself the plight of the middle class).