Slumdog, after all its hoopla got its 8 oscars. If I were on the panel, I would rate as a well-made film but certainly does not deserve all the band-bhaja its getting. Damn, after the awards, the Indian media seemed like it was celebrating victory over the world. What for?
For the hype that was generated in the media, the governing body would have made its verdict a week or two back. For some of its actors, it may be a proud moment to be associated with a film that won the oscar, but neither can it be a claimed as an Indian victory nor it changes much of the persona of what Bollywood is.
For the western audience, it would just solidify their beliefs that most of us dance with women on corny scores and bullock carts are our main source of transportation. Yeah, real Jai Ho.
For the hype that was generated in the media, the governing body would have made its verdict a week or two back. For some of its actors, it may be a proud moment to be associated with a film that won the oscar, but neither can it be a claimed as an Indian victory nor it changes much of the persona of what Bollywood is.
For the western audience, it would just solidify their beliefs that most of us dance with women on corny scores and bullock carts are our main source of transportation. Yeah, real Jai Ho.
