Amitabh blasts 'Slumdog Millionaire' on blog
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan has slammed Danny Boyle's Golden Globe award winning underdog drama "Slumdog Millionaire" for showing India in poor light.
Amitabh Bachchan has once again used his far reaching blog-power to put across a rather disturbing view point for the millions of celebrating Indians hailing the success of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ at the Golden Globe.
Amitabh Bachchan has slammed the glamorised s0b-story of ‘poor’ India that has been portrayed in the much acclaimed ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. His claim is that such a story of poverty and apathy is a reality in almost all the well-off countries as it is in India, even the one that has so magnanimously bestowed the Golden Globe to an aspiring Musician of a developing country.
"If 'Slumdog Millionaire' projects India as Third World dirty underbelly developing nation and causes pain and disgust among nationalists and patriots, let it be known that a murky underbelly exists and thrives even in the most developed nations,"
Amitabh said in a posting on his blog on Wednesday from Paris, France.
His tirade went on to add,
"Its just that the 'Slumdog Millioanire' idea authored by an Indian and conceived and cinematically put together by a westerner, gets creative global recognition.The other would perhaps not"
The 66-year-old also talked about the changing trend in recognition of Indian cinema.
"The commercial escapist world of Indian cinema had vociferously battled for years, on the attention paid and the adulation given to the legendary Satyajit Ray... and not a word of appreciation for the entertaining mass-oriented box office blockbusters that were being churned out from Mumbai.
"Ray portrayed reality. While, the other - escapism, fantasy and incredulous posturing. Unimpressive for Cannes and Berlin and Venice (film festivals),"
he explained.
He further wrote:
"But look how rapidly all that is changing. Dedicated TV channels running Hindi cinema on prime timings. Premieres at Leicester Square (referring to 'Chandni Chowk To China'), the home of all Hollywood royalty, thronged by hundreds on the street in cold biting weather."