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Even I’d like to know how it’s being received there.

Even though it’s been nominated for so many awards and the great buzz about it, the urban audience must only know about it.

But since it refers to Mumbai slums, maybe the average, not-so-affluent people will also like to check it.

I do hope it does well, because I liked it quite a bit.

I have not heard anything about this movie !

I guess I asked the question too early. I did a quick search and it appears that the movie has not yet been released in India!

It is scheduled for release in January 2009 though so you should be able to see it soon. Go see it and then let us know what you thought here on LearnHub!

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Yeah….it’s going to release soon in India. The name of the movie is ‘Slumdog Crorepati’.

Considering that the movie won 4 golden globe awards,Indians definitely have got a buzz of this movie.. movies like these ,though they’re about slums,are targeted at the multiplex audience..Am sure there will be many takers once it releases. Also, since the movie is in English that may limit the audience ..

Very cool. Thanks for the updates everyone.

I really enjoyed the movie and it has certainly been generating lots of buzz and award wins in North America- the interesting part is that it was targeted towards a hollywood audience and so we will see if it translates into a success in India.

Another question – do you have the Indian program “who wants to be a millionaire” on tv there as well or was that fiction in the movie?

we had the indian version ‘kaun banega crorepati’ ....and it ran for 2 seasons.. the 1st season was a runaway hit..and has gained a cult status.. it was hosted by amitabh bachchan,the finest actor in india..i guess he was offered the role of host in this movie but he didnt take it up,it ws then played by anil kapoor..

The movie is set to release on January 23, 2009 in India. The movie has gained a lot of attention these days in India and as the film has gained Golden Globe for the music which is by A. R. Rahman, people are more curious about it. I hav already seen the english version of the film and the film is fantastatic. It really has got a lot of elements from the Mumbai slums and it is a down to earth film. So it is most likely that it will get a positive response in India too. The actors hav done a great job and I think the role of host of the game show was actually offered to Anil Kapoor only.

I recently saw the movie but was somewhat disappointed because of all the hype surrounding it. I felt that some of the the other bollywood movies are equally good and original (eg ‘Aamir’) but do not get the recognition abroad because of poor marketing. Also I felt that a lot of the things depicted (slums, begging cartels, Indian police methods) were unfortunately true – but the love and human side of India was not at all represented, which makes whole affair somewhat biased. To me India presents a case of extreme emotions both negative and positive. What made the movie click in the end was the message of ‘love and hope’.

By no means this movie is aimed at showing the chronic poverty of India. Many reviewers have criticized this movie for showing the only dirty reality of India instead of displaying all those swanky buildings, glittering malls. I think out of 10 Oscar nominations it would bag atleast 3 i.e. in cinematography, editing and for the song “JAI HO”!! It’s a perfect edge of seat thriller wrapped in ghostly realities of slums. I highly recommend it.

i loved the movie for its ending ‘it is written’......yoooooohooooooo…how inspiring and comforting that is…

Actually, the film hasn’t got too much popularity in India yet. But , as it has won Oscars in 8 groups, I think it will attract a large number of viewers very soon.