I am not a film critic. I am not interested in saying anything about quality and the contents of the film "slumdog millionaire". I only have one question for any body who knows - where from the word "slumdog " has come up. I did not find any such word in any dictionary, which can explain or define the word "slumdog". If it is a created word, who created it and can he explain the meaning of the word. If the word "slumdog" means that the residents of slums are dogs then it is really pinching deep to my heart. Even today, if somebody can think the word "dog" for poor man (80% population of world), then it is really shameful.

Rahman wouldnt have won an oscar if the music was for some other film.His music is good but Not Immortal like Shankar Jaikishen or RD Burman .It stays in ears for a month or tow .How many people buy Songs of Taal or Bombay .After their release 2-3 mnths and thats it.Even AR Rahaman had much better composition than Jai Ho. But it didnt go to oscar coz that has not shown Poor India and is made by an Indian.All the oscar credit should go to Danny Boyle who is WHITE and his famous potray of our naked India .No personal credits to any Indians .Get an Oscar for giving music in an Indians film showing the cultural greatness of India and then win the Prize .Gorey ke Jhule mein baithke haar KISI ko OSCAR mil sakta hai.U just need to sell ur self respect and become a SLUMDOG INDIAN

Rehmaan is a super genious, but Slumdog musc is below standard, it wouldn't have won a Mohalla music conference award in India....And movie is just cashing on the poverty in India...It's sad to see how the west enjoys depicting India like this..

For those of you who are whining that "there is poverty in America too," and that a film like this would never have been made in the US about American poverty, you are either incredibly ignorant or just living in your own bubble of phony outrage. Americans are the most active critics of the pitfalls of their own country, and such critiques are a daily affair in all forms of the media. As for being prickly about a "foreigner" making a film showcasing a Mumbai slum, at least Danny Boyle showed the humanity and sense of self-respect that Indian slum dwellers have even in the face of the worst of circumstances. Its more than most Indians do for their fellow Indians who live in slums, and villages that are even worse than any slum. Maybe its time that Indians opened their eyes to see the wretchedness around them. Sometimes it takes an outsider to push you to do that. I've been to many a 3rd world country, and India has the worst slums of them all - and that includes Pakistan.

What ARR means, in other words, is that if you want to criticise something, you should do it yourself in the way you want it. This is a strange argument. If I hear bad singing, I can certainly say so even though I may not be able to sing myself. So many examples can be given. It is a question of what one expects from a reputed source and what one gets.

India is an economically, socially and politically failed state for majority of its 1.2 billion citizens; who can not solve its socio-economic, religious and political problems including its Land dispute with Pakistan since 1948 over Kashmir. Indian citizens rich and poor are sick of Political Leaders they consider morally, ethically and financially corrupt as well as uncaring for the less fortunate. 800 million poor are living in dire poverty that also includes world’s largest army of 85 million child labor. Indian Leadership political, business and religious rather than being ashamed of this are proud to have 800 million Indians living under extreme poverty and inhuman conditions. Such failures have gone largely unaddressed for past 6 decades and still are not being addressed with honesty by any of the Indian leader. Indian Billionaires are living side by side along with almost a billion poor and think of them as sub-human.

While A.R.Rehman is undoubtedly a good and gifted musician, the music in SM sounded pretty ordinary - even by Indian standards. So it beats me how he has been getting awards and nominations for this.

I think Mr.Rehman is right.The movie'Slumdog Millionaire'is not an exaggeration and it shows what only exists.Fortunately the Director happens to be Danny Boyle.Any Indian Director would have messed up the story.It is a novel by an Indian and why there was no objection at all for the story in book form.It is a neat movie, well acted ,well edited and competently directed.

Oscars,golden Globes and even Nobel Prizes are all part of cheap politics with deep western interests.This is a well known fact if a film criticizes own culture,religion,traditions and condemn own system you are liable to get highest rewards and in politics the people who oppose their Govts are immidiately dubbed as dissidents.I find it this Slumdog movie a very average one but with the name Dog is insulting to the poor and people who live in slums.The music is as usual from AR Rahman and slowly getting tasteless.The same kind of shrillness and same kind of drums beat.Moreover Rahman (though manipulated convert)is muslim and when such a person sings and shows adorance to the nation and love/respect to his origin,Hinduism,he is seen and popularized fast and beyond limits.Had he not taken to this name and religion he wouldn't have been so popular and this attitude we see with many other artists in India. Certainly Rahman did best for what he could for fame and success.Congratulations.

I don't know why AR is being dragged in this controversy.The film does show India still a stinking land but it is the truth and if anyone is to be blamed it is the script writer and not AR.

So going by Rahmans logic...one should not protest MFHussains nude potrayal of Hindu deities..and instead draw the sacred deities of other religions in the nude?? What twisted logic of coconuts...brown outside..white inside!

This is an irresponsible statement from AR.. you cannot film in any way and then claim "you take your own film"..The issue is the damage caused by the film and not about taking films..I oppose AR's statement as irresponsible

its just a load of hogwash from our so called moral havaldars of the society.. wake up guys its real that we have povert written all over the landscape of India.. to criticize ARR is wrong and shmefull..he has done as usual a wonderfull job and he deserves all the kudos.

Slumdog is nothing but an average movie. but marketed well . the music is average as well .

I agree with Rehman, there is no doubt that India has come a long way and things are improving but "Slumdog" shows the problems which are still very much present in the society and we can't turn a blind eye to it....People like Amitabh and Amir should come out of their air conditioned bunglows and cars to go see REAL India... they should be out there fighting with these evils not turning a blind eye...

Ok AR Rehaman is right in a certian way. But I disagree that one could get a way taking the same sort of movie in China. Even America has a slums and homeless, and I can tell you that you cant get away by taking that sort of a movie. In India not only can one take a movie, but also be a foreigner. Infact in India its easier to be a foreigner and take this movie than be an India - where are the nationalists. And ARR, critics are there to critisize and not do the same as what you did.

The depiction of slum life, outraged the national pride of these self appointed patriots and protectors of Indian culture. But living with realities of slum life does nothing to their sensibilities or souls. Do I have to say more?

I'd like to formally launch a protest against KKKG - it shows Indians as super rich folks, loads of expensive cars, huge bungalows and helicopters. India is not so, near to half of our population is below the poverty line - not just poor - but below the poverty line. Do you understand what that is - they have no hope that they will get to eat the next day. Think of that you SOBs who can only cause problems by creating controversies. Damn you!!! The movie was a decent one, the music was very good - and that's it. Tum log jo bina wajah hulla machathey ho - 'na kaam ka, na kaaj ka, dushman anaaj ka...'

The run down slums have risen because of bangladeshis creeping from all corners, the jehadis are leaving no corners empty.

The Americans have not heard the real Indian music. Rehman's music sounds the same, it is not so sweet to the ears but loud and drum beating. The only song I like is the national spirited song the rest is commercial and not catchy. It is sheer luck or possibly came into lime lightby a phirangi otherwise he didn't deserve it. Well if you are getting public money and making for public your take on critics makes no sense.who is making you earn millions the public it is not coming from your father's coffers. Well your music didn't stir us, we have a right to our opinion.

Good Job Rehman. Who can stop the inevitable like AR. Its high time he received international acclamation. India has plenty of feel good movies, almost all of them are pompous with big mansions, colorful. They are good. I respect Amitabhji for his great contribution to Indian cinema. Having said that I cant help but add Amitabhji, a man of your caliber should appreciate a movie like slumdog millionaire or I am wondering are you just the screen presence guy? The aura you have today is only your screen presence only?. India has some very poor people living in slums.There is poverty in India thats a hard fact. If you live your life from studio to your mansion.How will you understand the beauty of other things? How can you make movies if you live in a box and think within the box?We needed an outsider as usual to bring that beauty out there.There is nothing wrong in being poor.Nothing wrong in accepting it.What good are ego's?Start helping and then suggest.

My dear friends, everyone of us know that we have slums in india, there is poverty and imbalance in lifestyle of indian citizens but at the same time we must understand that the same is there in America too. Look at New Orleans after the Ktrina havoc and latest i can say deaths in USA due to power failure due to heavy winter snow storms. I have see beggers and homeless both on the streets of Atlanta first time after New York. Difference is they are less in number and density and american channels movie makers do not make a worldwide show to bag oscars. They win oscars for actual skills of covering subjects that cover very sensitive touch that has left critics spellbound. Hollywood directors filming in america do not intend to win oscar by showing their poor mother.Many indian people do not understand that these highly ambitious people like Richard Broyle and others who came to india and gone back have filmed indian poverty scenes because they found an easy gateway to oscars.

It is like saying, "if your mother is shown ugly in the cover page of an international magazine, do not whine about it... just put a good picture of your mother in your local magazine".

Well, I like music of Rahman a lot and would continue to do that but I disagree with him in saying that "this movie would be consistent with humanitarian goals" it simply portrays India in poor light and unfortunately western countries are still under impression that the land of snake charmers can't really progress using IT and BPO skills. Unfortunately many of our own citizens have borrowed that perspective to which most of India ([probably) don't subscribe to. Rahman has given fantastic music as he always does but this time he would win awards because the underlying theme is abject poverty of India. I have no doubts that with the same score in Swadesh or Lagaan, he won't have even come close to winning any og awards that he has won or is slated to win.

Mr.Rehman I repect you as a person and as a musician but you got to admit that IF THE SAME MOVIE WITH ANY BIG INDIAN DIRECTOR'S NAME COULD NOT EVEN BE ABLE TO GET ANY ATTENSON FROM OSCAR PEOPLE. AND YOU MIGHT BE AGREE THAT INDIAN DIRECTORS ARE NOT LESS TALENTED. BY THE WAY CONGRATS.