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Khan said that there is no reason for people to become cynical if a film made on Indian uniqueness has made a mark in the world.
"I think it's really nice that it will open doors for people to understand that there is a lot of visual appeal to India. I hear a lot of people saying that India has been shown in bad light. But then my logic to everyone is that why is it that somebody comes from outside and makes a film like Gandhi and Slumdog. It becomes internally acceptable. All we can say about it is that it is showing India in a poor light," said Khan while speaking to reporters in Mumbai on Sunday evening.
He added that the music of 'Slumdog Millionaire' is a hit across the globe and that he does not regret declining Anil Kapoor's role in the film.
Incidentally, the film in which Kapoor played the role of a cynical quiz master was shot when Khan was already hosting 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' (KBC).
Many critics including Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have said that British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', a hard-hitting but exuberant tale of life in a Mumbai slum, is being lauded because it has a Westerner at the helm.
The movie's international success has been tempered by objections in India to the name, which some slum dwellers find offensive, its depiction of the lives of impoverished Indians and the treatment of the cast.
Its director, Danny Boyle, has faced accusations from some parts of the Indian media that his film was poverty porn. Boyle has said he was trying to capture Mumbai's "lust for life.”
Dozens of residents of Mumbai where ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was partly shot have staged protests hurling insults and hitting pictures of its cast and crew with slippers. Slum residents of other Indian states have also staged similar protests.
The low budget film, which has scooped several international awards including the BAFTA film awards on Sunday, triumphed at the Golden Globes last month with four honours including best drama and won ten Oscar nominations.
Shahrukh Khan also took the opportunity to slam the self-styled ''moral policing'' elements who object to open display in public of affection on Valentine's Day.
"We should see Valentine's as a day of friendship and love and not as a western culture attack on the Indian culture. I would say all youngsters should give roses to all the people they love in a good way," said Khan.
The Bollywood heartthrob, who had called for a news conference to clear the controversy surrounding his forthcoming film, 'Billu Barber' against which hairdressers had raised objections to the word ''barber'' terming it as ''derogatory'', said that he has read the original book as well as the script and really liked the film.
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I totally agree fully to shahruk khan had said he is 100% correct. i wish everyone in india would think like him- the film is the best ever! If anything it has shown the world that india has beautiful faces, and a flippin talented song prducer! Go a.r rahman!!!
IT IS FLOP MOVIE
Of all the people I know many of them have lived in slums or are still staying there. I have not come across one of them who thinks they are poor; the name ‘slumdog’ would be an insult to the people of Mumbai. Every one travels works and lives shoulder to shoulder, without any class discrimination in Mumbai.
this khan has some grey matter inside his cranium!
By the way, Slum dog millionare was not written by any foreigner. It is infact written by a great novelist, who is an indian diplomat, Mr. Viskas Swarup. The original name of the book is " Q
Any critique of "Slum Dog" should have the caption "Poverty on the Marquee" or "This IS the India that WAS" or "Garibhi Dikhao, Dollars Banao".. Ven Sardi
i really agree fully to shahruk khan had said he is 100% correct with his words i wish everyone in india thinks like him the film is the best ever
Slumdog is a movie and people are forgetting that a movie could be anything from surreal to fiction. it is meant to be a directors imagination and not always reality. also, come to think of it, i doubt if running around bushes, singing a new song at a the drop of a hat and dancing at locations is what Indians are all about either!Big B has done some extremely embarassing movies which i wouldn't even show some of my friends of other nationalities, else i'll be laughed at!same goes for SRK, or for that matter, any actor (few exceptions like Rahul Bose).Slumdog was viewed, appreciated and praised by the various nationalities i work / liaise with. They know its not the real Mumbai they have either visited India or know that much from us (the NRI's), but the movie, if considered as a work of fiction, is well directed and produced with amazing actors to back each role.Appreciate this work India, push your own to success... we are the best and Slumdog will prove it (like Lagaan).
At least, very late, Govt should act vigorously to protect the poor citizens. Govt is responsible to provide better living conditions for needy people. Mr. Boyle done better job to open the eyes of indian goverment and state government. Let us watch what happens next...........
I agree wiith SRK. If these critics object to slums being shown in the movie, then what are they doing to help these poor and remove the slums? Danny Boyle should be admired for directing the movie so effectively. Just watch it for its artistic merits, melodious music and beautiful cinematography.
It is no surprise that most of the objections toward Slumdog Millionaire are from groups of people, who have not even seen the film. Slumdog Millionaire is comparable to Salaam Bombay and nobody had a problem with that. With all due respect, can Mr. Bachchan honestly consider assembly-line Bollywood movies like K3G and Dostana as represenative of modern India? Over the last 10 years, what film have the leading Bollywood filmakers put together that can be considered as relevant in world cinema? Mr Bachchan may as well argue that TV serials are akin to documentaries in their portrayal of Indian households. At least SRK is in touch with the real world and has given a sensible verdict on the matter. There are vested interests within India that do not wish to see outside investors/filmakers succeed via the Indian market. Bollywood needs to change - 800 films are released a year and less than 5 are big successes - go figure.
what surprises me is that Indians object to showing slums and poverty in a movie made by a westerner, where as no one objects to the fact that Mumbai's got biggest slum in the world and India has most number of people below poverty line.
In these matters SRK belongs to the mainstream whereas even Bachhan has been reduced to the fringe.