Schoolteacher
Nafees Bhambi
The story is completely Indian and there is every possible reason to call it an Indian film and an Indian victory. The whole star cast is Indian and the crew members are also from Bollywood. Even its co-director Loveleen Tandon is an Indian who helped Danny Boyle capture the spirit of Mumbai in a realistic and artistic manner. It is our victory.

Professional
Gurvinder Singh
The movie is all in all an Indian film. The star cast is Indian, the crew is Indian and the story is about what the great Indian culture represents: optimism. Moreover, the novel (Q&A), written by Vikas Swarup, on which the film is based is also an Indian. Slumdog has won Oscar in eight categories including Best Picture. The Indian cast have also bagged the Oscars with two of them going to AR Rahman alone. I still, however, want to say that it cannot be taken as an Indian victory since the movie is highlighting only one aspect of India, which is poverty. There is another side to India which is booming and going towards becoming a strong economic power.

HOMEMAKER
Pallavi Uttam
It is by far an Indian film and an Indian victory. It is just that the movie has been directed by somebody who is not from India, but all the artists, its cast and crew are mostly Indian. When the Best Picture was announced it looked like India was there on stage in the form of AR Rahman, Anil Kapoor and others. Our artists like Gulzar and Resul Pookutty have all won Oscars. We have every reason to jump into celebrations