Comments on: Slumdog Millionaire Not so Golden to Some Indians

By: Frieda Pinto in Rise of the Planet of the Apes on The Daily Show | Entertainment | 8Asians.com

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:46:33 +0000

[...] Apes, but have mostly seen James Franco in them and didn’t even realize that Freida Pinto, of Slumdog Millionaire fame, was in the film and is lovely than ever. What was interesting to learn was that all the apes and [...]

By: 8Asians.com » Sick of Bollywood Fever

8Asians.com » Sick of Bollywood Fever — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 22:01:14 +0000

[...] breaking buzz for a low budget independent film, grossing over $360 million worldwide. However the South Asian Diaspora has many qualms with this film and the subsequent Bollywood fever, and it all feels a little bit too un-comfortable, too cheesy, [...]

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:50:50 +0000

There are many unseen considerations regarding why some films (and actors) win Oscars, while some, although heavily favored to, do not. “Slumdog Millionaire” is a good case in point. Take a look at my interpretations concerning “Slumdog”and several more Oscar nominees,winners and “losers,” in “COWBOYS AND INDIANS” at http://sonofthecucumberking.blogspot.com/2009/02/cowboys-and-indians.html
and let me know whether or not you agree.

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:50:00 +0000

By: 8Asians.com » India Salsa Fusion

8Asians.com » India Salsa Fusion — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:50:29 +0000

[...] studios now. Another sign of influence of salsa, IMHO, is that in Jai Ho, the ending song from Slumdog Millionaire, there are parts of the song in Spanish. Did anyone else notice [...]

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:56:28 +0000

Just a couple things:

Slumdog Millionaire is a British-produced film, not American.

Salaam Bombay was an amazing film about the poverty of children in India, but the same director, Mira Nair, later made Monsoon Wedding, a popular film in the West that shows what I thought was a positive image of a high caste Indian family.

By: Howard

Howard — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:56:00 +0000

Just a couple things:

Slumdog Millionaire is a British-produced film, not American.

By: THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC

THE_BANANA_REPUBLIC — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 01:24:06 +0000

Better Luck Tomorrow offered a way for Asian Americans to present themselves in a negative light. I think it was largely to combat the model minority myth.