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Slumdog Millionaire

Just recently finished reading Q&A by Vikas Swarup . His book is a good read and completely different from the film. When will these English people learn to give us respect? What right do they have to show India in such bad light? What was our Indian government doing when these shots were being canned? I strongly condemn the scenes where you see more of filth in the slums when we know that the slums are quite clean areas in the city. I am glad that AB did not agree to do the scene where the kid jumps in a shit pot to get his autograph. AB had the foresight to understand the script of the film and took the right decision. If the same film would have been written by an Indian and directed by one, nobody would have bothered to see it. Oscars would have been a long lost dream. And why such hype about the Oscars? They are like Filmfare Awards in America, rigged to the core and favouritism wins! I think A R Rehman has created much better compositions than " Jai Ho". He ha

Australian attack

The recent attacks on Indian students have thrust the issue of racism in Australia into the mainstream news bulletins. The Indian government has protested, the Indian media has expressed. And the Australian media toyed with the notion that perhaps there are elements of racism in this country.Of course Australia is racist. It is still viewed by mainstream Australia as wrong, so it is practised with some guilt and in polite company circumspection. It was there for all to see with the crude sledging engaged in during the last Australian cricket tour of India.In not so polite society racism is blatant. It was a good decision to not accept the Australian honor being bestowed upon Mr. Amitabh Bachchan and Celina Jaitley. At least they care about our country and our fellow countrymen. What is the Australian Government doing about it? In fact the attacks have increased. If the Australians do not want to appoint Indians in their companies and do not want to impart education to us, we too dont n