Posts Tagged ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

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    First Film
    It was summer… I think it was summer because that’s the time I saw maximum number of movies. Two hot long months of vacations… When most of my friends either studied for the next class or indulged in sports, I visited my favorite place… Movie theatres… I liked everything there… The anxiety of getting the ticket… Sitting in the theater lobby, staring at...
    by Saurabh Shukla at October 17th, 2009 at 04:10 am
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    Home Lost, World Shocked
    How could a star of a movie that swept the Oscars, lose his home. Many in the western press seem to be shocked at the fate of Azharuddin Ismail, 9, played the character of Salim as a child in Slumdog Millionaire. Azhar who lived with his family in an illegal shanty, has his home demolished, by the Mumbai Municipal Corporation. Check the buzz and outrage spreading over...
    by PFCdesktop at May 14th, 2009 at 11:05 am
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    Salaam Bombay to Slumdog Millionaire
    In 1988, a film centered on Mumbai’s slum-street-kids attracted international attention. It won quite a few awards at major film-festivals and even got an Oscar nomination as the best foreign film. That film was Hollywood-based director Mira Nair’s Salaam Bombay. 20 years later, British director Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire portrayed the same world and did even...
    by Dr. Mandar V. Bichu at April 21st, 2009 at 08:04 pm
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    Modern World and Modern Cinema
    iView Author: Abhijeet Kumar Singh (Lucknow, India) Email:abhi.aks.singh [at] gmail [dot]com Modern World and Modern Cinema I Think it’s after a very long time that no films were released on this friday & hence no crowds in the multiplex.My grandfather used to tell me the kind of crowd he had seen in front of the theater’s of Mughl-e-Azam. So much so...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at April 11th, 2009 at 10:04 am
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    The Baap of Jai Ho!
    by Honhaar Goonda at March 29th, 2009 at 01:03 am
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    The Art and Artistry of Depravity
    iView Author: Raghu (Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.A.) Email: r.s.godavarthi [at] gmail.com The Art and Artistry of Depravity What is common to Dev D, Slumdog Millionaire, Watchmen, Wrestler and Delhi-6? Before you start combing film magazines to see if some unknown person worked on all these films, let me tell you. Read the title of this post. Depravity’s the answer....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 23rd, 2009 at 06:03 am
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    Thanks Maa – A Film Which I Think We Can Genuinely Term Pathbreaking
    There are some movies that yank me in so much at an emotional level that I lose objectivity to quite an extent. I’ve noticed that movies which deal with the issue of safely raising children do that to me. Gone Baby Gone is a recent example. It’s on my list of all-time favourites. Thanks Maa is another film that got me. This movie is going to be big time when...
    by Kenny at March 18th, 2009 at 04:03 am
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    Oscars and Our Cinema
    iView Author: Ram V (Bangalore,India) Email: Shrey.dna[At] gmail.com ‘ Oscars and Our Cinema‘ “I come from a country and civilisation that gave the world the word that precedes silence and is followed by more silence. That word is ‘Om’. So I dedicate this award to my country,” Thus spoke Resul Pookutty, of whom only ardent followers...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at March 9th, 2009 at 02:03 am
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    Manjha in Slumdog Blu-ray disc
    If you have not yet got a chance to watch Manjha by Rahi Anil Barve (http://passionforcinema.com/this-manjha-comes-with-a-sharp-edge/#more-3513) – chances are you haven’t, because after the 10th MIFF it has not been shown anywhere – here’s a chance to get hold of it. The Blu-ray disc of Slumdog Millionaire will have Manjha as an exclusive feature...
    by Runumi G at March 8th, 2009 at 08:03 am
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    A.R.Rehman!!! Jai Ho!! – 2
    I shall pick from where Ratnakar left off, in his fantastic tribute to AR Rahman. I had actually started writing this post much earlier, the day after the Oscar ceremony, but when I found that such a beautiful tribute was already adorned to the Mozart from Madras, I changed track and decided to write a sequel starting from post-2001 phase. So, Lagaan was out and Rahman...
    by crazyrals at February 28th, 2009 at 09:02 am
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    One Man’s No Is Another’s Jai Ho!
    Yes this post is post Oscarmania and much awaited celebration of Indian talent therein! And it is a post that celebrates the unknown, the mysterious, the chance in the high stake world of movies!One twist of fate and the whole scenario changes! And when one looks with hindsight at these twists,there seems no real cut and dried explanation except that destiny beckoned...
    by krysh at February 28th, 2009 at 02:02 am
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    Slumdog Millionaire: Today is Slumdog’s Day
    The poster of Slumdog Millionaire reads: What does it take to find a lost love? Money? Luck? Smarts? Destiny? Now how the hell one distinguishes between Luck and Destiny. Come to think of it even ‘Money’ gets mixed up with these two options. And then you find yourself crying for a fifth option, ‘None of the above’. Oh! forget the details. Just...
    by Padmaja Thakore at February 22nd, 2009 at 02:02 pm
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    Syd Field frowns at Dibakar Banerjee
    iView Author: scriptlarva (Delhi, India) Email: turn360degree [at] hotmail [dot] com Syd Field frowns at Dibakar Banerjee Warning: Spoilers for Oye Lucky Oye Lucky, Slumdog millionaire, Johnny Gaddaar, A Wednesday, Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi ACT ONE The first 10 minutes: None of my friends liked OLLO. A: Whats this yaar? A guy steals. Then he again steals. And steals....
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 1st, 2009 at 09:02 am
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    a less talked about “The Reader”
    iView Author: ahmad raza (Allahabad, India) Email: raza000 [at] gmail [dot] com a less talked about “The Reader” We have been talking about the Revolutionary Roads, Benjamin Buttons, Sam Mendes, Slumdog Millionaire (we talked so much that we killed it), Danny Boyle, Amitabh Bachchan, waghaira waghaira. I was disappointed when I didn’t find even...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at February 1st, 2009 at 04:02 am
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    LEAKED!! Jai Ho to open OSCARS’09
    Musicindiaonline gives us the good news!! Rahman and singer Sukhwinder Singh have been invited to open the eighty first Annual Academy Awards night, scheduled for Feb 21 at Los Angeles. The duo will perform their super-hit number ‘Jai ho’. Inside sources reveal that Rahman had called up Sukhwinder, telling him that the authorities of the Academy Awards had...
    by DPac at January 28th, 2009 at 08:01 pm
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    SAG Awards 2009 : A proud moment
    Video Tip: DPac
    by oz at January 27th, 2009 at 05:01 pm
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    This is what Danny Boyle was thinking
    A couple of weeks back I had a conversation with a friend currently stationed in one of the non-descript mid-west towns. After a few abuses and other pleasantries were exchanged, our discussion turned to Slumdog Millionaire. When I told him about my fondness for the film, the abuses turned into torrents. From the screenplay glitches to the human excreta to gratuitous show...
    by Subrat at January 26th, 2009 at 12:01 am
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    Slumdog Millionaire – Is there a cultural agenda?
    I have kept quiet on the slumdog debate for a long time because of a lot of conflicting thoughts that I needed to sort out. What started off as a response to Avdesh’s well-articulated comment (#67, 79) on Medha’s post has turned into this current post. When a film goes on the floors, no studio or executive can predict how it will turn out. It is all a gamble....
    by dabba at January 25th, 2009 at 11:01 am
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    Slumdog Millionaire, GG’s, Oscars and All That
    iview Author: Pratik (Cleveland, US) Email: mailpratik [at] gmail.com Content: Slumdog Millionaire, GG’s, Oscars and All That Slumdog Millionaire !! Yes – 4 Golden Globes and all that, and dare I say it, maybe even a few Oscars come February 22nd. Slumdog Millionaire – sweeping away every neighboring nomination in sight. Everybody’s...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 23rd, 2009 at 06:01 am
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    Salaam Danny, you got the best MASALA….
    ……and what a delicious masala it is!! (The writer of the post is supergreedy when it comes to number of views and comments. The post was written a month back, before the Globes, Baftas and Oscars. But the greedy writer decided to wait till its friday release. And what a day today! those who could enjoy/loved it…hurray…those who could not/did not…as...
    by Phoenixnu at January 22nd, 2009 at 12:01 pm
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    Slumdog Millionaire : An Indian tale about Love, destiny and Karma for West
    Tulsidas, with respect to love between Rama and Sita, writes in Ramcharit Manas Jehi ke jehi par satya sanehu So tahi milenhi nahin kachu sandehu An approximate translation : If one truly loves something There is no doubt that one gets it. Few things are pre-decided. Seed decides the fate of the crop. Few manipulations can be done but fate can never be changed entirely....
    by Rk at January 13th, 2009 at 05:01 am
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    A.R.Rahman: not just Madras, Bombay, or Dilli
    iView Author: J. RAMANAND (Pune, India) Email: quatrainman@gmail.com A.R.Rahman: not just Madras, Bombay, or Dilli No Indian composer has had such pan-Indian success as A.R.Rahman. Forget ‘crossing over’ to H-Land, just being successful all across India is a feat that has escaped most Indian cultural icons (and they’ve tried hard). This is especially...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at January 12th, 2009 at 01:01 pm
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    Slumdog Millionaire : Kamaal ki Story
    Dear contestant, Kamaal, please have the seat, which is not yet so hot as it will become later, and keep your eyes focused on the monitor and hear us properly. Here you wont get questions having multiple choices only and sometimes you will have to give answer on your own. Ok Kamaal, before you start facing the questions lets all enjoy this lewd limerick. A Fair girl of...
    by Rk at January 12th, 2009 at 07:01 am
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    Congratulations A.R. Rewman
    … for winning the Golden Globes!!! And thank you Mr. David Dhakan-vy for correcting the “error”… Nevertheless… A.R. Rehman… here’s a toast to competing with the best of the best and winning it! And congratulations to the Slumdog Millionaire team!
    by oz at January 11th, 2009 at 09:01 pm
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    Slumdog Millionaire Review
    The film starts with this question Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 Million rupees. How did he do it? A: He cheated B: He’s lucky C: He’s genius D: It is written Anil Kapoor escorts Dev Patel(Jamal Malik) to the hot seat in the game show “Who Wants to be a Millionaire.” The next scene is where Jamal Malik is brutally interrogated...
    by Krishna at January 9th, 2009 at 07:01 pm
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    “The Feel-Good Fillum Of The Decade”
    Slumdog Millionaire has been marketed/promoted as “The Feel-Good Film of The Decade” because one of the critic used that phrase in his review to describe the film And here we have announced the film as “The Masala Fillum of The Decade” or something like that, but we mean same. However…… Surely, in last decade we must have churned out...
    by Honhaar Goonda at January 1st, 2009 at 07:01 pm
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    Not a Million Reasons for Slumdog Millionaire making Millions
    iView Author: Naram garam (Los Angeles/U.S.A) Not a Million Reasons for Slumdog Millionaire making Millions… This post is dedicated to Kenny who urged me to quit complaining and write a bit. Young, mid-twenties, blond haired woman: “Two for Slumdog.” Old white man in his Southern accent: “Hi, I would like four seniors for Slumdog Millionaire...
    by PROJEKT iVIEW at December 29th, 2008 at 05:12 pm
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    Slumdog Millionaire
    Except childhood portion, hyped & bit illogical at times. Many weaknesses are not expected in a film made by world famous director. IMDB Link
    by Rk at December 28th, 2008 at 06:12 am
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    Slumdog Millionaire – Questions/Glaring hole?
    Disclaimer: Please avoid this post if you haven’t seen the movie. If you have, come and join in the fun. Quite a few questions came to my mind after watching the Slumdog millionaire. One thing followed to another and we(PFC authors) started debating on some of the things in the movie. The debate came to an interesting point and we thought of sharing it with everyone....
    by Tanul Thakur at November 25th, 2008 at 09:11 pm
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    Problems of “English” Slumdogs
    Slumdog Millionaire Review Everyone seems to be going crazy on Slumdog. People are watching Free Screenings everywhere. Dany Boyle is all over NPR. Even KCRW is talking about it. NPR even had a segment on “HINGLISH” as a related Looks like FOX is backing it in a big way. In next few days you’ll read a lot of great things about the film. And thats...
    by Mainak at November 14th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
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