Movies for the day

Jan 24, 2009 21:00

I went to watch Slumdog Millionaire this afternoon. The movie is good, but doesn't live up to the hype around it. However, the initial sequence where the kids are chased by the police through the slums of Dharawi was excellent. The movie is very Indian, but one thing that stands out is that Jamal Malik is accused of cheating because he is a boy ( Read more... )

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Minor nit ghoseb January 25 2009, 09:39:03 UTC
... those were not Dharavi slums, the movie was shot in and portrayed the Juhu slums in suburban Mumbai.

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Re: Minor nit appaji January 26 2009, 03:15:22 UTC
Ah, thank you for the correction.

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subtle_blues January 25 2009, 20:45:05 UTC
Nice Hackergotchi! :)

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appaji January 26 2009, 03:16:25 UTC
Thank you :)

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meghainclouds January 26 2009, 03:23:04 UTC
I should check out the period movie collection. Now thats something I would like to have...

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appaji January 26 2009, 04:45:34 UTC
Pay a visit to crossword. Considering that the DVDs are available at a third of their original price, the collection is a steal.

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