Please done compare it to any other Indian movie

Rating: 10/10 (13 December 2009)

I am Indian and I am sick of other Indians telling me that this movie is "highly overrated". If you think so please watch it again. The only movie that's better than this is "Salaam Bombay" (Ironic that they are both about Bombay).
Rahman's music is incredible and yes he has done some other amazing movies like "Dil Se" but it's like comparing Apples to Oranges they are just not the same. In fact some of his early stuff in Tamil is way better than anything else but again its not the same context.
The direction of this movie , the candid way it's portrayed is just great. The scene when the little guy is getting kicked by the driver because the tires of the merc are stolen and the American who pays him 100$ shows you how different it is in India. It's the way it is. Most Indians like to ignore it this one accepts and appreciates a foreign director portraying it as it should be. My only beef with this movie is the acting of Anil Kapoor (the condescending who wants to be a Millionaire guy). Ridiculous. Amithabh would have been so good for this role.
If you are Indian watch this movie for what is and don't compare it with some entertainment flick. It shows everything India is. The good and the bad. If you are not then watch this movie for what life is like on the other side of the world - beautiful but full of challenges, not so different from what we go through in the western world.