Beautiful... The First Time I Cried in the Theater

Rating: 9/10 (5 December 2008)

I am a 22yr male who takes pride in his machismo, but I when I saw such an amazing story, I didn't even try to hold back the tears. I am a college student who reads voraciously and enjoys reading mainly because of the meticulous character development that movies never attain to, or even aspire to for that matter.... but this one did. It is such a beautiful story with universal themes. The score of the movie is beautifully constructed with songs that truly fit the scenes. It is a movie that is set in the slums of India; but the film is far from Bollywood, gritty, dangerous, and exciting. Although not particularly Bollywood, the movie takes from it the vivid colors and one well choreographed dance during the credits, as if to show pride in Indian movie-making history. This movie is already one of my favorites.