A Charming movie but definitely not Oscar material

Rating: 9/10 (25 February 2009)

I reviewed the movie on another blog a week before its official release and can safely reiterate NOW what I had told THEN, after 8 Oscars.
Its a wonderful wonderful movie. Greatness oozed out of every pores of every department from all the technicians, casts and the crews associated with this movie.
But in Indian context, we have seen much better movies than this and so I personally feel it undeserving for its fame.
As Boyle commented in Toronto after the pre release screening, there are more movies like this and even better made in India in local language, but if you get a chance to see them with sub titles, it will surely gonna make your day.
If you liked Slumdog, please see these Hindi movies, to name a few among a jungle more :
A Wednesday, Black Friday, Satya, Company, Shootout at Lokhandwala.
And you will realize why when the west is ogling at Slumdog, the East is still weary of it!
When 25% of the totalOscars for SM went to Allah Rakha Rahman for soundtrack and lyrics, please lend your ears to the soundtrack of Ghajini or Yuvraj to hear what A R Rahman is capable of otherwise. I personally felt SM soundtrack and lyrics were among his mediocre works.
But you need to see them all to know whats the best.
For the west when such a movie as Slumdog brings freshness to all the gore around, to east such movies are common and the gore is needed here to make the difference.
Thats why the sun rises here and sets there. Two ends can never meet.
SM is a great movie but very forgettable in eastern standards as tomorrow we are sure to have a better movie with a better concept and a better soundtrack. It pays to be in tune with reality, so check out the aforementioned movies and then judge for yourself.