good movie but Real India?

Rating: 7/10 (15 January 2009)

this movie was good...Great direction, acting, music and cinematography...but let me ask something..
Did it show real India? What is real India? This film was about the harsh life in the slums and about one kid who goes from rags to riches. When people see a film about the Indian slums they label it "Real India"...So is growing India, "second fastest growing economy" India the "Fake India"? That is also real isn't it? It's really happening Isn't it? So why is it that the dirty, smelly corrupt India is labeled the "real India"...
Don't get me wrong... It was a well made film, but also a bit one-sided with the whole "Real India" aspect. Especially that one scene when the kid is beaten near the taj mahal by the cops and these Americans come up to the kid...The Kid says "This is real India"...Then the Great American says, "This is REAL America" so she gives his $100. So basically the director is saying that real America is positive, beautiful and cultured while real India is disgusting, violent and poor...Is that one-sided or not? What I am saying is that every country has it's positives and negatives. This film successfully showed the dark side of the country but there was no point in adding "Real India" because that indicated the fact that India is ONLY the way it is depicted in the film. India has Rich and Poor and BOTH are part of the "Real India".