From The Indian Express:Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (above), the youngest Salim in Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire, and Rubina Ali, the young Latika, in their homes in Bandra, Mumbai, on Friday, February 20. They were preparing to leave for Sunday evening’s Academy Awards. Photos: Mahendra Parekh. Read story here, here and here
In The New York Times: The squalor in Dharavi depicted in “Slumdog Millionaire” is unjust. To understand such a place solely by the generic term “slum” ignores its complexity and dynamism.
Also in NYT: Is it ‘poverty porn’? Does it promote ’slum tourism’? Why have some Indians attacked the film? Opinion by Chitra Divakaruni, author of “Palace of Illusions,” Amresh Sinha, who teaches film and media studies at NYU, and Sadia Shepard, author of “The Girl From Foreign.”
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