It’s time to stop criticizing (for the sake of it) the bestseller book or the award winning movie. I can’t understand why people do that??Do you think when you criticize good movies/books you will be considered as a different person?You will be considered as a genius?Never.. I have seen some people who criticize all the award winning movies/books. When asked, they will say “Just made it for the sake of getting award..There is nothing in it”.Please please don’t criticize a good thing if you don’t have any valid reasons for it..I am not saying all award winning movies/books are amazing.Still..sometimes I get irritated when people criticize good movies/books.

Coming to a different story :

On 19th jan, there was a slum dog debate in CNN-IBN which makes me write this.Many were saying that foreigners are making money from India’s poverty.What is the problem in earning money by showing the truth?The makers of this movie showed only the truth and they did not exaggerate anything.In my opinion the movie is really good and it has succeeded in showing each and every fearing truth about our country.One person who really made me angry is AB.He is the person who once told “As an Indian, I need to live in my own land, on my own soil with dignity and without fear. And I need an assurance on that. I am ashamed to say this and not afraid to share this now with the rest of the cyber world, that last night as the events of the terror attack unfolded in front of me, I did something for the first time and one that I had hoped never ever to be in a situation to do. Before retiring for the night, I pulled out my licensed .32 revolver and put it under my pillow.For a very disturbed sleep.” And today he is shouting against SM because darker India is shown to the world.What a contradiction!!

To all the critics of SM : Have you ever thought why films like slumdog millionaire become a success in India?It is only because more than half of the country knows it.They are ready to accept it because it is just the truth.He, who is not in that majority..he who is a part of minority Indian..he who is is living in brighter India is not ready to accept the truth of Darker India..He is blaming westerners for making that movie..What a stupidity!!

He forgot to notice one thing..I don’t know whether the westerners who are happy(or not) to see Indian poverty notice that..India is rich in quality people..Even the people in slums of India is having a character which will be lacking for the cultured people outside India..I liked the way they showed the quality of people in the slum..the way they showed their love..whether it be Jasim or Latika..or Salim..Each character is showing that even if there is poverty in India , She is rich in quality people!!

I am confused by the way of westerner critics : When Aravind Adiga won Man Booker prize for The White Tiger ,they* told he was trying to move readers showing darker side of India..People from the same place made SM and when the same statement is made by some Indian critics they are giving a lot of explanation for that.Is it because The White Tiger is written by an Indian and SM is made by a Westerner?Is their review based on the creator and not the quality of the stuff?I don’t know..

I am not getting answers for making this much fuss about a movie.As I told earlier, I am getting irritated by the criticizism(for the sake of it) against The White Tiger and Slum Dog Millionaire because i liked both..

*I am not being against any particular critic.I happened to read a lot of review about WT made by westerners.It is sad to see that some of them are against that book just because it is from an Indian.

P.S : I love my INDIA..