Do you think the portrayal of India in ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ was untrue or biased? Do you think people are being hypocritical while praising the film

Manjari Shivahare. Slumdog Millioniare was as true in its depiction of one facet of life in India as Revolutionary Road or the Reader were true to their portrayal of the suburban American middle class or the horror and degradation of Nazi and post war Germany. Films reveal the truth as viewed by an artist and if skillfully depicted they can rouse the consciousness of untold millions. Praise for the success of the film goes to its technical crew, its actors, editors and the directorial vision. The hypocrisy lies in deriding the condition of the Indian slums while being fully aware that this is a reality which most educated, and economically secure Indians have tried to ignore.