Slumdog Millionaire, a feel good movie that exposes the under belly of India & Big B.

An artist in absence of creative energy is like a lame horse, a spent force; Just like creativity in absence of passion is just a waste of time. Seeing Anil Kapoor fully clothed in his passion at the Golden Globe Awards last night was a sight to behold, an artist alive and kicking. It is sad that Bollywood and India have come so far but not far enough to get an award or even a nomination for Anil Kapoor and his performance in “Slumdog Millionaire”

I admire how effortlessly Anil Kapoor, playing a character loosely based on Big B, was able to channel the intrinsic nastiness & evil within Big B and project it on the screen. Hats off to Anil Kapoor for his courage and also his performance. I agree with SRK that no one could have done this better. Perhaps SRK could have, but he did not want to be the bearer of bad news. Just putting Big B in place via the hip and cool Don was an act that most Bachchanistas cannot forgive him for. Imagine if he had ripped Big B a new one with the SDM role.

Credit has to be given to Vikas Swarup and Danny Boyle for doing their research. They don’t shy away from calling a spade a spade. They accurately portray that Big B is so surrounded with muck (scandals & dirty tricks) that one has to be willing to dive into “shit” in order to embrace Big B. I admire how Danny was able to say so beautifully, and so diplomatically, what I have been saying for years.

Overall a wonderful feel good movie that exposes the under belly of India, Bombay and Big B. Slumdog Millionare makes you believe in destiny. To all those who want to see a slice of India, this is the movie. It was great to see it receive so many awards. The movie, A.R. Rehman, and yes SRK, made India proud at the Golden Globe this year. SRK who introduced Slumdog at the Golden Globe, had the difficult role of being statesman like, humorous, charming, articulate & cool, all in a couple of minutes. Needless to say he nailed it. It makes you wonder if there is anything that SRK cannot do.

Hopefully the Globe awards are a harbinger of how things will play out at the Oscars.