Comments on: Who’s The Slumdog Now?

By: ms

ms — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:33:41 +0000

he came, he saw, he selected. then he came again, saw again, patted them on head, left. end of story. aamir khan does not have to give the “taare zameen par” child artistes a home, a car, a college fund. ditto shekhar kapur when he made “mr india”. why do we expect largesse from the western world? because we see them as a soft touch? there were hundreds of children who lost their homes when their illegal dwellings were pulled down. why concentrate on the plight of these 2 non-actors? why did not the maharashtra govt step in? we are not voting danny boyle into office. and the limits the parents of these 2 children’s parents crossed – spreading rumours of selling them amd beating them, all to squeeze the last tear from “gora” eyes. shameful!

By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:14:32 +0000

@Shakti –

By: Shakti Shetty

Shakti Shetty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:06:29 +0000

Now i got u!! My bad!

By: amreekandesi

amreekandesi — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:27:27 +0000

@thefob – Who?

@Philip – I hear you, and needless to say – i agree.

@Solilo –

@Kavi – There you go. No wonder these kids couldnt bear the thought of a Rs 20 lakh apartment in Vikhroli.

@Ugich – I wonder if you are being sarcastic. I certainly was.

@Shakti – I think you missed the sarcasm. I think these people are out to extract as much as they can out of this opportunity. Danny Boyle tried to do a good deed but is just being harassed.

@Munish – Good point. These kids were hired for a salary, now if Danny tried to give them something extra that doesnt mean that he is obliged to satisfy all of their needs.

@Roshni – That’s the big problem with sarcasm sometimes

@Nita – Yes, i agree.

@QI – Come on…gussa thook do. He will learn eventually.

@Chikki – “why are all of us discrediting Danny Boyle completely?” – I dont think so!

By: Chikki

Chikki — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:37:56 +0000

Greediness at its best, huh?They might end up not getting anything at all..why are all of us discrediting Danny Boyle completely? we ourselves are such opportunists, and then we blame our Govt.huh

By: The Quirky Indian

The Quirky Indian — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:45:48 +0000

I am still mad at him for showing India is such a negative light – as if there are any slums in India, or any poverty. And now this exploitation of Indian kids! Chee chee Dannyji.

Quirky Indian

By: Nita

Nita — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 04:57:26 +0000

Frankly I don’t see why danny Boyle should pay the kids extra. They were just actors. If he has to do charity, he can pay for all the kids in that slum. There was a lot of heartburn amongst the slumdwellers out there. It is so unfair that one kid gets so much more than he deserves (actor’s fee) and other kids are left there to rot.

By: The Successor

The Successor — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:32:27 +0000

‘There’s more to India than Slumdog’ – says a person or two. Mr. Fanny Doyle can do what he wants, he’s got the money now and he’s not coming back. Ever.

By: Roshni

Roshni — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:18:17 +0000

I think you were being sarcastic….. Not sure if everyone in the ‘comments’ got that!!

By: Munish

Munish — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 05:51:21 +0000

the social conscience says they shud get a share of the huge profits…
but consider this.. lets say u have a shop.. n u employee a poor guy for ur help… shud he get a share of ur profit or shud u give a salary? What would you do??