Shekhar Kapur blogs about Slumdog...

Updated on: 20 January,2009 07:03 AM IST |
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Shekhar Kapur on why we should be proud of SM

Shekhar Kapur on why we should be proud of SM

Let's get this right. Slumdog is an Indian film. So what if it the funds came from outside India. The funds for Bandit Queen came from the same source and it is considered an Indian film.

The funds for Chandni Chowk to China came from Warner brothers, but it is considered an Indian film. So what if the Director is British, for his take on the film is completely Indian.

Except for the Director, Screen Writer and one of the Producers, everyone else of the 100-odd people that make a complete film unit were Indian. The film is based on book by an Indian author.

It is easily the most successful Indian film ever. And it will get at least 3 Oscars and will ultimately go on the make $ 200 million in world wide box office and other rights. That is 10 times what has been achieved by any other Indian film, including the ones that are getting all the media hype now.

Danny and his team have done a terrific film and they deserve everything that is coming to them. It does not matter that no Indian director thought of the film. It is good that someone did and made a film.

In India in any case it would have been almost impossible to find funding for this film ( $ 15 million), and keep the integrity of the story.

But hopefully this film has paved the way for other Indian films that appeal internationally, and producers and financing companies will wake up to the opportunity. And buyers overseas will now be more open to films from India...

Well done Danny and his team and thank you for making this wonderful film.u00a0

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