We keep asking why so much fanfare <br />About the film –“Slum dog Millionaire” <br />This is not an attempt to sound grim <br />About the popularity of the now famous film <br />But to understand why the world only applauds <br />Films on poverty and its dark innards <br />Signifying that only the worst side of the city <br />Brings out feelings of sympathy and pity <br />Could it have not portrayed a more <br />Balanced image of India to even the score <br />There are definitely pillars of great progress <br />The burgeoning middle class who sincerely stress <br />On good moral values and the importance of education <br />Giving us pride of place and a high degree of perfection <br />In many areas involving high technology <br />We can seriously claim to be the best globally <br /> <br />But of course on the other hand all is not bad <br />There is even reason to be glad <br />Danny Uncle has won the heart of many a slum kid <br />Thanks to him they will from their poverty be rid <br />They can even harbour dreams of entering Hollywood <br />If not, at least they can aspire for a career in Bollywood <br />These natural little actors would have remained inconnu <br />Had they not been selected to be part of the Slum dog milieu <br />For that they have to thank Danny Boyle <br />Who tirelessly worked with these little sons of the soil <br />But we like many others too would have been a lot happier <br />Had the movie had painted a less bleak picture of India.<br /><br />Sandra Martyres<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/slum-dog-millionaire-2/
