CHENNAI, India — Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" may have walked away with eight of the 10 Oscars it was nominated for, including those for Best Picture and Best Director, but the euphoria it has created in India is clearly misplaced.
Admittedly, India's A.R. Rahman won two statuettes for the Best Original Score and the Best Original Song, the second as a co-lyricist with India's Gulzar. Resul Pookutty, also Indian, clinched an award along with two others for Best Sound Mixing. But these aren't the big Oscars, particularly for a film like "Slumdog Millionaire," which is hardly a musical.
In fact, the prized song doesn't play out until the end when the credits roll and the audience begins moving out. Yes, the movie was shot in Mumbai and with some Indian actors; except for these, India can hardly lay claim on the movie.