In a complaint filed before a local court here, Tapeshwar Vishwakarma, general secretary of slum-dwellers Joint Action Committee, has alleged that the film depicted slum-dwellers in bad taste as it used the derogatory and objectionable title “Slumdog Millionaire” thus calling Indians dogs and slum dwellers slum dogs, which is defamatory. Rahman and actor Anil Kapoor alleging that the award winning film “Slumdog Millionaire” calls Indians dogs and slum dwellers slum dogs. Patna: An office bearer of a slum dwellers’ body has filed a defamation case against music director A.R. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be giving so many interviews,” he laughs, “Sometimes, I just need to disappear or else I wouldn’t be able to deliver!”
Though he is now internationally-acclaimed, Rahman is still considered “elusive”. “Yogi B’s song has come out well,” he says, adding that it is not the Superstar’s introduction song in the film. Rahman’s upcoming projects include Mani Ratnam’s Ravan and Shankar’s Endhiran – The Robot. “It was almost a holiday doing SM,” he smiles, “I took my children to London and had great fun!” Working on Danny Boyle’s film, which will release in India next week, was an experience that the music director cannot forget soon. I believe that if you have a style and implement it right, you will surely succeed.” They are two different styles in cinema and both of them need to be there. Does he think that post SM, more Indian filmmakers will make movies with music in the background rather than featuring separate song-and-dance sequences? “That’ll become routine,” he says, “I like working on both styles – an SM type of a film and say, a Jodha Akbar type of film. “Yes, it might change the way films are made to an extent,” he states, “SM is a very Indian story and not a white man’s one.”ĭespite working on other musicals, SM is perhaps the great nudge that this Chennai boy needed to showcase his versatility on the big stage. A very Indian rags-to-riches story has made it to the big stage and won itself the prestigious Golden Globeĭirector AR Rahman whether Slumdog Millionaire (SM) will be a watershed film in India once it releases and he’s quick to reply.
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