Slumdog Millionaire again !

We just can't have enough of this movie, can we ! And not the ten Oscar nominations and the wider acclaim to A R Rahman has endeared this movie more than any Indian movie. And I finally watched it !

Absolutely wonderful, like a sugar candy with the sweetness lingering longer and I refusing to fluch my mouth to retain the taste. Danny Boyle has done it ! To think it took an Irishman who has never really seen India to make a movie like this - capture the city like none of our desi directors . Perhaps the only similar camera work of an Indian city was Monsoon Wedding by Mira Nair where she painted Delhi like no other. Simon Beaufoy's screenplay is amazing and far more captivating than Vikas Swarup's book and of course the famous potty scene - One of my all favorite cinematic moments which will remain with me for a long time.

Our media had a field day with some pundits including our own Big B raising an opinion or two. But nothing can take away the glory from this story and actors like Ayush Khedekar who will never age in the mind of the viewer, being the same 5 year old all his life.

And then of course the Oscar mention for Gulzar. Boss, take a bow - You may attribute everything to A R Rahman but every song you pen deserves a bow !