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India & The Oscars

By the time one reads this blog the Oscars must be already given out. My contention is why the media tailgating this issue or anything that has to do with International Exposure? Indian media is especially trigger-happy to report anything that has to do out of India. The most common one is an IITian working in an MNC abroad, or IIM grads getting a placement abroad. "Desi”"things when sold to "Pardesi" become more valuable than its actual price in this "Desh". The 81 st Academy Award has a special place, though. This year, instead of India we have a movie based on slums of India made by a "Firang". Surprisingly, people from the industry are not so happy about the movie getting nominated for the Oscars. I heard from many celebrities such as Mr. Bacchan, Hemaji & Raj Babbar that there is nothing new about this movie that it requires a nomination. I have not seen the movie yet, but if it is based on some realities, I think movies are ju