Slumdog Millionaire??

My system is up and running and so is my pen!!(Fingers in this case :D)

Why such hue and cry over the Movie - "Slumdog Millionaire"?? Well, Why not? This movie has stolen the show on every possible arena. Bagging awards for all the four categories it got nominated for in the Golden Globe awards, it now heads towards a pompous ten nominations for the Academy!! Danny Boyle sure hadn't thought about the way this movie has ushered knocking down my personal favourite "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". If you guys have the time , then its a must watch for all the movie buffs! This is one, which if you do not watch, you wouldn't attain salvation :D

Lets not deviate and I'm still hanging on to Slumdog Millionaire..My favourite in the movie is the first kid who has acted as Jamal! But seriously when I retrospect , I do not get why people fancy such a movie. For me if I relate to this movie, it is only because I relate to the Indian -A.R.Rahman who by his incredible talent had proven his worth and set the global stage ablaze!! Hats off to him. Kudos to Danny for the direction( I would like to imitate his style if I happen to direct one :P)

For a background let me tell you this underdog saga is based on a novel named "Q & A" etched by Vikas Swarup.

Should I come to the point you would know why I am accentuating on this much hyped movie. My friend lent me a book on the premise that I would return it intact .It was already in tatters when it passed hands. When I decided to read, another friend got the DVD for Slumdog Millionaire. See the co-incidence that two people trying to fabricate another coincidence which has stirred me !! Serendipity!!Now if I say this is my story, don't say that I'm baiting for credits! It is Danny's baby undoubtedly!

Well to start with :

Name of the Character in the book(Jamal in the movie): Ram Mohammad Thomas

My Name: Sheila Selma Bilung (For those who do not know of my middle name)

My first name suggests I'm a Hindu , Middle name does hint at me being a Muslim and Bilung is Christian as I am one!! An Indian in the real sense !This is nothing to do with caste or creed. I believe in a very secular conversation. This is quite evident that the name of the character tells the same tale as my name does. The only difference lies in the circumstances in which the names were devised. For the guy in the book it was the unsecular aura which compelled his saviour to name him Ram Mohammad Thomas, but for me its a lore! When I was born my mother wanted to name me Sheila - a very common name to denote spinsters in movies(You would have not missed hearing once "Sheila Aunty" if you have watched old Hindi movies). My Dad's sister i.e. my Aunt was adamant on naming me Selma which she thought was cool , a little over two decades back! (A girl's age is not to be disclosed you see :)... Well in this battle of the weaker gender , as you happen to have witnessed in every home and hearth, the male (my father) was being penalised..Our family has always been a case of Female supremacy!! Lucky, I was born a girl! My father , a peace loving man could only contribute to my surname. To say he could only exercise his right of offering me the family name . So this mini-battle of names gave indentity to the great Sheila Selma Bilung who wanders this soil !

Now you may never know , if there are more co-incidences I would end up winning One Million as Jamal did. But this time his luck of being asked the questions to which he knew answers would be replaced the adequate education ensured by my parents! No shares ! It would be all mine $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$......................Dreamzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!!!