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Has Slumdog Millionaire cost India many tourist dollars?

That movie did not portray India in a pleasant light. Not only was it horrifically dirty, but the scenes of the children stealing shoes at the Taj Mahal, purses from people watching shows, and dismantling and stripping cars, stealing everything, probably has made the Indian Tourism Board and government hopping mad, I'd imagine. I'm surprised it hasn't been banned there.

Public Comments

1. this is very good movie - kalyan dabhadkar
2. Are you kidding? If anything it's probably boosted India's tourism economy. I doubt very much that tourists coming to India don't already know that there is poverty, begging, and filth. We have it in our own countries; none of us are under any impression that India is any cleaner or richer. I'd say the film painted India in an entirely accurate light--it showed a massive variety in the way people live (from very very poor to obscenely rich). As Slumdog Millionaire becomes more and more popular around the world, it will make more and more people aware of India. To be blunt, if the Indian Tourism Board doesn't recognize this, and promote the film to the best of their abilities, then they're idiots. Questions like the one you've asked make us (non-Indians) laugh. Apologies if that's rude, but it's the truth. You can't make petty crime and poverty in your country go away by pretending it's not there to begin with.