I’m compelled to write this in light of the recent article on LS polls and the politicians using innovative marketing strategies and the like. I also write this because I followed the Oscars today with a great deal of enthusiasm and anxiety. It has been a very good season for fine movies and so the best categories were often very competitive. Although I was a bit disappointed with the final outcome, I must confess that I...

Can a poor Slumdog become a Millionaire? Maybe. If it is ‘written’ well and directed excellently, it is possible. Slumdog Millionaire, adapted from Vikas Swarup’s “Q & A”, directed by Danny Boyle, is just not another crossover bilingual film that craning for some awards. It is an entertaining tale of a youngster who manages to escape into a world that many would just dream. Jamal Malik, a poor...