Comments on: Slumdog Millionaire Kid Goes Homeless

By: Samy More

Samy More — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 05:55:56 +0000

Hey Who’s now the “DHARAVI”? Dharavi is real file in Mumbaikars . Both of kids very good work & acting in Slumdog Millionaire movie. Award is deserved for both of us……..

By: Johny

Johny — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 15:17:56 +0000

Very well said Roshan. We all hope for their better future.

By: Sharat Jaswal

Sharat Jaswal — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:38:45 +0000

Roshan, i really do not know what “Dharavi” means. Is it some slum place in Mumbai?

Shraddha, I think you said it well there. The real life and reel life are so much different. What can we say? Good reality check.

By: Shraddha

Shraddha — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:22:48 +0000

That is truly heart breaking…

but its real life not reel life.

By: Roshan Dark

Roshan Dark — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:50:46 +0000

Yes Sharat, i also know, dharavi Mumbai kids life!! Hope for them that they will have a bright future.

By: Sharat Jaswal

Sharat Jaswal — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:51:23 +0000

Umm…Sorry Nicole. I once again promise to be active on my blog and God willingly, i will be keeping my promise this time around!
And unfortunately no, the spondylitis is still here!

By: Flint

Flint — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:25:03 +0000

Hello again Sharat, I just want to apologize for using my website name in the name field above. My name is Flint, good to meet you. And don’t worry I will use Flint from now on when I make a comment to your site. Take care.

By: Flint

Flint — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:22:36 +0000

Hi Sharat, This is truly a sad thing to happen to anyone. When I first heard this story a month or so ago I was thinking “Why doesn’t the company that made millions on this movie get him at least a house.” I am glad to hear that Danny Boyle offered to get him a house, I wonder will he act on what he promised? We shall see.

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:48:13 +0000

That was almost a month ago that you promised to be more active in your blog! Trust that your spondilytis has disappeared!

By: Sharat Jaswal

Sharat Jaswal — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:01:21 +0000

Sarah, i just heard that a couple a days ago, the Maharashtra Urban Development Authority under which Mumbai city falls, provided well built homes to those kids. Taking down their home wasn’t wrong as it was illegal and everyday such things are done here. So one way or the other, those young stars will have a bright future.

Nicole, sorry sweety. I am having some troubles with spondilytis these days, unfortunately. I am working less these days and whatever i do work is more on the sites that make me money! But i will try to be much active on my blog!

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 14:11:52 +0000

What happened Sharat? No posts for two weeks?

By: Sarah Dramen

Sarah Dramen — Thu, 28 May 2009 17:32:41 +0000

I’d like to start by saying that I loved the movie “Slumdog Millionaire”.. but I cannot believe that the stars are being expoited the way they are – it is terrible! It is also extremely hard to believe that the stars of the show lost their homes

By: Sharat Jaswal

Sharat Jaswal — Mon, 18 May 2009 05:41:55 +0000

CWD and ACC, you guys need to put up your names in the comment so that i can reply you back. In fact i do plan to delete or edit the comments of all people using title rich keywords in place of their names. I don’t think i will be responding to these comments anymore.

Nicole, that really is a deep thought. I did mention earlier that slums are illegal and with the above act, the rules seems to be fair and equal for everyone. I do agree and completely understand the political agenda you talked about. It’s a shame that leaders tend to follow such practices thus proving to be bad examples and corrupting the laws from the word “go”.

In all honesty, i never knew about the inspiring changes of HongKong and Singapore you talked about. But now reading more about i think it is possible to bring such a change in India, but the population seems to be a negative factor here and thus may take years. But someone needs to start. Hoping Mr. Manmohan Singh has something good to offer this time around!

By: Nicole Price

Nicole Price — Sat, 16 May 2009 11:49:51 +0000

Sharat, there is always more than meets the eye in these developments. A slum is inevitably built on public land, with the blessings and protection of a local goon with political and police connections. The entire populace becomes a vote bank for politicians and the slums are provided with electricity, water connection etc, and very little of this is paid for officially. The people who pay for the utilities do not get adequate supply of them. Slums should not exist. Anything illegal is an insult to our society. If the slums did not exist, the society will adjust to higher cost labour and services and life will become better for the present slum dwellers, law enforcement agencies and most importantly, the tax payer, who ultimately pays for all this non sense. The most inspiring change was brought about in Singapore and Hongkong, where too slums proliferated, but a determined government, provided alternative accommodation and streamlined the entire system. It is possible to be achieved if only the tax payers demand that their quality of life is important as much as the slum dwellers’.

By: Airline Credit Cards

Airline Credit Cards — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:28:37 +0000

I don’t blame the Indian officials as they need to control how these shanty buildings are built and maintained. They can’t exactly let people build these houses wherever they want. Then again, they definitely should’ve given them notice and allowed them to remove their belongings. I guess they didn’t want to deal with any of them protesting the situation by refusing the leave the buildings.

I am more shocked at how the creators of Slumdog Millionaire can rake in millions upon millions of dollars while allowing the actual stars of the movie to live in absolute poverty. I don’t know how they sleep at night. I think anyone who made millions on that movie should be giving a share to these unfortunate kids. $25,000 is a joke, especially considering he won’t get that money for another 8 years or so. I really doubt a child actor would get such poor compensation in a wealthier country. It is so wrong to exploit people like this.

By: CWD (Banned)

CWD (Banned) — Fri, 15 May 2009 16:12:50 +0000

Yes it is kinda unfair…but then the whole celebrity lifestyle is unfair. Some people get craploads of cash just for doing nothing, or going on Big Brother, whilst others will work their butts off all their lives and not get any recognition.