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Once in a while something comes up and makes me come back and write. This time it's the British Indian movie Slumdog Millionaire. I would have to accept that my first impression of the movie was that it's was pretty good and real , and definitely not a feel good. (Tha't what everyone terming it) The movie shows the slums in Mumbai , children getting blinded for money , police beating up the suspects , riots on the streets of Mumbai, prostitution etc. How can such a movie be feel good. Oh ,then it stuck me. It's feel good for the people in west to see and realize how lucky they are , that the economic upheavals are nothing compared to the life in slumps of Mumbai or India in general. That's when i get convinced that the director didn't make a movie but actually a real life documentary and it should have been named "Poverty and Crime in India" not Slumdog Millionaire. It has not shied away from showing even a small detail that doesn't show India in ...

Ok just last weekend watched both these superhero movie back to back and I couldn't stop but comparing these two movies. First Krishh. As the first Indian superhero movie seriously made it has been a commendable job. With the budget and viewer ship limitation that Indian movies have it is a very well made movie. Our super hero falls in love and first half goes by with him singing and dancing. Second half is where our hero is exposed to the outside world and realizes the old saying "With great powers come great responsibilities". He saves some kids, gets his love, saves his father (who strangely has lost all his powers), kills the bad guy. A typical Indian movie. Superman: Man this guy has lot many more powers than our Krish. The movie is very well made with the Plane crash shot in the beginning setting the tempo for the movie. The movie is a typical big budget Hollywood movie. What less can one expect? Both the movies exploited the emotional sides of our super heroes. Lot...