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Rushdie dismisses Slumdog Millionaire as unrealistic

Source: Daily News & Analysis

Jaipur : India | 9 months ago

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Slumdog Millionaire may have waltzed through Oscars with eight trophies but that does not make it a favourite with India born author Salman Rushdie, who has dismissed it for being unrealistic. The Booker prize winning author dismissed the film publicly in a speech at Altanta's Emory...

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