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English director Danny Boyle said he would not direct “Slumdog Millionaire” If it were done today due to “cultural appropriation” and prefer to have an “young Indian filmmaker”, do it instead.
“We would not be able to do this now. And that’s how it should be. said to the goalkeeper.
Danny Boyle said on Friday that he would not lead today “Slumdog Millionaire” due to “cultural appropriation”.
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Located in India, the film tells the story of Jamal, a young “slumdog” who was selected to appear on the version of the country of “Who Want to Be a Millionaire?”, And also hopes to find her lost, Latika love. Throughout his appearance, the events of his tumultuous life are shown in flashback and help him answer questions.
Released in 2008, “Slumdog Millionaire” was a success with the public and criticism, totaling nearly $ 380 million with a budget of $ 15 million and winning eight Oscars, including the best film and the director of Boyle.
A resident in Dharavi, India, strikes a poster for the distribution of the film “Slumdog Millionaire” with a slipper during a demonstration against film producers on February 3, 2009, in Mumbai, India. (Photo of Kunal Patil / Hindustan Times via Getty Images) (Getty)
However, despite its success, the film was controversial to seem to exploit Indian culture and portray the stereotypes of India from a Western perspective. Some Indian criticisms appreciated the film, but some Indian artists were disappointed, saying that he was “saturated with stereotypical images of India”, ” Time magazine reported.
Boyle added that while the film was in production over 15 years ago, it was sensitive to the operating implications for the production of the film as a foreigner at the time.
“We have made the decision that only a handful of us would go to Mumbai. We were working with a large Indian crew and try to make a film in culture. But you are still a stranger. It is always a defective method. This type of cultural appropriation could be sanctioned at certain times,” said Boyle to the Guardian.
He continued saying: “But at other times, it cannot be. I mean, I am proud of the film, but you would not even plan to do something like that today. It would not even be funded. Even if I was involved, I would look for a young Indian filmmaker to shoot him.”
Casting of “Slumdog Millionaire” Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel and the director Danny Boyle during the 15th annual Actors Guild Awards prize holds in the auditorium sanctuary on January 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo of Steve Granitz / Wireimage) (Getty)
The other notable Boyle films include “Trainspotting”, “Steve Jobs”, “127 hours” and the horror series “28 days later”. The last one, “28 years later”, was released on Friday.
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