{"id":4353,"date":"2009-01-21T19:05:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-21T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indiauncut.com\/?p=3224"},"modified":"2009-01-21T19:05:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-21T13:35:00","slug":"slumdogs-of-the-world-unite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiauncut.com\/slumdogs-of-the-world-unite\/","title":{"rendered":"Slumdogs Of The World Unite"},"content":{"rendered":"
We live in times when satire is redundant—for what can beat real<\/i> news such as this<\/a>?<\/p>\n An office bearer of a slum dwellers’ body has filed a defamation case against music director A R Rahman and actor Anil Kapoor [Images] alleging that the award winning film Slumdog Millionaire calls Indians dogs and slum dwellers slum dogs.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n The meaning of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in Hindi is the millionaire dog of slum-dwellers, Vishwakarma alleged, adding that such a name was a violation of human rights and honour.<\/p>\n Vishwakarma said he has already approached the national and state human rights commissions for necessary action against Rahman and Kapoor, who portrays the role of a game show host in the film.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On an email group I’m part of, Devangshu Datta<\/a> says, “Now what we need is a millionaire to file alleging insult at being compared to a slum dog.” And lo, Hari Shenoy does the needful<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, Paras Berawala suggests: “Let’s also draft a petition by dog owners against Tapeshwar Vishwakarma for implying that ‘dog’ is an insulting word.”<\/p>\n The possibilities for such WTFness are endless: Someone can sue the makers of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi<\/i><\/a> on behalf of God, alleging that they insult God by implying that one can see Her in any random person. Every Indian Idol<\/i> contestant criticized by Javed Akhtar can sue him for the way his son sang in Rock On<\/i>. The Chinese government and the Chandni Chowk mohalla committee can sue Akshay Kumar for you-know-what. Torture academies can sue Himessss Reshammiya for making them redundant. And so on and on. Immense potential simmers.<\/p>\n (Rediff link via Prem’s Twitter<\/a>, which Salil<\/a> pointed me to. ??!<\/a> also wrote in independently with the link.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" We live in times when satire is redundant—for what can beat real<\/i> news such as this<\/a>?<\/p>\n An office bearer of a slum dwellers’ body has filed a defamation case against music director A R Rahman and actor Anil Kapoor [Images] alleging that the award winning film Slumdog Millionaire calls Indians dogs and slum dwellers slum dogs.<\/p>\n […]<\/p>\n The meaning of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ in Hindi is the millionaire dog of slum-dwellers, Vishwakarma alleged, adding that such a name was a violation of human rights and honour.<\/p>\n Vishwakarma said he has already approached the national and state human rights commissions for necessary action against Rahman and Kapoor, who portrays the role of a game show host in the film.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n On an email group I’m part of, Devangshu Datta<\/a> says, “Now what we need is a millionaire to file alleging insult at being compared to a slum dog.” And lo, Hari Shenoy does the needful<\/a>.<\/p>\n Also, Paras Berawala suggests: “Let’s also draft a petition by dog owners against Tapeshwar Vishwakarma for implying that ‘dog’ is an insulting word.”<\/p>\n The possibilities for such WTFness are endless: Someone can sue the makers of Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi<\/i><\/a> on behalf of God, alleging that they insult God by implying that one can see Her in any random person. Every Indian Idol<\/i> contestant criticized by Javed Akhtar can sue him for the way his son sang in Rock On<\/i>. The Chinese government and the Chandni Chowk mohalla committee can sue Akshay Kumar for you-know-what. Torture academies can sue Himessss Reshammiya for making them redundant. And so on and on. Immense potential simmers.<\/p>\n (Rediff link via Prem’s Twitter<\/a>, which Salil<\/a> pointed me to. ??! also wrote in independently with the link.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18,9,3,15,17],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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