Danny Boyle is still “proud” of his Best Picture Oscar -Winner “Slumdog millionaire“Even when he acknowledged that as a white British director, he could not do the Bollywood-influenced Mumbai Epic today.
Told Boyle The custodian That his 2008 filmIn retrospect, a weight of “cultural appropriations” bears even though he has worked with “a large Indian crew.” Boyle also said that “Slumdog Millionaire” would not be financed today with a director he himself attached.
“We couldn’t do it now,” Boyle said. “And that’s how it should be. It’s time to reflect on all this. We have to look at the cultural luggage we carry and the brand we have left on the world.”
He continued, “I mean, I’m proud of the movie, but you wouldn’t even think about doing such a thing today. It wouldn’t even be financed. Even though I was involved, I would look for a young Indian filmmaker to shoot it.”
On the question of “slumdog millionaire” could be regarded as a form of cinematic “colonialism”, said Boyle, “No, no, no in the sense that everything is. At that time it felt radically. We made the decision that only a handful of us would go to Mumbai. Mumbai. We would work with a large Indian crew and try to make a movie in the culture. But you are still a stranger
“Slumdog Millionaire” earned $ 378 million at the global cash office against a budget of $ 15 million. Fox Searchlight Pictures is released on an Indian teen (Dev Patel), who grew up in the slum in Mumbai and accused of cheating during the country’s version of “Who wants to be a millionaire?” Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Late actor Irrfan Khan Participated. The film later won eight Oscars, including best picture and best director. Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy adapted solved the film from the novel “Q&A” by Vikas Swarup. “Slumdog Millionaire” is listed low, at #85, on Indiegees ranking of all 97 best picture winners.
Read IndieWire’s first sees an interview with Boyle about his latest film, “28 years later”, here.
