A Real-Life Former Slumdog Speaks

“People keep praising the film’s ‘realistic’ depiction of slum life in India. But it’s no such thing… Most people in the slums never achieve a fairy-tale ending. […] [M]ost slum dwellers never escape. Neither do their kids. No one wants to watch a movie about that.” Suzip Mazumdar recalls what life was like in the Indian ghetto.