Seen Slumdog Millionaire yet? The much-acclaimed movie, directed by British filmmaker Danny Boyle, is a gem set in the slums of India. It intersperses shots of India’s tourism icon, the Taj Mahal, with seamy, steamy sections of India’s cities that tourism promoters generally prefer to keep out of the limelight. Slumdog Millionaire also gives insights into India’s underworld, the abode of ‘dacoits’ (as India terms armed bandits), organisers of professional begging rings and other exotic lowlife.
