Whether “Slumdog Millionaire” deserved the Oscar for best film or not, is surely a debatable issue. Is it still fashionable to sell Indian poverty at a time when millions of home owners in US are under the threat of eviction and the same lot is clamoring for rescue by the providential hand of the government? Back here in India, things are much better as no body is facing a similar threat of eviction (not even the people living in the slums in Mumbai, how dare some western stereotypes call us DOG?) even at the time when the so called developed nations are also struggling economically; India is still growing at a respectable level of about 7% GDP growth.
Better leave it to great critics to discuss whether some Indian’s crave too much for international hype?
However, as an artistic peace it may be welcomed particularly when the film has given Indian’s big reason to rejoice as $14 million “Slumdog Millionaire” a film based on Indian slum boy, that has won 8 Oscar awards and become the fourth film along with Gandhi to have won the highest number of Oscar awards!
Earlier many similar films based on life of people living in Mumbai slums such as Mira Nair's Salaam Bombay, Satyajit Ray's the Apu Trilogy and Satya by Ramgopal Verma have already been made by our Indian filmmakers, Surprisingly, they were never given due recognition by our international friends. Perhaps it was destined!
Astrologically, there is a close numerology connection between Gandhi and Slumdog Millionaire. First of all both films have own 8 Oscar awards so the connection is number Eight, which is India’s destiny (15/8/1947) number. The 55th Annual Oscars held on April 11, 1983 adds up to 27 which adds up 9…23.2.2009 also adds up to (18) 9. 81st annual Oscar awards also add up to 9. Even the year in which India won international recognition for the above mentioned movies came during 36th & 63rd year of independence which also adds up to 9.
As I mentioned earlier Venus in India's chart is an ascendant lord that signifies Art & Cinema and Mars (signifies victory) is the lord of relationships (7th house) and foreign connections (12th house) in India’s chart. Both Venus and Mars are exalted at the moment since 27 and 28 January 2009 respectively. No wonder India is in the news for all reasons-Good & Bad!. As i mentioned earlier, numbers alone can not bring good results, their corresponding planets have to be in a strong position. In the astro chart of 1983 all planets were in a favorable (strong) position, which is a rare phenomenon in astrology. Hence- India also created history by winning the 1983 World Cup for the first time.
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