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In India, the movie has attracted protests and charges of “slum voyeurism.” A
lawsuit alleges it defames Mumbai’s urban poor, and many take offense at the Director Danny Boyle
appearance of “dog” in the title.
The director Danny Boyle has spoken about these allegations, “People are Adapted screenplay Simon Beaufoy
absolutely entitled to say whatever they think about the film. Protest is a
healthy part of life in India, provided it doesn’t become violent. Basically [the Music A.R. Rahman
title] is a hybrid of the word “underdog”—and everything that means in terms Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
of rooting for the underdog and validating his triumph—and the fact that he
obviously comes from the slums. That’s what we intended.” Editing Chris Dickens

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