Download or read book The Slumdog Phenomenon written by Ajay Gehlawat and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 243 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The Slumdog Phenomenon” addresses multiple issues related to “Slumdog Millionaire” and, in the process, provides new ways of looking at this controversial film. Each of the book's four sections considers a particular aspect of the film: its relation to the nation, to the slum, to Bollywood and its reception. The volume provides a critical overview of the key issues and debates stemming from the film, and allows readers to reexamine them in light of the anthology's multiple perspectives.