disturbia

i watched slumDog Millionaire yesterday nite for the first time (like finally pls!!)

and i must say, the cinematography and the storyTelling really captures the essence of the slums living in India.

to the extent, that i couldnt sleep last nite.

yes, after my usual ups for ashraff, i ended up, staring at the wall thinking, wondering, imagining of one particular scene.
for the benefit of those reading and havnt seen this movie yet,

its the part where the children from the slums (the types that sleep at dumpster, depending life on whatever other people's garbage can branch out money for them to eat) were being picked up by (as i thought as first) were welfare people.

put in a home where most slums children were, there were fed and asked to recite some classic indian poetry and were ask to recite everyday until their voice is perfected.

then the disturbing part happends,

the wht i thought was the welfare person says to the boi that perfected his singing "i think this boi is ready" then comes one big buy behind the boi and says "im ready too" then gag the boi with somethng to keep him unconscious for a while, then slits his eye/face whtever to perfect a beggars look.

i felt like vomitting, just like the actor who witnessed it, and worst, the same thing was about to happen to his little brother.

(u will have to watch the movie at this point, for i do not intend to get sue for plagiarism..( " ,))

i mean, of course looking at the picture below , the actors are fine, getting their fifteen minutes of fame and what not


but it got me thinking, was this really happening in the slums of India and of course all parts of the world having beggars whom are children?

can you imagine,
a child,
so innocently practicing poetry and songs,
hoping to be the top one,
to be chosen for that one chance in front of that person this child has so trusted
being promised money and all the world can give

only to be waken up, with one or no sight at all and destined to beg his whole life?

nauzzubillah