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London 'Slumdog Millionaire' might have been criticised for portraying
India as "third world dirty underbelly", but the success of the film
has bolstered the Mumbai's controversial "slum tourism" industry.
An increasing number of Westerners are shunning the beaches of Goa and
palaces of Rajasthan to experience the reality behind British film. "Everybody is talking about Slumdog," 'Times Online' quoted Ganesh
Tikonkar, a guide for 'Reality Tours'. This company takes about 50 people a day through Dharavi, Asia's biggest slum. "Now people want to see the real thing," he added. The foreigners are spending three hours following Tikonkar to explore
the life of slum dwellers. The film, which has won four Golden Globe Awards and is the
frontrunner at the Oscars, tracks the story of Jamal Malik, a
dirt-poor orphan from the slums who astonishes India when he does well
on the country's version of 'Who Wants to be a Millionaire?' The "highlights" of Dharavi expedition include a stop at a stall of
six toilets that serves 16,000 people and a stroll alongside a river
so black and septic that it oozes rather than flows. "The movie is a fairytale. This trip shows things are a little darker,
a little grittier in reality," said Bill Alves from Seattle, who is
retired and went on the tour after seeing the film. The Dharavi expedition is part of a new tourism that is gaining
traction across the developing world. The advocates say that the Dharavi expedition help to illuminate the
slum's qualities. "Yes, these places have their grim side, but many people who go on the
tours are surprised to find thriving, diverse communities, who live
together peacefully," said Deval Sanghavi, of Deval, a Mumbai-based
NGO.
http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Slumdog-Millionaire-boosts-Mumbais-slum-\
tourism-industry/413939/
ANI
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