Slumdog Millionaire
Every year when “Oscar” time rolls around, there seems to be one little independent movie that enthralls critics and charms audiences. We are thrilled that this year that movie is Slumdog Millionaire. Not a big-budget thriller or period drama starring an A-list actor, the story of Jamal’s life slums of Mumbai is heart-wrenching and charming at the same time.
With a fairy-tale ending and even a Bollywood-style dance number at the end, it’s no wonder audiences love it. We also loved it because it put Mumbai, a city in our thoughts and prayers daily, on the big screen, front and center for millions to see.
Pretty and charming as a girl, the heroine, Latika begins as an orphan girl who bands together with Jamal and his brother for survival. Her story takes a dark turn as she is thrust into Mumbai’s red-light district, forced begin the life of a child prostitute.
Although Latika is fictional, her story gives voice to the voiceless hundreds of thousands of girls in India and millions worldwide for whom the horror of her story is real. Many of them start like Latika, orphaned and living on the street, just wanting to eat and find a shelter from the rain, picked up by corrupt gang leaders who prostitute children and inflict unspeakable terror on them.
Much to audience’s joy, Latika’s story has a happy ending. We believe there can be a happy ending - or beginning - for thousands more girls living in the brothels of Mumbai. We have had the privilege of seeing the faces of girls who are finding their dignity again, as they live free, learn a trade and begin to support themselves financially and emotionally. Redemption happens in real girls’ lives, and we work in hope that it continues to happen every day in our little IPP sewing centers in Mumbai and Southern India - one “Latika” at a time.
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