For Lacuma's question, Shakru can quite understand, because this novel exposes the social situation in India, especially the dark side of the slums, very thoroughly, this kind of theme is absolutely unpleasant in India, of course, the sales of the novel are still very good, after all, the novel and the movie are completely different forms of expression, but he is quite confident in the prospect of this film adaptation, because the film later won eight Oscars, which is "Slumdog Millionaire". Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

I have the impression that this film was produced by a British company, and it may be for this reason that no one in India dares to make this film, but he still wants to try it.

But what disappointed him was that after discussing with Lakuma for a long time, Lakuma still didn't agree, and the reason for his refusal was very simple, that is, Lakouma was no longer a fledgling and unfamous, at that time he dared to make a taboo "The Bandit Queen", but now he doesn't dare, or he doesn't want to, because this kind of film will affect his reputation.

Although the negotiations were fruitless, Shakru did not give up, he planned to go to the UK to hire the original director to direct the film, but to his disappointment, when he went to Vikas to negotiate the right to adapt the script, he was told that the script had been bought by the British EMI International Film Company.

secretly sighed that he was still late, but what Shakru didn't expect was that a month later, he actually had the opportunity to participate in this movie again.

On this day, Murthy's secretary brought two Europeans to Shakru, and after introduction, Shakru learned that these two were Danny Boyle, the director of "Slumdog Millionaire", and Simon Beufuy, the screenwriter. Their intentions are the same as those of Johnny To and Jackie Chan before, they are all here to seek Sha Klu, a peer and landlord, to help solve the problem of filming in India.

Of course, Shakru will not refuse this request, but he also took the opportunity to ask whether he can invest in this film, because in his impression, it seems that the film can only be released in R due to financial problems in the later stage.

For this request, Boyle did not dare to agree directly, but he promised to discuss with the investor, and then everyone began to study the specific shooting problems, Shakru first said: "Mr. Boyle, I don't think you should go all the way to Mumbai to shoot, you can also go all the way to New Delhi, there are also slums here, and I know some friends on the ground in New Delhi, which can ensure that the shooting order will not be affected." ”

Boyle said with some hesitation: "Mr. Pandeit, in fact, we chose the Dahawi slum in Mumbai not only because this is the place described in the original book, but also because this is the second largest slum in the world and the first in Asia, which we think is very representative, so can you please help us think of a way to do it again, Mr. Pandeit?" ”

Shakru had a phone call with Daward, and Dawod said happily: "It's okay, isn't it Mumbai, I have a very reliable friend there, especially Dahavi, he speaks much better than the police, I asked him to take care of you." After negotiating and resting for another day, Shakru accompanied Boyle and Simon to Mumbai.

Although he has been in India for more than ten years, it is the first time for Mumbai Shakru, so he deliberately chose a window seat in the hope of getting a glimpse of this legendary city of India from the air. At 11:05 a.m., the plane slowly descended, and he saw clearly, but he was also shocked, because what he saw was not the magnificent outline of a modern metropolis, but the boundless, dense slums.

Although Shakru has long known that about 60% of the people in this large city of more than 14 million people still live in slums, it is the first time that such a huge scale has been seen from the air, and it can only be described as "shocking". Leave the airport, get into a taxi, and drive on the "boulevard" leading to the city center, but the "boulevard" is still a slum on both sides. Throughout the city of Greater Mumbai, there are still a large number of simple houses and slums, and in some areas there are some new high-rise buildings, symbolizing the rise of India, but most of them are surrounded by a sea of humble houses.

When they arrived at Dahavi, Daward's friend Drucka welcomed Shakru and his party very warmly, and arranged for two of his men to accompany them on a tour of Dahavi, of course, Boyle also promised to pay a venue fee afterwards.

In fact, Mumbai is not only a slum such as Dahawi, there are more than 2,000 large and small slums in Mumbai, but Dahawi is definitely the largest and most shocking one, first of all, it is 1.75 kilometers in area, with a population of more than one million (the specific number of people cannot be counted), and secondly, it is close to Mumbai's financial center, with modern high-rise buildings on one side and slums built on garbage heaps on the other, it is difficult not to feel emotional.

Walking into Dahavi's streets, you might trip over the open sewers in the streets. The houses here are only 6 inches (about 15 centimeters) apart, and some of them are even inhabited by four generations of families. Most of the houses in the slums are divided into two floors, separated by rough wooden planks, and the height of both the ground floor and the attic floor is less than 1.5 meters. The alleys here are so intricate that you often get lost as soon as you turn around. The alleys are littered with recycled waste and household garbage, emitting a strong rancid smell. There are few sanitation facilities in the slums, with an average of one water pipe shared by every 15 households; Most residents have no drainage system in their homes, and every 1,440 people share one toilet; There is no one to remove the garbage......

Seeing this, Boyle suddenly asked curiously: "I remember that when I was inquiring about the information a few days ago, I saw that as early as 1995, the Indian government had formulated a plan to renovate the slums of Mumbai within five years and provide housing for 900,000 residents. He even put forward the slogan of making the world forget about Shanghai and only remember Mumbai in India after five years, but now it's been ten years, why is it still like this? ”

Shakru smiled bitterly: "Mr. Boyle, do you really take the words of these politicians seriously?" Those slogans are just empty promises for their election campaigns. ”

ps: I'll take a leave of absence tomorrow, the 2nd is the bridesmaid wedding at my wedding, so I have to go to help! (To be continued.) )