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Byline: Ramin Setoodeh
Slumdog Millionaire," the rags-to-riches fable set in India, is the best-picture front runner at this year's Oscars. It was made for just $15 million, contains long stretches of Hindi dialogue and has an all-Indian (or British-Indian) cast. But if "Slumdog" wins big, this Cinderella story could get an awkward dose of reality. Onscreen, it's filled with brown faces--but at the Oscars, virtually all the people collecting trophies will be white .
Despite appearances, "Slumdog" is a British production. It was produced by Christian Colson, directed by Danny Boyle and, though based on Indian author Vikas Swarup's novel "Q&A," scripted ...
Source: HighBeam Research, The Oscar Goes to --.(Slumdog Millionaire wins the Academy...