Dharavi erupts in joy at Slumdog' Oscar glory

Dharavi erupted in joy and hundreds of its slumdwellers woke before dawn and stayed glued to handful of TV sets today as 'Slumdog Millionaire', a film that ran through the stark poverty and deprivation in India's biggest shantytown, scooped eight Oscar awards. As one entered the filthy and cramped 535-acre slum where lakhs lived in a square kilometre area in its narrow lanes, every face sported a smile inviting every visitor to join their celebrations though in reflected glory. "We plan to celebrate the win. There will be a party tonight. In fact, people are already in a celebratory mood," said Azhar Shaikh, who has been living for the past decade in the teeming slum which stood on prime building land in the country's financial capital. The family of Rubina, who essayed the role of little Latika in the film, is readying to greet her after she returns from the Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles. "We will all be there at the airport when she returns," her father Rafique said. His neighbours are also happy that the film, which had projected scenes from the slum onto cinema screens around the world, has stormed the Oscar awards for its rags-to-riches theme.

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