I watched the Golden Globes a few days ago. And I am so happy that Slumdog Millionaire, a movie set in India, with a relatively unknown cast of foreign actors won!!!!

Danny Boyle, Freida Pinto, Dev Patel

Truth be told, I haven’t watched the movie. What made me happy that it won Best Picture is that it paved the way for other “foreign films” out of the “Foreign Films” category into mainstream Hollywood. Year by year, this world of ours is turning out to be flatter and a more even playing ground for talented people around the world. This win will draw filmmakers to explore beyond the confines of Hollywood. Now, the ingredients of a great award winning and mass appealing movie are not just an A-list cast, a great story and a million dollar budget. The ingredients of a great movie will rightfully be – a great story, creative storytelling and talented cast.