<p>“I have never seen anything worse than Slumdog Millionaire,” Karnad said during a question-answer session which followed his lecture. He also said the movie had completely failed in India. India’s hunger for Oscars showed “our own inferiority complex,” he added. <br /><br />“I don't know why we are obsessed with the Oscars or the Grammy (Grammy awards),” Karnad said, adding that the Indian film industry was perfectly healthy in every sense of the word. <br /><br />Released in 2008, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Academy Awards by winning eight Oscars. <br /></p>
<p>“I have never seen anything worse than Slumdog Millionaire,” Karnad said during a question-answer session which followed his lecture. He also said the movie had completely failed in India. India’s hunger for Oscars showed “our own inferiority complex,” he added. <br /><br />“I don't know why we are obsessed with the Oscars or the Grammy (Grammy awards),” Karnad said, adding that the Indian film industry was perfectly healthy in every sense of the word. <br /><br />Released in 2008, Danny Boyle’s Slumdog Millionaire swept the 81st Academy Awards by winning eight Oscars. <br /></p>