"It is like a reverse 'Slumdog Millionaire,' says Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Big Entertainment, referring to RBE's film 'Kites' featuring an international cast, including Indian actor Hrithik Roshan. The surprise success in the United States of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" shot in India with Indian actors and musicians and based on an Indian novel- has put the spotlight on the Indian film industry's ambitions of going global, argues Rama Lakshmi in an article for Washington Post, Saturday, March 7, 2009.
"The talent in Hollywood is subsumed by studios. We give them a lot more breathing space," Khanna said.
The article goes on to debate whether a film by an Indian film director could win an Oscar some day. It quotes CEOs of Star and UTV.