My opinion... it was filmed well. It's conflicting though, because the story... it's like a fairytale, as V.Li says. But at the same time it shows you some really brutal things. It's like Pan's Labyrinth except without the fantasy adventures. Or Life is Beautiful.
It also seems to have a very intentional goal of showcasing many facets of India, all tied together a bit too conveniently by Who Wants to be a Millionaire. Again, it was filmed really well. But the story... it's as if the writer had to tie a bunch of somewhat unrelated scenes together with some kind of theme... the unifying element will be the questions in Who Wants to be a Millionaire, that'd do it! It's like the default solution when trying to insert a symbolic scene that seems totally out of place, or showing something about a character's psyche--a dream sequence, that'd take care of that! You know what I mean, too easy.
Also, speaking as someone who has watched loads of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (although not the Indian version), the way it was done was pretty off. The last question would not be about novel character names! Too easy. Also, the fact that he had a phone-a-friend was downplayed until the very last minute, which obviously is driven by plot/script needs, was super unrealistic.
My favorite line. The second time she says "I'm Latika" toward the end, but flashbacking to her saying it in the beginning as a girl. I love that kinda crap.
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