Cheer up, Shah Rukh, it's not so bad

In Raju Ban Gaya Gentleman, Shah Rukh Khan goes to the big city, and thinks he's headed straight to the top. Eventually, worn down by rejection, he finally agrees to accept a "small job":


Ha ha ha!

I find the movie kind of an anti-Slumdog Millionaire, since it totally makes me want to move to Mumbai and live on the footpath. With the seawall, the palm trees, the Shiva temple ... plus all those kindly strangers to offer moral support, free food, and free tea in little open-air stalls. Where was all that when I moved to the big city as a naive new graduate? Alas, only in the movies...