I am flabbergasted that this movie was chosen by the industry as the best it had to offer this year. I did not find it at all extraordinary. On the contrary, aside from the sensationalistic elements (most of the movie) depicting the horrors of life for street children of Mumbai, it was cheezy, poorly acted. predictable and schmaltzy. Obviously I'm missing something. I could see a few favorable reviews which I might disagree with, but 13 Academy Awards?