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India has been in the limelight lately thanks to the massive success of Slumdog Millionaire. An assortment of Indian pop-culture, the movie was a gift of eastern romance, tragedy, and comedy. But what people seem to recall most vividly is the unexpected dance at the end. As if the emotional roller coaster of a screenplay wasn't merit enough, they had to hit us with a BAM of Indian song and dance. Jai Ho was an immediate hit, and the song won AR Rahman an Oscar for best original song. His other academy award of the 8 total for the movie was for best original movie score.

Now that Indian entertainment has crashed the party in Hollywood, I wonder if it will outlast some fifteen weeks of fame. Of course one movie can't carry all the weight of India's current credence; this was the seed in US soil that needs to grow. But without continuing to move in the right direction there will never be a foundation for sustained western viewership.

Nicole Scherzinger is hot, but I'm not sure if a pussycat dolls remix of Jai Ho is really a stride in the right direction. But hey, she looks hot in indian too.