In the emotional crescendo of Rajkumar Hirani’s 2003 film Munna Bhai M.B.B.S., the old-school patriarch Hari Prasad Sharma and his wayward son Munna share a jaadu ki jhappi—magical hug. The father was ...

In the opening scene of the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), a group of children sprints barefoot through the labyrinths of Mumbai's slums, darting past garbage, sewage and railway ...