Bollywood actor Shahrukh Khan, slamming critics of Oscar nominated 'Slumdog Millionaire' has said that the film presents to the world a 'visually appealing' India.Khan said that there is no reason for people to become cynical if a filmade on Indian uniqueness has made a mark in the world.

"I think it's really nice that it will open doors for people to understand that there is a lot of visual appeal to India. I hear a lot of people saying that India has been shown in bad light. But then my logic to everyone is that why is it that somebody comes from outside and makes a film like Gandhi and Slumdog. It becomes internally acceptable.

Many critics including Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan have said that British filmmaker Danny Boyle's 'Slumdog Millionaire', a hard-hitting but exuberant tale of life in a Mumbai slum, is being lauded because it has a Westerner at the helm.

The movie's international success has been tempered by objections in India to the name, which some slum dwellers find offensive, its depiction of the lives of impoverished Indians and the treatment of the cast.

Dozens of residents of Mumbai where "Slumdog Millionaire" was partly shot have staged protests hurling insults and hitting pictures of its cast and crew with slippers. Slum residents of other Indian states have also staged similar protests.

"We should see Valentine's as a day of friendship and love and not as a western culture attack on the Indian culture. I would say all youngsters should give roses to all the people they love in a good way," said Khan.