Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Directed by
- Loveleen Tandan, Danny Boyle
- Written by
- Simon Beaufoy
- Cast
- Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mahesh Manjrekar, Tanay Chheda, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
- Genre
- drama film, crime film, romance film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rated
- R
- Rating
- 7.7 of 10 from 11,414 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A young man from the Mumbai slums becomes a contestant on a game show and gets every question right. He tells police his life story to prove he is not cheating, showing how his experiences gave him the answers.
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What happens
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. It was loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, a Hindi Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by answering every question correctly so far, winning ₹1 crore ($USD210,000, equivalent to around $330,000 in 2026), and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ₹2 crore ($USD420,000, equivalent to around $660,000 in 2026). Accused of cheating, he recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he was able to answer each question. After its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival and later screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival, Slumdog Millionaire had a nationwide release in United Kingdom on 9 January 2009, in India on 23 January 2009, and in the United States on 25 January 2009. A sleeper hit, Slumdog Millionaire was widely acclaimed, praised for its plot, soundtrack, cinematography, editing, direction, and performances. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009 and won 8—the most of any 2008 film—including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay. It won seven BAFTA Awards including Best Film, five Critics' Choice Awards and four Golden Globes. However, reception in India and among Indian diaspora was mixed, and the film was the subject of controversy over its depiction of poverty in India and other issues. The Hindustan Times called it "an assault on Indian self-esteem". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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