The Movie ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

The film opens with a police inspector (Irrfan Khan) in Mumbai, India, interrogating and torturing Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), a former street child from the Dharavi slums. At the opening scene, a title card is presented: “Jamal Malik is one question away from winning 20 Million Rupees. How did he do it? A) He cheated, B) He’s lucky, C) He’s a genius, D) It is written.” At the end of the film, the answer is given. Jamal is a contestant on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire (Kaun Banega Crorepati) hosted by Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor). Jamal has made it to the final question, scheduled for the next day, but the police are now accusing him of cheating, because the other possibilities, that he has a vast knowledge, or that he is very lucky, both seem unlikely.“Slumdog Millionaire” is a drama exposing the tragic effects of poverty in gigantic Indian cities like Mumbai that is also fused with a modern day Indian fairytale. Jamal Malik is a young man on India’s “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” and is a question away from one million dollars when he’s arrested on suspicion of cheating. Because Jamal is from the slums of India and has no educational background, it seems entirely improbable if not impossible that Jamal could make it this far, but each question is connected with distinct and sometimes painful memories for Jamal. It’s as if he is destined to win, even though he only went on the show to impress a girl he has loved his whole life, Latika.Danny Boyle (“28 Days Later,” “Sunshine”) takes us from memory to memory as Jamal advances question by question toward the million dollars. These memories offer vivid insight into poverty in India as well as the lives of Jamal, Latika and Jamal’s older brother Salim. As children they are left parentless and taught how to swindle tourists, leading to lives of little fulfillment or even corruption. Despite being separated, Jamal and Latika are reunited several times and in fact Jamal’s only motivation in life is his love for her.While the young, unknown, Indian actors are absolutely amazing in this film, the biggest kudos go to director Boyle, who creates an astonishing film. For Boyle to go from science fiction and zombie thrillers to taking on a project as daring and unusual as “Slumdog Millionaire” proves that he’s not only a brave director, but a versatile one. His great success with making this film intense, eye-opening and full of heart all at the same time prove that he’s also an incredible one. “Slumdog” is just the beginning for Boyle who might be one of the most progressive and talented directors working today

Star Casting

Director:-	Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan
Produced by:-	Christian Colson
Written by:-	Simon Beaufoy Vikas Swarup (novel)
Starring:-	Dev Patel Freida Pinto Anil Kapoor Irrfan Khan Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Tanay Chheda Saurabh Shukla Mahesh Manjrekar
Music by:-	A. R. Rehman
Cinematography:-	Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing by:-	Chris Dickens
Running time:-	120 min.

List Of Oscar Awards won by ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

2009 Academy Awards

• Won: Best Picture
• Won: Best Director – Danny Boyle
• Won: Best Original Score – A. R. Rahman
• Won: Best Original Song – “Jai Ho”, by A. R. Rahman (music) & Gulzar (lyrics)
• Won: Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
• Won: Best Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle
• Won: Best Film Editing – Chris Dickens
• Won: Best Sound Mixing – Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Ian Tapp
• Nominated: Best Sound Editing – Tom Sayers (lost to The Dark Knight)
• Nominated: Best Original Song – “O… Saya”, by A. R. Rahman & M.I.A. (lyrics)

2009 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards.[2]

• Won: Best Film
• Won: Best Director – Danny Boyle
• Won: Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
• Won: Best Film Music – A.R. Rahman
• Won: Best Cinematography – Anthony Dod Mantle
• Won: Best Editing – Chris Dickens
• Won: Best Sound – Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pryke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
• Nominated: Outstanding British Film
• Nominated: Best Leading Actor – Dev Patel
• Nominated: Best Supporting Actress – Freida Pinto
• Nominated: Best Production Design – Mark Digby, Michelle Day

2009 Golden Globe Awards [3]

• Won: Best Motion Picture – Drama
• Won: Best Director – Motion Picture – Danny Boyle
• Won: Best Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy
• Won: Best Original Score – A. R. Rahman

2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards

• Won: Technical Achievement – Mark Digby
• Nominated: Best Director – Danny Boyle
• Nominated: Most Promising Newcomer – Dev Patel

2009 Directors Guild of America

• Won: Best Director – Danny Boyle

2009 Producers Guild of America Awards

• Won: Best Theatrical Picture

2009 Screen Actors Guild Awards

• Won: Best Cast – Rubiana Ali, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Freida Pinto
• Nominated: Best Supporting Actor – Dev Patel

2009 Writers Guild of America Awards

• Won: Best Adapted Screenplay – Simon Beaufoy