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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut as Jamal, and filmed in India, it was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. 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 ($USD210,000, equivalent to around $300,000 in 2023), and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ($USD420,000, equivalent to around $590,000 in 2023). Accused of cheating, he recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he was able to answer each question.

Plot

In 1992, five-year-old Jamal Malik, a resident of the Juhu slum of Mumbai, obtains the autograph of Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan after jumping into a cesspit. Jamal's elder brother Salim later sells the autograph. Their mother is killed during the Bombay riots. While fleeing the riot, the brothers encounter a child dressed up as Rama, with a bow and arrow in their right hand. Having escaped the riots and taken shelter from the rain, the brothers meet Latika, a girl from their slum. Jamal suggests that she could be their "third musketeer", a reference to The Three Musketeers, a novel which the brothers learned about in school. The brothers refer to themselves as Athos and Porthos but cannot remember the third musketeer's name.

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    award Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film BAFTA Award for Best Film Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Award for Best Film European Film Award for Best Cinematographer European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Drama Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score National Board of Review Award for Best Film National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
    contentLocation Juhu Mumbai
    director Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan
    editor Chris Dickens
    events Bildung memory misery organized crime poverty social class street child
    genre crime drama
    keywords amitabh bachchan aramis arrest athos betray bollywood bombay riots bow and arrow call center industry in india call centre capture car keys cesspit chaiwala cheat chhatrapati shivaji terminus child trafficking in india crime lord drive flee jump kaun banega crorepati kill learn lets go move mumbai police organised crime in india pickpocketing police inspector porthos prostitute prostitution rama shoot street children taj mahal the three musketeers tour guide train station trains street children victoria terminus wait wash
    musicBy A. R. Rahman
    nomination Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Film Editing Academy Award for Best Original Score Academy Award for Best Picture Academy Award for Best Sound Academy Award for Best Sound Editing Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay European Film Award for Best Actor European Film Award for Best Cinematographer European Film Award for Best Director European Film Award for Best Film European Film Award for Best Screenwriter European Film Award – People's Choice Award for Best European Film
    producer Christian Colson
    productionCompany Celador Films Film4
    publisher Pathé Distribution
    recordedAt Mumbai
    theme gangster human trafficking independent masala narrative police romantic drama teen drama