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Slumdog Millionaire adaptations: books & films
Every version of Slumdog Millionaire — the books & films, compared across media.
An illiterate waiter wins a billion-rupee quiz show — and is promptly arrested for cheating. That's the inciting mystery at the heart of Slumdog Millionaire, a story about a young man whose eighteen years of street-life turn out to be an unlikely education. The novel Q & A and the 2008 film adaptation tell this same Indian story of survival, suspicion, and improbable fortune, each in its own medium.
Slumdog Millionaire films
Slumdog Millionaire books
Frequently asked
Is Slumdog Millionaire based on a book?
Yes — the 2008 film is an adaptation of the novel Q & A, which follows a waiter who wins a billion-rupee quiz show and is arrested on suspicion of cheating.
How many versions of Slumdog Millionaire are there?
There are two main versions: the novel Q & A and the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, both built around the same premise of a quiz-show winner facing cheating accusations.
Does the book differ from the film?
Both Q & A and Slumdog Millionaire (2008) follow a young man whose years on the streets turn out to have prepared him for an impossible quiz-show win — beyond that shared core, you'll find the differences by experiencing each directly.