Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 drama movie directed by Danny Boyle and Simon Beaufoy, with a running time of 2h 1m. It stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto and Madhur Mittal.
One question away from twenty million rupees, a teenager from the Mumbai slums is hauled off the set of India's biggest game show and interrogated as a cheat. How could a penniless orphan know so much? Danny Boyle answers in flashback, tracing Jamal Malik's life across the crowded, kinetic city: the brother he grows up beside, the girl he keeps losing, and the hard streets that taught him every answer. Adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel, the film moves with restless energy and a pulsing score, a rags-to-riches story told with grit rather than gloss.
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What is Slumdog Millionaire about?
One question away from twenty million rupees, a teenager from the Mumbai slums is hauled off the set of India's biggest game show and interrogated as a cheat. How could a penniless orphan know so much? Danny Boyle answers in flashback, tracing Jamal Malik's life across the crowded, kinetic city: the brother he grows up beside, the girl he keeps losing, and the hard streets that taught him every answer. Adapted from Vikas Swarup's novel, the film moves with restless energy and a pulsing score, a rags-to-riches story told with grit rather than gloss.
When was Slumdog Millionaire released?
Slumdog Millionaire was released on 12 November 2008.
How long is Slumdog Millionaire?
Slumdog Millionaire runs 2h 1m.
Who made Slumdog Millionaire?
Slumdog Millionaire was directed by Danny Boyle, Simon Beaufoy and A.R. Rahman.
Where can I watch Slumdog Millionaire?
Slumdog Millionaire is available on Apple TV Store.
Where to watch Slumdog Millionaire
Rent: Apple TV Store
Buy: Apple TV Store
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Cast
- Dev Patel as Older Jamal
- Freida Pinto as Older Latika
- Madhur Mittal as Older Salim
- Anil Kapoor as Prem
- Mahesh Manjrekar as Javed
- Saurabh Shukla as Sergeant Srinivas
- Irrfan Khan as Police Inspector
- Ankur Vikal as Maman
- Tanay Chheda as Middle Jamal
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as Youngest Jamal
- Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala as Middle Salim
- Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail as Youngest Salim
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A few thoughts on Slumdog Millionaire
Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A supplies the source, spinning the same quiz-show frame into a chain of life stories behind each answer. For high-stakes desperation, the manga Kaiji throws a broke young man into cruel gambling games where a single wrong move ends everything, echoing the film's fortune-on-the-line tension.
The source novel and other India journeys
Slumdog Millionaire adapts Vikas Swarup's novel Q & A, and its Mumbai pulses through every scene. Start with the book that inspired it, then follow these films and histories across India and beyond, each tracing a life shaped by a sprawling, unforgiving, unforgettable city.
Clawing out of a hard place
Slumdog Millionaire follows an orphan who turns a brutal upbringing into the one thing that saves him, knowledge earned on the street. These films and games share that grit, watching characters survive poverty, danger and long odds through sheer will and a little luck.
High stakes riding on one answer
The engine of Slumdog Millionaire is a game show where a single question is worth a fortune and maybe a life. These comics, films and one game love the same tension, staking everything on a gamble, a hustle or a final round where one wrong move ends it all.