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Slumdog Millionaire
What does it take to find a lost love?
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
- Original title
- Slumdog Millionaire
- Language
- EN
- Country
- GB
- Budget
- $15,000,000
- Revenue
- $378,400,000
RalphRahal
Dec 14, 2024 · via TMDB
Slumdog Millionaire is one of those movies that really sticks with you. It follows Jamal, a kid from the slums of Mumbai. Watching him go through so much and still come out with hope makes it pretty powerful. The movie does a great job showing the reality of life for kids in poverty but doesn’t feel like it’s trying to preach. Director Danny Boyle keeps things moving with a fast pace, and the mix of tension, humor, and drama keeps you hooked. The visuals are great too, showing all sides of Mumbai, from the city to the harshness of life in the slums. Overall, Slumdog Millionaire is a must-watch. It’s raw, emotional, and, at the end of the day, it’s a story about resilience and hope. Perfect for when you want a movie that hits hard but leaves you feeling uplifted.
CinemaSerf
Apr 2, 2023 · via TMDB
Dev Patel is great here as "Jamal", a young man from the Mumbai slums who shot to fame by winning the first ever jackpot on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" only to be accused of cheating. It's not an unreasonable allegation - this lad comes from a background that suggests little, if any, education and yet he is answering some tough questions that, theoretically, he should not know the answers too. It's during this (actually quite brutal) interrogation, which is interspersed with flashback and with each round of the television quiz, that we discover a little of the childhood and upbringing of this young man and about how he has amassed the knowledge to, legitimately, get the answers correct. It's a story about humanity and decency, this - and the ensemble cast, especially the street urchins, help to deliver an authentic glimpse at not just the poverty in which they lived, but of their sense of community and loyalty to each other as they grew up together. Now there's no point in pretending that the writing is great - it isn't. It's doesn't really allow for any in-depth character development. Somehow, though, Patel's sheer screen presence and optimism, coupled with the overall style of the film cover up for that more than adequately leaving us with a solidly entertaining, occasionally thought-provoking, rags-to-riches story that I suspect many people can readily identify with. It's a bit too long, and maybe the romantic elements could have been ditched, but all told it's still well worth watching.
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Dev Patel
Older Jamal
Freida Pinto
Older Latika
Madhur Mittal
Older Salim
Anil Kapoor
Prem
Mahesh Manjrekar
Javed
Saurabh Shukla
Sergeant Srinivas
Irrfan Khan
Police Inspector
Ankur Vikal
Maman
Tanay Chheda
Middle Jamal
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
Youngest Jamal
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala
Middle Salim
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
Youngest Salim
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
Middle Latika
Rubina Ali
Youngest Latika
Raj Zutshi
Director
Jeneva Talwar
Vision Mixer
Sharib Hashmi
Prakash
Shruti Seth
Call Centre Instructor
Anjum Sharma
Operator
Sanchita Choudhary
Jamal's Mother
Anupam Shyam
Old Villager
David Gilliam
Clark
Arfi Lamba
Bardi
Ankur Tewari
Dave
Sarfaraz Khan
Autorickshaw Driver
Anand Tiwari
Newsreader
Yuvraj Singh
Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)
Sachin Tendulkar
Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)
Amitabh Bachchan
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark Digby
Production Design
Anthony Dod Mantle
Director of Photography
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Costume Design
Loveleen Tandan
Co-Director
Danny Boyle
Director
Chris Dickens
Editor
Loveleen Tandan
Casting
Kelly Valentine Hendry
Casting Associate
Christian Colson
Producer
A.R. Rahman
Original Music Composer
A.R. Rahman
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M.I.A.
Songs
Glenn Freemantle
Sound Designer
Resul Pookutty
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Glenn Freemantle
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Gulzar
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Simon Beaufoy
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