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You can feel the flavor of several of the filmmakers Patel has collaborated with in the past – there are Dickensian overtones straight out of Danny Boyle’s “Slumdog
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One of the world’s richest men wants to transform India’s biggest slum
When Masoom Ali Shaikh arrived in Mumbai in 1974 as a young man from northern India, the patch of land where he set up shop was “just a creek with no proper road and garbage all around,” he said.
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Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. [6] It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. [7]
Dec 25, 2008 · Slumdog Millionaire: Directed by Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan. With Dev Patel, Saurabh Shukla, Anil Kapoor, Raj Zutshi. A teenager from the slums of Mumbai becomes a contestant on the show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati?'
On the verge of winning a game show’s grand prize, an orphaned teen in Mumbai is accused of cheating by authorities and must prove his innocence. Watch trailers & learn more.
As 18-year-old Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) answers questions on the Indian version of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire," flashbacks show how he got there. Part of a stable of young thieves after their...
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From Danny Boyle, director of Trainspotting and 28 Days Later, comes the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to...
Jamal becomes a contestant on India's version of Who Wants To Be A Millionnaire. He manages to get to 10 million rupees in his first appearance but is arrested by the police who want to know how an illiterate 'slumdog' - as children raised in the slum are called - could possibly know all of those answers without cheating.
May 28, 2024 · Slumdog Millionaire, British dramatic film, released in 2008 and directed by Danny Boyle, that won eight Academy Awards, including those for best picture and best director, as well as several BAFTA awards and Golden Globe Awards, including those for best film and best director.