Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

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Synopsis
Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win 20 million rupees on India's Who Wants to Be a Millionaire in Danny Boyle's inspirational drama. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) may not have a penny to his name, but that could all change in a matter of hours. He's one question away from taking the top prize on India's most popular television game show, but as with everything else in Jamal's life, it isn't going to be easy. Arrested by police under suspicion of cheating, Jamal is interrogated by the authorities. The police simply can't believe that a common "slumdog" could possibly possess the knowledge to get this far in the game, and in order to convince them of how he gained such knowledge, Jamal begins reflecting back on his childhood. As young boys, Jamal and his older brother, Salim, lived in squalor, and lost their mother in a mob attack on Muslims. Subsequently forced to rely on their own wits to survive, the desperate siblings fell back on petty crime, eventually befriending adorable yet feisty young Latika as they sought out food and shelter on the unforgiving streets of Mumbai. Though life on the streets was never easy, Jamal's experiences ultimately instilled in him the knowledge he needed to answer the tough questions posed to him on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire. And though Jamal makes a convincing case for himself, one question still remains: why would a young man with no apparent desire for wealth or fame be so determined to win big on a national game show? Of course, it won't be long until everyone finds out the answer to this burning question, because as Jamal sits down to find out whether he will be rich beyond his wildest dreams, 60 million viewers remain transfixed to their televisions eager to see if he'll correctly answer the final question. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Cast

Anil Kapoor	Prem
Anil Kapoor	Prem Kumar
Saurabh Shukla	Sergeant Srinivas
Irfan Khan	Inspector
Irfan Khan	Police Inspector
Mahesh Manjrekar	Javed
Raj Zutshi	Director
Tanay Chheda	Jamal (middle)
Dev Patel	Jamal Malik (older)
Madhur Mittal
Madhur Mittal	Salim Malik (older)
Freida Pinto	Latika (older)
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar	Latika (middle)
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala	Salim (middle)
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar	Jamal (youngest)
Rubina Ali	Latika (youngest)
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail	Salim (youngest)
Himanshu Tyagi	Mr. Nanda

Production Crew

Abhishek Redkar	Art Director
Vikas Swarup	Book Author
Gail Stevens	Casting
Gail Stevens Cog	Casting
Loveleen Tandan	Casting
Anthony Dod Mantle	Cinematographer
Loveleen Tandan	Co-Director
Cameron Mccracken	Co-Executive Producer
François Ivernel	Co-Executive Producer
Paul Ritchie	Co-producer
A.R. Rahman	Composer (Music Score)
A.R. Rhaman	Composer (Music Score)
Suttirat Anne Larlarb	Costume Designer
Danny Boyle	Director
Chris Dickens	Editor
Paul Smith	Executive Producer
Tessa Ross	Executive Producer
Natasha Nischol	Key Hairstylist
Virginia Holmes	Key Hairstylist
Tabrez Noorani	Line Producer
Gulzar	Lyricist
Natasha Nischol	Makeup
Virginia Holmes	Makeup
Christian Colson	Producer
Mark Digby	Production Designer
Jennifer Wynne	Production Manager
Rajeev Mehra	Production Manager
Simon Beaufoy	Screenwriter
Raj Acharya	Second Assistant Director
Mrinal Desai	Second Unit Director Of Photography
Michelle Day	Set Decorator
Michelle Dey	Set Decorator
Maya Arulpragasam	Songwriter
Resul Pookutty	Sound Mixer
Glenn Freemantle	Sound/Sound Designer
Resul Pookutty	Sound/Sound Designer

Genre
Drama

Awards
2008 - Film Presented - Toronto International Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - London Film Festival
2008 - Film Presented - AFI Fest
2008 - Film Presented - Hamptons International Film Festival
2008 - Best Picture - National Board of Review
2008 - Best Picture - Washington D.C. Film Critics Associatio
2008 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2008 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2008 - Unforgettable Moment Award - Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2008 - Cultural Crossover Award - Alliance of Women Film Journalists
2008 - Best Picture - New York Film Critics Online
2008 - Best Score - New York Film Critics Online
2008 - Best Picture - Boston Society of Film Critics
2008 - Best Foreign Language Film - St. Louis Gateway Film Critics Associat
2008 - Best Picture - Southeastern Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - San Diego Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Detroit Film Critics Society
2008 - Best Picture - Detroit Film Critics Society
2008 - Best Performance by a Cast - Screen Actors Guild
2008 - Best Picture - Austin Film Critics
2008 - Best Picture - Chicago Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Original Score - Chicago Film Critics Association
2008 - Best British Film - London Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Phoenix Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Dallas/Ft. Worth Film Critics
2008 - Best Picture - Kansas City Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Producers Guild of America
2008 - Best Picture - Broadcast Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Drama - Hollywood Foreign Press Association
2008 - Best Picture - Iowa Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - British Academy of Film and Television
2008 - Best British Film - British Academy of Film and Television
2008 - Best Picture - Vancouver Film Critics
2008 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Performance by a Cast - Screen Actors Guild
2008 - Best Picture - Producers Guild of America
2008 - Best British Film - London Film Critics Association
2008 - Best Picture - Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2008 - Best Picture - Dallas/Fort Worth Film Critics Associat
2009 - Film Presented - Rotterdam International Film Festival

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