Star Cast: Anil
Kapoor...... Prem Kumar, Irrfan Khan...... Police Inspector, Madhur
Mittal, Imran Hasnee...... Security, Dev Patel...... Jamal Malik, Freida
Pinto...... Latika
Producer: Christian Colson, Tessa Ross, Paul Smith
Director: Danny Boyle
Language: Hindi
Genre: Romance / Comedy / Drama
Cinematography: Anthony Dod Mantle
Editor: Chris Dickens
Screenplay: Simon Beaufoy
Costume: Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Story / Writer: Vikas Swarup
Synopsis: British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing
career turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel)
is a street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on
India's... British director Danny Boyle takes another intriguing career
turn with this heartfelt underdog tale. Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is a
street kid (or "slumdog") who has landed an appearance on
India's version of the hit TV game show WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE?
Jamal exceeds expectations on the show, and the producers alert the
police after they become suspicious of his methods. The young contestant
is subsequently arrested and is interrogated at the hands of a nameless
police inspector (played by Bollywood star Irfan Khan). As the
interrogation proceeds, Boyle tells Jamal's story through harrowing
flashbacks that both show the terrible poverty of Mumbai and help
explain how he knew the answers to the MILLIONAIRE questions. SLUMDOG
MILLIONAIRE is a tightly woven story that has been expertly edited into
shape. The contrast between Jamal's upbringing and his chance of
escaping it on the show are adeptly juxtaposed. Mumbai is portrayed as a
place of terrifying poverty and unforgettable brutality, and Jamal and
his brother get into a never-ending succession of challenging
situations. But the way Boyle ties together Jamal's life experiences
with his answers on the show is quite brilliant, and the film really
does run the full gamut of emotions as we see him growing up, falling in
love, coming close to death, and teetering on the brink of escaping from
his terrible predicament. The film belongs to Boyle's cast, who are
mostly unknown outside of India. Patel, in particular, gives a
startlingly mature performance that audiences are likely to remember
long after the credits role on this affecting feature.
