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SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

With Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Freida Pinto, Irrfan Khan, Saurabh Shukla, Rajendranath Zutshi, Madhur Mittal, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Mahesh Manjrekar, Mia Drake, Amitabh Bachchan, Mark Boucher

Written by Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup
Directed by Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan

The surprise British film of the year walked off with most top awards, including the multi-Oscar wins from Best Picture to Best Director.
Trainspotting and 28 Days Later director Danny Boyle took this amazing story (based on the novel by
Vikas Swarup, the Indian high commissioner to South Africa) and gave it a gritty, human edge filled with tension, humour, pain and redemption.
The tale is told via a young man who makes it onto the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. Each question’s answer has a tale behind it, taking the viewer back into his hard life from a young boy to present, and the various circumstances lodging the knowledge in his mind.

A wonderful little movie.

PS. For cricket fans, the South African team gets some screen time on a TV set in one scene and get included in one of the game show questions.

5 / B
- Paul Blom


0 1 2 3 4 5 6
- A - B
- C



6 - Volcanic
5 - Blistering
4 - Hot
3 - Smolder
2 - Room Temp.
1 - Fizzled
0 - Extinguished

A: Multiple Viewing Potential
B: Deserves Another Look
C: Once Should Suffice

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