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Slumdog Millionaire (2008)

120 min  -  Drama | Romance | Thriller  -   23 January 2009 (USA)
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A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.

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Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Vikas Swarup (novel)
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Dev Patel Dev Patel ...
Saurabh Shukla Saurabh Shukla ...
Anil Kapoor Anil Kapoor ...
Rajendranath Zutshi Rajendranath Zutshi ...
Director (as Raj Zutshi)
Jeneva Talwar Jeneva Talwar ...
Freida Pinto Freida Pinto ...
Irrfan Khan Irrfan Khan ...
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail ...
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar Ayush Mahesh Khedekar ...
Jira Banjara Jira Banjara ...
Airport Security Guard (as Hira Banjara)
Sheikh Wali Sheikh Wali ...
Mahesh Manjrekar Mahesh Manjrekar ...
Sanchita Choudhary Sanchita Choudhary ...
Himanshu Tyagi Himanshu Tyagi ...
Sharib Hashmi Sharib Hashmi ...
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Storyline

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's Kaun Banega Crorepati? (Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?) But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But... Written by Fox Searchlight Pictures  

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Plot Keywords:

Question | Cheating | Slum | Millionaire | 2000s  | See more »

Taglines:

Love and money... You have mixed them both. See more »

Genres:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for some violence, disturbing images and language See all certifications »

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Hindi | French (opera)

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Quisiera ser millonario See more »

Filming Locations:

Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$360,018 (USA) (16 November 2008) (10 Screens)

Gross:

$141,319,195 (USA) (24 May 2009)
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Sound Mix:

SDDS  | Dolby Digital  | DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1
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Trivia

Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy visited India three times while writing the screenplay. See more »

Goofs

Revealing mistakes: When older Jamal punches older Salim, you can hear Dev Patel's British accent come out when he was yelling at him. This also happens when Jamal and the host are in the bathroom. See more »

Quotes

Latika: I thought we'd be together only in death.
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Crazy Credits

Several of the cast perform a traditional Bollywood song and dance number set in a train station over the end credits. See more »

Connections

Referenced in "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire: Episode #4.1" (2009) See more »

Soundtracks

"Ringa Ringa"
Music by A.R. Rahman
Lyrics by Raqueeb Alam
Performed by Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun
Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd. See more »