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Slumdog Millionaire

  • 2008
  • R
  • 2h
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
859K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
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Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Mia Drake, Shruti Seth, Faezeh Jalali, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
The story of how impoverished Indian teen Jamal Malik became a contestant on the Hindi version of "Who Wants to be A Millionaire?" -- an endeavor made in  an effort to prove his love for his friend Latika, who is an ardent fan of the show.
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CrimeDramaRomance

A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".A Mumbai teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

  • Directors
    • Danny Boyle
    • Loveleen Tandan
  • Writers
    • Simon Beaufoy
    • Vikas Swarup
  • Stars
    • Dev Patel
    • Freida Pinto
    • Saurabh Shukla
  • See production, box office & company info
  • IMDb RATING
    8.0/10
    859K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,632
    109
    • Directors
      • Danny Boyle
      • Loveleen Tandan
    • Writers
      • Simon Beaufoy
      • Vikas Swarup
    • Stars
      • Dev Patel
      • Freida Pinto
      • Saurabh Shukla
    • 1.2KUser reviews
    • 244Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 8 Oscars
      • 153 wins & 133 nominations total

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    "Rights to Millionaire:" Danny Boyle and Darren Aronofsky Converse
    Interview 2:40
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    Photos136

    Ayush Mahesh Khedekar in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Anil Kapoor and Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Anil Kapoor and Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Ayush Mahesh Khedekar in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Dev Patel in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Danny Boyle and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
    Dev Patel and Freida Pinto in Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
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    Top cast

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    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    • Older Jamal
    Freida Pinto
    Freida Pinto
    • Older Latika
    Saurabh Shukla
    Saurabh Shukla
    • Sergeant Srinivas
    Anil Kapoor
    Anil Kapoor
    • Prem
    Raj Zutshi
    Raj Zutshi
    • Director
    Jeneva Talwar
    • Vision Mixer
    Irrfan Khan
    Irrfan Khan
    • Police Inspector
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
    Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail
    • Youngest Salim
    Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
    Ayush Mahesh Khedekar
    • Youngest Jamal
    Jira Banjara
    • Airport Security Guard
    • (as Hira Banjara)
    Sheikh Wali
    • Airport Security Guard
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    Mahesh Manjrekar
    • Javed
    Sanchita Choudhary
    • Jamal's Mother
    Himanshu Tyagi
    • Mr Nanda
    Sharib Hashmi
    Sharib Hashmi
    • Prakash
    Virendra Chatterjee
    • Slum Man
    Feroze Khan
    • Amitabh Bachchan
    Sunil Kumar Agrawal
    • Mr. Chi
    • (as Sunil Aggarwal)
    • Directors
      • Danny Boyle
      • Loveleen Tandan
    • Writers
      • Simon Beaufoy
      • Vikas Swarup
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      Director Danny Boyle placed the money to be paid to the 3 lead child actors in a trust that is to be released to them upon their completion of grade school at 16 years of age. The production company has set up for an auto-rikshaw driver to take the kids to school every day until they are 16 years old.
    • Goofs
      In one scene, when teenage Salim and Jamal are at the Taj Mahal, there is an external shot where a passing guard looks at the camera and says, "Stop filming. Stop filming." This was included purposely by director Danny Boyle for the sake of realism.
    • Quotes

      Police Inspector: [whispering] Doctors... Lawyers... never get past 60 thousand rupees. He's won 10 million.

      [pause]

      Police Inspector: What the hell can a slumdog possibly know?

      Jamal Malik: [quietly] The answers.

      [spits out blood]

      Jamal Malik: [quietly and gently] I knew the answers.

    • Crazy credits
      Several of the cast perform a traditional Bollywood song and dance number set in a train station over the end credits.
    • Connections
      Edited from Kaun Banega Crorepati? (2000)
    • Soundtracks
      O... Saya
      Written and performed by A.R. Rahman and M.I.A.

      Produced by A.R. Rahman

      Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd./Imagen Music

      Guitars by Sanjay Joseph

      Additional Music Produced by Pallikonda Adrushta Deepak

      Recorded at A M Studios Chennai

      Music Engineers : Pallikonda Adrushta Deepak , Viviane & H. Sridhar

      Song Mixed by Pallikonda Adrushta Deepak

      Mixed at Panchathan Rec Inn Chennai

    User reviews1.2K

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    Featured review
    8/10
    Deserved The Oscar For Cinematography
    I thought the best part of this movie was the photography. Check this film out on Blu-Ray, if you have the opportunity: it's magnificent-looking. They even make slums look beautiful! I'm glad it won the Oscar for cinematography. Scene after scene is gorgeous.

    Story-wise, it's okay; good, but nothing super. For the first half of the film, it reminded me of "City Of God," about the homeless kids in Brazil, but that film had far more violent kids. This one mainly had kids as pranksters and then victims of some sicko adult who wants to use them to make money.

    The story will be fun for those who used to be hooked on the "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" quiz show, but the host here in this Indian version is no lovable Regis Philbin. You won't like him.

    Almost all of the story is told in flashback, so be prepared for that. It's one of those stories where all the little pieces fit together in the end to explain why things happened in the start of the film.

    I wouldn't have voted for this as the Best Picture Of The Year but it is entertaining and a feast for the eyes.
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    • Apr 15, 2009

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    FAQ22

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • December 25, 2008 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Official sites
      • Official site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Hindi
      • French
      • German
    • Also known as
      • Triệu Phú Ổ Chuột
    • Filming locations
      • ND Studios, Karjat, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Celador Films
      • Film4
      • Pathé
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $15,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $141,319,928
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $360,018
      • Nov 16, 2008
    • Gross worldwide
      • $378,410,542
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • SDDS
      • Dolby Digital
      • DTS
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1
      • 2.39 : 1

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