Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, 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 "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on .. Read more
| Starring | Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor |
|---|---|
| Director | Danny Boyle |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Romance |
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Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, 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 "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. Intrigued by Jamal's story, the jaded police inspector begins to wonder what a young man with no apparent desire for riches is really doing on this game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the inspector and 60 million viewers are about to find out.
| Starring | Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan |
|---|---|
| Director | Danny Boyle |
| Studio | PATHE DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 2 hrs Blu-ray: 2 hrs |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Most Wanted, UK top 50 weekly chart |
| Genres | Audio Descriptive, Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: English, English Audio Description Blu-ray: English, English Audio Description |
| Released | DVD: 01 Jun 2009 Blu-ray: 01 Jun 2009 Production year: 2009 |
| Format | DVD |
Oscar winning drama, about an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is just one question away from winning the jack-pot on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? He is arrested on suspicion of cheating and tells the story of his life to prove his innocence. read more »
......who doesn't think this lived up to the hype?
It certainly is well shot, good director but it thought it was supposed to be an uplifting film - i personally just thought it slow going.
Only three 2008 films broke into the Internet Movie Database all-time Top 50 last year. The Dark Knight (#5), WALL-E (#34), and Slumdog Millionaire (#45). That’s some tribute to Danny Boyle’s high-energy Indian melodrama – after all, it has had nothing like the exposure of the other, mega-budget offerings, and outside of its London Film Festival closing slot it hasn’t even shown on home turf yet. In case you have missed the buzz, this is the story of Jamal (Dev Patel,... Read more