Slumdog Millionaire
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Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 drama film directed by Danny Boyle, starring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal. It drew a wide audience and shaped its genre.
Plot
In 1992, five-year-old Jamal Malik, a resident of the Juhu slum in Mumbai, obtains Bollywood star Amitabh Bachchan's autograph after jumping into a cesspit; the crowds around Amitabh Bachchan are deterred by Jamal as he is covered head to toe in human feces. Jamal's elder brother Salim later sells the autograph. Their mother is killed during the Bombay riots. Having escaped the riots and taken shelter from the rain, the brothers meet Latika, a girl from their slum. Jamal suggests that she could be their "third musketeer", a reference to The Three Musketeers, a novel which the brothers learned about in school.
Production
Written by Simon Beaufoy, the film was produced by Celador Films. A.R. Rahman composed the score. Anthony Dod Mantle handled the cinematography. The film runs 121 minutes. The crew and editing refined every shot.
Reception
On a budget of $15,000,000, Slumdog Millionaire grossed $378,400,000 worldwide at the box office. A critic consensus praised its screenplay and score.
Legacy
The film's influence spread across the century; its narrative and tone echo in much later cinema.
See also
References
- "The 100 Greatest Films of All Time". topfilms100. Retrieved 30 June 2026.
- Ebert, Roger. The Great Movies. Broadway Books.
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