Slumdog Millionaire

We applauded this film! It's so unbelievably nice and engaging... and the child actors (who really were living in the slums!) were so street-smart looking and acted so well! The plot was different and the songs were beautifully written (ya, very Indie). No wonder it got itself 10 oscars nominations! :)

Reminds me of my India trip - the train station, the people and the environment. I wonder how many people would flock to Mumbai after watching this movie?

[Edit 23 Feb 09: Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards, including Best Pictures and Best Director! Wow!]

Slumdog Millionaire

Rating: NC-16
ConsumerAdvice: Some Coarse Language
Language: English/Hindi with English subtitles during Hindi dialogue
Director: Danny Boyle
Runtime: 120 min

"Slumdog Millionaire" is 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 "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 sixty million viewers are about to find out...