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Slumdog Millionaire, a British movie with an Indian heart!
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One time I thought this movie will appeal only to Indian audiences, but the film has gone global and won the Oscar, not only one or two, but eight. The movie Slumdog Millionaire is made by the British director Danny Boyle.
The novel on which this film is based has 12 chapters answering 12 questions to win that million by Jamal, the given name in the novel was Ram Mohammed Thomas, but the director changed that to Jamal for the film. Likewise there have been minor changes to maintain the pace of the movie Slumdog Millionaire.
It is a Hollywood-Bollywood movie. It grips you from the start and takes you through a roller coaster ride first through the biggest slum of Bombay, Dharabi and then the under belly of Bombay.
The story is of a boy growing up in Dharabi and wins a crore in Kaun Banega Crorepati or 2 million dollar. He correctly answers all 12 questions though being an illiterate. The answer of each question has story to tell connected with his life.
India justifiably has much to celebrate about Slumdog’s night of Oscar glory. A R Rahman struck the high note with two Oscars. Rahman’s music is rooted in the soul and sensibilities of the best of the Indian classical tradition and yet retains the ability to resonate internationally.
I think director has done a good job by not choosing the known faces of Bollywood for the lead cast, though the story is farfetched but the casting coup of anonymous actors has made it quite plausible. It is a compelling film which is continuously moving forward backward like life itself.
The last scene with a Bollywood style dance on the railway platform will remind you that there is a Bollywood in the movie. It is a director’s movie…. It is a British movie with Indian heart.
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7 Responses to “Slumdog Millionaire, a British movie with an Indian heart!”
Bullshit. It’s a Hollywood movie through and through. If it had failed at the box office, you Indians would want nothing to do with it.
@ John, Bullshit to you Idiot. Who told you that it is an Hollywood movie. since it has now won the Oscars and Golden Globe, so you people are now claiming it as Hollywood movie. If it was a failure u people would never claimed this.
@Jhon
Man I think you never see that movie else u want comment like that
Never mind weather it’s a hollywood or bollywood but don’t forget There are Indians Who won Oscars and Globs For this
hey u ass hole john when u got the time to write a comment cause u always busy in fucking your mom& sis but now u should think about your father’s ass u must b jealous well slum dog was gr88888888888 movie
How can it ba a Hollywood film when it’s independant and British? It wasn’t produced by Hollywood or Bollywood, it’s only since it’s had huge sucess that it’s being “classed” as a Hollywood Film never mind about Bollywood. It’s said to be a British film also yet at the same time it is also Indian in my opinion. At the end of the day it is a superb film and it has broken the mould so to speak and has been recognised for the great film that it is. I think people should research a little more posting false facts on the internet.
This was a decent movie. Yes it is a movie and we all have to take that into consideration.
JOHN IS A BLOODY BULLSHITTER!