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Slumdog Millionaire

- What does it take to find a lost love?

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

Release Date : 2008-11-12

Language :FrenchHindiEnglish

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Celador FilmsFilm4 Productions

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Dev Patel

Character Name : Older Jamal

Original Name : Dev Patel

Gender : Male

Freida Pinto

Character Name : Older Latika

Original Name : Freida Pinto

Gender : Female

Madhur Mittal

Character Name : Older Salim

Original Name : Madhur Mittal

Gender : Male

Anil Kapoor

Character Name : Prem

Original Name : Anil Kapoor

Gender : Male

Mahesh Manjrekar

Character Name : Javed

Original Name : Mahesh Manjrekar

Gender : Male

Saurabh Shukla

Character Name : Sergeant Srinivas

Original Name : Saurabh Shukla

Gender : Male

Irrfan Khan

Character Name : Police Inspector

Original Name : Irrfan Khan

Gender : Male

Ankur Vikal

Character Name : Maman

Original Name : Ankur Vikal

Gender : Male

Tanay Chheda

Character Name : Middle Jamal

Original Name : Tanay Chheda

Gender : Male

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Character Name : Youngest Jamal

Original Name : Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Gender : Male

Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala

Character Name : Middle Salim

Original Name : Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala

Gender : Male

Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail

Character Name : Youngest Salim

Original Name : Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail

Gender : Male

Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar

Character Name : Middle Latika

Original Name : Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar

Gender : Female

Rubina Ali

Character Name : Youngest Latika

Original Name : Rubina Ali

Gender : Male

Raj Zutshi

Character Name : Director

Original Name : Raj Zutshi

Gender : Male

Jeneva Talwar

Character Name : Vision Mixer

Original Name : Jeneva Talwar

Gender : Female

Sharib Hashmi

Character Name : Prakash

Original Name : Sharib Hashmi

Gender : Male

Mia Drake

Character Name : Adele

Original Name : Mia Drake

Gender : Male

Shruti Seth

Character Name : Call Centre Instructor

Original Name : Shruti Seth

Gender : Female

Anjum Sharma

Character Name : Operator

Original Name : Anjum Sharma

Gender : Male

Jira Banjara

Character Name : Airport Security Guard

Original Name : Jira Banjara

Gender : Male

Sheikh Wali

Character Name : Airport Security Guard

Original Name : Sheikh Wali

Gender : Male

Sanchita Choudhary

Character Name : Jamal's Mother

Original Name : Sanchita Choudhary

Gender : Male

Himanshu Tyagi

Character Name : Mr Nanda

Original Name : Himanshu Tyagi

Gender : Male

Virendra Chatterjee

Character Name : Slum Man

Original Name : Virendra Chatterjee

Gender : Male

Feroze Khan

Character Name : Amitabh Bachchan

Original Name : Feroze Khan

Gender : Male

Sunil Kumar Agrawal

Character Name : Mr Chi

Original Name : Sunil Kumar Agrawal

Gender : Male

Virender Kumar

Character Name : Man on Fire

Original Name : Virender Kumar

Gender : Male

Devesh Rawal

Character Name : Blue Boy

Original Name : Devesh Rawal

Gender : Male

Tiger

Character Name : Punnoose

Original Name : Tiger

Gender : Male

Chirag Parmar

Character Name : Young Arvind

Original Name : Chirag Parmar

Gender : Male

Nazneen Shaikh

Character Name : Baby

Original Name : Nazneen Shaikh

Gender : Male

Farzana Ansari

Character Name : Latika's Friend

Original Name : Farzana Ansari

Gender : Male

Anupam Shyam

Character Name : Old Villager

Original Name : Anupam Shyam

Gender : Male

Salim Chaus

Character Name : Ticket Collector

Original Name : Salim Chaus

Gender : Male

Harvinder Kaur

Character Name : Family in Train

Original Name : Harvinder Kaur

Gender : Male

Narendra Singh Bhati

Character Name : Family in Train

Original Name : Narendra Singh Bhati

Gender : Male

Satya Mudgal

Character Name : Taj Mahal Guide

Original Name : Satya Mudgal

Gender : Male

Janet de Vigne

Character Name : Ada / Mrs MacKintosh

Original Name : Janet de Vigne

Gender : Male

William Relton

Character Name : Peter

Original Name : William Relton

Gender : Male

David Gilliam

Character Name : Clark

Original Name : David Gilliam

Gender : Male

Kinder Singh

Character Name : Driver

Original Name : Kinder Singh

Gender : Male

Christine Matovich Singh

Character Name : Opera Singer

Original Name : Christine Matovich Singh

Gender : Male

Thomas Lehmkuhl

Character Name : Opera Singer

Original Name : Thomas Lehmkuhl

Gender : Male

Siddesh Patil

Character Name : Older Arvind

Original Name : Siddesh Patil

Gender : Male

Najma Shaikh

Character Name : Woman at Brothel

Original Name : Najma Shaikh

Gender : Male

Saeeda Shaikh

Character Name : Woman at Brothel

Original Name : Saeeda Shaikh

Gender : Male

Alka Satpute

Character Name : Woman at Brothel

Original Name : Alka Satpute

Gender : Male

Tabassum Khan

Character Name : Woman at Brothel

Original Name : Tabassum Khan

Gender : Male

Sitaram Panchal

Character Name : Dance Teacher

Original Name : Sitaram Panchal

Gender : Male

Nigel Caesar

Character Name : Hotel Security Guard

Original Name : Nigel Caesar

Gender : Male

Ajit Pandey

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Ajit Pandey

Gender : Male

Kedar Thapar

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Kedar Thapar

Gender : Male

Amit Leonard

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Amit Leonard

Gender : Male

Rajesh Kumar

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Rajesh Kumar

Gender : Male

Sagar Ghopalkar

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Sagar Ghopalkar

Gender : Male

Pradeep Solanki

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Pradeep Solanki

Gender : Male

Abdul Hamid Shaikh

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Abdul Hamid Shaikh

Gender : Male

Dheeraj Waghela

Character Name : Javed's Goon

Original Name : Dheeraj Waghela

Gender : Male

Arfi Lamba

Character Name : Bardi

Original Name : Arfi Lamba

Gender : Male

Taira Colah

Character Name : Nasreen

Original Name : Taira Colah

Gender : Male

Varun Bagri

Character Name : Call Centre Trainee

Original Name : Varun Bagri

Gender : Male

Ankur Tewari

Character Name : Dave

Original Name : Ankur Tewari

Gender : Male

Sarfaraz Khan

Character Name : Autorickshaw Driver

Original Name : Sarfaraz Khan

Gender : Male

Syed Fazal Hussain

Character Name : Autorickshaw Driver

Original Name : Syed Fazal Hussain

Gender : Male

Umar Khan

Character Name : Autorickshaw Driver

Original Name : Umar Khan

Gender : Male

Imran Hasnee

Character Name : Javed's House Doorkeeper

Original Name : Imran Hasnee

Gender : Male

Homai Billimoria

Character Name : KBC Contestant

Original Name : Homai Billimoria

Gender : Male

Udayan Baijal

Character Name : Cricket Commentator

Original Name : Udayan Baijal

Gender : Male

Sandeep Kaul

Character Name : Floor Manager

Original Name : Sandeep Kaul

Gender : Male

Rufee Ahmed

Character Name : Double for Irrfan Khan

Original Name : Rufee Ahmed

Gender : Male

Rhea Lawyer

Character Name : TV Reporter

Original Name : Rhea Lawyer

Gender : Male

Deepali Dalvi

Character Name : Dancer at Javed's Safehouse

Original Name : Deepali Dalvi

Gender : Male

Anisha Nagar

Character Name : Dancer at Javed's Safehouse

Original Name : Anisha Nagar

Gender : Male

Farrah Shaikh

Character Name : Dancer at Javed's Safehouse

Original Name : Farrah Shaikh

Gender : Male

Mamta Sharma

Character Name : Dancer at Javed's Safehouse

Original Name : Mamta Sharma

Gender : Male

Neha M. Khatarawalla

Character Name : Dancer at Javed's Safehouse

Original Name : Neha M. Khatarawalla

Gender : Male

Tanya Singh

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Tanya Singh

Gender : Male

Anand Tiwari

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Anand Tiwari

Gender : Male

Faezeh Jalali

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Faezeh Jalali

Gender : Male

Meghana Jhalani

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Meghana Jhalani

Gender : Male

Rupali Mehra

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Rupali Mehra

Gender : Male

Anju Singh

Character Name : Newsreader

Original Name : Anju Singh

Gender : Male

Saurabh Agarwal

Character Name : Call Centre Manager

Original Name : Saurabh Agarwal

Gender : Male

Mark Boucher

Character Name : Self - South African Cricketer (archive footage)

Original Name : Mark Boucher

Gender : Male

Andre Nel

Character Name : Self - South African Cricketer (archive footage)

Original Name : Andre Nel

Gender : Male

Yuvraj Singh

Character Name : Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)

Original Name : Yuvraj Singh

Gender : Male

Sachin Tendulkar

Character Name : Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)

Original Name : Sachin Tendulkar

Gender : Male

Amitabh Bachchan

Character Name : Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Original Name : Amitabh Bachchan

Gender : Male

Reviews

C

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2023-04-02

Dev Patel is great here as "Jamal", a young man from the Mumbai slums who shot to fame by winning the first ever jackpot on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?" only to be accused of cheating. It's not an unreasonable allegation - this lad comes from a background that suggests little, if any, education and yet he is answering some tough questions that, theoretically, he should not know the answers too. It's during this (actually quite brutal) interrogation, which is interspersed with flashback and with each round of the television quiz, that we discover a little of the childhood and upbringing of this young man and about how he has amassed the knowledge to, legitimately, get the answers correct. It's a story about humanity and decency, this - and the ensemble cast, especially the street urchins, help to deliver an authentic glimpse at not just the poverty in which they lived, but of their sense of community and loyalty to each other as they grew up together. Now there's no point in pretending that the writing is great - it isn't. It's doesn't really allow for any in-depth character development. Somehow, though, Patel's sheer screen presence and optimism, coupled with the overall style of the film cover up for that more than adequately leaving us with a solidly entertaining, occasionally thought-provoking, rags-to-riches story that I suspect many people can readily identify with. It's a bit too long, and maybe the romantic elements could have been ditched, but all told it's still well worth watching.

R

RalphRahal

@RalphRahal

2024-12-16

Slumdog Millionaire is one of those movies that really sticks with you. It follows Jamal, a kid from the slums of Mumbai. Watching him go through so much and still come out with hope makes it pretty powerful. The movie does a great job showing the reality of life for kids in poverty but doesn’t feel like it’s trying to preach. Director Danny Boyle keeps things moving with a fast pace, and the mix of tension, humor, and drama keeps you hooked. The visuals are great too, showing all sides of Mumbai, from the city to the harshness of life in the slums. Overall, Slumdog Millionaire is a must-watch. It’s raw, emotional, and, at the end of the day, it’s a story about resilience and hope. Perfect for when you want a movie that hits hard but leaves you feeling uplifted.