Synoposis:Jamal is a contestant in the Indian version of Who wants to be a Millionaire.He has already won a vast amount of money and is only a question away from winning it all,which is scheduled for the next day .However the police believe that he has cheated as they find it impossible that he could be intellectual enough to know all the answers as he is only a 'slumdog'.Jamal explains to the police that he knew all the answers by chance because of things that have happened through his life,which are conveyed in a series of flashbacks.
Director:Danny Boyle who also directed the great British film Trainspotting.
Budget: The budget of the movie was $15.1 million.
Production:The film was produced by two British production companies Celador films and film four.
Where it was filmed : The movie was filmed in India and is set in the slums of Mumbai.
Main actors: Dev Patel who played Jamal Malik also starred in the British Television ensemble Skins.
Friedo Pinto who played Latika Jamal's love interest had her first acting experience in this film as she previously was an Indian model.
Madhur Miltar who played Jamal's older brother Salim Mailik had no prior acting experience before the movie.
Studio:The Warner Independent picture made a $5 million offer to win the rights to the picture topping the Fox searchlight pictures offer.The film was distributed in Europe,India,Asia-pacific and North America.
Origin:The film is a British film but is set and based on events that happened in India's Mumbai.
Festivals: The film was screened in August 2008 at the Telluride film festival, and in September 2008 the Toronto International film festival .It was also screened at the London Film festival.
Awards:The film has been nominated for 10 Oscars and has won a staggering 8 out of the possible ten.It has also won 5 critic choice awards and 4 Golden Globes.
Director:Danny Boyle who also directed the great British film Trainspotting.
Budget: The budget of the movie was $15.1 million.
Production:The film was produced by two British production companies Celador films and film four.
Where it was filmed : The movie was filmed in India and is set in the slums of Mumbai.
Main actors: Dev Patel who played Jamal Malik also starred in the British Television ensemble Skins.
Friedo Pinto who played Latika Jamal's love interest had her first acting experience in this film as she previously was an Indian model.
Madhur Miltar who played Jamal's older brother Salim Mailik had no prior acting experience before the movie.
Studio:The Warner Independent picture made a $5 million offer to win the rights to the picture topping the Fox searchlight pictures offer.The film was distributed in Europe,India,Asia-pacific and North America.
Origin:The film is a British film but is set and based on events that happened in India's Mumbai.
Festivals: The film was screened in August 2008 at the Telluride film festival, and in September 2008 the Toronto International film festival .It was also screened at the London Film festival.
Awards:The film has been nominated for 10 Oscars and has won a staggering 8 out of the possible ten.It has also won 5 critic choice awards and 4 Golden Globes.
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