Slumdog Millionaire
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Slumdog Millionaire is a film directed by Danny Boyle and written by Simon Beaufoy. The film is based on the bestselling novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup.
Premise
An illiterate Indian streetkid from Mumbai wins the jackpot on Kaun Banega Crorepati, the Hindi version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? He had gone onto the game show to reach his missing girlfriend, who he knows watches the show religiously. When he wins the jackpot, he is suspected of cheating.
Cast
- Dev Patel (Jamal Malik)
- Madhur Mittal (Salim)
- Freida Pinto (Latika)
- Anil Kapoor (Prem Kumar)
- Irrfan Khan (Police Inspector)
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