Movie Preview : Slumdog Millionaire Directed by acclaimed British filmmaker Danny Boyle (who earlier directed films such as TRAINSPOTTING, 28 DAYS LATER & SUNSHINE) and written by Simon Beaufoy, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE stars Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal and Freida Pinto.
This is Anil Kapoor's first International project also featuring Irrfan Khan alongside. The film is based on the best selling novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup and has a tongue-in-cheek humour. The film has been mostly shot in Mumbai. Hollywood big studios Fox Searchlight and Warner Bros. have teamed up to distribute the film. The film also has a few more Indian names attached to it. Sukhwinder Singh has sung a song for the film and the music is composed by the music maestro A.R. Rehman which has lyrics by Gulzar. Initially, Amitabh Bachchan was offered this role of the quizmaster since he had played the part on the famous game show 'Kaun Banega Crorepati' with great effect. But after he expressed his inability, Shah Rukh Khan was approached but then the King Khan cited date problems and excused himself out. Anil Kapoor was the next choice and he lapped up the chance immediately. The film is scheduled to release on November 19, 2008 in US and had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival where it won the top prize, the People's Choice Award. 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... http://www.glamsham.com/movies/previews/25-slumdog-millionaire-movie-preview-090815.asp -- regards.. Krish.. His Music ~ My Mother Tongue TIDBITS ON ARR :) ARR 's Progress Report always used to feature " Good & Very quiet Boy " in the conduct Portion. And whenever he used to miss some homework, the teacher used to punish him by asking him to sit near girls, for which he would feel so bad, and come home very dissappointed. :P www.orkut.com/AlbumList.aspx?uid=7295035299513517297 --- On Fri, 26/9/08, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [arr] Slumdog Millionaire "...could easily be called a masterpiece" To: [email protected] Date: Friday, 26 September, 2008, 9:29 AM Slumdog Millionaire Directed by Danny Boyle By Brendan Willis Director Danny Boyle (Trainspotting, 28 Days Later) explores a world rarely seen by western audiences in Slumdog Millionaire, taking viewers on a Dickensian tour of the slums of Mumbai, India. Boyle has honed his directorial style to a razor’s edge, creating a sometimes uncomfortable intimacy between audience and subject. The story is told through the eyes of Jamal Malik (Dev Patel), who is the unlikely winner of the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Jamal is subsequently accused of cheating, as the uneducated street urchin cum call centre employee could not possibly know the answers to all the obscure Millionaire trivia. Jamal defends his win by recalling, question by question, how the circumstances of his life growing up on the streets of Mumbai/Bombay with his older brother Salim (Madhur Mittal) and fellow orphan Latika (Frieda Pinto) provided all the answers. Slumdog Millionaire is a film of stark contrast, at times brutal and beautiful, sad and joyful. Boyle creates a work of startling emotional complexity that will leave viewers exhilarated and exhausted by the time the end credits roll. Visually the movie is a riot of colour and texture, turning the shantytowns of Bombay into a densely layered feast for the eyes. While the entire cast is incredible, the actors who play Jamal and Salim as young children give a superb performance, carrying the first third of the film on their shoulders in a way that few adult actors could hope to. As young adults, Jamal and Salim are flip-sides of the same coin, with Patel’s forthright and upstanding Jamal evoking the audience’s sympathy, while Mittal channels a disturbed intensity to bring the rage and violence of their harsh life on the streets across. Though Patel is given top billing, Mittal’s supporting role shouldn’t be overlooked, as his anger is necessary to fully engage the audiences. Slumdog Millionaire is Boyle’s best movie to date and could easily be called a masterpiece, not only of filmmaking but also of storytelling and cinematography. An absolute must-see film that will engage audiences of all types. And unlike many great films that are so emotionally overwhelming and oppressive that they do not court repeat viewings, Slumdog Millionaire is sure to warrant several replays in years to come. (Fox Searchlight) http://www.exclaim. ca/motionreviews /latestsub. aspx?csid1= 115&csid2= 871&fid1= 33706 Add more friends to your messenger and enjoy! Go to http://in.messenger.yahoo.com/invite/
