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Genre : Drama
About the movie / Plot : This movie is based on the book "Q & A" by Q by Vikas Swarup . It shows the harsh life of slum kids in Mumbai , the syndicate that controls the underworld , begging , prostitution , etc . The movie revolves around the lead character Jamal and his brother and their friend . The difuculties they face as slum kids , Hindu Muslim riots , how they are orphaned and how they manage to live their later .The other part of the movie is how Jamal wins a crore on Kaun Banega Crorepati / Who wants to be a millionaire .
Review Sky - I haven't read the book - "Q and A" that this book is actually based on , so i really enjoyed the movie as it is, not comparing it to the book . If you want realism , this film has got just that , but it shows only one side of Mumbai. Fair enough - because its the side that not many know about . Now the way the 2 stories are woven together is fabulous - how he knows the answers to each of the questions he is asked on the show because of his past experiences . the show i'm referring to is Kaun Banega Crorepati / Who wants to be a millionaire . The initial part of the movie is really touching because as kids its really painful to see what they go through . But as they grow older its something thats shown in other movies too . The end of the movie - more like a regular movie . Overall its definitely a great movie to watch and i really enjoyed it .
Review Sky : 4 /5
Imdb : 8.7 / 10 ( 15th Feb 09 , #34 )
Why not 5/5 : Like i said ... Once they grew up , it wasn't so touching . Being from Mumbai , much of it i already knew , so the shock factor wasn't there for me . Towards the end it became a regular hindi film romance .
If you liked this movie , you'll definitely like : Traffic Signal , Monsoon Wedding , Earth etc.
Torrents : Available ( Excellent print and sound - 15th Feb 09 ) - 696Mb. , 116 kbps , 2hrs 34sec, 640 x 272 ( http://isohunt.com/torrents/slumdog+millionaire )
Directors:Danny Boyle,Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers:Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and Vikas Swarup (novel)
Release Date:23 January 2009 (India)
Tagline: Love and money... You have mixed them both.
OSCARS
(wikipedia )
Cast (in credits order)
Dev Patel ... Jamal K. Malik
Anil Kapoor ... Prem Kumar
Saurabh Shukla ... Sergeant Srinivas
Rajendranath Zutshi ... Director (as Raj Zutshi)
Jeneva Talwar ... Vision Mixer
Freida Pinto ... Latika
Irrfan Khan ... Police Inspector
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail ... Youngest Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar ... Youngest Jamal
Sunil Kumar Agrawal ... Mr Chi (as Sunil Aggarwal)
Jira Banjara ... Airport Security Guard #1
Sheikh Wali ... Airport Security Guard #2
Mahesh Manjrekar ... Javed
Sanchita Choudhary ... Jamal's Mother
Himanshu Tyagi ... Mr Nanda
Sharib Hashmi ... Prakash
Virendra Chatterjee ... Slum Man
Feroz Abbas Khan ... Amitabh Bachchan
Virender Kumar ... Man on Fire (as Virender Kumar Gharu)
Devesh Rawal ... Blue Boy
Rubiana Ali ... Youngest Latika
Ankur Vikal ... Maman
Tiger ... Punnoose
Chirag Parmar ... Young Arvind
Nazneen Shaikh ... Baby
Farzana Ansari ... Latika's Friend
Anupam Shyam ... Old Villager
Salim Chaus ... Ticket Collector
Singh Shera Family ... Family in Train
Harvinder Kaur ... Family in Train
Narendra Singh Bhati ... Family in Train (as Narendra Singh)
Tanay Chheda ... Middle Jamal (as Tanay Hemant Chheda)
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala ... Middle Salim
Satya Mudgal ... Taj Mahal Guide
Janet de Vigne ... Ada
William Relton ... Peter
David Gilliam ... Clark
Mia Drake ... Adele (as Mia Inderbitzin)
Kinder Singh ... Driver
Christine Matovich Singh ... Opera Singer #1
Thomas Lehmkuhl ... Opera Singer #2
Siddesh Patil ... Older Arvind
Najma Shaikh ... Woman at Brothel
Saeeda Shaikh ... Woman at Brothel
Alka Satpute ... Woman at Brothel
Tabassum Khan ... Woman at Brothel
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar ... Middle Latika
Sitaram Panchal ... Dance Teacher
Nigel Caesar ... Hotel Security Guard
Ajit Pandey ... Javed Goon
Kedar Thapar ... Javed's Goon
Amit Leonard ... Javed's Goon
Rajesh Kumar ... Javed's Goon
Sagar Ghopalkar ... Javed's Goon
Pradeep Solanki ... Javed's Goon
Abdul Hamid Sheikh ... Javed's Goon (as Hamid Sheikh)
Dheeraj Waghela ... Javed's Goon
Arfi Lamba ... Bardi
Taira Colah ... Nasreen
Varun Bagri ... Call Centre Trainee
Ankur Tewari ... Dave
Anjum Sharma ... Operator
Madhur Mittal ... Older Salim
Sarfaraz Khan ... Autorickshaw Driver
Syed Fazal Hussain ... Autorickshaw Driver (as Syed Hussain)
Umar Khan ... Autorickshaw Driver
Imran Hasnee ... Javed's House Doorkeeper
Homai Billimoria ... KBC Contestant
Udayan Baijal ... Cricket Commentator
Sandeep Kaul ... Floor Manager
Rufee Ahmed ... Double for Irrfan Khan
Rhea Lawyer ... TV Reporter
Deepali Dalvi ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Anisha Nagar ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Farrah Shaikh ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Mamta Sharma ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Neha M. Khatarawalla ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Tanya Singh ... Newsreader
Anand Tiwari ... Newsreader
Faezeh Jalali ... Newsreader
Meghana Jhalani ... Newsreader
Rupali Mehra ... Newsreader
Anju Singh ... Newsreader
Saurabh Agarwal ... Call Centre Manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amitabh Bachchan ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shruti Seth ... Call Centre Instructor (uncredited)
Produced by
Christian Colson .... producer
François Ivernel .... co-executive producer
Ivana Mackinnon .... associate producer
Cameron McCracken .... co-executive producer
Tabrez Noorani .... line producer
Paul Ritchie .... co-producer
Tessa Ross .... executive producer
Paul Smith .... executive producer
Original Music by
A.R. Rahman
Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle
Film Editing by
Chris Dickens
Casting by
Gail Stevens
Loveleen Tandan
Production Design by
Mark Digby
Set Decoration by
Michelle Day
Costume Design by
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Makeup Department
Virginia Holmes .... hair designer
Virginia Holmes .... makeup designer
Natasha Nischol .... hair designer
Natasha Nischol .... makeup designer
Production Management
Lucie Graves .... post-production supervisor
Jennifer Wynne .... production manager: UK
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Acharya .... first assistant director
Avani Batra .... second assistant director
Yugandhar S. Narvekar .... third assistant director
Sonia Nemawarkar .... second second assistant director
Rohit Ved Prakash .... first assistant director: second unit
Tanya Singh .... second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Kathy Heaser .... graphic artist
Brendan Houghton .... storyboard artist
Aditya Kanwar .... stand-by art director
Andrew Tapper .... graphic designer
Marc Knapton .... computer graphics (uncredited)
Sound Department
Hugo Adams .... foley editor
Niv Adiri .... sound effects editor
Ben Barker .... sound effects editor
Peter Burgis .... foley artist
Ricky Butt .... foley artist
Thomas Dodgson .... consultant: dolby film sound
Danny Freemantle .... assistant sound editor
Glenn Freemantle .... sound designer
Glenn Freemantle .... supervising sound editor
Lee Herrick .... dialogue editor
Resul Pookutty .... adr mixer
Resul Pookutty .... sound mixer
Richard Pryke .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Sayers .... co-supervising sound editor
Tom Sayers .... sound designer
Adam Scrivener .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew .... foley artist
Ian Tapp .... sound re-recording mixer
Visual Effects by
Matthew Bristowe .... digital lab producer: MPC
Stefan Ciupek .... digital camera supervisor
James Cundill .... online editor
Nick Drew .... visual effects production manager: CIS London
Paddy Eason .... digital compositor: CIS London
David Emeny .... digital compositor: CIS London
Adam Gascoyne .... visual effects supervisor
Tom Kemplen .... visual effects editor
Matthew Lawrence .... end title animator
Begoña Lopez .... digital lab producer: MPC
Hugh Macdonald .... senior digital compositor: CIS London
Collette Nunes .... visual effects editor: CIS London
Jonathan Opgenhaffen .... matte painter: CIS London
Jesse Parkhill .... digital compositor
Matthew Redding .... visual effects artist: DEAD
Becky Roberts .... visual effects producer
David Wahlberg .... digital compositor: CIS London
Camera and Electrical Department
Telfer Barnes .... first assistant camera
Udita Bhargava .... assistant camera
Stefan Ciupek .... camera operator: "b" camera
Ishika Mohan .... still photographer
G. Monic Kumar .... first assistant camera
Thomas Neivelt .... gaffer
Gyanendra Pratap .... digital media Manager
Casting Department
Kelly Valentine Hendry .... casting associate
Swapnil Kore .... casting assistant
Rhea Lawyer .... casting assistant
Meredith Tucker .... additional casting: U.S. (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Riyaz Ali Merchant .... costume designer: India
Editorial Department
Udayan Baijal .... assistant editor
Paul A. Byrne .... telecine dailies colorist
Celia Haining .... assembly editor
Tom Kemplen .... second assistant editor
Catriona Richardson .... first assistant editor
Anuradha Singh .... assembly editor
Jean-Clement Soret .... colorist
Music Department
Niv Adiri .... music editor
A.R. Rahman .... music producer
Andy Richards .... original score mixer
Other crew
Nazar Abbas .... director: behind-the-scenes
Maxima Basu .... assistant: director
Paresh Behera .... production accountant
Thom Berryman .... media transfer engineer
Matt Curtis .... title designer
Navit Dutt .... location manager
Juliette Howell .... script editor
Sam Lavender .... developmental editor: Film4
Diarmuid McKeown .... production executive
Debbie Moore .... finance controller
Chirag Nihalani .... key production assistant
Gyanendra Pratap .... media management
Rakesh Singh .... production coordinator
Helen Varty .... assistant: Tessa Ross
( Source : IMDB )
Review Sky - I haven't read the book - "Q and A" that this book is actually based on , so i really enjoyed the movie as it is, not comparing it to the book . If you want realism , this film has got just that , but it shows only one side of Mumbai. Fair enough - because its the side that not many know about . Now the way the 2 stories are woven together is fabulous - how he knows the answers to each of the questions he is asked on the show because of his past experiences . the show i'm referring to is Kaun Banega Crorepati / Who wants to be a millionaire . The initial part of the movie is really touching because as kids its really painful to see what they go through . But as they grow older its something thats shown in other movies too . The end of the movie - more like a regular movie . Overall its definitely a great movie to watch and i really enjoyed it .
Review Sky : 4 /5
Imdb : 8.7 / 10 ( 15th Feb 09 , #34 )
Why not 5/5 : Like i said ... Once they grew up , it wasn't so touching . Being from Mumbai , much of it i already knew , so the shock factor wasn't there for me . Towards the end it became a regular hindi film romance .
If you liked this movie , you'll definitely like : Traffic Signal , Monsoon Wedding , Earth etc.
Torrents : Available ( Excellent print and sound - 15th Feb 09 ) - 696Mb. , 116 kbps , 2hrs 34sec, 640 x 272 ( http://isohunt.com/torrents/slumdog+millionaire )
Directors:Danny Boyle,Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Writers:Simon Beaufoy (screenplay) and Vikas Swarup (novel)
Release Date:23 January 2009 (India)
Tagline: Love and money... You have mixed them both.
OSCARS
| Best Achievement in Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Best Achievement in Directing Danny Boyle |
| Best Achievement in Editing Chris Dickens |
| Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score A.R. Rahman |
| Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song A.R. Rahman (music) Sampooran Singh Gulzar (lyrics) For the song "Jai Ho". |
| Best Achievement in Sound Ian Tapp Richard Pryke Resul Pookutty |
| Best Motion Picture of the Year Christian Colson |
| Best Writing, Screenplay Based on Material Previously Produced or Published Simon Beaufoy |
Cast (in credits order)
Dev Patel ... Jamal K. Malik
Anil Kapoor ... Prem Kumar
Saurabh Shukla ... Sergeant Srinivas
Rajendranath Zutshi ... Director (as Raj Zutshi)
Jeneva Talwar ... Vision Mixer
Freida Pinto ... Latika
Irrfan Khan ... Police Inspector
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail ... Youngest Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar ... Youngest Jamal
Sunil Kumar Agrawal ... Mr Chi (as Sunil Aggarwal)
Jira Banjara ... Airport Security Guard #1
Sheikh Wali ... Airport Security Guard #2
Mahesh Manjrekar ... Javed
Sanchita Choudhary ... Jamal's Mother
Himanshu Tyagi ... Mr Nanda
Sharib Hashmi ... Prakash
Virendra Chatterjee ... Slum Man
Feroz Abbas Khan ... Amitabh Bachchan
Virender Kumar ... Man on Fire (as Virender Kumar Gharu)
Devesh Rawal ... Blue Boy
Rubiana Ali ... Youngest Latika
Ankur Vikal ... Maman
Tiger ... Punnoose
Chirag Parmar ... Young Arvind
Nazneen Shaikh ... Baby
Farzana Ansari ... Latika's Friend
Anupam Shyam ... Old Villager
Salim Chaus ... Ticket Collector
Singh Shera Family ... Family in Train
Harvinder Kaur ... Family in Train
Narendra Singh Bhati ... Family in Train (as Narendra Singh)
Tanay Chheda ... Middle Jamal (as Tanay Hemant Chheda)
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala ... Middle Salim
Satya Mudgal ... Taj Mahal Guide
Janet de Vigne ... Ada
William Relton ... Peter
David Gilliam ... Clark
Mia Drake ... Adele (as Mia Inderbitzin)
Kinder Singh ... Driver
Christine Matovich Singh ... Opera Singer #1
Thomas Lehmkuhl ... Opera Singer #2
Siddesh Patil ... Older Arvind
Najma Shaikh ... Woman at Brothel
Saeeda Shaikh ... Woman at Brothel
Alka Satpute ... Woman at Brothel
Tabassum Khan ... Woman at Brothel
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar ... Middle Latika
Sitaram Panchal ... Dance Teacher
Nigel Caesar ... Hotel Security Guard
Ajit Pandey ... Javed Goon
Kedar Thapar ... Javed's Goon
Amit Leonard ... Javed's Goon
Rajesh Kumar ... Javed's Goon
Sagar Ghopalkar ... Javed's Goon
Pradeep Solanki ... Javed's Goon
Abdul Hamid Sheikh ... Javed's Goon (as Hamid Sheikh)
Dheeraj Waghela ... Javed's Goon
Arfi Lamba ... Bardi
Taira Colah ... Nasreen
Varun Bagri ... Call Centre Trainee
Ankur Tewari ... Dave
Anjum Sharma ... Operator
Madhur Mittal ... Older Salim
Sarfaraz Khan ... Autorickshaw Driver
Syed Fazal Hussain ... Autorickshaw Driver (as Syed Hussain)
Umar Khan ... Autorickshaw Driver
Imran Hasnee ... Javed's House Doorkeeper
Homai Billimoria ... KBC Contestant
Udayan Baijal ... Cricket Commentator
Sandeep Kaul ... Floor Manager
Rufee Ahmed ... Double for Irrfan Khan
Rhea Lawyer ... TV Reporter
Deepali Dalvi ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Anisha Nagar ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Farrah Shaikh ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Mamta Sharma ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Neha M. Khatarawalla ... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Tanya Singh ... Newsreader
Anand Tiwari ... Newsreader
Faezeh Jalali ... Newsreader
Meghana Jhalani ... Newsreader
Rupali Mehra ... Newsreader
Anju Singh ... Newsreader
Saurabh Agarwal ... Call Centre Manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amitabh Bachchan ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Shruti Seth ... Call Centre Instructor (uncredited)
Produced by
Christian Colson .... producer
François Ivernel .... co-executive producer
Ivana Mackinnon .... associate producer
Cameron McCracken .... co-executive producer
Tabrez Noorani .... line producer
Paul Ritchie .... co-producer
Tessa Ross .... executive producer
Paul Smith .... executive producer
Original Music by
A.R. Rahman
Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle
Film Editing by
Chris Dickens
Casting by
Gail Stevens
Loveleen Tandan
Production Design by
Mark Digby
Set Decoration by
Michelle Day
Costume Design by
Suttirat Anne Larlarb
Makeup Department
Virginia Holmes .... hair designer
Virginia Holmes .... makeup designer
Natasha Nischol .... hair designer
Natasha Nischol .... makeup designer
Production Management
Lucie Graves .... post-production supervisor
Jennifer Wynne .... production manager: UK
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Acharya .... first assistant director
Avani Batra .... second assistant director
Yugandhar S. Narvekar .... third assistant director
Sonia Nemawarkar .... second second assistant director
Rohit Ved Prakash .... first assistant director: second unit
Tanya Singh .... second assistant director: second unit
Art Department
Kathy Heaser .... graphic artist
Brendan Houghton .... storyboard artist
Aditya Kanwar .... stand-by art director
Andrew Tapper .... graphic designer
Marc Knapton .... computer graphics (uncredited)
Sound Department
Hugo Adams .... foley editor
Niv Adiri .... sound effects editor
Ben Barker .... sound effects editor
Peter Burgis .... foley artist
Ricky Butt .... foley artist
Thomas Dodgson .... consultant: dolby film sound
Danny Freemantle .... assistant sound editor
Glenn Freemantle .... sound designer
Glenn Freemantle .... supervising sound editor
Lee Herrick .... dialogue editor
Resul Pookutty .... adr mixer
Resul Pookutty .... sound mixer
Richard Pryke .... sound re-recording mixer
Tom Sayers .... co-supervising sound editor
Tom Sayers .... sound designer
Adam Scrivener .... assistant sound re-recording mixer
Jack Stew .... foley artist
Ian Tapp .... sound re-recording mixer
Visual Effects by
Matthew Bristowe .... digital lab producer: MPC
Stefan Ciupek .... digital camera supervisor
James Cundill .... online editor
Nick Drew .... visual effects production manager: CIS London
Paddy Eason .... digital compositor: CIS London
David Emeny .... digital compositor: CIS London
Adam Gascoyne .... visual effects supervisor
Tom Kemplen .... visual effects editor
Matthew Lawrence .... end title animator
Begoña Lopez .... digital lab producer: MPC
Hugh Macdonald .... senior digital compositor: CIS London
Collette Nunes .... visual effects editor: CIS London
Jonathan Opgenhaffen .... matte painter: CIS London
Jesse Parkhill .... digital compositor
Matthew Redding .... visual effects artist: DEAD
Becky Roberts .... visual effects producer
David Wahlberg .... digital compositor: CIS London
Camera and Electrical Department
Telfer Barnes .... first assistant camera
Udita Bhargava .... assistant camera
Stefan Ciupek .... camera operator: "b" camera
Ishika Mohan .... still photographer
G. Monic Kumar .... first assistant camera
Thomas Neivelt .... gaffer
Gyanendra Pratap .... digital media Manager
Casting Department
Kelly Valentine Hendry .... casting associate
Swapnil Kore .... casting assistant
Rhea Lawyer .... casting assistant
Meredith Tucker .... additional casting: U.S. (uncredited)
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Riyaz Ali Merchant .... costume designer: India
Editorial Department
Udayan Baijal .... assistant editor
Paul A. Byrne .... telecine dailies colorist
Celia Haining .... assembly editor
Tom Kemplen .... second assistant editor
Catriona Richardson .... first assistant editor
Anuradha Singh .... assembly editor
Jean-Clement Soret .... colorist
Music Department
Niv Adiri .... music editor
A.R. Rahman .... music producer
Andy Richards .... original score mixer
Other crew
Nazar Abbas .... director: behind-the-scenes
Maxima Basu .... assistant: director
Paresh Behera .... production accountant
Thom Berryman .... media transfer engineer
Matt Curtis .... title designer
Navit Dutt .... location manager
Juliette Howell .... script editor
Sam Lavender .... developmental editor: Film4
Diarmuid McKeown .... production executive
Debbie Moore .... finance controller
Chirag Nihalani .... key production assistant
Gyanendra Pratap .... media management
Rakesh Singh .... production coordinator
Helen Varty .... assistant: Tessa Ross
( Source : IMDB )
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