Slumdog Millionaire
This is my favorite Indian movie :D
Slumdog is a 2008 drama film that is an adaptation of the Q & A (2005) by indian author Vikas Swarup.
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 "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 questions.
Each chapter of Jamal increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the 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.
How does it matter whether poverty is portrayed through Indian or foreign films? Is it not a fact that even after 61 years of independence, we are unable to eradicate poverty?
The emergence of slums in the metros is the result of lop-sided development. The depiction of poverty in the powerful media may influence the governments to act.
Rais Akhtar (Professor and Head, Department of Geography and Regional Development)
I would like to register my dissent over the portrayal of India in the movie. While agreeing with the various issues — poverty, crime, etc., — highlighted in the movie, I feel it fails to present a balanced account of the life of a slum dweller in India.
Those who want to understand the real life in a Mumbai slum should see the documentary Nata, a moving personalised tale of communal harmony in Mumbai’s biggest slum, Dharavi, directed by K.P. Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro. As Asia’s largest slum, with a population of 800,000, Dharavi has often been represented as a breeding ground of filth, vice and poverty. The right of the immigrants who live in the slum is often questioned by vigilante citizens’ groups and right-wing politicians. However, Dharavi’s long history of immigration has created a creative and productive crucible for producing the best and the worst in human nature. It is quite shocking that Slumdog highlights only the negative aspects in order to appeal to a selective audience.
Aadya Shukla
My opinion about the movie is that the movie shows a big problem of poverty in the slum of some cities in India, but I love of the movie that shows that anyone can superate their problems and live better every day it doesn´t matter if you have a problem, you need to fight and win.
Would you like to watch the movie?
This is my favorite Indian movie :D
Synopsis
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 questions.
Each chapter of Jamal increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the 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.
Actors
Dev Patel as Jamal Malik
Freida Pinto as Latika
Madhur Mittal as Salim Jamal´s elder brother
Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar - The game show host
Irrfan Khan as Police Inspector
Some Opinions
The emergence of slums in the metros is the result of lop-sided development. The depiction of poverty in the powerful media may influence the governments to act.
Rais Akhtar (Professor and Head, Department of Geography and Regional Development)
Those who want to understand the real life in a Mumbai slum should see the documentary Nata, a moving personalised tale of communal harmony in Mumbai’s biggest slum, Dharavi, directed by K.P. Jayasankar and Anjali Monteiro. As Asia’s largest slum, with a population of 800,000, Dharavi has often been represented as a breeding ground of filth, vice and poverty. The right of the immigrants who live in the slum is often questioned by vigilante citizens’ groups and right-wing politicians. However, Dharavi’s long history of immigration has created a creative and productive crucible for producing the best and the worst in human nature. It is quite shocking that Slumdog highlights only the negative aspects in order to appeal to a selective audience.
Aadya Shukla
My opinion about the movie is that the movie shows a big problem of poverty in the slum of some cities in India, but I love of the movie that shows that anyone can superate their problems and live better every day it doesn´t matter if you have a problem, you need to fight and win.
Would you like to watch the movie?
I don´t mean to be rude. This post doesn´t sound like having been written by you.
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EliminarHey Sarah, you know what?¡ I also love that movie, not only for its contain, I like too because the protagonist, Dev Patel, looks like my husband and when I see this movie with him, I bully him and I say him "You´re waste your time as an accountant, you´re can work as an Stuntman jajaja" I´ll show you a picture of him later.
ResponderEliminarYes, it is an interesting movie I love that movie😍, show me a picture of your husband
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