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| Year: | 2008 |
| Rating: | 8.3(175626) |
| Listed in: | Drama, Romance |
| Directed by: | Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan |
| Actors: | Dev Patel Saurabh Shukla Anil Kapoor Rajendranath Zutshi Jeneva Talwar Freida Pinto |
| "What does it take to find a lost love? A. Money B. Luck C. Smarts D. Destiny" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Danny Boyle | |
| Loveleen Tandan | |
| Actors | |
| Dev Patel | as Jamal K. Malik |
| Saurabh Shukla | as Sergeant Srinivas |
| Anil Kapoor | as Prem Kapur |
| Rajendranath Zutshi | as Director |
| Irrfan Khan | as Police Inspector |
| Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail | as Youngest Salim |
| Ayush Mahesh Khedekar | as Youngest Jamal |
| Jira Banjara | as Airport Security Guard |
| Sheikh Wali | as Airport Security Guard |
| Mahesh Manjrekar | as Javed |
| Himanshu Tyagi | as Mr Nanda |
| Sharib Hashmi | as Prakash |
| Virendra Chatterjee | as Slum Man |
| Feroze Khan | as Amitabh Bachchan |
| Sunil Kumar Agrawal | as Mr Chi |
| Virender Kumar | as Man on Fire |
| Devesh Rawal | as Blue Boy |
| Ankur Vikal | as Maman |
| Tiger | as Punnoose |
| Chirag Parmar | as Young Arvind |
| Anupam Shyam | as Old Villager |
| Salim Chaus | as Ticket Collector |
| Singh Shera Family | as Family in Train |
| Harvinder Kaur | as Family in Train |
| Tanay Chheda | as Middle Jamal |
| Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala | as Middle Salim |
| Satya Mudgal | as Taj Mahal Guide |
| William Relton | as Peter |
| David Gilliam | as Clark |
| Kinder Singh | as Driver |
| Thomas Lehmkuhl | as Opera Singer |
| Siddesh Patil | as Older Arvind |
| Tabassum Khan | as Woman at Brothel |
| Sitaram Panchal | as Dance Teacher |
| Nigel Caesar | as Hotel Security Guard |
| Ajit Pandey | as Javed's Goon |
| Kedar Thapar | as Javed's Goon |
| Amit Leonard | as Javed's Goon |
| Rajesh Kumar | as Javed's Goon |
| Sagar Ghopalkar | as Javed's Goon |
| Pradeep Solanki | as Javed's Goon |
| Abdul Hamid Sheikh | as Javed's Goon |
| Dheeraj Waghela | as Javed's Goon |
| Arfi Lamba | as Bardi |
| Varun Bagri | as Call Centre Trainee |
| Ankur Tewari | as Dave |
| Madhur Mittal | as Older Salim |
| Sarfaraz Khan | as Autorickshaw Driver |
| Syed Fazal Hussain | as Autorickshaw Driver |
| Umar Khan | as Autorickshaw Driver |
| Imran Hasnee | as Javed's House Doorkeeper |
| Homai Billimoria | as KBC Contestant |
| Udayan Baijal | as Cricket Commentator |
| Sandeep Kaul | as Floor Manager |
| Rufee Ahmed | as Double for Irrfan Khan |
| Anand Tiwari | as Newsreader |
| Anju Singh | as Newsreader |
| Saurabh Agarwal | as Call Centre Manager |
| Amitabh Bachchan | as Himself |
| Mark Boucher | as Himself - South African Cricketer |
| Andre Nel | as Himself - South African Cricketer |
| Yuvraj Singh | as Himself - Indian Cricketer |
| Sachin Tendulkar | as Himself - Indian Cricketer |
| Actresses | |
| Jeneva Talwar | as Vision Mixer |
| Freida Pinto | as Latika |
| Sanchita Choudhary | as Jamal's Mother |
| Rubina Ali | as Youngest Latika |
| Nazneen Shaikh | as Baby |
| Farzana Ansari | as Latika's Friend |
| Narendra Singh Bhati | as Family in Train |
| Janet de Vigne | as Ada/Mrs MacKintosh |
| Mia Drake Inderbitzin | as Adele |
| Christine Matovich Singh | as Opera Singer |
| Najma Shaikh | as Woman at Brothel |
| Saeeda Shaikh | as Woman at Brothel |
| Alka Satpute | as Woman at Brothel |
| Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar | as Middle Latika |
| Shruti Seth | as Call Centre Instructor |
| Taira Colah | as Nasreen |
| Anjum Sharma | as Operator |
| Rhea Lawyer | as TV Reporter |
| Deepali Dalvi | as Dancer at Javed's Safehouse |
| Anisha Nagar | as Dancer at Javed's Safehouse |
| Farrah Shaikh | as Dancer at Javed's Safehouse |
| Mamta Sharma | as Dancer at Javed's Safehouse |
| Neha M. Khatarawalla | as Dancer at Javed's Safehouse |
| Tanya Singh | as Newsreader |
| Faezeh Jalali | as Newsreader |
| Meghana Jhalani | as Newsreader |
| Rupali Mehra | as Newsreader |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Hindi, French |
| Filming dates: | 5 November 2007 - ? |
| Budget: | USD 15,000,000 |
| Gross: |
USA - 98,354,395 USD (22 February 2009) UK - 5,959,416 GBP (18 January 2009) Australia - 92,875 AUD (14 December 2008) Italy - 895,012 EUR (21 December 2008) Philippines - 6,981,357 PHP (26 April 2009) |
| Plot: | Mumbai's Police Sergeant Srinivas and his Superior detain and interrogate a suspect by the name of Jamal Malik, who they suspect of cheating a popular Indian TV game show "Kaun Banega Crorepati?" (2000). They have evidence that Jamal has had no formal education and has been a career-thief as a youngster, and are determined to question him using any method to find out how he even came close to winning anything. |
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"O... Saya" Written and performed by A.R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam Produced by A.R. Rahman Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd./Imagen Music "Riots" Written by A.R. Rahman "Mausam & Escape" Written by A.R. Rahman "Paper Planes" Written by Maya Arulpragasam (as Mathangi Arulpragasam), Topper Headon, Mick Jones , Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer Performed by Maya Arulpragasam Published by Imagen Music, Hollertronix, Domino Publishing Company Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Nineden Ltd. Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd. and Interscope Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd. "Paper Planes (DFA Remix)" Written by Maya Arulpragasam (as Mathangi Arulpragasam), Topper Headon, Mick Jones , Wesley Pentz, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer Performed by Maya Arulpragasam Published by Imagen Music, Hollertronix, Domino Publishing Company Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd., Nineden Ltd. Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd. and Interscope Under licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd. "Ringa Ringa" Music by A.R. Rahman Lyrics by Raqueeb Alam Performed by Alka Yagnik and Ila Arun Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd. "Liquid Dance" Music by A.R. Rahman Performed by Palakkad Sriram and Madhumita Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd. "Latika's Theme" Music by A.R. Rahman Performed by Suzanne D'Mello "Aaj Ki Raat" Music by Shankar Mahadevan, Ehsaan Noorani and Loy Mendonsa Lyrics by Javed Akhtar Performed by Sonu Nigam, Mahalakshmi Iyer (as Mahalakshmi) and Alisha Chinoi Published by and courtesy of Super Cassettes Industries Limited (T-Series) "Millionaire" Music by A.R. Rahman Performed by Madhumita "Gangsta Blues" Music by A.R. Rahman Lyrics by BlaaZe Performed by BlaaZe and Tanvi Shah Published by K.M. Musiq Ltd. "Dreams on Fire" Music by A.R. Rahman Performed by Suzanne D'Mello "Jai Ho" Music by A.R. Rahman Lyrics by Gulzar Performed by Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah and Vijay Prakash "Gluck: No.43 (AIR) (Orphée et Eurydice)" Composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck Performed by Orchestra des Concerts Lamoureux with Hans Rosbaud & Leopold Simoneau Courtesy of Decca Music Group Under Licence from Universal Music Operations Ltd. "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" Original music written by Keith Strachan and Matthew Strachan Published by Lusam Music Ltd. |
Goofs
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Fact errors: In the movie, the correct answer to the question of who wrote the song "Darshan Do Ghanshyam Naath" is shown as 16th century poet "Kavi Surdas". However in reality, this song is written by Gopal Singh Nepali for the movie Narsi Bhagat (1957). This song is also credited as traditional and originally written by 15th century poet Narsinh Mehta, whose life that film is based on. (Many, including the film, mistakenly attribute it to the 16th-century poet Surdas due to the fact that Surdas was blind and the song is a prayer asking God to "appear" before him, for his "eyes thirst for Your sight".) SYNC: In the scene where Javed is partying with his friends and Latika is held captive, the audio playing in the background is from the movie Don (2006), whereas the visual shown on TV is from the movie Yuva (2004). DATE: Although the events of the movie are set in the summer of 2006, the cricket match being played at Javed's house between India and South Africa was played in 2007. Continuity: When Salim and Jamal find Latika in the dance studio she is seen without and then with a nose ring. DATE: The scene where young Jamal tries to steal food, hanging upside down on the train shows a window which had removable bars (it's like a fire escape). These kind of bars were not installed until after the 2002 Gujarat riots. DATE: The trains on which Jamal and Salim escape and live for many days have compartments painted in blue color. The blue color compartments came into existence at a later date. The compartments were painted Red back then. DATE: In the scene where Salim and Jamal are working the crowds at the Taj Mahal in 2002, Jamal has a 2006 $10 bill in his hand. FAIR: While driving the car after escaping from Javed and going towards meeting Jamal, the scar appears on right side of Latika's face although it is on left side of her face before the scene when Salim slips her hair and in rest of the movie. However, Latika's face is seen in the rear view mirror of the car; therefore, the scar on her left cheek appears to be on the right cheek. Revealing mistakes: When older Jamal punches older Salim, you can hear Dev Patel's British accent come out when he was yelling at him. This also happens when Jamal and the host are in the bathroom. Continuity: While in the police station Jamal drinks down a glass of Chai and sets it on the table in front of him. In the following shot the glass is full again. Fact errors: When Jamal explains the answer for "truth alone triumphs" question, Jamal asks the inspector for the price of Pani Puri, but the video shown is that of Dahi Puri. Continuity: When Jamal is asked by Latika to leave the mansion and forget about her, he accidentally pulls up one side of his collar when taking off his apron. However, in the next shot, his collar is down again. When he actually leaves the mansion his collar is up once again. FAIR: The young Salim and Jamal are shown to attend a primary municipality school in Mumbai. These schools do not have The Three Musketeers in syllabus. However, this could have been a school that was built in the slums by an external organization such as a charity. FAIR: Both Jamal and Salim speak fluent English when they're teenagers. The movie was originally supposed to all be in English, yet the actors that played young Jamal and young Salim had some trouble with speaking English. Director Danny Boyle asked producers to have the beginning in Hindi, and colored the subtitles to make them more appealing. From the storyline, Jamal and Salim probably learned from tourists. DATE: The movie shows news reports from Live India, a television channel. The plot says that is 2006, but Live India was launched in 2007. It was previously called Janmat. DATE: At the end of the last song and dance sequence on the railway platform, hoardings for shows on NDTV Imagine (and entertainment TV channel) are prominent. NDTV Imagine launched in 2008 and the promotion could not have began in 2006 - the year where the story of the film happens in. FAIR: In one scene, when teenage Salim and Jamal are at the Taj Mahal, there is an external shot where a passing guard looks at the camera and says, "Stop filming. Stop filming." This was included purposely by director Danny Boyle for the sake of realism. Continuity: A large pimple on the right side of Jamal's face appears then disappears then reappears, depending on whether he is being interrogated by the police or is answering questions as a television game-show contestant, even though those events supposedly occurred in the plot within a span of just a few hours. PLOT: The original TV show "Who Wants to be a Millionaire" is recorded in studio some days before the actual broadcast. The show that we see in the film is broadcast live, which raises the incongruence that the person from home can easily see the question on TV, having plenty of time to come up with an answer before receiving the actual call. This explains the need to have the questions reread on the phone, and the credibility of the time limit. Moreover, the call itself is never directed to a mobile number, to prevent connection troubles, and for the same reason it's never issued directly when the contestant asks for it; the call is first made in the very moment the contestant begins his round and it's then kept live (but soundless) until the contestant calls for the hotline. As a side fact, after the hotline has been used the contact is still kept, so the contestant's people can hear live what happens from then on. FAIR: SPOILER: After revealing the answer to the question of which cricketer has scored to most first class centuries, the host reveals that Jack Hobbs scored 197 centuries. In fact, he famously fell one short of the 200 milestone by scoring 199 centuries. However, both figures can be accepted as correct. The Association of Cricket Statisticians and History, in 2006, revised the status of many 19th Century and pre-War matches, which produced new statistics, giving Hobbs 199 first-class centuries. However, Wisden, often seen as the "cricketing bible", declined to recognise the new figures and still records Hobbs as scoring 197. FAIR: Jack Hobbs (the question about cricketers scoring first class centuries) is partly correct with the answer of 197. Jack Hobbs has stated that although 199 were done in a technical sense, as 2 of these were in exhibition matches they should not count and as such have never been officially recognized by Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. A quote from Jack, 'Don't include those,' he told the late John Arlott. 'They were exhibition matches. Vizzy wanted to list our hundreds on the walls of his pavilion. We knew we'd got to score hundreds - so did the bowling side. They were not first-class in any sense.' FAIR: Jamal is uneducated and yet he can read and write. We see this in his job at the telemarketing firm. He also mentions that he can read while on the Millionaire Show. However, it isn't unreasonable to assume that they attended school and learned to read and write before their mother was killed. Indeed, Jamal says that he can read when asked about "The Three Musketeers". Continuity: When Jamal is at the front gate of Javed's house and is telling the guard that he is the new dishwasher, his shirt changes from a dark patterned long-sleeved button-up shirt to a lighter blue short-sleeved button-up shirt. When Jamal enters the house, he is wearing the long-sleeved shirt again. Fact errors: The "Millionaire" format is sold worldwide with the same rules, with small variations, like the amount of the final prize to adjust for the currency value. One rule is the presence of the two milestone - or "parachute" - questions (#5 and #10), to prevent the contestants' prize from falling further if they answer wrong. Yet the host keeps mentioning that if Jamal answers wrong he will "lose everything" or "get nothing". BOOM: In the room where Latika is dancing, when Jamal and Salim come to free her and Maman shows up with his tough guys, a boom mic operator can be seen in the mirror in several shots. Continuity: When Jamal asks Latika to leave with him from the gangster's home , she has a visible bruise under her left eye that appears and disappears between shots. FAIR: Indian culture has absorbed many western terms, and seeing as "Who wants to be a Millionaire" is a western show, with a copyrighted and world famous title, they'd either have to break from the other versions to maintain cultural accuracy, or maintain notoriety and keep the title. Plus if you turn on the subtitles on the DVD you can read that the host mentions "crore" several times at the end, which would make sense in their predominantly bilingual culture. Continuity: Jamal is shuttled directly to the studio from the police station where he was beaten and tortured. His swollen eye clears up entirely by the time he gets to the show. Continuity: Jamal's skin as a kid is brown, but as an adult it's much whiter. GEOG: When the American couple gives money to a freshly-beaten Jamal, the husband is wearing his wedding ring in the European fashion, on his right hand, rather than the left. CHAR: SPOILER: In the beginning of the film it says it takes place in 2006. But when Jamal wins the show, the check says 2005. GEOG: The cricket match shown between India and South Africa was played in the Belfast, whereas the commentator says that it's being played in the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. GEOG: When the policeman handcuffs Jamal to the chair he uses handcuffs that click shut. In India, Darby handcuffs are used. CHAR: The host used the expression "cell phone", which is mostly used in North America, while India and most of the Commonwealth world uses "mobile phone". CHAR: SPOILER: In the final question the name of Alexandre Dumas is misspelled Alexander. Revealing mistakes: When Jamal and Salim secretly watch a short section of an outdoor opera, the film is running backwards for a few seconds. The fire and smoke are going the wrong way. CHAR: SPOILER: In the final question, the apostrophe is shown as after the s in Dumas'. However, when it shows Javed on the phone, the television in the background shows the question, and Dumas' is spelled as Dumas's. Fact errors: When the policeman handcuffs Jamal to the chair he uses handcuffs that click shut. In India Darby handcuffs are used. CHAR: SPOILER: At the very end of the movie, after he wins the show and become famous on TV, Jamal waits for Latika in a train station. Yet none of the passers-by notices that he is the winner of the show and consequently a millionaire. Continuity: While preteen Jamal is at the opera wetting his face with water, his black eye, which he sustained as a tour guide for the American couple after Salim orchestrated the stripping of the car parts, briefly switches from his left eye to his right eye when he turns his head to the right (no, not in the reflection in the water) then returns back to his left eye. |
Quotes
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Middle Salim: Shut up! The man with the Colt 45 says shut up! Jamal Malik: I knew you'd be watching. Latika: I thought we would meet only in death. Jamal Malik: This is our destiny. Latika: Kiss me. Maman: Jamal, time has come to turn professional. Youngest Jamal: Really? Maman: But first, let me hear that song Darshan Do Ghanshyam, my favorite bhajan. Youngest Jamal: [sings] Darshan Do [stops and commands] Fifty rupees! Maman: [bewildered] Youngest Jamal: I'm a professional now, what to do? Maman: [laughs] Cheeky little bugger! Shruti Seth: Baali, keep up! The chaiwalah knows more than you. Prem Kumar: The chaiwalah has done it again! Prem Kumar: Its getting hot in here. Jamal Malik: Are you nervous? Prem Kumar: [audience laughs] What? Am I nervous ? Its you whos in the hot seat, my friend! Jamal Malik: Yes, sorry. Prem Kumar: A few hours ago, you were giving chai for the phone walahs. And now you're richer than they will ever be. What a player! Prem Kumar: Ladies and gentlemen, what a player! [audience applauds] Prem Kumar: So are you ready for the final question for 20 million rupees? Jamal Malik: No, but maybe its written, no? Prem Kumar: Maybe... Prem Kumar: Final question for twenty million rupees, and he's smiling. I guess you know the answer. Jamal Malik: Do you believe it, I don't! Prem Kumar: You don't? So you take the ten million and walk? Jamal Malik: No. I'll play. Middle Jamal: [seeing the Taj Mahal] Is this heaven? Middle Salim: You're not dead Jamal. Middle Jamal: What is it? Some hotel? Prem Kumar: [starting lines] So Jamal, tell me something about yourself. Jamal Malik: I work in a call centre in Juhu. Prem Kumar: Phone basher! And what type of call centre would that be? Jamal Malik: XL5 mobile phones. Prem Kumar: Ohh... so you're the one who calls me up every single day of my life with special offers? Jamal Malik: Actually I'm an assistant. Prem Kumar: An assistant phone basher? And what does an assistant phone basher do exactly? Jamal Malik: I get tea for people and... Prem Kumar: Chaiwalah! Well ladies and gentlemen, Jamal Malik, garma garam chai dene walah from Mumbai, lets play Who Wants To Be A Millionaire! Latika: You want to do something for me? Jamal Malik: Anything. Latika: Then forget me! Jamal Malik: When somebody asks me a question, I tell them the answer. Latika: I thought we'd be together only in death. [last lines] Latika: Kiss me! Police Inspector: [whispering] Doctors... Lawyers... never get past 60 thousand rupees. He's won 10 million. [pause] Police Inspector: What the hell can a slumdog possibly know? Jamal Malik: [quietly] The answers. [spits out blood] Jamal Malik: [quietly and gently] I knew the answers. Police Inspector: Money and women. The reasons for make most mistakes in life. Looks like you've mixed up both. Middle Jamal: The guide book was written by a bunch of lazy good-for-nothing Indian beggars! [Salim and Jamal are sitting on the edge of an apartment floor, under construction] Older Salim: That... used to be our slum. Can you believe that, huh? [pointing at something] We used to live right there, man. Now, it's all business. India is at the center of the world now, bhai. And I... I am at the center... of the center. This is all Javed bhai's. Jamal Malik: Javed Khan... the gangster from our slum? You work for him? Older Salim: Come on, who else do you think would save us from Maman's guys, huh? Jamal Malik: What do you do for him? Older Salim: Anything he asks. [pause in conversation, as Salim's phone rings] Older Salim: He's coming. You need to go now. Take my card. Jamal Malik: What for? Older Salim: You think I'm gonna let you out of my sights again, huh? You stay with me now, younger brother. Now, go. My place. Jamal Malik: Salim, where is Latika? Older Salim: Still...? She's gone, brother. Long gone. Now, go. Go to my place. Jamal Malik: I love you. Latika: So what? Jamal Malik: I'll wait for you at the train station every day at five. Youngest Jamal: I just need Maman to like my singing, and were in the money, big money Latika. Youngest Latika: And then what? Can we stop begging? Youngest Jamal: Begging? Are you kidding? We'll live in a big house on Harbour Road. You, me and Salim, the three musketeers. Youngest Latika: Harbour Road? Really? Youngest Jamal: Yes, in the moonlight. You and me. You'll dance with me won't you? [dances] Youngest Latika: [laughs] I hope you sing better than you dance. Jamal Malik: If it wasn't for Rama and Allah, I'd still have a mother. Javed: My enemy's enemy is a friend. Older Salim: Left a message for you at work. Jamal Malik: There was no message. Older Salim: I definitely left a mess... Jamal Malik: There was no message! There was no message! THERE WAS NO MESSAGE! Jamal Malik: [Looks down at Salim starting to cry a little] Jamal Malik: I will never forgive you! Older Salim: I know. Police Inspector: Well, well. The Slumdog Barks. [after being beaten by a cop for vandalizing a car] Jamal Malik: [to an American tourist couple] You wanted to see a bit of the real India? Jamal Malik: [angrily to the cop] Here it is! |
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