Based on the novel “Q &A” by Vikas Swarup Slumdog Millionaire takes a quintessentially western phenomenon, the television show “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” and uses it with brilliant effect as the base for exploring a young boy’s life in Mumbai’s Daravi slum. When 18-year-old orphan Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patal and Ayush Mahesh Khedekar) finds himself on the show, he is miraculously asked questions that relate to his life in the slum. The film then shifts from present to past to reveal the love, joy, challenges and cruelty of life in the slum. Gorgeously filmed (thanks to cinematographer Anthony Dod Mantle), scored (thanks to A.R. Rahman) and directed with a relentless pace that mirrors life in India (thanks to director Danny Boyle) it is hands down one of the best films of the year. In two hours Slumdog Millionaire gives us a complete vision of India in all her tumultuous trouble and awe and leaves you humbled by the simple fact that love and hope and simple honesty can conquer all.
My rating 10 out of 10.
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