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Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire

What does it take to find a lost love?

20087.72h 1m

Overview

A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

Directed by Danny Boyle
Written by Simon Beaufoy, Vikas Swarup, Gulzar
Produced by Christian Colson
Box OfficeBudget: $15.0MRevenue: $378.4M

Top Cast

Dev Patel

Dev Patel

Older Jamal

Freida Pinto

Freida Pinto

Older Latika

Madhur Mittal

Madhur Mittal

Older Salim

Anil Kapoor

Anil Kapoor

Prem

Mahesh Manjrekar

Mahesh Manjrekar

Javed

Saurabh Shukla

Saurabh Shukla

Sergeant Srinivas

Irrfan Khan

Irrfan Khan

Police Inspector

Ankur Vikal

Ankur Vikal

Maman

Tanay Chheda

Tanay Chheda

Middle Jamal

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Ayush Mahesh Khedekar

Youngest Jamal

Themes & Keywords

based on novel or bookslumcheatingsuspicionmumbai (bombay), indiagame showquizorphanduringcreditsstingertaj mahal, indiadefiant

About Slumdog Millionaire

Slumdog Millionaire is a drama, romance film released in 2008 exploring themes of based on novel or book, slum, cheating, suspicion, mumbai (bombay), india, game show. Directed by Danny Boyle, it stars Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal. A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".

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