There are some really cracking films being released on DVD over the next couple of weeks such as 'Taken', 'Role Models' and 'Underworld 3'. But one film that you can simply not afford to not see is the simply breath taking 'Slumdog Millionaire'.
The movie is about the Indian version of the hit TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Dev Patel plays Jamal Malik, a former Mumbai street-kid who gets a job being a tea boy at a call centre. He astonishes all of India by entering the show as a contestant and managing to get all the question right. After an amazing streak of answering question after question correct he has to come back the next evening for the final big-money question however, overnight he is brutally interrogated by Mumbai cops who are convinced he is a cheat. They take him through each of the questions he got right, and Jamal's life story unfolds in flashback as the real reasons behind his winning streak is revealed. His tale involves crime, drama, knockabout comedy and romance. Various characters determine his fate: his gangster brother Salim (Madhur Mittal), the love of his life Latika (Freida Pinto) and Prem (Anil Kapoor), the creepy quizmaster himself.
Despite the extravagant drama and some demonstrations of the savagery 'Slumdog Millionaire' doesn't really show a correct reflection of India and the vision of an outsider. However, this isn't a Bollywood film, it's a cheerfully undemanding and inspiring film; it depends for its full enjoyment on not being taken too seriously.
The movie is about the Indian version of the hit TV show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Dev Patel plays Jamal Malik, a former Mumbai street-kid who gets a job being a tea boy at a call centre. He astonishes all of India by entering the show as a contestant and managing to get all the question right. After an amazing streak of answering question after question correct he has to come back the next evening for the final big-money question however, overnight he is brutally interrogated by Mumbai cops who are convinced he is a cheat. They take him through each of the questions he got right, and Jamal's life story unfolds in flashback as the real reasons behind his winning streak is revealed. His tale involves crime, drama, knockabout comedy and romance. Various characters determine his fate: his gangster brother Salim (Madhur Mittal), the love of his life Latika (Freida Pinto) and Prem (Anil Kapoor), the creepy quizmaster himself.
Despite the extravagant drama and some demonstrations of the savagery 'Slumdog Millionaire' doesn't really show a correct reflection of India and the vision of an outsider. However, this isn't a Bollywood film, it's a cheerfully undemanding and inspiring film; it depends for its full enjoyment on not being taken too seriously.
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