Casting:
Anil Kapoor...... Prem Kumar
Irrfan Khan...... Police Inspector
Dev Patel...... Jamal Malik
Freida Pinto...... Latika
Madhur Mittal...... Older Salim
Imran Hasnee...... Javed's House Doorkeeper
Mahesh Manjrekar...... Javed Khan
Shruti Seth...... Trainer at call centre
Saurabh Shukla...... Sergeant Srinivas
Raj Zutshi...... Episode director
Jeneva Talwar...... Vision mixer
Ankur Vikal...... Maman
Anupam Shyam...... Old Villager
Satyavrat Mudgal...... Taj Mahal Guide
Sitaram Panchal...... Dance Teacher
Ankur Tewari...... Dav
Sarfaraz Khan...... Autorickshaw Driver
Mamta Sharma...... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Tanya Singh...... Newsreader
Anand Tiwari...... Newsreader
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail...... Youngest Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar...... Youngest Jamal
Sanchita Couhdary...... Jamal's Mother
Virendra Chatterjee...... Slum Man
Feroz Abbas Khan...... Amitabh Bachchan
Virender Kumar Gharu...... Man on Fire
Devesh Rawal...... Blue Boy
Rubiana Ali...... Youngest Latika
Tanay Hemant Chheda...... Middle Jamal
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala...... Middle Salim
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar...... Middle Latika
Story / Writer:
Simon Beaufoy Vikas Swarup
Music Director :
A R Rahman
Cinematography :
Anthony Dod Mantle
Editor: Chris Dickens
Screenplay :
Simon Beaufoy
Sound
Resul Pookutty
Producer :
Christian Colson Tessa Ross Paul Smith Director Danny Boyle
Anil Kapoor...... Prem Kumar
Irrfan Khan...... Police Inspector
Dev Patel...... Jamal Malik
Freida Pinto...... Latika
Madhur Mittal...... Older Salim
Imran Hasnee...... Javed's House Doorkeeper
Mahesh Manjrekar...... Javed Khan
Shruti Seth...... Trainer at call centre
Saurabh Shukla...... Sergeant Srinivas
Raj Zutshi...... Episode director
Jeneva Talwar...... Vision mixer
Ankur Vikal...... Maman
Anupam Shyam...... Old Villager
Satyavrat Mudgal...... Taj Mahal Guide
Sitaram Panchal...... Dance Teacher
Ankur Tewari...... Dav
Sarfaraz Khan...... Autorickshaw Driver
Mamta Sharma...... Dancer at Javed's Safehouse
Tanya Singh...... Newsreader
Anand Tiwari...... Newsreader
Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail...... Youngest Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar...... Youngest Jamal
Sanchita Couhdary...... Jamal's Mother
Virendra Chatterjee...... Slum Man
Feroz Abbas Khan...... Amitabh Bachchan
Virender Kumar Gharu...... Man on Fire
Devesh Rawal...... Blue Boy
Rubiana Ali...... Youngest Latika
Tanay Hemant Chheda...... Middle Jamal
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala...... Middle Salim
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar...... Middle Latika
Story / Writer:
Simon Beaufoy Vikas Swarup
Music Director :
A R Rahman
Cinematography :
Anthony Dod Mantle
Editor: Chris Dickens
Screenplay :
Simon Beaufoy
Sound
Resul Pookutty
Producer :
Christian Colson Tessa Ross Paul Smith Director Danny Boyle
I think this is the first Indo English production which has made justice to a story or script totally based on India.
One dialouge which i would like to qoute at any point rightly"The slumdog barks again" in a way it proves that bollywood does not only mean dancing around the bushes with fancy dresses but of characters like Jamal.Though the tale is based on the hard pressed slums of Mumbai
yet to me its not a mockery or an attempt to sell poverty to the west.
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is, at heart, a love story and director Danny Boyle treats it like a Bollywood film. In fact, the screen writing Simon Beaufoy is so smart, so energetic he must be a big fan of Bollywood that everything is spoon-fed to the viewer, unlike most international films.
Sure, SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is dark and gory at places, but at the end of it all, it offers a ray of hope for those who've been plain unlucky when it comes to the materialistic things of life and most importantly, love.
The story is quite simple and to me it was presented in the right manner and done proper justice. Accused of cheating and desperate to prove his innocence, an eighteen-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai reflects back on his tumultuous life while competing to win the prized money on India's 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire'.
If Boyle's direction and Beaufoy's screen writing works, so does A.R. Rahman's exuberant musical score. The background score is eclectic,it gives a seperate pace to the movie and keeps you glued to the seats. The camera Anthony Dod Mantle captures the streets of the metropolis remarkably. Note the chase at the very start, with a constable chasing the young Salim and Jamal in the slums. Brilliant!
As young boys, Jamal and his older brother Salim lived in squalor and lost their mother in a mob attack on Muslims. Subsequently forced to rely on their own wits to survive, the desperate siblings fell back on petty crime, eventually befriending adorable yet feisty young Latika as they sought out food and shelter on the unforgiving streets of Mumbai.
Though life on the streets was never easy, Jamal's experiences ultimately instilled in him the knowledge he needed to answer the tough questions posed to him on the show.Danny Boyle and screenplay writer Simon Beaufoy join hands to create one of the most engaging rags-to-riches story of a boy raised in the slums of Mumbai. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE keeps you hooked, there's not a single dull moment and most importantly, your heart pines for the lovers Jamal and Latika to unite, after all that they've gone through in life. That's one of the prime reasons why SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE works big time.
On the whole its a must watch movie but whether its Oscar material or not is a big time question.I think I would like to wish Best Of Luck to A.R.Rahman
for his 3 nominations at the Academy Awards.
So Jai HOo......"Slumdog Millionaire"
