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Slumdog Millionaire, the movie which is being spoken about all over. The movie which has won critical acclaim and awards right since the time it has been screened in various film festivals all across the globe. It’s quite an unusual phenomenon when one single movie which is based on a person from the below poverty line, who lives in shanties of the most popular city of

India

is unanimously loved by every person who watches it. So what is the reason behind all the publicity which this movie has managed to garner for itself? Is it actually worth the effort and the time which you’d invest to watch the movie in the first place? Any question phrased in any manner possible which seeks an answer to the question if this movie should be seen; the answer without any doubts whatsoever is YES, DEFINITELY. YOU SHOULD WATCH THIS MOVIE. NO EXCEPTIONS.

The story of the movie unravels in parts and in an extremely innovative manner. And with every part you witness a transition in terms of age and time in lives of Jamal Malik (played by Dev Patel of TV Series Skins) and other prime characters of the movie i.e. Salim (Jamal’s elder brother played by Madhur Mittal) and Latika (Jamal’s love interest in the movie played by Freida Pinto). The rest of the characters in the movie are played by some of the finest Indian actors namely Irrfan Khan, Anil Kapoor, Saurabh Shukla etc. The soundtrack of the movie which is rightly winning accolades, rave reviews and awards from all corners is given by A.R. Rahman.

Slumdog Millionaire is one of the very few movies which can manage to win over hearts of the audience not because of actor’s performance, or the music, or any other parameter. Although every soul connected with the project has given their best and is an important part of the movie, BUT it’s the story and its impeccable execution by the director which takes the cake.

Based on a book titled ‘Q and A’ written by an Indian Novelist and diplomat named ‘Vikas Swarup’; directed by Danny Boyle (of Sunshine, 28 Days Later…, and The Beach fame) and co-directed by Lovleen Tandan, Slumdog Millionaire is the story of Jamal Malik who’s being interrogated by the cops. What’s he being interrogated for you might ask? Well, he’s being convicted of cheating and knowing all the answers (which he’s not expected to know because he’s a guy from the slums) and winning a handsome amount in the Indian counterpart of one of the most popular game shows in history of television ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’. The movie starts at an extremely intriguing note and keeps you hooked right till the end. So does Jamal actually cheat to win the money or does he know all the answers? If he knows all the answers, how does he manage to know them all? Why does he enter the game show in the first place? Watch the movie to get answers to all these questions and also get the answer to the question, ‘So what exactly makes this movie so special?’ by yourself.

To sum it all up, I’d like to say if you’re one of those few people who watch only one movie in an entire year, make sure its Slumdog Millionaire for this year.

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Manish :)