It is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. It is the eighth film ever to win eight Academy Awards and the eleventh Best Picture Oscar winner without a single acting nomination and was the last film to do so until Parasite in 2019. [37] The film also screened at the Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2008, where it was "the first widely acknowledged popular success" of the festival,[38] winning the People's Choice Award. 2 at the UK box office. [42] The film expanded into wide release on 25 December 2008 at 614 theatres and earned $5,647,007 over the extended Christmas weekend. Mitu Sengupta (2009 and 2010) raises substantial doubts about both the realism of the film's portrayal of urban poverty in India and whether the film will assist those arguing for the poor. I didn't want any exaggerated dubbing. [54] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 1 June 2009. [44] In the weekend of 27 February to 1 March, the film reached its widest release at 2,943 theatres. The release production was mixed up; some full versions were shipped in rental cases, and some retail versions were missing the extras despite their being listed on the outside of the box. The takings in France and Spain also increased by 61% and 73% respectively. [53] As of 17 May 2009, the total UK gross was over £31.6 million. At every turn it is built on falsehood. Mick LaSalle of the San Francisco Chronicle states that, "Slumdog Millionaire has a problem in its storytelling. [47] The takings increased by another 7% the following weekend, bringing the film's gross up to £10.24 million for its first seventeen days in the UK,[48][49] and up to £14.2 million in its third week.[50]. [23] Satya (1998), written by Saurabh Shukla (who plays Constable Srinivas in Slumdog Millionaire), and Company (2002), based on the D-Company, both offered "slick, often mesmerising portrayals of the Mumbai underworld" and displayed realistic "brutality and urban violence." Salim is reluctant to take her in, but Jamal suggests that she could be their "third musketeer", a reference to the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers. Although he professes his love for her, she tells him to forget about her. [36] In Hong Kong, the film debuted taking $1 million in its opening weekend, making it the second biggest opening of the year there. 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For the next few years, Salim and Jamal travel around on top of trains, making a living by selling goods, picking pockets, washing dishes, and pretending to be tour guides at the Taj Mahal. And it underlines and endorses what the West thinks about us. We got a boy from Chembur, Pratik Motwani to dub for the male lead Dev Patel. You can either chide the film, at this point, for relinquishing any claim to realism or you can go with the flow—surely the wiser choice. Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup, telling the story of Jamal Malik, age 18, from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. Latika ultimately joins the group despite Salim's initial refusal. A film a 2009-es Oscar-díj átadón elnyerte a legjobb filmnek járó díjat és további 7 kategóriában diadalmaskodott. [57] Originally titled Slumdog Millionaire: Kaun Banega Crorepati, the name was shortened for legal reasons. [39] Slumdog Millionaire debuted with a limited North American release on 12 November 2008, followed by a nationwide release in the United States on 23 January 2009. Although he fails to find Latika, he learns that Salim is a high-ranking lieutenant in Javed's crime organization. "[87], Slumdog Millionaire has been a subject of discussion among a variety of people in India and the Indian diaspora. Slumdog Millionaire was first shown at the Telluride Film Festival on 30 August 2008, where it was positively received by audiences, generating "strong buzz". It was the first film to take full advantage of the SI-2K digital camera. Author and critic Salman Rushdie argues that it has "a patently ridiculous conceit. [32], The cinematography was handled by Anthony Dod Mantle, using mainly digital cinematography rather than traditional film cinematography. ... Oscar: Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Score Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Best Achievement in Music Written for Motion Pictures, Original Song Slumdog Millionaire (2008) Shared with: Gulzar (lyrics) Accused of cheating, Jamal recounts his life story to the police, illustrating how he is able to answer each question correctly. [40][41] In its second weekend, it expanded to 32 theatres and made $947,795, or an average of $29,619 per theatre, representing a drop of only 18%. The director fibbed to Warner Independent's president that he wanted 10% of the dialogue in Hindi, and she approved the change. 1 in its second weekend and set a UK box office record, as the film's takings increased by 47%. [62], A few analysts have offered their opinions about the film's performance at the Indian box office. The film's success at the Academy Awards led to it seeing large increases in takings in the Asia-Pacific region. Over its entire theatrical run, the film earned over $141,000,000 over 29 weeks in the United States and Canada, $52,000,000 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, and an additional $184,000,000 in other international markets. He asks her to forgive him and tells her to find Jamal. Thrust into the Spotlight. [33], In August 2007, Warner Independent Pictures acquired the North American rights and Pathé the international rights to distribute Slumdog Millionaire theatrically. Main article: Reactions from India and the Indian diaspora to Slumdog MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire has been a subject of discussion among a variety of people in India and the Indian diaspora. "[80] Anthony Lane of the New Yorker stated, "There is a mismatch here. [30] Despite the subsequent success of the film, Khan has stated that he does not regret turning the role down,[29] and has been a vociferous supporter of the film to its critics. 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In Australia, the takings increased by 53%, bringing the film up to second place there. A.R. Originally appointed as one of the five casting directors in India, Loveleen Tandan has stated, "I suggested to Danny and Simon Beaufoy, the writer of Slumdog, that it was important to do some of it in Hindi to bring the film alive [...] They asked me to pen the Hindi dialogues which I, of course, instantly agreed to do. 's record label N.E.E.T.. On Radio Sargam, film critic Goher Iqbal Punn termed the soundtrack Rahman's "magnum opus" which will acquaint "the entire world" with his artistry. The dubbed Hindi version, Slumdog Crorepati, did better at the box office, and additional copies of that version were released. Specials News: 'Slumdog Millionaire' sweeps eight Oscars at the 81st Academy Awards including Best Adapted Screenplay, Cinematography, Sound Mixing, Film Editing, Or A forgatókönyvet Vikas Swarup regénye alapján Simon Beaufoy írta. "[22] Slumdog Millionaire has a similar narrative structure to Deewaar. Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan. The Critics' Choice award - along with four others for the film - catapults Slumdog Millionaire to the status of Oscar favourite. "[4], A few critics outright panned it. Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British-Indian drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup, telling the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. [19] Filming locations included shooting in Mumbai's megaslum and in shantytown parts of Juhu, so film-makers controlled the crowds by befriending onlookers. Public apologies were issued by Fox and Amazon. The title sequence was nominated at the 2009 Rushes Soho Shorts Film Festival in the Broadcast Design Award category in competition with the Match of the Day Euro 2008 titles by Aardman and two projects by Agenda Collective. "[92], However, there are others who point to the changing urban aspirations and prospects for mobility that can be seen in Indian cities such as Mumbai in which the film is set. Starring Dev Patel as Jamal, and filmed in India, the film was directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. The brothers rescue her, shooting Maman dead in the process. The film grossed £6.1 million in its first eleven days of release in the UK. Following its success at the 81st Academy Awards, the film topped the worldwide box office (barring North America), grossing $16 million from 34 markets in the week following the Academy Awards. "[79] Kenneth Turan of the Los Angeles Times describes the film as "a Hollywood-style romantic melodrama that delivers major studio satisfactions in an ultra-modern way" and "a story of star-crossed romance that the original Warner brothers would have embraced, shamelessly pulling out stops that you wouldn't think anyone would have the nerve to attempt any more. [36] As of 15 March 2009, Slumdog Crorepati had grossed ₹158,613,802 (equivalent to ₹320 million or US$4.5 million in 2019) at the Indian box office. [41] The film also won seven of the eleven BAFTA Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Film; all four of the Golden Globe Awards for which it was nominated, including Best Drama Film; and five of the six Critics' Choice Awards for which it was nominated. The film was released in Sweden on 6 March 2009 and in Germany on 19 March 2009. This record-breaking "ticket surge" in the second weekend came after Slumdog Millionaire won four Golden Globes and received eleven BAFTA nominations. "[77] Wall Street Journal critic Joe Morgenstern refers to Slumdog Millionaire as, "the film world's first globalised masterpiece. Latika is fearful and reluctant, but agrees and escapes. It is falsehood built upon falsehood. 1 at the UK box office,[52] grossing £26 million as of 2 March 2009. [20] Tandan has referred to Slumdog Millionaire as a homage to Hindi cinema, noting that "Simon Beaufoy studied Salim–Javed's kind of cinema minutely. Out of the 8 … The movie is set in Mumbai, India and is about a poor boy who appears on India's version of the game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?.. "[27] Rahman won the 2009 Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score and won two Academy Awards, one for Best Original Score and one for Best Original Song for "Jai Ho". 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