India Movie

Today I watched a movie with my friends and some of other class in Academic English additional class. The duration was about two hours. The language was English and there were no subtitles except when the actors or actresses used Indian's language, what is it called, Hindi? The English was not very clear so I miss some of the conversation.

The main actor was named Jamal Malik. He has a older brother named Salim Malik. The movie start with this question, "How can Jamal was able to win twenty million Rupees? A. He's lucky B. He's cheating C. He's genius D. It was written" then the story started. It started where Jamal was being interrogated by two men from the police department it seemed. One of them is turtoring him so he will confess. After that the other man turned on the video about the game "Who wants to be a Millionaire?" (Which I was wondering is there any "Who wants to be a Millionaire" show in India?) which Jamal was attending. He was accused for cheating in the game. That's why he was being interrogated. Then Jamal began to talk about his life and why he can answers the questions.

His story began from while he was playing crikket in airport area which was dangerous. Suddenly two guys chased them out of the area (and for good also) and chased them until they (Jamal and Salim) caught by their mother and were dragged to school. They were given a book about The Three Musketeers and being told to read, but they fought for the book and the teacher slammed them with the book.

Back to the police's office, Jamal continued to talked why he can answer the first question. It was about the famous Indian actor Amitabh Bacchan (if I don't mistaken the name). He said that when he and Salim was working (It's toilet business), the helicopter which bring Amitabh came, then because Jamal made the customer angry, he was locked inside the toilet by Salim. Because he couldn't get out and he wanted to take Amitabh autograph, so he ..., anyway, he got the autograph, but Salim sold it.

Next question was about the India's crest. There was a sentence under the crest's picture (I forgot what picture). Since he didn't know, he used a lifeline option, "Asks the Audience". The officer asked him why he couldn't answer it because even primary school students know the answer. And Jamal asked back if the officer knew the price of a food and the name of a seller. The officer can't answer right so they didn't continue interrogating about it.

Next was about the god Rama is holding in his right hand. Jamal said that when they were with their mother washing clothes, a group of people came brought sticks and began killing the moslem people. Their mother got killed, but they escaped. When they were escaped, Jamal saw a statue of god Rama, holding a bow and arrows in his right hand. They also found a girl named Latika and escaped together.
Next was about a "song" which made by a poet named who. Jamal said that there was a kind man who brought them to his place and taught them how to sing the "song". One night, Salim and another kid was brought into a place and the kid was told by the man to start sing the "song". He said it was good and suddenly the kid was given cloroform. He was made blind by the man. After that he told Salim to get Jamal. When Jamal was being tested for his capability, Salim splashed the cloroform to the man's face, brought Jamal and Latika away. They escaped by train but Latika was left behind.
Next was about the face on one hundred American Dollar. Jamal said that when he was seeking Latika, he found his friend Arvind, which has been blinded, sang in an alleyway. That's when Jamal gave a hundred dollar to him and he asked Jamal if the money was real, asked to described the face on the money. And he said that it was Benyamin Franklin. Then Jamal asked him about Latika whereabouts, take Salim and went to find her.

Next was about the inventor of revolver. Jamal said that he knew it when he and Salim were seeking Latika. They found her in a house and tried to brought her away when suddenly the man (who taught them song) came. Then Salim taken out a revolver, threatening him to step aside. And before they escaped, he shot him.

After Jamal has told them, the officer asked how and why he attend the show. He said that when he has rescued Latika, Salim booted him out, told him to go away. Then years later, he had a job as a helper in a kind of telephone office. Then he was asked to help someone for some minutes with his work. then he seeked out the name Salim Malik phone number and tried them one by one. After he found him, Jamal was told to meet him in a constructing place where after that he was been told to come at Salim's place. One morning, Salim went out and Jamal tracked him all the way to the a house where he found Latika. Then Jamal went into the house and engage into a conversation with Latika. While they were talking, Latika opened the television showing "Who wants to be a Millionaire" and suddenly the owner of the house, a gangster boss came in and changed the channel, also told him to get out. Latika told Jamal to get out quickly so he wouldn't face any trouble. That's where Jamal thought that by joining the show, he could find Latika. Then he told her to meet him at train station. The next day, when she found him, suddenly Salim and some men grabbed her away and Jamal couldn't chase them.

Next was about the legendery crikket player who scored the highest in history. That's when they were having a break from the show while the presenter and Jamal went to toilet. The presenter and him were having a talk, said that Jamal could be winning the show. Then the presenter went out after washed his hand. Jamal, when washed his found a hint left by the presenter showing that the answer is B. After that they continued the show. But rather than choosing B, Jamal chose D after using lifeline option, "Fifty : Fifty". He got that right and that's where the time is over so they must continue next time. After that Jamal was called by the presenter and when the presenter brought him out, the police grabbed him and taken him away. The man who was there asked the presenter why he was taken away. The presenter said that he was cheating because he has given him an answer (What kind of reasoning is that?).

Then the interrogation was over and Jamal was back on the show. At that time Latika and Salim was watching the show and Salim told her to meet him. She said that if she go, the boss will get mad, but he said that he will take care of him and gave her the car key and his handphone. Then she rushed to the studio but get caught in traffic jam, because everyone has stopped and watched Jamal so she came off the car and joining the crowd. Jamal was given a question about The Three Musketeers, Athos, Porthos, and who. But he didn't know because he didn't read the book at all. Then he used the last lifeline option, "Phone a Friend". The presenter asked whose number was it and he said that it was his brother and the only number he knew. Latika realized that it was the handphone and rushed back to the car. After ringing for so long, in the last second, she took the call and Jamal was surprised to know that it was Latika who took the call. After some short questions, the presenter reminded of the time and then Jamal asked Latika what was the answer. But she said that she didn't know. Then Jamal made a brave choice and he won twenty million Rupees!!! At the same time, Salim took out the gangster boss but he died shot by the other gangster.

The next day, Jamal was waiting for Latika at train station. Then he saw her waiting at the other side and rushed quickly. In the end he could meet his love (And they kissed). Then the question before was showed again and this time it gave the answer. "How can Jamal was able to win twenty million Rupees? A. He's lucky B. He's cheating C. He's genius D. It was written", it's "D. It was written".

I was wondering there are no dance because I always see dance part in India movie. Well, after the question, there were part that the actors and actresses dancing altogether.

Why do I make this long article? We have been told to make a blog about the theme of the movie so here it is. I think that the theme is "Life experience is the best teacher" as Jamal could answer most of the questions by relying on his experience.