The film begins Jamal, the main character of the movie, is taken in a police office. He is accused that he cheated during quiz show ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’ because they believe that no one can believe Jamal's success.
Everything is answered as Jamal tells his background as he comes from street-kid upbringing and poverty stricken background. The day before Jamal his final quiz in the ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire’, he is taken to the police station to confess his cheating.
Here, the film begins to unfold as Jamal narrates his past life and proves how each chapter of his life helped him answer the questions of the show. It is here that the narrator impressively shuttles between past and present, injecting provocative flashbacks in the film which captures Jamal’s vibrant childhood to his current day life journey. Jamal’s emotional upheaval after losing his mother and childhood sweetheart Latika, his tryst with destiny and differences with brother Salim then form the story of Slumdog, rather a success story of Jamal who wins against all odds.
The film focuses on how Jama reaches the story rather than highlighting his surroundings, thus making the film’s theme global.
As a person having the knowledge of a child being blinded to earn money by a local rogue, a mother being slaughtered by a religious fanatic in front of her children, girls forced into prostitution, children exploiting foreigners, it is preferable to choose to turn a blind eye towards the life.
Slumdog presents a simple tale of survival, love and longing set in Mumbai. The film romances Mumbai without enhancing its beauty or degrading its character, it makes you love the city, just the way it is.
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http://movies.indiatimes.com/moviereview/4012828.cms http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/filmreviews/4176184/Slumdog-Millionaire-review.html
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