Slumdog Millionaire, in its simplest terms, is a rags to riches story, set around India's version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire?, that is centered around three people - Jamal, Salim, and Latika.
Through a series of unfortunate circumstances and events - orphaned through violence from religious unrest, taken captive by an unscrupulous con artist, just to name two - Salim becomes a hit man for Mumbai's biggest gangster, Latika becomes that same gangster's prize girl (against her will) , and Jamal, who has and always will love Latika but was obviously separated from her, uses India's biggest game show as a means to reunite with her.
Although I don't think Slumdog Millionaire was worthy of this year's Best Picture, it is a good movie, and I'd definitely recommend you watch it if you haven't already.
PS- As my brother-in-law is currently in India, bonus points have been awarded.
Rating: 7.5/10
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Slumdog Millionaire is an adaptation of the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup. Set and filmed in India, the film tells the story of Jamal Malik, a young man from the Juhu slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, thereby arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.
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