Just another Slumbay Story

Slumdog Millionaire

An outstanding inspirational movie of 2009.Danny Boyle has not only captured the heart of the audience but also delivered a strong message. From his view he made the book Q&A come alive. It seemed like a true story more than an explanatory one.Unbeliveable, the Music, the Cast and Crew, Dialogues, all proved to be the perfect ingredients for a success so big. The plotting of the film begins brilliantly with the question- Jamal malik is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. How did he do it? The plotting of the movie is based on the four options. . series of flashbacks documenting the particulars of his childhood showcased every intelligent association for the options and later on the answers As he was about to answer the million dollar question the first option seem to be the obvious for the police who interrogated him blinded by the thought of cheating. Several incidents traced his luck from childhood to the day he sat on the hot seat of who wants to b a millionaire. Jamal Malik, Dev Patel, the protagonist, proved his genius ability to link the past to the present for a brighter future in the third option (c.Genius). And in the end with the death of his family his brother Salim and the reunion with Lathika Freida Pinto, winning the 20 million rupees he gets his share of life shaped by his destiny. The movie end with the answer to the question to give the story its completion (d. It is written). Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy wrote Slumdog Millionaire based on the Boeke Prize winning novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup. Slumdog Millionaire has been widely critically acclaimed in the west. However, it is something we as Indians have grown up with. Several of our Bollywood movies contain the same scene of Dharvavi, .V.T. statition which seemed like monotony in the making. The city of Mumbai portrayed in the film, has captured the fairy tale like stories with a happy ending but has failed to look at the gleaming harsh realities of slumbay. What seems to be ordinary for a Mumbaikar seems to mesmerize the western audience. Films like black Friday, traffic, revolve round the theme of Slumbay more effectively exposing Bollywood to its pinnacle. Slumdog millionaire is an ordinary Bollywood tale for an Indian retold with the eyes of an extraordinary Hollywood director .With the success of an Oscar nomination and already several accolades in its kitty “SLUMDOG MILLLIONAIRE” has tasted the success of its destiny.

LORRAINE NUNES