That's how much 20 million Indian Rupess is ... so not even half a million US dollars. Still, it's a lot for a slumdog from Mumbai, I guess.
Paddy and I caught Slumdog Millionaire last night at the World Exchange. I drank a bottle of Coke Zero. The movie is about a young man named Jamal who grew up in the slums of Mumbai and Bombay in India, who ends up winning 20 million Rupees on the Indian version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? Officials believe that he must have cheated, so they interrogate/torture him into telling them how he did it. Gradually, he reveals how each question is related to important events from his life, from his early childhood right up until present day.
The film has a frenetic energy that has eluded most this year's films, and while some may complain that it's all too convenient, I think that that may be the point. The movie strives to show how fate will lead us on our path to getting what we need in life. Dev Patel, as the oldest of the Jamals, is fantastic in his role, though I'm not sure why he's getting awards and award nominations as a supporting actor, since he's clearly the lead in this film. Overall, a great time at the movies, and, with apologies to Tom Cruise in Tropic Thunder, the best end credits dance sequence all year. (It's kind of a Bollywood film, so of course there has to be a dance sequence).
4 and a half stars out of 5.
Slumdog Millionaire
2008. 1hour 56minutes.
dir. Danny Boyle. Star. Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, Freida Pinto.
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