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Slumdog Millionaire

(2008)

Main Cast Details Awards

Film Information*

Synopsis:
Country:	United Kingdom	Genre:	Adaptation, Comedy, Drama, Romance, Game Show
Rating:	R	Running time:	120 mins.
Distributor:	Prokino Filmverleih GmbH, Svensk Filmindustri (SF), Cineart, ABLO, Fox Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution, Pathe International, Icon Entertainment International, Lucky Red, Myndform, 20th Century Fox International, Gulf Film, Celador Films, Distribution Company, Acme Film, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment, Forum Film (Bulgaria), Volga, Filmladen GmbH, Bontonfilm, FS Film Oy, Silverbird Cinemas, Svensk Filmindustri Norway, Monopole Pathe Films AG
Release Date:	11/12/2008	Cumulative Box Office:	$141,319,195.00

a.k.a : Slumdog Crorepati
Today is the biggest day in Jamal Malik’s life. A penniless, eighteen year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, he’s one question away from winning a .....

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Credits*

Director:	Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan
Producer:	Christian Colson

Actor	Role
Dev Patel	Older Jamal
Anil Kapoor	Prem
Irfan Khan	Police Inspector
Madhur Mittal	Older Salim
Freida Pinto	Older Latika
Saurabh Shukla	Sergeant Srinivas
Tanay Chheda	Middle Jamal
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar	Middle Latika
Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala	Middle Salim
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar	Youngest Jamal

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Companies*

Company	Role
20th Century Fox Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
20th Century Fox International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
ABLO	Foreign Distribution Rights
Acme Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bontonfilm	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Celador Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Celador Films	Production Company
Cineart	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Distribution Company	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Film4	Production Company
Filmladen GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Forum Film (Bulgaria)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Fox Searchlight Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
FS Film Oy	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Gulf Film	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Icon Entertainment International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Lucky Red	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Monopole Pathe Films AG	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pathe International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Pathe International	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Prokino Filmverleih GmbH	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Silverbird Cinemas	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)	Foreign Distribution Rights
Svensk Filmindustri Norway	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Volga	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Distribution Rights

Awards*

Co-winner of the Audience Award at the 2008 Chicago International Film Festival.

Winner of eight 2008 Academy Awards including Best Motion Picture, Best Director, Best Original Song ("Jai Ho"--music by A. R. Rahman, lyric by Gulzar), Best Original Score, Best Editing, Best Sound Mixing, Best Cinematography and Best Adapted Screenplay; also nominated for Best Original Song ("O Saya"--music and lyric by A. R. Rahman and Maya Arulpragasam) and Best Sound Editing by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).

Winner of five 2008 Critics' Choice Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Writer, Best Young Actor Under 21 (Dev Patel) and Best Composer by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA).

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Festivals*

Shown at AFI/Los Angeles International Film Festival (Danny Boyle Tribute) October 30-November 9, 2008.

Shown at Chicago International Film Festival (Gala Presentation) October 16-29, 2008.

Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival (World Cinema) October 15-19, 2008.

Shown at London Film Festival (Special Screening) October 15-30, 2008.

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival (Spectrum) January 21-February 1, 2009.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Special Presentations) September 4-13, 2008.

Release Information*

Release Notes:
Released in New York City and Los Angeles November 12, 2008.

Locations*

Mumbai, India

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