Slumdog Millionaire - a must watch film

Overview

Directors:
Danny Boyle
Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)

Writers:
Simon Beaufoy (screenplay)
Vikas Swarup (novel)

Cast:
* Dev Patel as Jamal Malik
* Madhur Mittal as Salim, Jamal's brother.
* Freida Pinto as Latika, the girl with whom Jamal Malik is in love.
* Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, the game show host.
* Irfan Khan as the Police Inspector.
* Mahesh Manjrekar as Javed.
* Ankur Vikal as Maman.

Release Date:
It is already screened at many film festivals and will officially release in Jan, Feb 2009 worldwide.

Official Site: Slumdog Millionaire

Soundtrack: A. R. Rahman
Rahman's score received a 2008 Golden Globe nomination for Best Original Score.

Awards:
Oscar:
The film won eight out of ten Academy Awards it was nominated for, including Best Picture and Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Sound Mixing, Best Film Editing, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song (two songs were nominated from the film; "Jai Ho" won the award), losing only Best Sound Editing.

Golden Globe:
* Won: Best Motion Picture - Drama
* Won: Best Director - Motion Picture - Danny Boyle
* Won: Best Screenplay - Simon Beaufoy
* Won: Best Original Score - A. R. Rahman

Another 20 wins & 17 nominations

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