What happens when a passionate heart lucks out while on his quest for his beloved?? Slumdog Millionaire. Adapted from Vikas Swarup’s novel, this is a 120 minutes journey through the life of a hard up teenager Jamal K Malik (Dev Patel), whose various misfortunes eventually win him a handsome twenty million bucks. ‘It is written’, this is what the film ends with. I really admire the approach of the film. Though Jamal is just an impoverished kid from the slums who is exposed to the harsh realities of the life too soon and is madly in love with his third musketeer Latika (Freida Pinto), but it is his will to fight and brilliant observation that brings him at the doors of the game of luck and cashes him up with all the answers. These answers he didn’t learn in any other school but the school of life. It is amazing how each and every question had its answer hidden in different stages of Jamal’s life. Apart from the main story, the movie simultaneously gives an insight on the crude realities of the life in slums, what is actually going on underneath the steel grey tin shades and the dark putrid streets of a city. Saying any further may spoil the fun of the watching it. It truly tells us that one must not give up. You never know… Luck might be waiting for you just at the next turn.
All the actors have given a brilliant performance and the movie has been nominated for 4 Golden Globe Awards. The director Danny Boyle has previously given hits like 28 Days Later, Sunshine, Trainspotting, A Life Less Ordinary and The Beach.
I end this review by rating the movie 4 out of 5. It’s a must watch people.
