SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
The 81st Academy Awards Announced on February 23 , 2009 in Loss Angels, Kodak Theatre. The Slumdog Millionarire Nominated for 10 Awards, finally the movie got 8 OSCAR Awards in various categories. The film was based on Vikas Swaroops Novel "Q&A" .
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and co-directed in India by Loveleen Tandan.[2] It is an adaptation of the Boeke Prize-winning and Commonwealth Writers' Prize-nominated novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author and diplomat Vikas Swarup.
Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati, mentioned in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.
After its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival and subsequent screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival,[3] Slumdog Millionaire initially had a limited North American release on 12 November 2008 by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, to critical acclaim and awards success. It later had a nationwide grand release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and in the United States on 23 January 2009.[4] It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.[5] The DVD and Blu-ray versions are set to be released on 31 March 2009.[6]
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture and Best Director. It also won five Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globes, and seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film. Despite the film's success, it is the subject of controversy concerning its portrayals of Indians and Hinduism as well as the welfare of its child actors.
Set and filmed in India, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a young man from the slums of Mumbai who appears on the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (Kaun Banega Crorepati, mentioned in the Hindi version) and exceeds people's expectations, arousing the suspicions of the game show host and of law enforcement officials.
After its world premiere at Telluride Film Festival and subsequent screenings at the Toronto International Film Festival and the London Film Festival,[3] Slumdog Millionaire initially had a limited North American release on 12 November 2008 by Fox Searchlight Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, to critical acclaim and awards success. It later had a nationwide grand release in the United Kingdom on 9 January 2009 and in the United States on 23 January 2009.[4] It premiered in Mumbai on 22 January 2009.[5] The DVD and Blu-ray versions are set to be released on 31 March 2009.[6]
Slumdog Millionaire was nominated for ten Academy Awards in 2009 and won eight, the most for any film of 2008, including Best Picture and Best Director. It also won five Critics' Choice Awards, four Golden Globes, and seven BAFTA Awards, including Best Film. Despite the film's success, it is the subject of controversy concerning its portrayals of Indians and Hinduism as well as the welfare of its child actors.
Directed by Danny Boyle Loveleen Tandan (co-director, India)
Produced by Christian Colson
Written by Simon Beaufoy
Starring Dev PatelFreida PintoMadhur MittalTanay ChhedaAyush Mahesh KhedekarAzharuddin IsmailRubina AliAnil KapoorIrrfan Khan
Music by A.R. Rahman
Cinematography Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing by Chris Dickens
Studio Celador FilmsFilm4
Distributed by
Pathé Pictures International (UK/Europe)Fox Searchlight Pictures (US/Canada)Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)
12 November 2008 (US, limited)18 December 2008(Australia)25 December 2008 (US, wide)9 January 2009 (UK)23 January 2009 (India)
Running time 120 min.
Country United Kingdom
Language English and Hindi
Budget $15 million [1]
Gross revenue $268,103,477 [1]
WINNER OF 8 ACADEMY AWARDS
1. Best Picture, Christian Colson
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle
3. Best Adapted Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy
4. Best Cinematography, Anthony Dod Mantle
5. Best Original Score, A. R. Rahman
6. Best Original Song - Jai Ho, A. R. Rahman
7. Best Film Editing, Chris Dickens
8. Best Sound Mixing, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pyke and Ian Tapp
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
1. Best Picture - Drama
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle
3. Best Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy
4. Best Original Score, A. R. Rahman
BAFTA AWARDS RECORD
1. Best Film, Christian Colson
2. Best Director, Danny Boyle
3. Best Adapted Screenplay, Simon Beaufoy
4. Best Cinematography, Anthony Dod Mantle
5. Best Film Music, A. R. Rahman
6. Best Editing, Chris Dickens
7. Best Sound, Glenn Freemantle, Resul Pookutty, Richard Pyke, Tom Sayers, Ian Tapp
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