Slumdog Millionaire
2008 British film by Danny Boyle · Released August 30, 2008
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British drama film directed by Danny Boyle, written by Simon Beaufoy, and produced by Christian Colson, with Loveleen Tandan credited as co-director. It was loosely based on the novel Q & A (2005) by Indian author Vikas Swarup. Starring Dev Patel in his film debut, it narrates the story of 18-year-old Muslim boy Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. As a contestant on Kaun Banega Crorepati, a Hindi-language Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Jamal surprises everyone by answering every question correctly so far, winning ₹1 crore (US$210,000, equivalent to around $330,000 in 2026), and he is one question away from winning the grand prize of ₹2 crore (US$420,000, equivalent to around $660,000 in 2026).
Cast ages when filming began (November 5, 2007)
- Dev Patel, as Jamal Malik: 17
- Freida Pinto, as Latika: 23
- Madhur Mittal, as Salim Malik: 16
- Anil Kapoor, as Prem Kumar: 50
- Irrfan Khan, as Police Inspector: 40
- Mahesh Manjrekar, as Javed Khan: 49
- Tanay Chheda, as young Jamal: 11
- Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar, as young Latika: 12
- Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, as young Salim: 14
- Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, as younger Jamal: 7
- Rubina Ali, as younger Latika: 8
- Saurabh Shukla, as Police Constable Srinivas: 44
- Rajendranath Zutshi, as Millionaire show producer: 52
- Shruti Seth, as Call Center Instructor: 29