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Genre :
Crime, Drama, RomanceRelease Date :
November 12, 2008 (Limited)MPAA Rating :
RDirector :
Danny BoyleStarring :
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor, Irfan Khan, Madhur Mittal, Saurabh Shukla, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar, Tanay Chheda, Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala, Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail, Rubiana Ali, Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar
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'Slumdog Millionaire' Grabs Five Nods at 2009 European Film Awards
November 09, 2009 03:11:25Mumbai-based film "Slumdog Millionaire" will have the chance to get its glory in Europe. The Danny Boyle-directed movie is honored with four nominations at 2009 European Film Awards for European Film, European Director, European Screenwriter and European Cinematographer categories. Additionally, the lead actor, Dev Patel, is nominated to receive European Actor prize.
Competing with "Slumdog Millionaire" in the same five categories is Jacques Audiard's "A Prophet", which leads the pack with six nominations. The French prison tale additionally is nominated to take home Carlo di Palma European Cinematographer award. Joining the Mumbai-based film and the Tahar Rahim-starred movie as the possible big winners at the award ceremony is "The White Ribbon", which grabs four nods.
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'Slumdog Millionaire' Leads Nominations for 2009 World Soundtrack Awards
August 19, 2009 02:08:47"Slumdog Millionaire" isn't finished with its awards collection. Having won many prestigious awards including eight Oscars and four Golden Globes, the Danny Boyle-directed movie is now up for more kudos as World Soundtrack Academy announced on Tuesday, August 18, that it is among the nominees for the 9th World Soundtrack Awards.
From the awards which recognizes art of film music, the rag-to-riches drama collects three nods for composer A. R. Rahman. One is for the category of Best Original Score of the Year in which it will compete with "Burn After Reading" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" among others. The other two are for a single category, that is Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film.
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'Slumdog Millionaire' DVD and Blu-ray Release Date Announced
March 04, 2009 04:03:50"Slumdog Millionaire" will be heading to DVD stores by the end of this month. The 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment have recently announced that the 81st Academy Awards big winner will get a simultaneous release for its Blu-ray Disc and standard DVD in stores across the U.S. on Tuesday, March 31.
Bonus features to be found in both home video versions include a "making-of" documentary, deleted scenes, and a Slumdog Cutdown. Commentary from director Danny Boyle and actor Dev Patel in addition to commentary from producer Christian Colson and writer Simon Beaufoy can also be seen in the special features section.
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Winners List of 2009 BAFTA Awards
February 09, 2009 09:02:36Having become one of the awards' season favorites, "Slumdog Millionaire" once again showed its domination at the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA). On Sunday, February 8, at a gala ceremony held in London, the drama movie about a poor Indian orphan who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game has collected seven trophies, including Best Film.
For the Best Film title, "Slumdog" bested over "Frost/Nixon", "Milk", "The Reader" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". It has also scored Best Director for Danny Boyle, Best Music for A.R. Rahman, Best Cinematography for Anthony Dod Mantle, Best Editing for Chris Dickens and Best Sound.
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Winners of 29th London Film Critics' Circle Awards Announced
February 05, 2009 01:02:08London Film Critics' Circle have finally unveiled the winners of their 29th annual film awards on Wednesday, February 4. At the ceremony held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Darren Aronofsky's "The Wrestler" has been hailed as Film of the Year and got Mickey Rourke an Actor of the Year title, while Danny Boyle's "Slumdog Millionaire" showed its domination, collecting three out of six prizes it was up for.
"Slumdog Millionaire", the drama movie about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game, show won the Attenborough Film of the Year title and Screenwriter of the Year prize for Simon Beaufoy. While losing the Director of the Year kudo to David Fincher of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", the film managed to grab the British Director of the Year award for its helmer Danny Boyle.
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Winners of 2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards Announced
February 02, 2009 01:02:07Trophies of the 2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards have been handed out on Sunday, February 1. In a private dinner hosted by Standard editor Veronica Wadley, Steve McQueen's dramatisation of IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands' last days, "Hunger", has been hailed as Best Film, beating out "Frost/Nixon" and "Unrelated".
While "Hunger" won the top prize, "Slumdog Millionaire" director Danny Boyle and actress Kate Winslet were shunned away from the kudo they were up for. Boyle, who was named Best Director by the Directors Guild of America on Saturday, January 31, lost to "The Reader" director Stephen Daldry, and Winslet, who won two Golden Globes earlier this year for her performances in "The Reader" and "Revolutionary Road" has to see the Best Actress title go to "Julia" star, Tilda Swinton.
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BAFTA Awards Unveil 2009 Nominees
January 15, 2009 04:01:07Nominees of the 2009 Orange British Academy Film Awards a.k.a. BAFTA Awards have been announced on Thursday, January 15. Through the announcement, it has been revealed that "Slumdog Millionaire" and "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" have dominated the awards as they each collected eleven counts, including nomination for Best Film.
Beside Best Film, "Slumdog" was also up for Outstanding British Film, Best Director, Leading Actor for Dev Patel and Supporting Actress for Freida Pinto amongst other categories. Meanwhile, the nominations for "Benjamin Button" included Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Actor for Brad Pitt.
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2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards Announces Nominees
January 14, 2009 01:01:04Hot on the heels of the 66th Golden Globe Awards celebration last Sunday, January 11, British newspaper Evening Standard announced the nominations of the 2009 Evening Standard British Film Awards. On Tuesday, January 13, it was made public that "Frost/Nixon", "Slumdog Millionaire", "Hunger" and "The Reader" are among those vying for the awards.
"Frost/Nixon" and "Hunger" were both up for the Best Film title along with Joanna Hogg-directed "Unrelated". The two had also secured a nod for Best Actor category, Michael Sheen for "Frost/Nixon" and Michael Fassbender for "Hunger". "Frost/Nixon", in addition, had collected a Best Screenplay gong for its scribbler Peter Morgan, while "Hunger" gave its editor Joe Walker a chance to win an award in the Technical Achievement field.
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Complete Winners List of 14th Annual Critics' Choice Awards
January 09, 2009 12:01:33The winners of the 14th annual Critics' Choice Awards have been announced by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday, January 8, and "Slumdog Millionaire" has come out victorious. The rag-to-riches drama nailed five out of six prizes it was nominated for.
Hailed as the best picture of 2008, it won over strong contenders, including "Changeling", "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" and "Milk". It also brought recognitions to its director Danny Boyle, writer Simon Beaufoy, actor Dev Patel and composer A.R. Rahman, who brought home Best Director, Best Writer, Best Young Actor/Actress and Best Composer award respectively.
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Complete Nominees List of the 29th London Critics' Circle Film Awards
December 19, 2008 02:12:52"Slumdog Millionaire" has dominated another awards as the London Critics' Circle announced their nominees for the 29th London Critics' Circle Film Awards. Though a press release on Thursday, December 18, the indie movie about an orphan who gets the shot to be a millionaire from a game show has been revealed to be the one movie which collected most of the nods with six nominations.
One of the counts put "Slumdog" on the run for the British Film of the Year, competing with "Happy-Go-Lucky", "Hunger", "In Bruges" and "Man on Wire". Another one gave Simon Beaufoy, the film's writer, a Screenwriter of the Year nod. Two others gave its director, Danny Boyle, a chance to win both Best Director and Best British Director titles, while the rest belonged to its star, Dev Patel, who received nominations for British Actor of the Year and Young British Performer of the Year.
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Movie and TV Winners List of 13th Satellite Awards
December 15, 2008 04:12:13"Slumdog Millionaire" has been hailed as 2008 Best Motion Picture in Drama at the 13th Satellite Awards. On Sunday, December 14 at the InterContinental Hotel in Century City, the Danny Boyle-directed movie about a poor Indian boy getting a shot at winning millions in a television game show was revealed to be the winner on the coveted category, besting over "The Reader", "Revolutionary Road", "Frost/Nixon", "Milk" and "Frozen River".
Apart from taking home the top prize, the 2008 Best British Independent Film also nailed two other kudos. The first one was Best Director for Danny Boyle and the second was Best Score for A.R. Rahman. For the director prize, Boyle won over Thomas McCarthy of "The Visitor", Ron Howard of "Frost/Nixon", Gus Van Sant of "Milk", Christopher Nolan of "The Dark Knight" and Stephen Daldry of "The Reader".
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2008 National Board of Review's Winners Announced
December 05, 2008 04:12:30Winners of the 2008 National Board of Review have been unveiled on Thursday, December 4 and among the awards recipients is "Slumdog Millionaire". The Danny Boyle's drama about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game show has been given three kudos, including for the coveted Best Film prize.
Apart from taking the Best Film title, "Slumdog" also brings recognition to its actor, Dev Patel who won Breakthrough Performance by an Actor. Additionally, it also gives Best Adapted Screenplay for screenwriter Simon Beaufoy, who shares the prize with "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" writer Eric Roth.
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Full Winners List of British Independent Film Awards 2008
December 01, 2008 11:12:01The winners of the 11th British Independent Film Awards have been announced on Sunday, November 30, and one that is shinning brighter than the others is "Slumdog Millionaire". In the announcement made at Old Billingsgate Market in London, the Danny Boyle-directed movie about a poor Indian boy who gets a shot at winning millions in a television game show brought home three kudos.
Nominated for six categories, "Slumdog" has nailed three of the coveted awards given away, including the Best British Independent Film title. The romantic comedy drama has also brought recognition to its director Danny Boyle, who received the Best Director prize, and its star Dev Patel, who is hailed to be the Most Promising Newcomer.
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'Slumdog Millionaire' Welcomes Trailer
October 31, 2008 11:10:34"Slumdog Millionaire", the Cadillac People's Choice Award recipient from the 33rd Annual Toronto International Film Festival, has previewed a glimpse into its romantic comedy drama through newly released trailer. In the spirit of "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?" quiz, the trailer compacts the essence of the whole plot in one question with four multiple choice answers.
Telling the story of an illiterate Indian streetkid getting a chance to win the ultimate prize on India's "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?", "Slumdog" follows 18-year-old Jamal Malik, an orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is one question away from winning 20 million rupees. But before getting to the last question, he is arrested under the suspicion of cheating forcing him to tell the story of his life from the slum he and his brother grew up to the girl he loved and lost.
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2008 Toronto International Film Fest's Winners Announced
September 15, 2008 11:09:47Wrapping up the 33rd Annual Toronto International Film Festival on Saturday, September 13, a list of movies have been awarded with special prizes. Among the event's winners was "Slumdog Millionaire", a drama about an Indian teenager who is about to be a millionaire.
Considered to be an underdog, the Danny Boyle-directed movie brought home the Cadillac People's Choice Award as well as the $15,000 prize, beating out Kristopher Belman's "More Than a Game" and Cyrus Nowrasteh's "The Stoning of Soraya M.". Upon winning the award, one of the film's stars, Freida Pinto, expressed her excitement, "It was an exhilarating feeling. When they clapped and gasped and literally went ga-ga over the last dance sequence, it was a wonderful feeling...I was shaking."
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Reader's Reviews
fantastic preview so how fantastic will be the movie devpatel&frieda pinto suit each other
posted by naazneen on Jan 05, 2009Long time ...such a nice movie seen ... everything was nice ... AR is the soul of the movie ,,, should watch movie
posted by S@n :} deep on Jan 19, 2009superb muvie
posted by thamizh on Jan 20, 2009Another good Boyle's movie!!
posted by Nena on Jan 22, 2009what is the format of the film is it shot with super 16
posted by light smith on Jan 23, 2009I thought this movie was good all the way through. I liked the main characters and dislike salim at times. I think that it should definitely win some awards.
posted by amazing on Feb 22, 2009LIBBY IS FRICKEN AWESOME!!! :D
posted by LIBBY:] on Feb 25, 2009it's a good one film.. bout prejudice n discrimination...
posted by myelzz on Mar 03, 2009its a very nice . and awesome music of A.R.R
posted by aa on Mar 03, 2009One of the best HOLLYWOOD films of 2009! Very well done.
posted by Mandip on Mar 08, 2009
Horrible movie.
posted by Ella on Mar 09, 2009excuse me ppl??!!this movie is the BEST of 2009
posted by Camille on Mar 10, 2009I think I will remember that film for a while, unlike so many. Although we loved it, there are scenes that are a bit very hard to see for children under 10 I would think. I am saying that because (1) I took my children to see it and (2) because I only heared wonderful critics about it, which I approve of, but we, parents, should know that there are things that are quite hard for children to see. I loved the way the story was told, the various sides of life in India that were presented, and the way it ended, that showed that it was "just" a story. A WONDERFUL FILM!
posted by slamdog millionaire on Mar 15, 2009dev patel is so charming! :D
posted by pearl on Mar 16, 2009LIFE IS WONDERFUL...THIS MOVIE GIVES ALL OF THE EMOTION...BEST EVER ACTORS, STORY LINE...LOVE IT AND HAVE SEEN IT TWICE...WOULD GO AGAIN...EACH ACTOR WAS AS GOOD AS THE OTHER...LOVE THE CHILDREN IN THE MOVIE...THEY WERE GREAT ALSO...SB
posted by SB on Mar 17, 2009excelent, fab, smashing, best movie ever - i can see why it's won all the awards. seen it several times
posted by Raj on Mar 21, 20095 Reasons to love Slumdog: -The Storyline: very original, inspiring, but also funny & also sad -The Music: AR Rahman is a genius. All the music fits in perfectly with it's scene -The Acting: It's very real and very well done -It makes you think: You cannot stop thinking about it when it ends -The way it was told: At first, the switching is confusing but after 5 minutes you get it and it's genius
posted by cj on Mar 22, 2009This was an incredible movie and I tell everyone to go see it. BUT...why would you take children under 10 to this movie? It is rated R for a reason. I am glad I wasn't sitting next to young children in the theater, because it would have ruined the experience for me.
posted by kj on Mar 23, 2009IT WAS AMAZING the end!
posted by MARIA on Apr 09, 2009ME ENCANTO!!
posted by ITTO on Apr 16, 2009good acting
posted by slumdog millionarire on Apr 22, 2009
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posted by mbb c on May 16, 2009GEHDEHE
posted by GGDE on May 20, 2009i thought it was clever because he told the story around the questions on the show he went on but it did not really show this!
posted by cocoleigh on Jun 22, 2009eYv6YS
posted by Hakugpqa on Jul 15, 2009sGQjns I bookmarked this link. Thank you for good job!
posted by adipex no prior pres on Aug 03, 2009perfect, prefect, perfect!
posted by rdog on Oct 16, 2009i love this movie
posted by koatjean16 on Nov 27, 2009