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2008 MIAAC FILM FESTIVAL CENTERPIECE:
NEW YORK PREMIERE OF DANNY BOYLE’S SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
WINS FOUR GOLDEN GLOBES:
BEST ADAPTED SCREENPLAY
BEST DIRECTOR
BEST FILM
BEST SCORE |
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| Danny Boyle's SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE pulled off a sweep at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards winning all four categories it was nominated in. The film won Best Screenplay for Simon Beaufoy, Best Score for A.R. Rahman, and Best Director for Boyle. Tom Cruise presented the final award of the night for Best Picture - Drama which the film also won. Cast members Anil Kapoor, Dev Patel, and Freida Pinto were also present during the awards show which was seen live in dozens of countries around the world. Pinto even presented a clip from SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE on stage with Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan. |
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US Distributor: Fox Searchlight.
In English, Hindi, with English subtitles
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November 12, 2008 |
| Directed by: |
Danny Boyle |
| Co Director (India): |
Loveleen Tandan |
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Screenplay by: |
Simon Beaufoy Based upon the novel |
| “Q&A” by: |
Vikas Swarup |
| Produced by: |
Christian Colson |
| Executive Produced by: |
Paul Smith, Tessa Ross |
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Cast: Dev Patel, Madhur Mittal, Freida Pinto, Anil Kapoor and Irrfan Khan.
Synopsis: Danny Boyle's dazzling new film, based on a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, is a twisty take on the classic fairy tale of the underdog clawing his way out of a Dickensian world of shadows. Jamal, a poor, bright-eyed slum-kid, Salim, his older brother, and a feisty young girl, Latika. make their way through the betrayal, greed, corruption and violence of Bombay's lower depths. In the course of an electrifying trip from the city's slums to its brightly lit television studios, the boy's earnings on the Hindi version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? begins to mount to unsettling and gigantic proportions. For how can a "slumdog" with no formal education know the answers to these questions? The game show becomes Jamal's biggest life test. Produced by Christian Colson. Featuring Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Irrfan Khan
Director: Danny Boyle was born in Manchester and worked in theatre and television before he began to direct for the cinema. Shallow Grave (1994), his first feature film, was highly acclaimed, but it was with his second feature, Trainspotting (1996), that he achieved cult status. His feature filmography also includes A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Beach (2000), Strumpet (2001), Vacuuming Completely Nude in Paradise (2001), 28 Days Later (2003), Millions (2004), Sunshine (2007) and Slumdog Millionaire (2008).
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE is the story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions.
The Fox Searchlight Pictures/Warner Bros. Pictures release is directed by Danny Boyle from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy based on the novel Q and A by Vikas Swarup. The project was initiated at Film4 who co-developed and co-financed the film with UK production company Celador Films. The film is produced by Celador's Christian Colson. Film4 chief Tessa Ross and Celador Films Chairman Paul Smith act as executive producers. The cast includes Dev Patel, Anil Kapoor, Irrfahn Khan, Madhur Mittal and Frieda Pinto. The running time on this film is 121 minutes and is rated R
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2009
Americans in India: Photography exhibition
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January 25, 2009
Comedy Night: IAAC at Vermilion |
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February 22, 2009
Oscar Party: Spotlight on Slumdog Millionaire |
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February 27, 2009
Sixth Annual IAAC 2009 Erasing Borders Exhibition of Contemporary Indian Art of the Diaspora |
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March 23, 2009
Contemporary Indian Art Auction. |
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August 2009
Erasing Borders: Second Annual IAAC Festival of Indian Dance |
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September 2009
Playwrights Festival,
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November 11-15, 2009
Ninth Annual MIAAC Film Festival |
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