Inspiration from Danny Boyle

Rating: 9/10 (29 February 2012)

Dev Patel is a boy from the slums of Mumbai who becomes a contestant on a game show with the opportunity to win a million dollars. Growing up in the streets as an orphan, Jamal(Dev Patel) progresses week by week to get closer to winning the big money prize.
The authorities grow suspicious that it is possible for an uneducated kid from the lowest cast to have the knowledge that Jamal possesses. Through a series of flashbacks, we learn how he has the answers due to his life experiences.
Director Danny Boyle also makes Slumdog a love story by including the stunning Freida Pinto as Dev's grown version of his childhood sweetheart. It works on all levels and was a deserving Academy Award winner for best pictures.