Perhaps the Most Efficient Movie ever made. Good, seen better.

Rating: 7/10 (10 March 2009)

Jamal(Dev Patel) a boy from slums, by chance, gets selected for Indian version of "Who wants to be a Millionaire?", and destiny chooses him to be the next millionaire, one wonders, how is it possible for a boy from slums to answer all questions and become a millionaire, but "IT IS WRITTEN". Slumdog Millionaire is a story of a boy, Jamal, who is born in a slum in Mumbai, then is chased away from the slums. He then meets Lathika(childhood love), they get separated. Then Jamal searches for her, and this search leads to a journey which is both dangerous and miraculous, yet is so engrossing that one cannot blink while watching the movie.
Made with a small budget of $15 million, and yet possessing some of the most brilliant screenplay, music, cinematography, to make a final product that is a valuable piece of art and yet a very distinct movie. Yes, it is Slumdog Millionaire.These days when big bucks are needed to make a movie having great music, sound, effects, big stars etc. We wonder some times whether money is simply wasted sometimes on a particular scene or movie. Like for example the new "Superman", which had the bucks but not the quality. Slumdog is exactly the opposite of Superman, Slumdog has no bucks but all the quality. This movie is an example of how efficiently money can utilized, how well a movie can be made with a small budget. Maybe, for this, and more, it deserves an Oscar, or even more.
Direction is mesmerizing, Screenplay is very fresh, Cinematography is brilliant, Music is situational and wonderful. Every department scores full marks.
Go for it, for it is Plain Magic, that's all.