Slumdog Millionaire
2008
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Synopsis
A teenager reflects on his life after being accused of cheating on the Indian version of "Who Wants to be a Millionaire?".
Key facts
Cast
Dev Patel, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Anil Kapoor, Mahesh Manjrekar, Saurabh Shukla, Irrfan Khan, Ankur Vikal
Original language
French
First release
November 12, 2008 (United States)
Production companies
CPL Productions, Film4 Productions, Pathé
Based on
Q & A
Awards
Academy Award for Best Picture, Amanda Award for Best Foreign Feature Film, Academy Award for Best Director, Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Academy Award for Best Film Editing, Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
Setting
Mumbai, Juhu
Filming locations
Mumbai, Juhu
Crew
Screenplay
Simon Beaufoy
Producer
Christian Colson
Cinematography
Anthony Dod Mantle
Editing
Chris Dickens
Music
A.R. Rahman
Trailer
Stills
Reviews
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Festival History
- Los Angeles Film Awards 2025
- Academy Awards 2009 academy_award ★ Won: Best Picture (page: 8 wins in total); 10 nominations
- Golden Globes (USA) 2009 generic - Best Director, Motion Picture ★ Winner
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009 generic
- Directors Guild of America 2008 generic ★ Winner
- National Board of Review 2008 generic
- Toronto International Film Festival 2008 generic
Soundtracks
| CD | Slumdog Millionaire (Music From The Motion Picture) - A.R. Rahman (2008) | 31 releases, 2008-2013: Icon Home Entertainment, Interscope Records, N.E.E.T., T-SERIES (+4 more) |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | United States | November 12, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Italy | December 5, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 11, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Australia | December 18, 2008 |
| Theatrical | United States | December 25, 2008 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 9, 2009 |
| Theatrical | United Kingdom | January 9, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Ireland | January 9, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Belgium | January 14, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 14, 2009 |
| Theatrical | France | January 14, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Iceland | January 16, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Switzerland | January 22, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Israel | January 22, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Canada | January 23, 2009 |
| Theatrical | India | January 23, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Norway | January 23, 2009 |
| Theatrical | New Zealand | February 5, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Portugal | February 5, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Spain | February 11, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Indonesia | February 11, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Argentina | February 12, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Malaysia | February 12, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | February 12, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Russia | February 12, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Singapore | February 12, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Bulgaria | February 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Lithuania | February 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Uruguay | February 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Hungary | February 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | KW | February 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Kazakhstan | February 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Peru | February 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | February 20, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Mexico | February 20, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | February 26, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Hong Kong | February 26, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Croatia | February 26, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Slovakia | February 26, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Latvia | February 27, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Poland | February 27, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Turkey | February 27, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Venezuela | February 27, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Greece | March 5, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Lebanon | March 5, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Brazil | March 6, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | March 6, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Estonia | March 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Finland | March 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Pakistan | March 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Romania | March 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Taiwan | March 13, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Egypt | March 18, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Germany | March 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Slovenia | March 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Ukraine | March 19, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Austria | March 20, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Panama | March 20, 2009 |
| Theatrical | China | March 26, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Philippines | April 11, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Japan | April 18, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Vietnam | April 29, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Denmark | August 4, 2009 |
| Theatrical | Bangladesh | October 9, 2009 |
| Television | Netherlands | December 24, 2011 |
| Theatrical | South Korea | March 12, 2020 |
| Classification | Germany | 12 |
| Classification | United Kingdom | 15 |
| Classification | United States | R |
Versions & editions
| Home video | United Arab Emirates | June 1, 2009 |
| Home video | Netherlands | July 9, 2009 |
| Home video | Netherlands | April 1, 2011 |
Full credits
| Director | Danny Boyle, Loveleen Tandan |
| Cast | Dev Patel (Older Jamal), Freida Pinto (Older Latika), Madhur Mittal (Older Salim), Anil Kapoor (Prem), Mahesh Manjrekar (Javed), Saurabh Shukla (Sergeant Srinivas), Irrfan Khan (Police Inspector), Ankur Vikal (Maman), Tanay Chheda (Middle Jamal), Ayush Mahesh Khedekar (Youngest Jamal), Ashutosh Lobo Gajiwala (Middle Salim), Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail (Youngest Salim), Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar (Middle Latika), Rubina Ali (Youngest Latika), Raj Zutshi (Director), Jeneva Talwar (Vision Mixer), Sharib Hashmi (Prakash), Mia Drake (Adele), Shruti Seth (Call Centre Instructor), Anjum Sharma (Operator), Jira Banjara (Airport Security Guard), Sheikh Wali (Airport Security Guard), Sanchita Choudhary (Jamal's Mother), Himanshu Tyagi (Mr Nanda), Virendra Chatterjee (Slum Man), Feroze Khan (Amitabh Bachchan), Sunil Kumar Agrawal (Mr Chi), Virender Kumar (Man on Fire), Devesh Rawal (Blue Boy), Tiger (Punnoose), Chirag Parmar (Young Arvind), Nazneen Shaikh (Baby), Farzana Ansari (Latika's Friend), Anupam Shyam (Old Villager), Salim Chaus (Ticket Collector), Harvinder Kaur (Family in Train), Narendra Singh Bhati (Family in Train), Satya Mudgal (Taj Mahal Guide), Janet de Vigne (Ada / Mrs MacKintosh), William Relton (Peter), David Gilliam (Clark), Kinder Singh (Driver), Christine Matovich Singh (Opera Singer), Thomas Lehmkuhl (Opera Singer), Siddesh Patil (Older Arvind), Najma Shaikh (Woman at Brothel), Saeeda Shaikh (Woman at Brothel), Alka Satpute (Woman at Brothel), Tabassum Khan (Woman at Brothel), Sitaram Panchal (Dance Teacher), Nigel Caesar (Hotel Security Guard), Ajit Pandey (Javed's Goon), Kedar Thapar (Javed's Goon), Amit Leonard (Javed's Goon), Rajesh Kumar (Javed's Goon), Sagar Ghopalkar (Javed's Goon), Pradeep Solanki (Javed's Goon), Abdul Hamid Shaikh (Javed's Goon), Dheeraj Waghela (Javed's Goon), Arfi Lamba (Bardi), Taira Colah (Nasreen), Varun Bagri (Call Centre Trainee), Ankur Tewari (Dave), Sarfaraz Khan (Autorickshaw Driver), Syed Fazal Hussain (Autorickshaw Driver), Umar Khan (Autorickshaw Driver), Imran Hasnee (Javed's House Doorkeeper), Homai Billimoria (KBC Contestant), Udayan Baijal (Cricket Commentator), Sandeep Kaul (Floor Manager), Rufee Ahmed (Double for Irrfan Khan), Rhea Lawyer (TV Reporter), Deepali Dalvi (Dancer at Javed's Safehouse), Anisha Nagar (Dancer at Javed's Safehouse), Farrah Shaikh (Dancer at Javed's Safehouse), Mamta Sharma (Dancer at Javed's Safehouse), Neha M. Khatarawalla (Dancer at Javed's Safehouse), Tanya Singh (Newsreader), Anand Tiwari (Newsreader), Faezeh Jalali (Newsreader), Meghana Jhalani (Newsreader), Rupali Mehra (Newsreader), Anju Singh (Newsreader), Saurabh Agarwal (Call Centre Manager), Mark Boucher (Self - South African Cricketer (archive footage)), Andre Nel (Self - South African Cricketer (archive footage)), Yuvraj Singh (Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)), Sachin Tendulkar (Self - Indian Cricketer (archive footage)), Amitabh Bachchan (Self (archive footage) (uncredited)) |
| Screenplay | Simon Beaufoy |
| Producer | Christian Colson |
| Executive producer | Paul Smith |
| Cinematography | Anthony Dod Mantle |
| Editing | Chris Dickens |
| Music | A.R. Rahman |
| Production design | Mark Digby |
| Visual effects | Adam Gascoyne |
| Sound | Glenn Freemantle |
| Costumes | Suttirat Anne Larlarb |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
