Slumdog Millionaire has created a furore worldwide and I was keen to analyze it frame by frame.The film starts with a young kid being interrogated by a local indian cop played by Irffan Khan with the charges of cheating in the desi version of the show 'Who wants to be a Millionaire' .
Dev Patel is the notorious contestant aka Jamal , and there starts a peek into his childhood meandring through to where he stands today on the brink of winning millions!!
Danny Boyle the director has made a fitting tribute to Bollywoodesque style of filmmaking ranging from Gangsters to Rags to Riches screenplay often seen in films like Satya , Salaam Bombay and yesteryears Deewar.
It truly binds the audience in a tizzy to see the journey of the two slum kids , Jamal and Salim , joined by Latika , the third musketeer.
To go Ga-Ga over AR Rahman , which we have been doing for years since his debut Roja , is a cliche' , he was destined to be at the big stage , and I am not surprised at all!!
To go Ga-Ga over AR Rahman , which we have been doing for years since his debut Roja , is a cliche' , he was destined to be at the big stage , and I am not surprised at all!!
Scene Stealers :
- Jamal and Salim's constant effort for the moolah
- Q and A - 1 to 10
- Rivetting opening song ' O Saya '
Food for thought : Cut to 2001 ..
Lagaan , directed by Danny Boyle bags 10 oscars at the Academy Awards Nite in Kodak theater.
The fictitious newspaper headline makes me feel sad , but we can swallow the pill ...
... In celebration of a fairy tale quality ,and a magical gritty experience.
Rating : 4.0/5.0
1 comment:
A truly iconic, great film. Well done Danny and the team.
And for those of you who don't like it: TOUGH.
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