The plot of Slumdog Millionaire is a classic 1980’s Bollywood, Amitabh Bachchan-Shashi Kapoor, bhai- bhai scenario.
The use of Kaun Banega Crorepati as the setting updates the other Bollywood story-cliché the script employs – rags to riches (love, et al).
So why is it an Oscar contender? And why did it impress me so? Danny Boyle.
The director does a superb job of telling a preposterously unlikely tale in the most convincing manner. I don’t know if it’s a phirang-fixation, but see the flick and you’ll see what I mean.
Conceptually, Vikas Swarup’s book Q&A deserves the plaudits.
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