i heart Slumdog Millionaire

After its many premieres in different film festivals, I could not help but hear so much about the film. And after a great night at the Golden Globes (the film won 4 awards for Best Film, Best Director, Best Script, and Best Score), i finally got a chance to watch it and might i say, it was a great film. It was totally unexpected for myself to even enjoy such a film, but surely i'm glad to be quite surprised. Though the film sets its background on an indian version of "Who wants to be a millionaire," Jamal's story telling of his life's trivial moments showed very much importance in searching for Latika. Through the "slums" of india and Jamal's journey throughout the film, it gave us a love story. And this film is worth your time.

Here's the plot from Fox Searchlights Pictures):

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love.
(Slumdog Millionaire movie website)

Here are various clip interviews by the movie's cast members (*enjoy):

Dev Patel and Freida Pinto on Today Show - 11/21/08


Freida Pinto (Latika) on Jay Leno 12/22/2008


Dev Patel on David Letterman - 11/19/2008