the juhu slums of mumbai was the setting for the 2008 award winning film slumdog millionaire.
the juhu slums of mumbai was the setting for the 2008 award winning film slumdog millionaire.
where was the setting for the 2008 award winning film slumdog millionaire?
the juhu slums of mumbai
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slumdog millionaire is a 2008 british drama film that is a loose adaptation of the novel "q & a" (2005) by indian author vikas swarup, telling the story of 18-year-old jamal malik from the juhu slums of mumbai. starring dev patel as jamal, and filmed in india, the film was directed by danny boyle, written by simon beaufoy, and produced by christian colson, with loveleen tandan credited as co-director.
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mahesh manjrekar who portrayed the gangster javed in "slumdog millionaire" commented on the fact that "taare zameen par" (released overseas by disney as "like stars on earth"), india's submission for best foreign film, failed to make the short list of nominations and was frequently compared with "slumdog millionaire" in the indian media. he stated that "slumdog millionaire" "was an amusing phenomenon! everybody came out of the woodwork all of a sudden. it was humorous. it was like a team had won a match and the extras in the stand were dancing more than the actual team xi. but, slumdog... did some good things for us. it was more hindi than any of our hindi films. if any indian filmmaker would’ve made it, the critics would’ve termed it a ‘convenient film’. i’m sad that aamir [khan]’s "taare zameen par" didn’t make it to the final round of the oscars. i thought it to be way better than slumdog..., without taking away anything from boyle and the kids. but, indian movies are underestimated there." filmmaker mrinal sen also questioned whether winning the oscar qualifies "slumdog millionaire" as a good film, stating that other great cinematic performers and filmmakers have not won the oscar.
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