Slumdog Millionaire - Jai Ho !!!
But then what is so great about the movie??? ... i am coming to the point, the best thing is ...PLEASE ALLOW ME TO USE IMPROPER ENGLISH... the BESTEST thing which makes this movie great is it's presentation.
As i said, the story is simple. But how do you narrate to an audience and make it stick to the plot? That is the magic Danny Boyle and Loveleen Tandon have created.
The plot revolves around a popular quiz game show :- "Kaun banega Crorepati?" or "Who wants to be a millionaire?" A very simple guy, a tea vendor or chai wallah gets a chance to play the quiz game. No one expects, that a simple tea vendor who has spent his childhood in slums could answer questions in the quiz game show. But surprisingly, he answers every question correctly. The owner of the show, who is also the host -- our own ANIL KAPOOR, is skeptical about the boy's knowledge. "How on earth can a CHAI WALLAH answer all the questions so correctly?" Fortunately before ANIL KAPOOR can ask last question, the show'runs out of time. ANIL decides to investigate, if the boy is cheating. The same night, without a clue to the boy, ANIL hands him over to the police.
Police now interrogates him. They beat him, slap him, electrocute him, trying to get the truth as to "HOW HE MANAGED TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS CORRECTLY?" IRFAN KHAN, has played the role of inspector who is handling the investigation case. He then, goes over all the questions one by one, with the boy, and asks him, how he arrived at all the answers so correctly. The boy truthfully says, that EVERY QUESTION ON THE SHOW WAS RELATED TO MY LIFE. EVERY INCIDENT THAT HAS HAPPENED LIKE, THE MUMBAI RIOTS, GANGWARS, AMITABH BACCHAN SOARING THE STARDOM IN BOLLYWOOD etc., all were related to the answers of the questions. ... And this way, the story of a boy from slum getting close to a millionaire is narrated. While answering every question, he goes in flashback, recollect those incidents that are related to the questions and arrives at answers which turns out to be right answers.
Inspector realizes, the CHAI WALLAH is not faking or bluffing, and releases him. The same night the boy attends the quiz game show, to give an answer to the LAST AND MOST IMPORTANT question, that will help him become MILLIONAIRE.
Thats it! A VERY SIMPLE and AWESOME movie, you will love to watch. I will like to note down good things about this movie : -
GOOD THINGS
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1) AWESOME SCREENPLAY
2) FANTABOLOUS ART DIRECTION ... by ABHISHEK REDKAR
3) FANTASTIC MUSIC SCORE ... by A R REHMAN
4) SUPERB ACTING ... by Ayush Mahesh Khedekar( The youngest JAMAL )... he is BESTEST actor in the entire movie......MILLION times better than ANIL KAPOOR
5) COOL DIALGOUES
BAD THINGS
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..huh....what ?? ....no NOTHING ....NILL !!!!
But there are some mistakes in the movie: -
1) TV Shows are never LIVE shows. They are rehearsed, edited and shown to viewers. That means, "who wants to be a millionaire" show before telecasting must have been edited and shown to users. But in the movie, as the plot evolves you will realize, that the show is telecasted as if it is LIVE. That is the biggest mistake
2) In one of the scenes, its shown, some foreigners shelling out 500 rupee note, which looks like a current 500 rupee note, ... but i am sure, for that incident - that he recollects as he goes back into flashback, actually happens in around 90s when he is almost 10-12 years old. And at that time, according to me visually the then 500 Rupee note was different from current 500 rupee note.
3) Star cast is awesome. Everyone has given their cent percent to the character. And this makes the movie as the best movie. But when you can cherry pick the best INDIAN stars, why go for a BRITISH star who plays the role of lead JAMAL ??? I mean, there is no problem, with his acting, But his british ENGLISH accent is different from other's INDIAN english accent in the entire movie. IMAGINE an INDIAN slum grown kid speaking in fluent BRITISH english in the entire movie. ... i think that is a major point, Danny .... which might not appeal to the audience
4) MEDIA in India has always been news hungry, and they can make BREAKING NEWS out of anything, whether it is a baby fallen in a MANHOLE, or DOG shitting by newly state of art FOOTPATH....literally ANYTHING!!! ... But, in the last part of the movie, when, JAMAL arrives from POLICE STATION to the STUDIO in POLICE VAN, how come the MEDIA is not interested in knowing what was JAMAL - THE MOST IMPORTANT CONTESTANT was doing in POLICE STATION ???
5) Also, in one part, during a break in the show, ANIL KAPOOR , deliberatly gives a WRONG answer to JAMAL, ... but JAMAL, selects some other answer ... and JAMAL's answer turns out correct. Why did JAMAL remain silent, after knowing the fact, that ANIL tried to cheat him?
... but these points are overshadowed, when you watch, the movie, you do not tend to look at these minute details. You get totally engrossed in the movie
I would rate this movie 4.5 / 5
WORTH EVERY PENNY WATCHING this movie
MARATHI CONTRIBUTION TO THE MOVIE:-
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... a very important point, the major reason for the success of this movie is contribution of Maharashtrians to the movie.
Ayush Mahesh Khedekar - The youngest JAMAL,
Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar - Middle LATIKA ... at this age she is a perfect example of the PERFECT INDIAN BEAUTY, ..she is beautiful .... and that too even after having a dusky complexion, she looks beautiful .... she reminds me of my first crush!!! .... u r gr8 TANVI !!!
Mahesh Manjrekar - the notorious gangster JAVED
Siddesh Patil - Arvind - the BLIND beggar who is best at singing
Sagar ghopalkar - Javed's Goon
Alka Satpute - women at Brothel
... are all marathis.
and the most important of all the ART DIRECTOR ...responsible, for creation of real life looking sets and props ... ABHISHEK REDKAR!!!!
I am proud of all these people. I don't want to make a regional issue. But this is a fact!!! When it comes to a character, which is based on real life, it can be best played by only a MARATHI ACTOR....i mean for the roles like:-
Beggar, Drunkard, Hawaldar, Constable, Encounter specialist, Banker, toddler, orphans, a Banker, a school teacher, an sick old man or woman, rickshaw wala, postman, a notorious gangster etc.,
A marathi actor or actress CAN NEVER be cast into a GLAMOROUS and RICH role like the ones played by Sharukh, or Aamir, or Abhishek etc., A marathi actor ... visually himself will never fit for such roles in typical MASALA and COMMERCIAL movies. Also, marathi actresses are not so Beautiful like Anjana sukhani, amrita, amisha, or like sexy Shilpa. These are the reasons why a marathi actor's acting of however small character in the movie it might be ....stands out from the rest and is cent percent BESTEST!!!!
Other actors who are NON- MARATHI are also equally good...my fav being Irfan Khan!!!
...DO WATCH THIS MOVIE!!! .... you WILL like it!!!
What is the message of the movie ?
Times of India has quoted the message from the movie as "Love conquers all" - I will say ...that is incorrect!!!
The message from the movie is "everyone is destined to do and have specific things in life"
Following things as per the movie plot prove it: -
-- Jamal, by luck or destiny was asked questions related to his life...and hence he could answer
-- That also means, he was destined to win the game and the prize money
-- Jamal, was lucky or destined to escape from the slumlords torture to the slum kids...else he would have been a handicapped by now
-- Jamal was lucky that his elder brother carried, a pistol with him, when they visited the brothel
-- Jamal was destined to get her love of life .... LATIKA...however late that might be !!!
-- When Jamal and his brother jump of the train, they were destined and lucky that they did not die!!!
..and there are many more, but i will leave this to you guys to find out the rest when you watch the movie.... PLEASE DO WATCH IT ....and DO ENJOY it!!!
That is the only way how, it will APPRECIATE, the INDIAN work!!!
...ONE LAST THING !!!
P.S. Its said Amitabh Bacchan has criticized the film for potraying the dark and ugly face of India. But hey, ALL FILMS are subject to criticism, although his point is baseless i mean... when INDIA does have this, face also, why shouldn't the world know about it??? Also, FILMS are made to entertain people and give some message. This film has done its job 100% perfectly!!! ... so Sir, i think the reason for your baseless comments is that you are aging and that you need some rest! ... And if you think, its NOT CORRECT to potray INDIA this way...then what were you doing all this time? Why didn't you come up with a movie, that will potray INDIA in a NICER WAY ? You must be busy MINTING money out of bogus MASALA movies, that you have acted in!!!
I would advise Mr. Bacchan, to stop acting in films and start encouraging financially ...young Indian generation to come up with films like SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE...may be on foreign soil!
Mr. Bacchan, there is NO DEARTH OF TALENT in INDIA! You are one example of it! :)
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