Orphan’s adventures on Indian TV’s ‘Millionaire’
OUR oldest members might be interested to know that the multi-Oscar-winning, box-office smash Slumdog Millionaire has just been released to buy and rent on DVD and Blu-ray.
Jamal Malik (Dev Patel) is an 18-year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who finds himself just one question away from winning a life-changing 20 million rupees on India’s Who Wants To Be A Millionaire.
It is the moment of truth in the TV studio, with a hushed studio audience, as Jamal prepares to deliver the answer to the final question.
As the show runs out of time and breaks for the night, bitter Millionaire host Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor) has the police waiting to seize Jamal, refusing to believe that a kid from the slums could know all the answers.
Interrogating Jamal, the police inspector finds the boy is as confused as anyone by how far he has come in the contest. As they revisit the questions one by one, Jamal explains how he came to know each answer. As he does so, the extraordinary story of his life begins to emerge.
Both the DVD and Blu-ray have more than three hours of special features. Certificate 15, priced around £19.99 for the DVD and £24.99 on Blu-ray.
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