Check Out the Trailer

In 2004, Danny Boyle directed one of the most charming family films in ages called MILLIONS. Now he has another film with million in the title and it’s as equally charming. Mix Charles Dickens with the Brazilian gangster film CITY OF GOD and sprinkle a Bollywood epic all over it and you’ll get a sense of the flavor of this film.

Jamal Malik (Dev Patel, TV’s SKINS) is on the verge of winning 20 million rupees on the Indian version of WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE? However, because he is a poor boy from the streets, the arrogant host Prem Kumar (Anil Kapoor, TAAL) is convinced the young man is cheating. So a police inspector (Irfan Khan, THE NAMESAKE) uses some harsh interrogation techniques to force out a confession. When Jamal proclaims that he knew the answers, we flashback to his childhood, learning how it was written that his life experiences would lead up to this defining moment in the spotlight.

Read the rest of this entry »