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1. • • No, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is not based on a true story. Adapted from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, the film is loosely based on the 2005 fictional novel ‘Q & A’ by retired Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup.
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   Is 'Slumdog Millionaire' based on a true story?

   • Let’s take a closer look and see if ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is inspired by actual events or not. Is Slumdog Millionaire a True Story? No, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is not based on a true story. Adapted from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, the film is loosely based on the 2005 fictional novel ‘Q & A’ by retired Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup.

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   Who is the real Slumdog Millionaire?

   • He was dubbed the real Slumdog millionaire after he became the first person to win the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Like the hero of the Oscar-winning film, Sushil Kumar used his wits to win a fortune - but one year on, his life has changed only a little.

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   Who wrote Slumdog Millionaire?

   • Screenwriter Simon Beaufoy wrote Slumdog Millionaire based on the Boeke Prize -winning and Commonwealth Writers' Prize -nominated novel Q & A by Vikas Swarup. To hone the script, Beaufoy made three research trips to India and interviewed street children, finding himself impressed with their attitudes.

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   Is Slumdog Millionaire a good movie?

   • Regarded as a sleeper hit, Slumdog Millionaire was widely acclaimed, praised for its plot, soundtrack, cinematography, editing, direction, and performances (especially Patel's). It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards in 2009 and won 8—the most of any 2008 film—including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Adapted Screenplay.

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   Was 'Slumdog Millionaire' rags to riches?

   • "Slumdog Millionaire: The Film File: The New Yorker". The New Yorker. Archived from the original on 17 December 2008. Retrieved 24 May 2009. ^ a b c d e Roston, Tom (4 November 2008). " 'Slumdog Millionaire' shoot was rags to riches". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2008.

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   How did 'Slumdog Millionaire' change the hero's life?

   • The story made headlines around the world, because it was almost identical to the plot of the film Slumdog Millionaire, where a man from a humble background hits the jackpot on the quiz show. In the film you don't find out how it changed the hero's life - but you get the sense there is going to be a transformation.

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3. www.bbc.com › news › magazine-20151660Sushil Kumar: What the real Slumdog Millionaire did next - BBC

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   Nov 1, 2012 · By Rajini Vaidyanathan. BBC News, Motihari, Bihar. He was dubbed the real Slumdog millionaire after he became the first person to win the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Like the...

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   Jun 22, 2022 · No, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is not based on a true story. Adapted from a screenplay by Simon Beaufoy, the film is loosely based on the 2005 fictional novel ‘Q & A’ by retired Indian diplomat Vikas Swarup.

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6. www.usatoday.com › story › life‘The Beautiful Forevers’: A true-life ‘Slumdog Millionaire’

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   Feb 6, 2012 · In her outstanding first book, Behind the Beautiful Forevers, New Yorker staff writer Katherine Boo takes a microscope to that world. The result is original, detailed and so unbearably sad,...

7. www.dailymail.co.uk › news › article-1127056The real Slumdog Millionaires: Behind the cinema fantasy ...

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   Jan 24, 2009 · It's this year's feelgood film - a Mumbai slum boy hits the jackpot on a TV quiz show. But we reveal the horrific real life endured by Indian children whose limbs are hacked off by the 'beggar...

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9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Q_&_A_(novel)Q & A (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Prologue – The novel opens with Ram Mohammed Thomas being kidnapped by the police at night. This is a normal occurrence for slum dwellers, apparently, and he has been terrified of it for years because, over the course of his life, he has taken lives and committed crimes in order to survive.

   • Author: Vikas Swarup

   • Publish Year: 2005

10. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Slumdog_MillionaireSlumdog Millionaire - Wikipedia

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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. [6] It narrates the story of 18-year-old Jamal Malik from the Juhu slums of Mumbai. [7]

11. metro.co.uk › 2013/06/14 › vikas-swarup-ill-alwaysVikas Swarup: I’ll always be known as the Slumdog Millionaire ...

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    Jun 14, 2013 · It’s about a 23-year-old sales girl called Sapna Sinha who is made an offer by one of India’s richest men to make her the CEO of his company as long as she passes seven tests. The novel is...