We all know how Slumdog Millionaire made history all over the world. This was the movie that also made Indian proud. This movie won India two Oscars and a much awaited one for our Wizard A R Rahman. ‘Jai Ho’ became the buzz word everyone was using. Though this movie was not made in India but its essence was India only. Movie earned critical acclaim as well as huge commercial success. It also won several Oscars and generated media publicity of gigantic proportions. Movie had maximum participation of Indian actors, technicians, and shooting locales. There are several other reasons also that make it a more Indian than a British movie.
The theme and essence of the movie is India based. Based on a novel titled Q&A by an Indian diplomat-cum-part-time writer Vikas Swaroop, Slumdog Millionaire had a co-director on board named Lovleen Tandon who is basically from Delhi. The entire cast of the movie is of india origin. Shot and picturised in different parts of India, movie had maximum number of technicians from India. Rasul Pookutty who won Oscar for sound mixing is from South India. All the songs of the movie are in Hindi. Director Danny Boyle confessed that Movie ps part inspired from Black Friday and Satya.
Slumdog Millionaire had all the typical bollywood masala like songs and dance sequences, drama, action and what not! The famous song and now a part of popular language, Jai Ho had people singing it during Awards ceremonies and even at famous Times Square. This song also has a remixed version sung by Pussycat Dolls and it is in English. Movie has also proved to be hugely beneficial for Indian film industry. Hollywood has started to outsource technical works to bollywood. The star cast of the movie are getting wonderful opportunities in abroad.