Who want's to be a Millionaire? Well, who wouldn’t in this economy, even if the currency in question is rupees and winning the loot means being pegged as a fraud, getting a firsthand education in “enhanced” interrogation methods, and having to relive some of the most painful moments of your past in order to prove your innocence?
Given the third degree by a tough but ultimately decent police inspector (the excellent Irfan Khan) who demands to know how this lowly tea boy (or chai wala) from the slums could possibly know enough to advance to the show’s 20 million rupee final round, Jamal flashes back over the key events of a life that quite literally contains all the answers.
The historic conflict between India's Hindu majority and Muslims is shown in "Slumdog Millionaire" the protagonist, Jamal, a Muslim, watches as his mother is murdered by a Hindu mob.
As many stories of tragedy and exhilaration play out, it becomes clear that each one has taught Jamal something that directly informs his success on "Millionaire".
It's just another one of the many Bollywood melodramas.
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