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Slumdog Millionaire
Why this pick
Like Salaam Bombay!, it follows a young survivor through Mumbai’s unforgiving streets, balancing urgent momentum, vivid city texture, and hard-won flashes of hope.
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MOVIE1988 1h 53m GBR
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
Before the start of the film, Krishna has set fire to his bullying elder brother's motor-bike. This has landed him in big trouble with his mother. She has taken him to the nearby Apollo Circus and told him that he can only come home when he earns 500 rupees to pay for the damaged bike. Krishna agrees and works for the circus.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Irrfan Khan
Letter Writer
Raghubir Yadav
Chillum