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14 unusual facts about Slumdog Millionaire


2007 Future Cup

This match is featured in the background of the film Slumdog Millionaire

CineForm

The press release in the GoPro acquisition noted that CineForm's codec has been used in several major movies including Slumdog Millionaire.

Frederick William Stevens

Stevens' name can be seen on the Terminus dedication plaque that the lead character, Jamal Malik, leans against near the conclusion of the 2008 hit film Slumdog Millionaire.

GoPro

The codec (which was used in the film Slumdog Millionaire) according to the press release "makes HD and 3D editing faster and more convenient without sacrificing image quality".

Jan Lisa Huttner

In late 2008, Huttner made international headlines when she launched an online campaign questioning the Golden Globe Nominations for the sleeper hit Slumdog Millionaire.

P.A. Deepak

He won the 2010 Grammy Award for the "Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media" for the movie Slumdog Millionaire.

Plan Canada

April 2009–Plan received $900,000 CDN from Slumdog Millionaire filmmakers to improve the lives of children and their families in Mumbai’s poorer communities.

PlayPower

Another is a multiple choice question game, somewhat similar to that featured in the film Slumdog Millionaire.

Pride of Manchester Awards

Pride Of Manchester Award for Best Movie with a Manchester Connection - Slumdog Millionaire

Rubina Ali

Rubina Ali (born January 21, 1999), also known as Rubina Qureshi, is an Indian child actress who played the child version of Latika in the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire (2008), for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award.

Rubina's casting in Slumdog Millionaire proved controversial with the producers admitting they debated whether to use real slum children in the film fearing it would distort their lives too much.

Saroo Brierley

The film team that produced the movie Slumdog Millionaire has expressed interest in a script about Saroo's life and specifically about his 25 year search for his mother.

The 41-Year-Old Virgin Who Knocked Up Sarah Marshall and Felt Superbad About It

Slumdog Millionaire was originally going to be referenced in the title, but instead it just remained in parts of the movie.

Vilakkupara

Resul Pookutty:- Winner of Academy Award for Best Sound Mixing along with Ian Tapp and Richard Pryke for his work in Slumdog Millionaire.


Chris Dickens

His work on Slumdog Millionaire (2008), directed by Danny Boyle, won the Academy Award for Film Editing, BAFTA Award for Best Editing, and the American Cinema Editors Award for Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic).

Falu

In May 2009, Falu made a special appearance at the Time 100 Gala—Time Magazine’s yearly gala celebrating their list of the 100 most influential people in the world—performing a rendition of “Jai Ho” alongside Slumdog Millionaire film composer AR Rahman, for an exclusive and star-studded crowd which included First Lady Michelle Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Barbara Walters, Stella McCartney, Liv Tyler, M.I.A. and more.

Frame story

This approach is also demonstrated in the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire (adapted from the 2005 novel Q & A), about a poor street kid Jamal coming close to winning Kaun Banega Crorepati (the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?) and then being suspected of cheating.

Karen Kong

It comes with songs from her first Chinese album Showtime plus four new songs, including the first plug AEIOU (a remake of The Ting Tings' Great DJ, famously featured in the trailer for Slumdog Millionaire).

Mahesh Manjrekar

He first gained acclaim as an actor for his performance in the 2002 film Kaante, and later played negative roles in the Telugu film Okkadunnadu (2007) and as the gangster Javed in the film Slumdog Millionaire (2008).

Peter Buckman

He is currently a literary agent, having started The Ampersand Agency in 2003, notable for having discovered and represented Vikas Swarup, author of Q & A, which was recently filmed as Slumdog Millionaire, and also being the agent for the estate of prolific historical fiction writer Georgette Heyer.

Product displacement

According to Danny Boyle, director of 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire, the makers had to resort to "product displacement" when companies such as Mercedes refused to allow their products to be used in non-flattering settings.