Slumdog Millionaire shines in South Africa now
After taking the US and the UK by storm, ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ is shining bright in South Africa now.
It has raked in more than a million rands after opening at 20 cinemas across South Africa last weekend.
Reportedly the Oscar winning movie about slum life in Mumbai by British filmmaker Danny Boyle has grossed over 1.4 million on its opening weekend and playing to sold out houses
Another Indian scores with Danny Boyle
The Indians went to the Oscars this year, all thanks to Danny Boyle and his ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
His cast and crew owe the incredible director most of the fame and attention they are getting.
Now the British director has chosen a short film called ‘Manjha’ to be part of his Blu-ray DVD release of ‘Slumdog Millionaire’.
The movie is directed by Rahi Anil Barve who is currently
Slumdog daddy demands more money
The father of ‘Slumdog’ kid Mohammed Azharuddin, who acted in the multiple Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, has asked for more money from the makers of the film after it was revealed that the child would get less than £ 20,000 for his work.
According to dailymail.co.uk, the 10-year-old was paid 700 pounds during filming, while another £ 17,500 has been put into a trust fund which he
Salman Rushdie: Slumdog’s fierce critic
The world might be lauding ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ at the moment but India-born Salman Rushdie isn’t impressed.
The 'Satanic Verses' author has said at the 81st Academy Awards that the movie 'piles impossibility on impossibility'.
In a speech at Atlanta's Emory University, Rushdie blatantly called the book and movie nothing more than 'feel-good'.
He also complained about the narrative and said that the characters managing to acquire a gun
Slumdog Millionaire sweeps 8 Oscars
If you are an Indian and you watched the Oscars then definitely you are feeling like a millionaire. Slumdog has gone where no Indian has ever been before! Yes, it has swept the most prestigious award in the world as the best film of the 81st Academy Awards. A. R. Rahman besides having his mother in the auditorium also has two Oscars in his kitty
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