In the universe of sequels anything is possible, no matter how much time has passed, and unexpectedly the most recent thing on the matter is the unexpected announcement of a corresponding to the Oscar-winning 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire of Danny Boylean Indo-British production that reflected the miserable living conditions of many children in India.
According to reports Varietythe newly created production company Bridge7, directed by the production company Swati Shetty (wedding season) and the veteran agent Grant Kessmanhas acquired the rights after the agreement reached with the production companies of the original, Celador Films and Film4, although it is still not clear if it will be in feature film format or in a series.
Its protagonist was Jamala teenager who became famous in his country as a contestant on the Indian version of Who wants to be a millionaire?, earning 10 million rupees by answering questions. But, at the gates of the big final question, and that could make him earn another 20 million moreis arrested by the police on suspicion that he has cheated. The interrogation will allow us to learn about Jamal’s sad childhood and the tragic events that have surrounded their fight for survival.
Slumdog Millionaireand caused a sensation at the time. It was a commercial success in cinemas with 378.4 million dollars raised worldwide and ranking as the fourteenth highest-grossing film among those released that year (in Spain it would arrive in February 2009), especially thanks also to the push of the Oscars that nominated it in ten nominations. of which he obtained eightincluding best film and direction for Boyle.
He also managed at the time to give visibility and prominence, both by the media and international public opinion, to the painful situations in which millions of children lived poorly in large cities like Bombaysurviving among extreme poverty and begging.
As for the performers, Jamal was played by three actors: Dev Patel in his teenage version, Ayush Mahesh Khedekar as a child and Tanay Chheda with a few more years. While Freida Pinto He embodied the girl he fell in love with, Latika, and the little girls Rubina Ali and Tanvi Ganesh Lonkar they did the same in their younger versions.
Stars and homeless
Of all of them, Dev Patel is the best known for having continued his acting career, with titles such as The green knight (2021) or Lion (2016), and making his directorial debut last year with Monkey Mana John Wick-style action film, but that also revealed the sufferings and hardships that the most disadvantaged suffer.
Freida Pinto has also continued acting, she even became the main female lead in major Hollywood productions such as The origin of the planet of the apes (2011) or the epic fantasy Immortals (2011) inspired by the mythology of Ancient Greece, and has recently participated in North Star next to Scarlett Johansson.
However, the fate of other young performers, such as Rubina Ali, ended up being more similar to that of so many children portrayed in the film. For example, the documentary The red carpet directed by Iosu López Cía and Manuel Fernandez Rodrigueznominated for the Goya in this section in 2014, followed Rubina’s steps to find her in a ‘slum’ (one of the numerous marginal neighborhoods) living among mountains of garbage, waste and rats.
“Some stories stay with us long after the end credits roll and Slumdog Millionaire is without a doubt one of them”Shetty and Kessman explained in a press release about their decision to make the sequel. “Its narrative is universal, transcending cultural and geographic boundaries, and represents the type of stories we love, those that unite entertainment with profound human experiences.”.
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