Slumdog Millionaire

Was wondering wat the fuss is all about for this show. So decided to check it out yesterday night, and weekday shows happen to be cheaper, a bonus.

It's about this boy Jamal, who happens to join Who Wants to be a Millionaire. And he was arrested for suspected of being a cheat since he got all the answers all the way to the huge price of 10mil rp then 20mil rp for the final qn the next day. As he was detained at the police station, they grilled him and tortured him with electric shocks to make him confess on how he cheated, when he didn't. So he gave his life encounters one by one to how he got each answer.

Think i wun go into each answer's life encounter, it'd be too long.  

Anyway this show opens your eyes to see how children and ppl can live in such conditions and survive.....Some children were lured by a syndicate to become beggars. And the most heart wrenching thing was the man made them sing, to see who could sing the best. And the child with the best voice was blinded and i covered my eyes as i couldnt bear to see the stark cruelty...they poured prolly acid into his eyes...and i tot they used a spoon to dig the eye balls out, but i guess not....was so shocked and saddened tat my tears just fell...and i tot they were amputating him or something...anyway watever the case, they'd rot in hell for tat. Poor Jamal saved the other boy, Salim from the same fate and ran away with him and another gal whom Jamal grew to love. But she couldnt catch up with the train and the syndicate got her. She grew to be a beautiful gal sold to some brothel but she was a virgin dancer. The boys went to find her and Salim gunned the head man down. Salim took away wat was precious to Jamal of the gal Latika while threatening to kill Jamal if he refused. Jamal somehow got lost from them, and he was working at some place where he eventually found Salim's contact. Latika became Salim's boss' woman. So Jamal asked her to escape and meet him at the station where they'd elope. However the gang caught her. Jamal decided to be on the TV show as he knew everyone will be watching the show. The host wanted to sabotage him at the 10mil rp-qn but becoz of Jamal's honesty, he picked D instead of B which the host told him during a toilet break. Quite ironic...

The last qn (20 mil rp) was when Salim decided to make amendments and let Latika escape and he killed the boss. Wat was the name of the 3rd musketeer? Salim was the only person Jamal had contact with, but he was killed in the process of killing the boss. Whereas Latika had Salim's hp and didnt know the answer. Out of luck or as the movie puts it "It is written" that Jamal will overcome all odds and got the correct answer by sheer guessing. Finally the poor boy got his gal (scarred face in the process) and money which was not the most impt thing to him.

Ok maybe my description might sound boring. But it was really a very good show. I give it over 4 out of 5 stars...Worth watching.