Slumdog Millionaire
Slumdog Millionaire is a 2008 British film about a young man from the Mumbai slums who wins the Indian version of *Who Wants to Be a Millionaire*.
The film won eight Academy Awards including Best Picture. *Slumdog* entered casual use for someone from extreme poverty who achieves unexpected success: He went from sleeping in his car to running a tech company—a real slumdog millionaire story.
- movieRecorded visual narrative
- filmMovie or coating
- Oscar winnerFilm award recipient
- IndiaSouth Asian republic
- social mobilityMovement between societal strata
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Slumdog MillionaireCitizen Kane
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