Ever since Slumdog Millionaire, the film adaptation of the book Q&A by Vikas Swarup, won four Gloden Globes, I've been itching to read the book and see the movie. Haven't been able to do either. Atleast not yet. Movie adaptations are generally far less exciting than the book, unless it is from an exceptional director.Vikas Swarup had in an earlier interview said that only the soul of his work was retained and that he had expected the body to be mangled beyond recognition. So I set out to find what people thought: if the movie was better than the book or the other way around. Some opinions that impressed me:
Game of Life: Slumdog Millionaire
New York Times Movie Review of Slumdog Millionaire
Q&A by Vikas Swarup and Slumdog Millionaire
Dog in a Manger?
Edited to add:
I just read this interview by the movie's director Danny Boyle. A great insight into the director's experiences and his outlook on Mumbai and filming the movie.
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