Slumdog Millionaire Alternative Scenes

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Slumdog Millionaire Alternative Scenes Slumdog Millionaire happens to be one of my personal favorite films of all time. I enjoyed every aspect of the original film and have an enormous amount of respect for it as well. I chose this particular film; because of the love, admiration and respect I have for it. I believe the film was notably authentic. In the original version, an eighteen-year-old Jamal Malik, who is a former street child from the Juhu Slum, becomes a contestant of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Jamal is only one question away from the grand prize. However, before he can be asked the millionaire dollar question, he is detained and interrogated by the police, because he is suspected of cheating by the game show host. He is suspected of cheating solely, because of his Slumdog background and that it would be virtually impossible for anyone of that status to be able to answer such questions. Jamal is able to answer the questions, because he continuously has flashbacks throughout the game, which enables him to be able to answer the questions that are presented. These flashbacks tell the story of Jamal, his brother Salim, and a childhood friend Latika. Throughout the film, the events from his flashbacks are shown which proves why he knows the answers. After being released from integration, Jamal was allowed to return to play the game. Jamal uses his Phone-A-Friend lifeline to call Salim's cell, the only phone number he knows. Latika succeeds in answering the phone and while she does not know the answer, tells Jamal that she is safe. Appeased, Jamal randomly picks the right Hunter 2 answer, and wins the grand prize. Later that night, Jamal and Latika meet at the railway station and kiss. The movie ends with a dance scene. Jatribi is the newly created character I incorporated in the alternative version of the film to involve a
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