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Slumdog Millionaire with Siddhant Adlakha

Mar 26, 2023

02:22:48

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Best Picture Winner of the Year

3min

The Slum Dog Millionaire

3min

Frostnakes

2min

The Crystal Come Back

5min

The Oscar Task Force: Letting Problems Happen

2min

Danny Boyle and Andy Cohen

2min

Danny Boyle's Recent Stuff

2min

The Shy Hurricane

3min

10.

Def Patel: A Review

2min

11.

The Death of a Millionaire

2min

12.

Madhul Mital

3min

13.

Bloom: A Triumph of the Academy

2min

14.

Moving Movies

3min

15.

The Artist Has Slim Dog Millionaire

3min

16.

The Importance of Indian Talent in the Global Stage

2min

17.

Who Wants to Be More Than Ever?

3min

18.

The History of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

2min

19.

The Importance of Music in Game Shows

3min

20.

Vigaswarup: A Novel About India

2min

21.

The Game Show and the Interrogation by Swellong

1min

22.

Danny Boyle's Career Retrospective

5min

23.

The Rise and Fall of the Digital Camera

2min

24.

The First Digital Shot Film to Win the Summer Talk

4min

25.

The Importance of Bombas

5min

26.

The Co-Director Credit in the City of God

2min

27.

The Importance of Child Acting in Hindi

2min

28.

The Importance of Authenticity in Slumdog

4min

29.

The Uncomfortable Face of Riz Ahmed

3min

30.

The Importance of Indian Talent in Hollywood

2min

31.

Erfan Khan and Chadwick Boseman

2min

32.

Deafatels: A Movie Review

2min

33.

The Three Musketeers

3min

34.

The Odds of Location Shooting in Bollywood

2min

35.

Gone by Nega Karopati

3min

36.

The Legacy of Slan Dog Millionaire

2min

37.

The Bombay Riots

2min

38.

Dickens' the Dark Side of the Movie

2min

39.

The Importance of Continuing Education

2min

40.

The Importance of Being a Child Actor

4min

41.

Slumdog: A Movie That Changed India

4min

42.

The Last Good Thing That Happened in the World

2min

43.

The Indian Forrest Gump: A Q and A

2min

44.

The Best Format for Cricket

2min

45.

The Best Cricket Uniforms and Professional Sports

2min

46.

Anil Kapoor and Ghost Protocol

3min

47.

The Slum Dog

4min

48.

The Rise and Fall Film Festivals

3min

49.

The Unstoppable Life of Benjamin Button

2min

50.

Quantum of Solace

2min

51.

Final Answer: Madagascar, Poland, Escape 2 Africa

3min

52.

How to Be a Better Actor

4min

53.

Orca: A Look at the Marvel Cinematic Universe

4min

Danny Boyle is about to win the Oscar. How did he do it? A) He Cheated, B) He’s Lucky, C) He’s a Genius, D) IT IS WRITTEN. Critic Siddhant Adlakha joins us to dissect the improbable success of Boyle’s 2008 Dickens-by-way-of-Mumbai hit SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE. We’re getting into everything, from the film’s reputation in India to the 2009 Oscar ceremony with Hugh Jackman, from UK teen TV sensation “Skins” to the unexpected success of “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?” in primetime. Jai Ho!

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