Crime, Drama, Romance
UK / English
| Dev Patel | Jamal Malik |
| Anil Kapoor | Prem Kumar |
| Saurabh Shukla | Sergeant Srinivas |
| Rajendranath Zutshi | Director |
| Jeneva Talwar | Vision Mixer |
| Freida Pinto | Latika |
| Irrfan Khan | Police Inspector |
| Azharuddin Mohammed Ismail | Youngest Salim |
| Ayush Mahesh Khedekar | Youngest Jamal |
| Sunil Kumar Agrawal | Mr Chi |
| Director | Danny Boyle; Loveleen Tandan |
| Producer | Christian Colson; François Ivernel |
| Writer | Simon Beaufoy; Vikas Swarup |
A Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" He is arrested under suspicion of cheating, and while being interrogated, events from his life history are shown which explain why he knows the answers.
